the general election — millions of potential voters are urged to sign up before tonight's registration deadline. extreme heatwaves are affecting millions of people in europe and the united states, with many americans being told to stay indoors. while here, the number of slugs and snails is said to be surging as a result of the unseasonably wet weather. and coming up on bbc news, scotland look to bounce back from their opening defeat as steve clarke's side trained this morning before heading to cologne for their game against switzerland tomorrow. a review has concluded that four retired police detectives who oversaw the first stephen lawrence murder investigation should not face criminal charges for their actions in the case.

the decision means no officers have been held criminally responsible for mistakes made after stephen was murdered in april 1993 in a racist attack in south london. here's our correspondent, daniel de simone. the racist murder of teenager stephen lawrence took place 31 years ago at a south london bus stop. the failed first investigation is widely seen as one of the biggest disasters in the history of the metropolitan police. today an official review has concluded that four senior retired officers who ran the first inquiry should not be charged with a criminal offence.— should not be charged with a criminal offence. , , ., ., criminal offence. this is a dreadful crime, a completely _ criminal offence. this is a dreadful crime, a completely unprovoked . crime, a completely unprovoked attack on a young 18—year—old black youth. attack on a young 18-year-old black outh. , ., ., ., ., youth. their investigation failed to brina youth. their investigation failed to bring anyone _ youth. their investigation failed to bring anyone to — youth. their investigation failed to bring anyone to justice. _ youth. their investigation failed to bring anyone to justice. two - youth. their investigation failed to bring anyone to justice. two of. bring anyone to justice. two of those officers were william ilsley and ian crampton, pictured here after being criticised by a landmark public inquiry 25 years ago. the others were brian weeden and his

deputy benjamin bullock. prosecutors have been considering whether to charge the four with misconduct in a public office for investigative failures. the conclusion by prosecutors today upholds the decision not to charge made last year. as things stand it brings to an end attempts to hold met officers criminally responsible for the failed first case. last year the bbc publicly identified a sixth suspect in the murder, matthew white, who died in 2021, and exposed a series of failures relating to him, including that he wasn't made a suspect by the first investigation, which also mishandled and approached by matthew white's stepfather who wanted to tell police of his stepson had admitted being present during the murder. but this majorfailure wasn't part of the case against any of the officers who were not charged

today. two of the prime suspects were convicted in 2012, but others responsible remain free.— were convicted in 2012, but others responsible remain free. would you like to see the _ responsible remain free. would you like to see the investigation - like to see the investigation reopened? like to see the investigation reamed?— like to see the investigation reapened?_ in i like to see the investigation - reopened?_ in april, reopened? definitely so. in april, stehen reopened? definitely so. in april, stephen lawrence's _ reopened? definitely so. in april, stephen lawrence's mother, - reopened? definitely so. in april, - stephen lawrence's mother, baroness lawrence, told the bbc the case should be reopened. her call following the bbc investigations led to an official review of the closed murder investigation being ordered. the breadth of that review is still being worked out but it means there remains a prospect of further justice for stephen lawrence. studio: daniel de simonejoins us now. daniel, what now for the case? in terms of holding any officers criminally responsible for the failings of the first investigation, as things stand that's it, there is currently no other prospect of that. this was widely, this is clearly widely seen as one of the met�*s

greatest failures yet no one has ever been held criminally responsible for those failings. as things stand, that's it. the review today was the last chance for the family to request a review of the decision not to charge, and that's it as things stand. in terms of the case itself, this review of the murder investigation, which closed four years ago, is still being worked out. it was triggered in april by our investigations at the bbc, and as stephen lawrence a's mother, baroness doreen lawrence, off the case to be reopened, and the reviews, the precise details are still being worked out, but it is the case that that review and whoever works on it is to be acceptable to the family, the mayor of london ordered the met that there should be a review and it has to be acceptable to the family. they will be news soon, although it is not overfor be news soon, although it is not over for the be news soon, although it is not overfor the murder be news soon, although it is not over for the murder investing be news soon, although it is not overfor the murder investing is in itself, although as things stand it is over for the chance to hold the first investigation team criminally

responsible. first investigation team criminally re5ponsible-_ first investigation team criminally resonsible. , ,, ., ., ~ responsible. daniel de simone, thank ou. today is the last day to register to vote in the general election. with just over two weeks to go, there are an estimated 11.3 million first—time voters not registered. a social media campaign involving celebrities, influencers and sports stars has been launched to encourage young people to sign up. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, has the details. todayis today is the very last day you can register to vote. these may not be the photos of today but rishi sunak has been taking his campaign far and wide. this was lincolnshire yesterday. rishi sunak in his search for vote is sticking to his strategy to subject a leg to scrutiny. today in devon, repeating that again. the choice is in devon, repeating that again. tue: choice is crystal in devon, repeating that again. tte: choice is crystal clear, tax cuts at every stage of your life. if you are in work, setting up a small business, self employed, if you are a young couple wanting to buy a home, if you are a pensioner or have got a young family, the conservatives will deliver tax cuts

for you. conservatives will deliver tax cuts foryou. in conservatives will deliver tax cuts for you. in contrast, conservatives will deliver tax cuts foryou. in contrast, labourwill just put up your taxes and that will not create financial security for anyone. not create financial security for an one. ., , ., ., anyone. the labour leader, meanwhile, _ anyone. the labour leader, meanwhile, keen _ anyone. the labour leader, meanwhile, keen to - anyone. the labour leader, meanwhile, keen to slay i anyone. the labour leader, - meanwhile, keen to slay dragons about his party's plans was also in the south of england in basingstoke, accompanied by tv personality and invest at the upper foetus. he is highlighting labour plans to set up banking hubs in towns to give people and companies access to banking services. tt and companies access to banking services. , ., services. it is part of the challenge _ services. it is part of the challenge for _ services. it is part of the challenge for small - services. it is part of the - challenge for small businesses, whether— challenge for small businesses, whether it's hospitality, retail, and we — whether it's hospitality, retail, and we have just been talking about, and we have just been talking about, and thabs— and we have just been talking about, and that's why i'm really pleased today— and that's why i'm really pleased today to — and that's why i'm really pleased today to unveil our plan for supporting small businesses and supporting small businesses and supporting high streets to make sure that more _ supporting high streets to make sure that more people are out using those small_ that more people are out using those small businesses on their high street — small businesses on their high street it — small businesses on their high street. it is all part of our manifesto, which is a manifesto for wealth— manifesto, which is a manifesto for wealth creation, growth and making sure people genuinely feel better off with _ sure people genuinely feel better off with labour. his sure people genuinely feel better off with labour.— off with labour. his every move bein: off with labour. his every move being filmed — off with labour. his every move being filmed too, _ off with labour. his every move being filmed too, sir— off with labour. his every move being filmed too, sir ed - off with labour. his every move being filmed too, sir ed davey i off with labour. his every move | being filmed too, sir ed davey is also in the south of england, today he is up to more genteel stuff,

dishing out croissants, pushing one of the liberal democrats' favourite themes, water quality and their plan to spend £10 million to hire new inspectors to toughen up enforcement. his campaigning in hampshire is another sign the battlegrounds in this election extending to what has long been deep blue comic territory.— blue comic territory. across the blue comic territory. across the blue wall seats _ blue comic territory. across the blue wall seats i _ blue comic territory. across the blue wall seats i have _ blue comic territory. across the blue wall seats i have talked i blue comic territory. across the i blue wall seats i have talked about coming _ blue wall seats i have talked about coming home _ blue wall seats i have talked about coming home counties, _ blue wall seats i have talked about coming home counties, surrey, i coming home counties, surrey, sussex, — coming home counties, surrey, sussex, hampshire, _ coming home counties, surrey, i sussex, hampshire, herefordshire, oxfordshire — sussex, hampshire, herefordshire, oxfordshire and _ sussex, hampshire, herefordshire, oxfordshire and cambridgeshire, i sussex, hampshire, herefordshire,| oxfordshire and cambridgeshire, so many— oxfordshire and cambridgeshire, so many parts — oxfordshire and cambridgeshire, so many parts of — oxfordshire and cambridgeshire, so many parts of the _ oxfordshire and cambridgeshire, so many parts of the traditional- many parts of the traditional conservative _ many parts of the traditional conservative heartlands, i many parts of the traditionali conservative heartlands, the many parts of the traditional- conservative heartlands, the liberal democrats — conservative heartlands, the liberal democrats are — conservative heartlands, the liberal democrats are the _ conservative heartlands, the liberal democrats are the only _ conservative heartlands, the liberal democrats are the only party - conservative heartlands, the liberal democrats are the only party who i conservative heartlands, the liberal. democrats are the only party who can beat the _ democrats are the only party who can beat the conservatives. _ democrats are the only party who can beat the conservatives. i— democrats are the only party who can beat the conservatives. i have - democrats are the only party who can beat the conservatives. i have just i beat the conservatives. i have just been _ beat the conservatives. i have just been in _ beat the conservatives. i have just been in the — beat the conservatives. i have just been in the west _ beat the conservatives. i have just been in the west country, - beat the conservatives. i have just been in the west country, in- beat the conservatives. i have justi been in the west country, in devon and somerset, _ been in the west country, in devon and somerset, and _ been in the west country, in devon and somerset, and also— been in the west country, in devon and somerset, and also dorset- been in the west country, in devon and somerset, and also dorset andi and somerset, and also dorset and cornwall, _ and somerset, and also dorset and cornwall, we — and somerset, and also dorset and cornwall, we are _ and somerset, and also dorset and cornwall, we are seeing _ and somerset, and also dorset and cornwall, we are seeing a - and somerset, and also dorset and cornwall, we are seeing a revival. and somerset, and also dorset and| cornwall, we are seeing a revival of liberal— cornwall, we are seeing a revival of liberal democrat _ cornwall, we are seeing a revival of liberal democrat support _ cornwall, we are seeing a revival of liberal democrat support as - cornwall, we are seeing a revival of liberal democrat support as people who traditionally— liberal democrat support as people who traditionally have _ liberal democrat support as people who traditionally have voted - who traditionally have voted conservative _ who traditionally have voted conservative say _ who traditionally have voted conservative say they - who traditionally have voted conservative say they can't. who traditionally have voted i conservative say they can't do it any more — conservative say they can't do it any more. they— conservative say they can't do it any more. they will _ conservative say they can't do it any more. they will not - conservative say they can't do it any more. they will not vote i conservative say they can't do it i any more. they will not vote labour, they will— any more. they will not vote labour, they will vote — any more. they will not vote labour, they will vote liberal _ any more. they will not vote labour, they will vote liberal democrat. i they will vote liberal democrat. with _ they will vote liberal democrat. with just — they will vote liberal democrat. with just over— they will vote liberal democrat. with just over two _ they will vote liberal democrat. with just over two weeks - they will vote liberal democrat. with just over two weeks until l with just over two weeks until polling day the parties are all fine tuning their campaigns ahead of what will be theirfinal tuning their campaigns ahead of what will be their final push for your votes in the coming days. if that

is, you register in time. damian grammaticas, bbc news. let's speak to damian now. damian, there seems to be a difference of opinion over labour's tax plans. not so much a difference of opinion. i think what you are seeing is a continuation of what the campaign has seen so far, the conservatives trying to hone in on that tax message and continually raising questions now, every day pretty much, about another tax, saying, are labour going to put this up? on the question of council tax, we had from senior labourfigures question of council tax, we had from senior labour figures that they will not revalue council tax bands in england. so not revalue properties. keir starmer this morning on the radio on lbc pushed on council tax, saying he wasn't going to raise taxes on working people. but that leaves open the possibility that council tax itself overall could still go up. but that's something,

councils have continued to do that over time. councils have continued to do that overtime. labourfinding councils have continued to do that over time. labourfinding itself over time. labour finding itself facing over time. labourfinding itself facing these questions continually. again, there is another one today about families passing on farms. labour saying, about families passing on farms. laboursaying, no, about families passing on farms. labour saying, no, that will never change. but it means labour are a little bit on the defensive. they meanwhile have tried to return the attack on the conservatives, saying the conservatives' own plans don't add up and there are huge holes in their numbers. we have seen from the conservatives today, rishi sunak saint borisjohnson has been drafted in to help send out letters to help candidates. that is seen as the conservatives trying to draw on mr johnson particularly because of the threat from reform. and remember this all comes with the countdown to registration to voting at midnight tonight. you only have until then to do it. ., tonight. you only have until then to doit. . ,., ., tonight. you only have until then to doit. . ., ., ~ do it. damian grammaticas, thank ou. heatwaves are affecting millions of people across the united states and europe.

greece is experiencing the earliest heatwave on record, and one in five americans are currently under extreme weather alerts. forecasters in some states are warning temperatures of a0 degrees celsius could last for up to a week. our reporterjessica lane has more. this is extremely hot forjune, and new yorkers should not underestimate the heat. weather warnings are being issued around the world as many countries say there could be a risk to people's health due to the heat. in greece, the country's experiencing record—breaking highs, already reaching more than a0 celsius, with winds from north africa pushing up the temperature. normally we wait and we see these kinds of temperatures injuly and august, but this year it has been different. we had so much heat very early on, and this has affected, of course, everything across the country. schools and nurseries have closed, and tourist sites, including the acropolis, are shut during the hottest parts of the day. greece is no stranger to hot

weather and saw record temperatures last year. however, it's not normally so hot this early in the summer. in america, wildfires have been burning in california as forecasters say this could be the country's longest and earliest hot spell in decades. temperatures could reach up to a0 celsius, including in parts of the north—east. new york's mayor issued this warning to residents. with climate change leading to more frequent and intense heat, summers are different than they were before and so we should expect and be prepared for the hot weather that is coming. this is an indication. we arejust starting out the summer months. we can only expect even more as the summer continues to move forward. high temperatures in saudi arabia

has seen dozens of heat—related deaths confirmed as muslims take part in their annual pilgrimage. meanwhile, a number of athletes say that intense heat at the paris olympics and paralympics this summer could make it dangerous to take part. anyone planning a holiday abroad is being reminded not to underestimate the weather. this is more than simple holiday heat, so if you are going abroad, just make sure you take precautions. loose—fitting cotton clothing is really important, take plenty of cool drinks with you if you can, take a cool pack with you if you can, avoid going out in the peak heat if at all possible, so that's generally in between 11am and 3pm. those would be my general tips, alongside just drinking plenty and obviously when you get back to wherever you are staying, lots of cool baths and cool showers can again help keep your body temperature cool. with dangerously high temperatures so early in the summer season, climate experts warn of further dangers as it gets hotter over the coming months. jessica lane, bbc news. we can go live to new york now and speak to cbs correspondent naomi ruchim.

thank you for talking to us. can you explain what life is like for those in new york at the moment in this heat. , , ., , .,, heat. this is extreme for stop if ou have heat. this is extreme for stop if you have been _ heat. this is extreme for stop if you have been to _ heat. this is extreme for stop if you have been to new- heat. this is extreme for stop if you have been to new york- heat. this is extreme for stop if you have been to new york city| heat. this is extreme for stop if i you have been to new york city you know that when it is hot in the city, in this concrete jungle, know that when it is hot in the city, in this concretejungle, it kind of full get trapped and feels like a microwave. that's what it's about to feel like in the city over the next few days. this is extreme. more than 80% of the country is facing scorching temperatures this week. 17 states under extreme heat warnings and advisories. 265 million americans will see temperatures hit 90 degrees this week including 22 million who will see triple digits. a level four extreme risk is a forecast for cities in illinois, missouri, indiana, michigan, ohio, pennsylvania, new york and massachusetts. that means there is rare or long duration extreme heat with little to no relief even overnight. maryland and washington, dc are also expected to be a major risk. and it's notjust the heat,

there are tropical storm watches posted for texas, for what could become the first tropical storm of the season by this evening. forecasters are predicting the storm willjump up to a foot of rain. meanwhile, wildfires are the problem out west with crews there fighting flames, high wind, and all of that with the heat.— flames, high wind, and all of that with the heat. ., ., . ., ,, with the heat. naomi ruchim, thank ou. police have issued an urgent appeal to find three children, who were reported missing on monday after a day out at thorpe park. they were last seen in the afternoon, heading towards staines town centre and it is believed they may have travelled to london. let's get more on this now from our reporter graham satchell. graham, what do we know about the three children? what we have been told is that they are quite young, these children. there is a 1a—year—old girl called khandi, a nine—year—old called amelia and a seven—year—old boy called malik stop the two younger children are related. they had been to thorpe park on a day out, one of

the country's most popular amusement parks and were reported missing at seven o'clock last night because of surrey police put out a statement saying they were seen just after three o'clock yesterday heading towards staines north of thorpe park. at the bbc we have seen cctv footage taken in a florist shop in chertsey, just south of thorpe park, and the timestamp on the footage is 3.a8. the florist told us the children were in her shop for about one minute and were asking for directions to the train station. we are expecting more information from surrey police this afternoon but as things stand it's a concerning situation with three children still missing, the youngestjust seven. surrey police putting out an urgent public appeal for information. graham satchell, thank you. the time is 1:16. our top story this afternoon... four retired detectives who ran the first stephen lawrence murder investigation will not face any criminal charges for

their actions in the case. and we'll get the latest on sir ian mckellen's condition after he fell off a stage during a performance at london's noel coward theatre. coming up on bbc news, france sweat over the fitness of kylian mbappe, their starforward broke his nose in their opening win over austria and now didier deschamps waits to hear when he's available to play next. the post office inquiry continues today with two directors from the independent forensic accountancy firm credited with helping to expose the scandal, giving evidence. 12 years ago, the post office appointed the firm second sight to investigate problems with its horizon it system, following complaints. second sight�*s report in 2013 identified computer bugs and reported that horizon was largely "flawed" and fujitsu was altering branch accounts. in 201a, the post office drew up plans to reduce second sight�*s role in its investigations.

then in march the following year, second sight had its contract terminated by the post office. we are joined now by our business correspondent emma simpson. emma, what have we heard so far? these two accountants really played a pivotal role in encouraging —— in uncovering the problems. as they walked in today, ron warmington said he had waited 12 years for this moment. ian henderson has been answering questions but some of his most scathing comments have come from his witness statement. he said the post office was constantly sabotaging our efforts to get to the truth. initially he felt that second sight and the post office had a shared commitment to seek the truth but then described to the inquiry how things did not stay that way. this how things did not stay that way. as things regress to the attitude of the post — things regress to the attitude of the post office changed, they became

much more _ the post office changed, they became much more adversarial —— as things progressed, — much more adversarial —— as things progressed, the attitude of the post office _ progressed, the attitude of the post office changed. i felt they were protecting the brand and did not want _ protecting the brand and did not want difficult information to see the light— want difficult information to see the light of day. we had to fight constantly for access to documents that we _ constantly for access to documents that we felt relevant to our work. early _ that we felt relevant to our work. early on — that we felt relevant to our work. early on he — that we felt relevant to our work. early on he realise they might be looking at significant miscarriages ofjustice. he said the former post office boss paula vennells frequently and consistently tried to steer them away from investigating them. by 2015 he felt they were dealing with a cover—up by the post office and possibly a criminal conspiracy. as you say, they went on to be sacked, he claims because they were getting too close to the truth. then they were gagged, the inquiry heard they were threatened with legal action, a veiled threat of bankruptcy at one point, if they breach the confidentiality agreements.— breach the confidentiality aureements. ., ,, ., ,, councils in england are forecasting

an almost £1 billion shortfall in funding for special needs education this year, according to a bbc investigation. there are warnings from parents' groups that children could suffer in any move to cut deficits. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. look how green it is. it's really green. this is 11—year—old isla at a pet shop. isla is autistic and struggling to attend school. to get her needs met, mum sarah said she had no option but a legal process. it's really hard and overwhelming. that's the only way i can describe it. the amount of paperwork, the amount of chasing, the amount ofjust advocating for, or searching for, what your child needs. it shouldn't be down to the families. sarah challenged over the education, health and care plan for isla. a council legally has to meet the needs in these plans. in england, almost 600,000 children and young people have one. last year, there was a 26% increase in new plans starting.

three, two, one! 0h! the head teacher at this bristol primary says they're seeing more children with extra need. and councils are under pressure, funding not keeping up with spending. bristol is one of 38 areas told by the government to cut this deficit, put into what's called a safety valve agreement. i can only see that this is going to cause more issues, or more children, that potentially are not having their needs met in mainstream school, and therefore, may not be accessing education at all. is this, nationwide, potentially a form of rationing? i can't see how it could be seen as potentially anything else. the send budget hole is large. 113 of 153 councils responded to the bbc about their spending, forecasting a £926 million deficit this financial year. that's the gap between funding

and what they'll spend. and if you look at how this is adding up, an estimated £3.2 billion deficit has accumulated since 2019 across england. the worst gap between funding and spending, we found, was in cheshire east. it's not in a safety valve plan, so not getting extra cash. like all councils, the send deficits are being held off the balance of accounts under a government deal that runs out in two years' time. at that point, the scale of the financial problem will be visible. it means that in 2026 we have a huge problem. it's a bit like we've put the money on a credit card and that credit card has to be paid back in two years' time. to be clear, the system is broken. i think everybody acknowledges it's a broken system that is breaking families and councils. charities are worried that children's legal rights will be ignored.

they've been collecting information from councils trying to cut deficits. —— from councils cutting deficits. the law is really clear - about what disabled children and young people are entitled to. and these safety valve agreements seem to us to be allowing, - maybe even encouraging, local authorities to- breach their legal duties i to children and young people. there is a move under way to provide help earlier. schools say that can only work if enough funding. some children will always need more specialist help. soa so a broken system and a very big financial black hole that the next government will have to deal with. what have the party is said about this? the lib dems addresses head—on, saying they would set up a national body for special educational needs and disabilities to look at funding those with the highest needs, and they would also

give extra money to local authorities. the green party has put authorities. the green party has put a figure on it, £5 billion to go into mainstream schools to help make them more inclusive. labour has said it would look at an early intervention and making mainstream betterfor intervention and making mainstream better for send children, intervention and making mainstream betterfor send children, but without directly addressing the deficit issue. the conservatives say they are increasing capacity through more schools. only reform makes no mention of this issue in its manifesto. studio: thank you. president vladimir putin has praised north korea for "firmly supporting" russia's war in ukraine ahead of his first state visit in 2a years. the united states has accused north korea of shipping weapons to russia for use in the war, a claim those countries deny. our correspondent shaimaa khalil is in seoul. shaimaa, how significant is this visit?

this case it is significant notjust because this is vladimir putin's first to pyongyang in more than two decades but it is also seen as another grand gesture in the growing relationship between the two pariah states. it is seen as a show of appreciation by vladimir putin two kimjong—un's enduring appreciation by vladimir putin two kim jong—un's enduring support for russia's war in ukraine. we have seen some pictures shared by a russian state—owned news agency showing big posters of vladimir putin n pyongyang's streets but also banners welcoming him, saying the friendship between north korea and russia is eternal, that is outside pyongyang's main airports. for the two leaders, this is a chance of big optics, a show of unity against the worst but also to show the united states they still have friends to rely on. at the heart of it men know they each had something the other ones. north korea needs everything

from food, fuel, foreign currency and technology after it failed to launch its spy satellite. russia needs high calibre artillery. we know from the us and ukraine that north korea has been providing that, despite the denials. very few people can provide that sort of support and north korea's kimjong—un can definitely provide that support that russia needs. shaimaa khalil, thank you. the number of children receiving treatment in private uk hospitals rose by almost a quarter last year to more than a6,000, according to new data seen by the bbc. it comes as the royal college of surgeons of england says children are spending years waiting for nhs surgery, with potentially life—long consequences. the department of health says nhs staff are "working tirelessly" to cut waiting lists. france's win against austria yesterday at the euros was overshadowed by an injury to their star man, kylian mbappe. the frenchman was left covered in blood after a clash with defender kevin danso, leaving the pitch with a broken nose.

later, the french football federation confirmed he will now have a mask made to protect him. ex—footballer joey barton has apologised tojeremy vine and agreed to pay him £75,000 in damages and his legal costs over defamation and harassment claims. a high courtjudge ruled last month that comments mr barton made about mr vine on x were defamatory. mr barton wrote on x on tuesday: "i apologise to him for the distress he has suffered." sir ian mckellen is expected to make a "speedy and full recovery" after falling off stage last night according to the london theatre at which he was performing. the 85—year—old actor tumbled into the audience during a production of player kings at the noel coward theatre. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is outside the venue now. lizo, what more do we know?

of course he is one of our most famous actors, known for roles like gandalf in the lords of the rings trilogy and a huge draw whenever he appears on stage. he has been appearing as falstaff in play a king since the beginning of april, an adaptation of shakespeare's henry iv parts one and two. he appeared to lose his footing and forth from the stage during a fight scene. people came to his age, the performance was cancelled and she was taken to hospital. a theatre spokesperson said he was given a scan and hospital staff that he was expected to make a speedy, full recovery. a bbcjournalist to make a speedy, full recovery. a bbc journalist was to make a speedy, full recovery. a bbcjournalist was in the audience last night and they describe what happened in more detail. they said he was circling a battle scene between the characters the prince of wales and henry percy when he fell from the front of the stage. they said it happened so quickly that people thought it was part of the

production, then syrian cried out, people came to his aid, the house lights came up and people were asked to leave the theatre. —— then sir ian cried out. he is expected to return to the stage for a performance tomorrow, a wednesday matinee. ., ~ ., ~ performance tomorrow, a wednesday matinee. ., ~ ., ,, a reminder of our top headline this afternoon... four detectives who led the investigation into stephen lawrence's murder will not face any criminal charges. and scotland will be hoping to bounce back from their 5—1 euros defeat to host nation germany tomorrow. thousands of fans are already arriving ahead of their match against switzerland in cologne. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini. thank you. there was a bit more cloudy around for many of us today, more wet weather to come in the form of perhaps heavy, thundery downpours, but if you have been searching for the summer, look no

further. big improvements for most of us this week. looking drier and a little warmer, some decent long, sunny spells. it looks like a fairly nice weekend ahead. how do we get there? join the later for the football pass. elizabeth, thank you. —— join me laterfor the full forecast. time is running out if you still need to register to vote in the general election. with just over two weeks to go until polling day, millions are being encouraged to sign—up before the deadline at midnight tonight. our home editor mark easton reports. do you hear that? no? that's the sound of the voices of millions of eligible voters in the general election. because they haven't registered, no one can hear what they have to say. in this part of central manchester, official turnout is usually around 56%. but that's 56% of registered voters. if you count the tens of thousands who are eligible to vote, but not on the electoral register,

true turnout is nearer a6%. all of them are saying the same thing. there's no—one that we believe in enough to vote and stand behind. that's very sad, isn't it, because otherwise your voice isn't going to get heard? well it doesn't anyway. so what you think about the election? i don't. to be honest with you, i don't give two damns about it. because nothing's going to happen to the likes of me. they've done nothing for me. none of them ever will, so why bother voting for them? i think as i understand you have to go to a polling station - and queue up for it. yeah. you want it online, or on your mobile? yeah, if it was online - i could do it, to be honest. i'd do it right now, to be honest. but it takes time out - of my day to go out and vote. and to be honest, me voting, it doesn't feel like it impactsl me directly. you're busy, politics is not your thing and you don't trust any of them anyway, so why bother? research suggests that those groups that tend not to vote —

the young, the poor, ethnic minorities — become less of a priority for government. those that do tend to vote, like rich pensioners, well, they have their interests triple locked. hey, everyone. how's it going? good to see you. this coffee shop in central manchester is an unofficial local hq for give an x. why should they care about politics when politics doesn't care about them? a national campaign hoping to get one million more young voters registered today. i think all of my friends, theyjust feel hopeless at this moment in time. the last few hours before registration closes. we have 4.3 million young people off the electoral register. that's akin to the second largest city in the uk. one in three young people. we want to make sure that they know that this is the last day you can register to get your voice heard in the next general election. 'at least once in every five years it is the right of every briton i to elect a new government.�* throughout the 20th century,

75 to 80% of people registered to vote turned out in general elections. but since the turn of the millennium, amid falling trust in politics, that has fallen to around two thirds, increasingly skewed towards older people. it is a phenomenon magnified, because while 96% of pensioners are registered to vote, among young people it's only two thirds. millions of potential first—time voters are missing out. so a huge pr campaign featuring celebrities, influencers, and sports stars is under way today. we need to policy makers to take young people seriously. that's only going to happen if we vote, and vote in our numbers. it is super quick to do. all you need is your— national insurance number, your postcode and your birthday. it only takes five minutes for people to register online via gov.uk. in the time it takes to make a cup

of coffee, you can get your voice heard. you can make your mark. you can give an x. mark is here with some more detail on the deadline. time is running out, how challenging is it to register? tt is time is running out, how challenging is it to register?— is it to register? it is dead simple. — is it to register? it is dead simple, for most - is it to register? it is dead simple, for most people l is it to register? it is dead i simple, for most people it is really, really easy, you go on gov.uk, put in the most basic details, perhaps the one tricky thing is a national insurance number if you do not have one of those, but if you do not have one of those, but if you do not have one of those, but if you haven't, and —— if you have, and lots of young people will have, it is worth doing because not only can you take part in the election and get your voice heard but it is also good for your credit rating. so a young person just starting out it were, really good thing to get registered. another problem for young people is they do not have a parliament place they might call home, perhaps they are some of the time with their parents and some of

the times at college, it does not matter, you can pick and address will be registered in two places as long as you only vote in one —— you can pick and address or be registered in two places. the groups that are under represented our young people, poorer people, ethnic minorities and people who have not lived in a house for very long. the longer people have lived in a home, the more likely they are to register. it is dead easy and you have until midnight.— register. it is dead easy and you have until midnight. what about re . isterin: have until midnight. what about registering for _ have until midnight. what about registering for a _ have until midnight. what about registering for a postal vote? i have until midnight. what about l registering for a postal vote? 5pm tomorrow to get _ registering for a postal vote? barn tomorrow to get your postal vote, the deadline. at the proxy votes, if there was somebody you would like to vote on behalf of you you need a proxy setup, you have until next week to do that. but the key thing is you had to be on the register, so go to gov.uk and it will be the best five minutes he had spent long time. thank you.

there's more information on how to register to vote on the bbc news website — go to bbc.co.uk/news and click on the election 202a tab at the top. still to come on today's programme... why the wet weather is bad news forfarmers, but good news for slugs and snails. the damp conditions so far this summer have caused a huge surge in their numbers. now it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up... after their crushing defeat to germany can scotland regroup and rally for their next match against switzerland tomorrow evening? an anxious wait for france ahead of their next match, with their star striker nursing

a broken nose following the win against austria. and england rugby union head coach steve borthwick names a strong side for their first match against japan on saturday. good afternoon. we'll start with euro 202a and scotland have been training this morning ahead of their second group match against switzerland tomorrow. and they've had time to reflect on, and then put behind them, that 5—1 hammering in the first match of the tournament last friday. our correspondent nesta mcgregor is in germany for us. this is the main square in frankfurt city. on thursday england will be playing here but for now it's a about tomorrow night, scotland take on switzerland and after the opening night defeat to germany in that 5—1

thrashing, scotland and the fans will be hoping for a reaction as well, i must have the right now, i hate for you to have to relive friday night but you are more optimistic going forward? yes. friday night but you are more optimistic going forward? yes, the first ten minutes _ optimistic going forward? yes, the first ten minutes is _ optimistic going forward? yes, the first ten minutes is really - optimistic going forward? yes, the first ten minutes is really hard, i first ten minutes is really hard, first—half unit was over at the end of the first half and i think they took the good players off in the second half in preparation. tiara took the good players off in the second half in preparation. two bits of news from _ second half in preparation. two bits of news from the _ second half in preparation. two bits of news from the camp, _ second half in preparation. two bits of news from the camp, angus i second half in preparation. two bits i of news from the camp, angus gordon said he has seen the travelling fans and they owe you a performance and john mcginn saying you will see a different scotland. what do you think —— angus gunn. t different scotland. what do you think -- angus gunn.— different scotland. what do you think -- angus gunn. i hope we get close to them. _ think -- angus gunn. i hope we get close to them, perform _ think -- angus gunn. i hope we get close to them, perform and - think -- angus gunn. i hope we get close to them, perform and i i think -- angus gunn. i hope we get close to them, perform and i hope l close to them, perform and i hope for a battling performance from the scottish side and that is all we can ask for. ., ., , ., , ask for. you might not be a betting man but making — ask for. you might not be a betting man but making it _ ask for. you might not be a betting man but making it through - ask for. you might not be a betting man but making it through the i ask for. you might not be a betting i man but making it through the group stages? man but making it through the group stares? :: :: ,, man but making it through the group states? $1 $1 ,, . ~' man but making it through the group stares? :: :: ,, ., ,, stages? 50-50. steve clarke said four points- _ stages? 50-50. steve clarke said four points. goal— stages? 50-50. steve clarke said four points. goal difference i stages? 50-50. steve clarke said four points. goal difference not . four points. goal difference not great. win or draw tomorrow and hopefully take it to hungry and see how we go.

hopefully take it to hungry and see how we no. ., ~ hopefully take it to hungry and see how we go-— hopefully take it to hungry and see how we go. hopefully take it to hungry and see howweao. ., ., ,, ., how we go. thank you for speaking to us, sadl how we go. thank you for speaking to us. sadly you — how we go. thank you for speaking to us. sadly you do _ how we go. thank you for speaking to us, sadly you do not _ how we go. thank you for speaking to us, sadly you do not get _ how we go. thank you for speaking to us, sadly you do not get any - how we go. thank you for speaking to us, sadly you do not get any points i us, sadly you do not get any points forfan support or us, sadly you do not get any points for fan support or scotland might win a treatment or two. you're in frankfurt for england play on thursday but for now it is all attention to scotland playing switzerland. england have also trained this morning but behind closed doors in erfurt they next play denmark in frankfurt on thursday — a repeat of the semi final three years ago, when england won 2—1 after extra—time to reach the final. our senior football reporter alex howell is with the squad. the england team have been back in training today in their base in weimar as they continue their preparations for their second game at euro 202a. we are at the location where some of the players are out on the pitch and it was the majority of those who did not feature any match but that did also include manchester

united's kobbie mainoo. they work on tactical aspects and behind me, we will hearfrom some tactical aspects and behind me, we will hear from some of the players as they speak about how the preparations are going for that game. england are two points clear already after that first game as denmark and slovenia drew and england of course beat serbia and the man united's kobbie mainoo is the man united's kobbie mainoo is the player we will be hearing from, he's having an excellent season for his club, winning the fa cup and making his major tournament debut as he came on in that opening game. also some talk around how the england players are battling fatigue with kieran trippier going down this cramp and we heard he was drinking picklejuice to cramp and we heard he was drinking pickle juice to battle cramp, cramp and we heard he was drinking picklejuice to battle cramp, one cramp and we heard he was drinking pickle juice to battle cramp, one of the england team's strategies to battle fatigue. england take on denmark in frankfurt on thursday and a victory that would see them move five points clear at the top of

their group. france forward kylian mbappe is set to play in a mask to protect his broken nose, but a date for his return is still to be decided. the new real madrid signing sustained the injury after colliding with defender kevin danso in their 1—0 victory over austria last night. mbappe was taken to hospital, but didn't need surgery and has now rejoined the squad for treatment. his participation in friday's game against the netherlands however, remains in doubt. translation: is really good to start off with a victory _ translation: is really good to start off with a victory against _ translation: is really good to start off with a victory against a _ translation: is really good to start off with a victory against a very i off with a victory against a very good physical team who put a lot of pressure on us. before we scored, we could have maybe should have taken the lead and handle certain situations better. france with kylian is always stronger and if, and i use your word if if news does not go along these lines we will have to go without him but kylian

are kylian and anything with him and it is better. the first games in group f take place later. turkey take on georgia in a 5pm kick—off in dortmund. later, the czech republic face portugal in leipzig. the portuguese will be looking to improve on heir disappointing defence of the title three years ago when they lost at the last 16 stage. cristiano ronaldo is expected to become the first man to feature at six european championships and portugal are once again hoping that, even at the age of 39, he can inspire his side to glory. the premier league fixtures have been released for the new season, with opening games taking place between the 16th and 19th august manchester city — who secured their fourth consecutive title last month — have a potentially tricky match away at chelsea on the sunday. newly—promoted ipswich — back in the top flight for the first time in 22 years — welcome a liverpool team under new manager arne slot. that game kicks off at 1230 on saturday the 17th. leciester who finished top of the championship travel

to tottenham on the monday evening. the full list of fixtures are on the bbc sport website and app. marcus smith will start at fly—half and chandler cunningham—south at flanker in england's team to face japan in in tokyo on saturday. steve borthwick named a strong line—up to take on eddiejones' men on saturday, in what will be the first time england play a test against the blossoms injapan. hookerjamie george captains the team on his first tour as skipper, having led england during the six nations earlier this year. this is not a starting from zero and potentially previously we may have thought that, new start, what's next? you look at... the result is not go exactly how we wanted to go in the six nations and who were close against france with a poor result against scotland but you look at the performance, ireland in

particular performance we put out there against france, you would be stupid not to use that momentum going forward. there's bad news for wales with their flankerjac morgan ruled out of their summer tour with a hamstring injury. hooker dewi lake will captain the side against south africa on saturday at twickenham. three of great britain's most experienced taekwondo athletes have been selected to represent paralympics gb this summer in paris. amy truesdale, beth munro and matt bush will travel to the french capital for the games which includes para—taekwondo as a sport for the second time following its debut at tokyo 2020. already a paralympic bronze medallist, truesdale will looking to add to her three world championship titles. i'm really looking forward to it, it has come around really quick and it was a shorter cycle with tokyo being postponed but i'm really happy that i qualified for my second paralympics. i think for me because

i'm an experienced, some of the net at a very long time, to last medal i need to achieve. i feel very proud that i have led the way for para—athletes and it's really good i can support my further team but for me i would like to forget that paralympic gold and i know i have completed para— tae kwon do. rory mcilroy says he'll take time away from golf after squandering the chance to win the us open and end his decade long major drought. in a social media post he said sunday one of the "toughest" days of his career and will next play at the scottish open injuly, ahead of the open in troon. he also said "i feel closer to winning my next major championship than i ever have. the one word that i would describe my career as, is resilient. i've shown my resilience over and over again in the last 17 years and i will again."

that the latest from rory mcilroy after missing out on a chance of the us open. a reminder of our top story — scotland have been training this morning ahead of their next euro 202a match against switzerland tomorrow. there's plenty of sport across the bbc with andy murray, dan evans and jack draper all in action at queen's club this afternoon, while katie boulter and harriet dart are playing at edgbaston. scotland will be in action again tomorrow after their opening loss to germany on friday, while two more group games take place later this afternoon. our correspondent nesta mcgregor is live in frankfurt for us. nesta, scotland will be hoping to put their last result behind them?

yes, indeed. behind me is not only a fun park but also frankfurt's financial district and scotland will have to go for broke in tomorrow's match against switzerland. defeat on friday means a win or at very least a draw will be needed to keep their hopes of staying in the european championship alive. midfielderjohn mcginn says there will be an improved performance, we will see a different scotland, whilst the goalkeeper angus gunn says we have seen the numbers the fans have travelled in and we owe them a performance. we already knew defender ryan porteous would not be playing and he might not feature again, he was red carded against germany and his one match ban has been upgraded to two matches so unless scotland progressed to the knockout stages he is unlikely to feature again. scotland travel in large numbers even here in frankfurt, which is one of our�*s

drive from cologne where the match tomorrow will take place. today we have turkey against georgia who are making their tournament debut, then later it is portugal against the czech republic. cristiano ronaldo looking to play in a record six european championships. he is 39 years of age, he has played 207 times for his country and says he is far from times for his country and says he is farfrom done. he wants times for his country and says he is far from done. he wants to times for his country and says he is farfrom done. he wants to pay times for his country and says he is far from done. he wants to pay 250. we have the financial district behind me. i don't care if you are loaded or not, who would bet against cristiano ronaldo reaching his goal? nesta mcgregor, thank you. a0 years ago today, thousands of striking coal miners clashed with police at the orgreave coking plant in south yorkshire. more than 100 people were injured and 95 miners were arrested, before having their charges dropped a year later. four decades on, many of those involved say they still need answers about what happened and why. archive montage: there's been the worst violence so far - at the orgreave coking plant near sheffield. . the 100 days war in the coalfields

reaches a new climax with the most open, bloody battle yet between miners and police. you've got to remember with orgreave, we were directed there. this is a time when we were being stopped going anywhere else. we couldn't get into nottinghamshire, south derbyshire. sometimes into south yorkshire was difficult. this time they were telling us where to go, where to park and everything. and particularly on that day, onjune the 18th when the call had gone out and we did get lads from south wales, we did get lads from scotland and from all over the country, really. what that demonstrated for me today was the enormous amount of resources in terms of police numbers. they'd geared up for that, and we were set up to fail and get battered, and that was simple.

it was a beautiful day, red hot. i had got trainers on, jeans on, t—shirt. i was ready for no battle. like nobody else. we just had a wrestle, actually, me and a friend, a bit of a laugh and what have you. and then we stopped and got up and we saw that the police lines were opening. and he says, "summat's happening." i said, "there's nothing happening." next thing, they did, the horses came galloping through and they trampled this guy about five or six metres from me, like it were 0k to do that. and theyjust carried on going up the field. a few minutes later i'm walking round, and the next thing i got

arrested by the snatch squad. we went into the holding station where everybody who had been arrested was queueing up to take their details. in the queue there was a guy in front of me being beat by the police. one of them got him in a headlock. the other guy was pushing his arm, his shoulder down. and i counted ao punches to the face. i thought, that doesn't look very good. and then my legs were going a bit rubbery, i thought, "is it me next?" and then they rammed his head into the bottom of the stairwell, which i thought was just sheer brutal~ — there was no need for none of that. certainly, the number of missiles thrown and the determination i of the pickets to get _ through the lines has been as severe as anything i have seen. news reporter: burning barricades remained i when the pickets finally withdrew. they demolished a stone wall to provide ammunition and act as an obstruction to the mounted police. i do know, hand on heart, none of our lads took bricks or stones,

and we were accused of it. we didn't. the only time when it really got violent, and as we saw on this film, and they pulled that wall down, they were trying to stop the police horses coming up the road. i was minding my own business out there, mate. first day on the picket line is this, for this lad. - and that's what he gets. it was very worrying and harrowing to think that you could have a life sentence. you know, i was only 27. you're thinking, what, you're going to get life in prison for demonstrating about trying to save yourjob?! in a statement, south yorkshire police said it would not be appropriate to explain or defend the actions of the force in 198a, as everyone involved in policing the miners' strike has long since retired. they added that have been very clear about their intent to make as much of the relevant documentation as possible available to the public, once all of the material has been reviewed.

summer might have been a bit of a wash—out so far this year, but whilst the constant downpours are bad news forfamers and festivals, they're great for slugs and snails. —— farmers and festivals. numbers are said to be surging as a result of the wet weather. our reporterjayne mccubbin has been to an allotment in warrington to find out more. slugs, they are invading. these guys love two things? two things. they love warm, damp conditions, and they love fresh, new growth. so they've just multiplied this year. they're having a great time? they're having a really good time, yes. so it's party time round at helen's veg patch. it's been absolutely awful. they've eaten everything that they could get their mouths on. well, these beans have . been decimated by slugs. i've planted them about twice, | fresh ones, and this is the only one i've got remaining. they were peas, and they were .

ex—beans, and there's absolutely nothing left there at all. thisjune has been a bit of a wash—out, from the mud—fest that was last weekend's download festival in donnington park to the rain—fest that was the trooping of the colour in london. the royal horticultural society says it's created perfect conditions for these things, because slugs love rain. your rhubarb? they've eaten it. your strawberries? they're eating it. your runner beans? they are doing their best to eat those. it is a pain, but we are fighting. we are fighting them every day. so i really don't know what to do to stop them. i've tried sheep's wool, copper wire, coffee grounds and nothing seems to deter them. but the rhs and the charity buglife says we should consider slugs our friend, not foe, and we should leave

the solution to nature, not science. i would suggest that you get as much biodiversity into your garden as possible, because the more predators the better and if, for example, you put slug pellets on the garden, then you will kill the slugs and they will be dead, but they'll have left their eggs there and there will be nothing to eat the eggs because anything that eats the slugs will also be poisoned. you've got one secret weapon, haven't you? we have. we have our french marigolds. our secret weapon. we call them our sacrificial marigolds because they attract slugs and aphids, and we want them to eat those rather than the rest of our crops. is it working? yes. at the moment. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. an update on a story we brought you earlier. the three children who went missing from thorpe park in chertsey yesterday afternoon have been found safe and well in london. the two girls and a boy, aged 1a, nine and seven were reported

missing just after 7pm. they had been at the park on a day out and had travelled to surrey from milton keynes. those children found safe and well. now the weather with elizabeth. this is the mumbles in swansea, captured earlier by a weather watcher. not a slugger in and things will generally improve through the week. more sunshine, it will stay largely dry by the weekend and it will feel a bit warmer too. it is june after all. i wanted to show you these pictures of clouds spotted last night by some weather watchers, this one in warwickshire, they are very high in the atmosphere, they are icy in nature, they reflect the sun's rays and are ethereal in nature. more possibly to be spotted through the week. they are unusual

at times but are sometimes spotted at this time of year. low cloud across much of the uk, more than yesterday, a weather front across the continent could give more patchy rain across parts of kent and heavy, thundery showers developing full sun. they will be mostly from north west england through northern england and into the east midlands. i could be very heavy downpours, lots of rainfall within a short space of time. brighter spells in between, the best of the sunshine towards the west, temperatures reacting to the sunshine, not as high as yesterday and called across the far north of scotland with a northerly wind is blowing. the pollen levels reacting to the sunshine too. they will be high or very high, we are into the grass pollen season now. overnight tonight we expect lots of the showers to fade away, leaving us with a largely dry night, temperatures could drop as low as three or four celsius but

quite a chilly start to the day tomorrow, double figures further south. a fairly decent day tomorrow, fairly dry, some isolated showers are possible, long, sunny spells in this weather front creeping into the far north—west of scotland with outbreaks of patchy rain here, mostly dry elsewhere, temperatures rising into the high teens, low 20s. chilly across the far north of scotland but temperatures will pick up scotland but temperatures will pick up through the rest of the week. lots of weather fronts a band, this week weather front will sink further south on wednesday, throwing more cloud across scotland and northern ireland, patchy rain at times, the best of the brightness and sunshine across parts of eastern england wales but we need to watch the showers across the continent which could creep into and east sussex. 22, perhaps even 23 celsius in the sunshine. both the atlantic the weather front sweep in as we head

through friday. we start friday with outbreaks of rain towards western areas, then the weather fronts will slowly track further east. wet weather for some on friday night into perhaps the first part of saturday morning, but it looks like a decent weekend of weather with more sunshine, largely dry and feeling warmer.— feeling warmer. great to hear, elizabeth- _ that's all from today's bbc news at one. enjoy the rest of the day. goodbye.

live from london. this is bbc news. four former detectives, who ran the first stephen lawrence murder investigation, will not face criminal charges over their handling of the case. millions have until midnight tonight to register to vote

in the general election, with just over two weeks to go till polling day and in those final couple of weeks, what is it that voters want to hear from the politicians? i am live in bradford to find out. north korea prepares for the arrival of russian president vladimir putin, after praising the country for supporting russia's war in ukraine. the post office inquiry continues — in a witness statement, an accountant who played a key role in exposing the scandal says he felt the post office was "sabotaging" efforts to seek the truth. and coming up: the england football team will be speaking to the media, we'll be bringing that to you live. hello, i'm annita mcveigh, and thanks forjoining us this afternoon. an official review has upheld the decision not to bring charges