political response. also on the programme... the snp launches its manifesto, calling for westminster to increase spending on the nhs. the jury is discharged in the trial of constance martin and mark gordon over the death of their newborn baby. # no scotland, no party.# and scotland's fans rally their team ahead of a crunch euro 2024 game against switzerland tonight. and coming up on bbc news... after a comfortable win over scotland, the euro 2024 hosts germany are preparing for their second match of the tournament. they play hungary this afternoon. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. uk inflation has slowed to its lowest level in three years.

the figure — which tells us the rate at which prices are rising — hit the bank of england's target of 2% in may, coming down from 2.3% in april. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. gary in sussex used to have seven butchers shops. he now has four. forced to make cuts as he's been caught between soaring costs over the last few years and customers with lean budgets looking for value. but things are easing. the price is probably 10—15% more than they were at the beginning of covid, but the actual price of the product is pretty much stationary now. well, we hope it's stationary. it would be nice if it would come down, but i can't see that, not in the foreseeable future anyway. it's global food and energy costs, which triggered the rise in inflation to 11% in 2022, which have also helped it fall to the 2% target, along with the rate rises over the last couple of years.

as you may have noticed, the prices of goods are rising more slowly as the impact of the war in ukraine wears off, and that's brought down total inflation. but some fear that could rebound a bit in the coming months because the prices of services — for example, hotel stays, cafe bills and travel fares — are still rising more quickly as those businesses pass on higher bills. and over at the bank of england, interest rate setters have to be sure inflation will stay down further out before they start cutting rates, so the cost of borrowing may not fall for several months. in wolverhampton, they are weighing up the last major economic figures before the election, including this local business organisation. they are looking to put more money back into their businesses, they are looking to train staff, they are looking to look at new machinery or equipment, and a couple of our businesses have actually said that they are looking to grow more profitable more

in the next 12 months, so there does seem to be green shoots. others in the market are less sure. this red fish, i used to buy £17 for a box, now it's £90 a box. serious. and we can't really put the price up to the customers. they won't buy it. i think everybody is really still feeling the pressures of the cost of living. you know, you don't really see that in your wage packet - or anything like that. there's no real difference at all, to be honest with you. - and it's whether people across the country feel the latest turn in economy is bearing fruit that may seal the date turn in economy is bearing fruit that may seal the fate of this election. dharshini david, bbc news. today's inflation figure is the last big piece of economic data to be released before the general election in two weeks' time. the prime minister rishi sunak called it proof that his plan for the economy was working but labour said most people remain

worse off after 1a years of conservative rule. 0ur political correspondent ione wells has the details. finally, a reason to smile for the prime minister. strolling around a nuclear power station today, he hopes the news of inflation coming down might trigger a positive reaction... ..and give him a reason to argue to voters, just hang on with us a bit longer. this is a very positive step, shows that the plan we put in place is working. inflation back to target. it was 11% when i became prime minister. i said it was a priority to bring it down, so that people can start now to feel an ease in the cost pressures that they have seen. it is because that plan has worked we have been able to start cutting people's taxes. but inflation coming down doesn't mean the weekly shop at supermarkets like this is too. that is labour's message today. it is back where it was three years ago. but that doesn't mean prices are coming down, it doesn't mean mortgages are coming down. if there is one thing that has been picked up on this campaign trail over and again, it is people being fed up with the government sort of saying,

"you need to thank us now, we are turning a page, everything is fine." we need labour to address the economy... what is that? a reminder some people want labour to be bolder with its spending plans. something they are cautious about doing, not wanting debt or inflation to rise again. in fact, all opposition parties are keen to sound not too optimistic today. prices still being high is a message you will hear again and again. people are still feeling incredibly stretched. bills are very, very high, mortgage rates are higher. people are really struggling with the cost—of—living crisis, which is of the conservatives own making. it is cold, cold comfort to those families who have suffered two years of double—digit inflation. remember, 2% doesn't mean prices are coming down, it simply means they're not rising quite so quickly. people are still struggling. words of caution from their critics but this is a nugget of good news for the conservatives in a difficult campaign. what is not clear is whether it is enough to turn

things around for them. why does this all really matter? when i have been speaking to both strategist from labour and the conservatives over the last couple of years, really, there is one thing they all agree on, which is that generally speaking people tend to vote with what is in their wallet, how well off or not they feel, who they blame or credit for that. of course, there are exceptions. 2019 we saw brexit be a big theme of the election. there are some big flagship policies like the conservatives are�* rwanda plan, but generally speaking the economy is front and centre for people. that poses challenges and opportunities for both major parties. the conservatives want to argue that things are turning a corner and people should stick with him, but they are grappling with the fact that many voters might blame them for how they feel financially at the moment. labour want to argue that a vote for them is a vote for change and to grow the economy, but they also face a challenge which any future government is going to face

in the next couple of years, which is that spending cuts are baked and at the moment to government budgets, tax rises are also baked and at the moment, with both parties saying they would continue to freeze tax thresholds. both of these things mean it is likely it could still be quite some time before a lotta people start to feel better. thank you. the snp leaderjohn swinney has launched his party's election manifesto in edinburgh. he called on the next westminster government to increase nhs england spending by at least £10 billion per year — which, in turn, would generate an extra £1 billion for nhs scotland. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon was at the launch and joins us now. lorna, reversing public spending cuts was the theme of this launch. it was one of the themes, certainly, but front and centre of this manifesto was independence. the nine words on page one spell it out, "vote snp for scotland to become an

independent country." the manifesto pledge is that if the snp win a majority of seats in the general election, it would trigger immediate negotiations with the uk government. the leader of the snpjohn swinney wouldn't be drawn on what would happen if they did not win a majority. that magic number is 29. the other big unanswered question is what would happen if the uk government did not engage with those demands. another key focus in the manifesto was the nhs and calls for investment, which would mount up to £1.6 billion in scotland from whoever forms the next government at westminster. it also stated that the snp was the only major party arguing for an end to spending cuts. john swinney urged voters to be careful what they wished for, arguing that both the conservatives and labour had a cosy consensus on billions of pounds of cuts the snp say are coming down the line. he said that

the snp are the only party presenting a centre—left manifesto in this campaign. our values, scotland's choices. elected government, not ermine—clad cronies. lift the two—child cap not the cap on bankers' bonuses. bairns not bombs and investment not cuts. i believe those choices represent the values that most of us share. they are scotland's values. a vote for the snp, a vote for this manifesto is a vote for those values for scotland. well, the polling would suggest that support for independence is at the moment higher than support for the snp. john swinney argued that he wants those who support independence to come back out and vote for them. he admitted that his party has had tough times at the moment, but he said he was addressing that and he said he was addressing that and he said the snp was the only party

standing upfor said the snp was the only party standing up for scotland.- said the snp was the only party standing up for scotland. thank you, lorna. later in the programme, the bbc verify team will be looking into some of those snp manifesto pledges, and seeing whether the figures stack up. the workers party of britain has also presented its manifesto today. party leader george galloway described it as a "bold and comprehensive plan to redistribute wealth and power". he was the party's one mp in the last parliament, after winning the rochdale by—election in february. the party is fielding more than 150 candidates in this campaign. there is a very real danger of nigel farage running away with this election because of the deliberate vacuity, i am not accusing either sunak or starmer of being stupid, the deliberate and contrived vacuity, emptiness of their leadership and their programmes. the third manifesto being launched today is sinn fein�*s. in the past two years, it's won the most seats in northern ireland's devolved government and on local

councils there. the party will be defending seven constituencies, but its mps don't take their seats at westminster. the deadline if you want to apply for a postal vote in england, scotland and wales is 5 o'clock today. applications can be made online at gov.uk. the deadline in northern ireland has already passed. the jury has been discharged in the trial of constance marten and mark gordon, who were accused of the manslaughter of their newborn baby. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford joins us from the old bailey. daniel, what more can you tell us? it was in january last year that the case of constance martin and mark gordon gripped the public imagination. there was a nationwide police manhunt for them and their newborn baby. they were found at the end of february last year in brighton, and on the 1st of march the body of their newborn baby victoria was found in a shopping bag in a shed in an allotment in

brighton. they were charged with gross negligence manslaughter. the trial began on the 25th of january this year, but it has been subject to numerous delays. it was originally supposed to end in march, and it wasn't until the 30th of april that the jury were asked to retire to consider their verdicts. there have been numerous delays since then. they have sat for about 72 hours and 33 minutes. this morning they sent a note to the judge saying they were unable to reach a verdict on the charge of manslaughter, so they were called back into court. the clerk asked them if they had reached a majority verdict on manslaughter, they said they had not, thejudge has now discharged the jury from this case, so they will no longer spend any more time considering their verdict and it will be up to the prosecution to decide whether or not this case goes to a retrial. a case that has gripped the public�*s imagination but still hasn't reached any kind of conclusion.— protestors from the campaign

groupjust stop 0il have sprayed an orange substance on stonehenge. two people attacked the ancient monumentjust a day before the summer solstice, when crowds traditionally gather to watch the sunrise on the longest day of the year. the group protests against the use of fossil fuels. the russian president vladimir putin and the north korean leader kimjong un have signed a deal promising to help each other in the event of aggression against either country. president putin is on his first state visit to pyongyang in more than 20 years, and was given a grand ceremonial welcome in the north korean capital. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil reports. north korea, a country that doesn't get many stately visitors, put on a show worthy of a rare visit by an important ally. pyongyang's kim il sung square was buzzing with crowds, colour and choreography as the two globally isolated leaders revelled in each other�*s company and this renaissance in the relationship. translation: we very much

appreciate your consistent - and permanent support of the russian policy, including in the ukrainian issue. translation: the government - of the democratic people's republic of korea evaluates the important mission and role played by the powerful russian federation in maintaining the strategic stability and balance of the world. since his war in ukraine began, vladimir putin and kimjong—un have grown ever closer. today, they've signed a defence agreement that calls for mutual assistance in the events of aggression against one of the participants. a pact reminiscent of the soviet era style friendship treaty between the two countries. this move will no doubt deepen washington's anxiety. but high on vladimir putin's priority list is his need for more weapons as the war in ukraine continues. russia is desperate to replenish its depleting stockpile, and north korea can provide that. according to the us and south korea,

it's already been doing so. both washington and seoul have accused pyongyang of supplying dozens of ballistic missiles and thousands of containers of munitions to russia for use on the battlefield. moscow and pyongyang have denied any arms transfers. kimjong—un has his own urgent shopping list. his country, which has been heavily sanctioned for years, is struggling and needs money, fuel, food and other forms of aid. the north korean leader has his own ambitions of an expanding nuclear arsenal and spy satellite technology — something russia can help with. these two strongmen have been pressured by the west and shunned by the world, and there are limits to what their pariah states can realistically offer each other, but for them this deepening alliance means they haven't yet run out of options.

this deepening alliance has been described by kim jong—un and as another level of alliance. while the agreement is worthy of note, when they has said are significant. kin cheung and told north korea would respond without hesitation or wavering to any incidents or walls facing his country all russia. vladimir putin is cited by russian news agencies as saying that peon yang had the right to defend itself, adding that pyongyang or north korea may be used full cooperation with russia militarily. that raises a lot of worries here in seoul or the united states, whether north korea could be used by russia in the general conflict with ukraine. also

whether russia which has veto power is in the un security council can help alleviate sanctions on north korea. this alliance is growing deeper and with it deep in the worries of the united states and its allies in the region. the time is 1:17pm. our top story this afternoon. uk inflation slows to 2%, hitting the bank of england's target rate for the first time in three years. and a warning from climate scientists as extreme heat hit parts of the us, canada, greece and india. coming up on bbc news: 0lympic triathlon gold medallist georgia taylor—brown has proved her fitness in time for paris as she gets named for team gb. after nine months of war in gaza, the huge piles of rubbish that are building up — and can't be disposed of —

are creating a new threat to people's health. humanitarian agencies say there are now 330,000 tons of discarded waste, and many displaced families are living right next to the tips. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. this is wartorn gaza's new landscape. mountains of rubbish. they've built up as basic services have collapsed. and, for some, among the hundreds of thousands of people newly displaced by fighting in the south, like asmahan al—musri, this wasteland is now home. translation: we've never lived next to rubbish. - i cryjust like any other grandmother would over her grandchildren being sick and having scabies. her family of 16 shares its tent in khan younis with clouds of flies, sometimes snakes. everyone tells us of the constant stench. translation: the smell

is very disturbing. - i keep my tent door open so that i can get some air. but there's no air — just the smell of rubbish. with the latest influx of people from rafah, the cities that they fled to have been overwhelmed. local councils lack equipment and fuel for rubbish trucks. since the deadly 7th of october attacks, israel won't let them go to the border area where gaza's main landfill sites are. translation: this place wasn't originally meant for waste. - it's a public space and farming area. the council was forced to dump waste here because our crews can't reach the official dumping grounds. now, as summer temperatures soar, there are new warnings from aid agencies about the health hazards posed by so much rubbish. but desperation drives children to take extra risks, searching for something to eat, use or sell.

and across gaza, these stinking piles of waste are a symbol ofjust how unbearable conditions here have become. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. spanish police and mountain rescue teams are searching for a man from lancashire who went missing after a music festival in tenerife. 19—year—old apprentice bricklayerjay slater left the festival with two men and later told a friend he was planning to walk for ten hours back to his apartment but said his phone battery was low and he needed water. the teenager, who hasn't been heard from since monday morning, was on his first holiday with friends. a teenager, whose body was found more than three years after she went missing, might have been killed during a sexual attack, an inquest has heard. leah croucher, who was 19, disappeared while walking to work in milton keynes in 2019. police believe she was killed by neil maxwell, a convicted sex offender, who was found dead two

months after leah went missing. more than 800 migrants arrived in the uk after crossing the channel yesterday — that's the most in a single day this year. the home office said 882 people made thejourney, which takes the provisional total for this year to 12,313. the mother of a 12—year—old boy killed by a hit—and—run driver in coventry last week has made an emotional appealfor the main suspect to come forward. keaton slater was fatally injured when he was hit by a black bmw on friday. our midlands correspondent phil mackie is outside the police headquarters in birmingham and was at that press conference. phil, what more did we hear? yes, very emotional news conference just over an hour ago here where we had from the family of keeton slater. let me take you back to friday in what happened. he was hit

by a black bmw which was going considerably higher than the 30 miles an hour speed limit and he subsequently died. west midlands police have said they are appealing for information about a particular man, the main suspect, a latvian national, living in coventry, who they want to speak to. as we heard today, that appeal was reinforced by the slater family, that was the dad and brothers and the mother of keaton, louise. the whole family, his school friends...are all heartbroken. when we were first approached to speak initially, i said, "no," as it would never bring us our keaton back. but hearing that whoever did this will not hand themselves in has left us all feeling helpless. we need to getjustice for our keaton. we just want everyone

to find who took our son. so police say the latvian as the main suspect. they have contacted ports and airports and are cooperating with international agencies in their search for him. i said to him if he is watching or listening to this, do the right thing and hand yourself n2—macro must have been made. one of the passengers of the car was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and released on bail and another arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and been released on bail. in coventry, lots of people have been leaving toys and flowers where he died. scotland are hoping to get their euro 2024 campaign back

on track when they play switzerland in germany tonight. they lost their opening match against the hosts 5—1, and captain andy robertson says they need to shake off their fear to get a better result in cologne this evening. our sports news correspondent jane dougall has been speaking to fans there. hey! the tartan army on the road again. scotland fans have earned a reputation for bringing the party to these euros... # no scotland, no party #. ..much to the confusion of those who watched them lose heavily to germanyjust a few days ago. but, among the party atmosphere, there's a whiff of cynicism here in cologne. many hoping they've left the baggage of that first defeat behind them. ach, it's all right. it's a speedbump, don't you worry. i think, you know, with scotland, you never quite know what you're going to get. i can't see us not winning. i don't know what all. .. we're going to win 2—1, easy. very optimistic, considering this was the first of five goals germany put past them on friday.

scotland need to change a great deal ahead of a crucial match against switzerland. maybe on friday, we played a wee bit with fear, which we didn't want. but, look, it's easy to talk about it. we want to show this tournament what scotland are all about. and, like i said, if we do that, then i believe that's the best way that we can get a result. they may have to do it in torrential rain. this was the pitch 24 hours before scotland and switzerland walk out onto it. severe weather warnings have meant that fan parks here in cologne and across other host cities in germany have had to close. however, both the players and the fans are well accustomed to these conditions. weather aside, the tartan army has battled through worse to follow scotland. defeat to switzerland won't confirm their elimination from the tournament, but it would leave them needing a miracle.

jane dougall, bbc news, cologne. in a moment, we'll get the latest on england, who face denmark tomorrow, with our football reporter alex howell. first, our sports news correspondent chris mclaughlin is with scotland fans in cologne. chris, what's the mood among the tartan army? yes, you can see here, the main fan zone filling up nicely behind me. it does feel it is a defining game for scotland. when an hour right back in the group and draw and they still have to beat hungary in step out on sunday. if they lose that game, then they are all but out. the players have been cocooned in their camp south of munich since the bruising defeat to germany on friday. they arrived in the past hour determined to make amends for what really was a

dismal display. as for the fans, the authorities here in cologne expect 60,000 to be in the city come kick—off tonight by many thousands more across germany, of course. they believe it is up to the players themselves. as for england, no problems. the opening when, they face denmark tomorrow. alex howell is in the camp. the face denmark tomorrow. alex howell is in the camp-— is in the camp. the england side continued their _ is in the camp. the england side continued their preparations - is in the camp. the england sidej continued their preparations this morning — continued their preparations this morning ahead of their second game against _ morning ahead of their second game against denmark. gareth southgate's side is _ against denmark. gareth southgate's side is a _ against denmark. gareth southgate's side is a very strong position after beating _ side is a very strong position after beating serbia in the opening match. we watched the team train this morning — we watched the team train this morning. 25 of the 26 players were on the _ morning. 25 of the 26 players were on the pitch. the only player who was not _ on the pitch. the only player who was not was luke shaw, he was inside doing _ was not was luke shaw, he was inside doing an _ was not was luke shaw, he was inside doing an individualised programme. that might be a concern to gareth

southgate — that might be a concern to gareth southgate as luke shaw has not played _ southgate as luke shaw has not played for his club side since february— played for his club side since february and is the only recognised left back_ february and is the only recognised left back in— february and is the only recognised left back in the squad. we will hear from _ left back in the squad. we will hear from the _ left back in the squad. we will hear from the england manager later this evening _ from the england manager later this evening. you'll be able to give an update _ evening. you'll be able to give an update or— evening. you'll be able to give an update or insight into any other team _ update or insight into any other team news. england played denmark tomorrow _ team news. england played denmark tomorrow. if results go their way, they could — tomorrow. if results go their way, they could be five points clear and qualified _ they could be five points clear and qualified ahead of the second game. keep an _ qualified ahead of the second game. keep an eye out for pickle juice. kimit— keep an eye out for pickle juice. kieran trippier was seen drinking it on the _ kieran trippier was seen drinking it on the pitch— kieran trippier was seen drinking it on the pitch and the players are using _ on the pitch and the players are using it — on the pitch and the players are using it to— on the pitch and the players are using it to battle crime. keep an eye out— using it to battle crime. keep an eye out tor— using it to battle crime. keep an eye out for pickle juice on the pitch — you can follow every moment of the scotland—switzerland match tonight. coverage starts from 7.30pm on bbc one and from 7pm on bbc radio 5 live. kick off is 8 o'clock. temperatures here in the uk might have been cooler than average for this time of year, but other parts of the world are experiencing the opposite. extreme heat is badly affecting places like the united states, southern europe and northern india. our correspondent

lauren moss has more. wildfires on the west coast of america, weather warnings in canada, water shortages in india's capital new delhi, and a scorching early summer increase. —— in greece. parts of the world are well in the grips of a heatwave. scientists say many extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense. it's onlyjune, but we're already seeing some pretty extreme weather. temperatures are unexpectedly high in parts of the us, in canada, in northern india, and in parts of europe, like greece. in the us, more than 70 million people are under heat alerts with temperatures as high as 41 celsius forecast in some areas. it's a similar story in canada, with temperatures as high as 35 celsius in southern and central areas. soaring temperatures in northern india have pushed power

demand to a record high, the government said on tuesday. and in parts of europe, the early heatwave in greece has led to a spate of disappearances and deaths of tourists, highlighting the dangers of heat exposure. we have heard about the recent deaths of people going out walking in the heat. and, you know, it's tragic, it's incredibly sad, but it's not sensible to go out walking alone in the heat. i'm quite adventurous, so i do like to go out off the beaten track, but if i do, i'll go with someone that is from the island. in saudi arabia, during the annual muslim pilgrimage to mecca, at least 22 people have died, with some media reports estimating the death toll could be much higher in heat of almost 52 celsius. experts say climate change is altering the seasons. heatwaves will occur earlier in the season and we will also see sort of more intense rainfall in periods where it would be traditionally drier.

so, massive weather systems like monsoon seasons, they are either occurring later, and then when they do arrive they are more intense, so you will have a very dry period followed by really intense rainfall, causing flooding. there are concerns in paris that a heatwave next month could impact athletes at the olympics. as for the uk, it's been unseasonably chilly forjune, but temperatures are set to slowly creep up with hopes for a british summer at last. lauren moss, bbc news. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon. inflation has slowed to its lowest level in three years — with prices rising at the bank of england's target rate of 2%. and the football legend graeme souness is facing another major swimming challenge — but only if he can recover from injury in time.

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 tomasz. the weather is starting to play ball. looking much better in the days ahead. this is the satellite picture from early on. how do you earlier that the sun for most of the day. the details in the full cast in about half an hour. i want to talk about half an hour. i want to talk about the outlook for the rest of june. if you are longing for warmer weather, not too hot, but it does look like temperatures will be rising. always the chance of thunderstorms. from now on it looks like temperatures will creep up. if you are longing for warmth and sunshine, you should bejumping up and down withjoy. back sunshine, you should bejumping up and down with joy. back to you. thank you very much. as we heard earlier in the programme, the snp leader john swinney launched his party's

election manifesto this morning, with a focus on major investment in the nhs and public services. the bbc verify team has been assessing some of those key figures. ben chu can tell us more. what is in the scottish national party's manifesto and does it add up? it is important to recognise it is not a manifesto for a party with aspirations to form a uk wide government but the snp manifesto is looked at through that prism because it is a westminster election. because of the way the system works, with devolved areas like health and education, devolved nations get their share of the increase granted to england only services, loosely based on the relative population shares. given scotland's population is roughly a tenth of the size of england's, if the uk government increased uk england spending, the westminster grant would also rise by a tenth, £1 billion. the snp

manifesto calls for a boost to nhs england spending relative to current plans. scotland will get an additional £1.6 billion. let's see how that compares with what other national parties are pledging in their manifestos on health. labour's manifesto pledges a £1.8 billion a year increase in nhs spending current to the baseline were some way off what the snp would be calling for. the conservatives would commit a smaller increase, around £1.2 billion and the liberal democrats would pledge £8.3 billion, half of the snp demand. reform would broadly match the snp put the a year. on the green party in england and wales, they say they would commit £50 billion. the snp leader claims this would be the mess left wing of the party's manifestos but perhaps he did not factor in the

greens. the snp manifesto calls for the uk government to invest £28 billion a year into the green economy, a target labour has dropped from its own plans. this only relates to one side of the financial ledger, spending. the snp doesn't go into great detail about how it would raise the money to deliver all of these things because the snp is not seeking to form the next uk wide government that the party has been urging the next uk government to raise the rate of income tax if spending on public services can rise without borrowing. the manifesto calls for more tax powers to be devolved. the party has put its money where its mouth is in terms of scotland any income tax lately. they use devolution powers to introduce a new 45% band of income tax in scotland for people earning between £75,000 and £125,000 a year. that

was previously taxed at 42%. they have imposed a higher top rate of income tax in scotland on incomes above 120 5000, 40 8%, higher than in the rest of the uk and 45%. back to the initial question. does the scottish national party, westminster�*s general election manifesto, add up in terms of tax and spending proposals? but all of the reasons outlined but when it comes to a party running only in scotland in a westminster election, thatis scotland in a westminster election, that is sadly not a simple question to answer. still to come on today's programme... we'll hear from two skateboarders — one aged 13 and the other who's 50 — vying to represent great britain at the olympic games. now, it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are.

hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm tanya arnold. scotland need to bounce back from their heavy defeat to germany when they face switzerland this evening in their second match at euro 2024. double olympic medallist georgia taylor—brown is one of three triathletes selected to complete great britain's team for this summer's paris games. and after scraping through to the super eights, england's cricketers get ready to take on west indies in the t20 world cup. scotland need to re—find the form that saw them qualify for the european championship, when they take on switzerland this evening. after being comprehensively outplayed in their opening round defeat to germany, their manager, steve clarke, is looking for his players to respond. he's been speaking to eilidh barbour.

are to eilidh barbour. you finally in the depths of the stadium are you finally in the depths of the stadium where i have caught up with steve clarke. coming here, what you have to do is take something. does it make it simpler because the objective is clear? the it make it simpler because the objective is clear? the ob'ective is clear but the h objective is clear? the ob'ective is clear but the opponent _ objective is clear? the ob'ective is clear but the opponent is- objective is clear? the objective is clear but the opponent is difficult. j clear but the opponent is difficult. switzerland are a good team, we didn't start so well. hate switzerland are a good team, we didn't start so well.— switzerland are a good team, we didn't start so well. we have a lot to rove. didn't start so well. we have a lot to move we _ didn't start so well. we have a lot to prove. we have _ didn't start so well. we have a lot to prove. we have spoken - didn't start so well. we have a lot to prove. we have spoken and - didn't start so well. we have a lot i to prove. we have spoken and heard from a few players since friday and they have spoken about the real desire to put that right, that result, to show what they can do individually and collectively. have you seen that in training? to individually and collectively. have you seen that in training?- you seen that in training? to be fair, with this _ you seen that in training? to be fair, with this group _ you seen that in training? to be fair, with this group i've - you seen that in training? to be fair, with this group i've seen i you seen that in training? to be l fair, with this group i've seen that very often over the last five years. it is better this time not to speak to much and put the action on the pitch unsure what we can do. aha, lat pitch unsure what we can do. a lot of --eole pitch unsure what we can do. a lot of peeple will _ pitch unsure what we can do. a lot of people will analyse _ pitch unsure what we can do. a lot of people will analyse friday night and in hindsight they may think things could be changed. you have

had an opportunity to speak to the players, to think about friday night and look ahead. can we expect many changes in your setup and the players? changes in your setup and the -la ers? �* , ., changes in your setup and the -la ers?�* ., players? are you always look the second game _ players? are you always look the second game in _ players? are you always look the second game in a _ players? are you always look the second game in a three-game i players? are you always look the l second game in a three-game run, players? are you always look the i second game in a three-game run, may second game in a three—game run, may some changes. all the players are desperate to make amends. ryan is suspended so won't play. in desperate to make amends. ryan is suspended so won't play.— desperate to make amends. ryan is suspended so won't play. in terms of ourself, suspended so won't play. in terms of yourself. you — suspended so won't play. in terms of yourself, you were _ suspended so won't play. in terms of yourself, you were so _ suspended so won't play. in terms of yourself, you were so desperate i suspended so won't play. in terms of yourself, you were so desperate to i yourself, you were so desperate to get became under way on friday night, there was such a big build—up. this is a bit different. how have you tried to get your message across to make sure this time they go out and show what scotland are about?— time they go out and show what scotland are about? same as always. all the ex-piayers — scotland are about? same as always. all the ex-players in _ scotland are about? same as always. all the ex-players in the _ scotland are about? same as always. all the ex-players in the studio i all the ex—players in the studio will understand football is a game of emotions, ups and downs, you have to bounce back quickly. i am sure they've had major disappointments. you've got to show what you are made up you've got to show what you are made up in the next game, and we aim to.

whatare your up in the next game, and we aim to. what are your emotions heading into this, given the last couple of weeks? y this, given the last couple of weeks? g ., ., , ., �* weeks? my emotions are fine, i'm lookin: weeks? my emotions are fine, i'm looking forward _ weeks? my emotions are fine, i'm looking forward to _ weeks? my emotions are fine, i'm looking forward to the _ weeks? my emotions are fine, i'm looking forward to the game i weeks? my emotions are fine, i'm looking forward to the game and l weeks? my emotions are fine, i'm i looking forward to the game and see my players play as well as they can. they come up against a difficult switzerland team, good opening game. how tough will they be, and where are the key areas?— are the key areas? they are difficult opponents, - are the key areas? they are difficult opponents, strong l are the key areas? they are - difficult opponents, strong through the centre. one or two names familiar to the british public. i think collectively they are strong, they've got good pace up front, so will have to defend better than friday. germany v hungary in stuttgart is the other match in group a. the germans were very impressive in beating scotland 5—1 in their first match, and their head coach, julian nagelsmann, believes his blend of veteran stars and young talent can take the host nation all the way at the tournament. i think it is always good to have a good mix in your team between

experienced players and young players. i think it is important the young players are open listen to the older players with experience, to improve. it is not only about improving on the pitch, it is off the pitch. you need more younger players in the future, but for this tournament it is the perfect mix and we can be very successful. and kicking off shortly is the group b match between croatia and albania. there's commentary of that game on over on 5live. confirmation there also of the two games in group a. england have been training at their base ahead of their second match of the tournament tomorrow. the only player missing was manchester united's luke shaw, who is continuing his rehab from injury. they play denmark in frankfurt in the five o'clock kick—off. having won their first game, england know another victory will almost certainly them through to the knockout stages. former british number one emma raducanu is one of four grand slam champions who've been given a wildcard to play at wimbledon next month. naomi osaka, caroline wozniacki and angelique kerber have also

been invited to play. raducanu is still on the comeback trail after missing most of last year — including wimbledon — after wrist and ankle surgeries. british players heather watson, franjones and lily miyazaki have also been awarded wildcards. all seven of the initial wildcards for the men's singles have been given to british players including liam broady, who has reached the third round in each of the past two years. wildcards are given by the all england club to players who aren't ranked high enough to qualify directly into the main draw. andy murray is back in action at queen's club later. he's up against australia'sjordan thompson in the last 16jack draper thompson in the last 16. jack draper play�*s his second round match against top seed — and world number two carlos alcaraz tomorrow. fresh from winning his first tour title last sunday, draper is looking forward to the challenge. we all know how good carlos says. it

is an amazing match to test where i am out. i can't wait for it. it will be a really great atmosphere, and i can't wait to get competing against carlos. jonny brownlee has missed out on selection for the paris olympics, so for the first time since 2004 there won't be a brownlee in the triathlon at the games. georgia taylor brown, kate waugh and sam dickinson join, kate waugh and sam dickinson join beth potter and alex yee who'd already been selected. georgia taylor brown got individual silver in tokyo, as well as being part of the team that got gold in the relay, but this time around she's looking forward to getting the full olympic experience. this will be my second olympic games, sojust enjoying it this will be my second olympic games, so just enjoying it and taking it all in. tokyo was different because it was disease micro time so we didn't get to do the whole olympic experience and see all the sporting events, which is what the olympics is about, being part of team gb and a bigger family. i would love to walk away from paris

with more medals, i am sure any athlete would tell you that. but like i said, ijust want to go out and enjoyed and take it all in, have family and friends there, which will be special. as long as i can cross the finish line knowing i have given it everything, i am happy with that. after scraping into the super eights stage of the t20 world cup, england's cricketers are preparing for their match against west indies, which starts in the early hours of the morning in st lucia. bowler reece topley says that despite the threat of elimination in the group stage, the players were always confident of making it through. i think the important thing was a lot of the worries and everything like that was external noise. we are always confident in our ability. if we put together four solid always confident in our ability. if we put togetherfour solid games in cricket, we will end up there or thereabouts, and that has worked out. obviously it is a different challenge this week, three ready good teams coming up in a week. i

think once we play saturday morning, we put together 80 overs of good cricket and we will be there or thereabouts again, and we go into thereabouts again, and we go into the usa game knowing what we need or hopefully already qualified. co—hosts the usa take on south africa in antigua this afternoon. it's been a fantastic tournament for the usa, who beat pakistan on their way to making it to this stage, and they're looking to carry that belief into the next phase of the tournament. even before the world cup, we have had a few series and obviously everybody came on top against bangladesh, a good team. we always believed before the world cup we could beat bigger teams or better teams. obviously we showed it against pakistan. it will be the same going into the super eight now. finally, baseball legend willie mays, widely considered one of the best players in the sport's history, has died at the age of 93. mays was a two—time winner of major league baseball's most valuable player award, and won the world series with

the san francisco giants in 1954. his famous catch during that series remains one of the most iconic plays in the history of the game. a statement from major league baseball said it was "heartbroken" over the death of "one of the most exciting all—around players in the history of our sport". before we go, a reminder you can keep up to date with all of the live sport that's happening, and there's a lot of it, on the bbc sport website and app. there'll be live text coverage of all three of today's euro 2024 matches, plus build—up to england's next game. the matches between germany and hungary, and scotland's must—not—lose game against switzerland, are also live on bbc tv. that is all of your sport, goodbye. a year ago, the former footballer graeme souness took

part in a gruelling swim across the english channel to raise funds and awareness for people living with a rare skin condition called epidermolysis bullosa. inspired by 14—year—old isla, who has the condition, he was awarded a cbe for that work in the king's birthday honours list at the weekend. now he's planning another feat of endurance but facing his own injury struggles, asjohn maguire has been finding out. a football legend, graeme souness is well used to stopping for photos. but this is a picture he'd rather not have taken. so this is where the tear was and this is the repair. an ultrasound showing a serious injury to his shoulder. i think it's very likely the swim contributed to this going. so on top of some degeneration, the challenge of swimming in water, in waves, the unpredictability of it, ploughing your way throughjellyfish... we joined graeme at a recent

appointment with dr phil batty. they've known each other for almost 25 years, since he was team physician at blackburn rovers while graeme was the manager. but now, at 71 years old, a lifetime of sport seems to have taken its toll. and the physical challenge of the cross—channel charity swim this time last year may well have played a part. he's in obvious pain, especially when trying to rotate his shoulder as if swimming. and just bring this arm down the back as far as you can. they're planning a much tougher challenge this year, but the key question is, can and will graeme be ready to swim again? there's getting in a nice swimming pool and just moving your shoulder. there's doing a few lengths in a swimming pool and moving your shoulder. there's going for a swim in the sea and then there's going for a swim in the sea with some mad men. right. 0k. those are different things. i hear you. 0k. thanks for today.

good to see you. how was it? good. you know, i've made enormous leaps and bounds in the last even two weeks since i've started to go and see a physio. so has this put any doubt in your mind about doing another challenge? i'm still really hopeful. no, i'll rephrase that — i've got to do it. i've got to do it because i'm getting absolute dog's abuse from my mates. so—called mates. ex—mates. so—called mates. but, all good banter. it's 6am on the beach at poole in dorset. this time last year, graeme and the team were building up to their relay swim — a feat that raised more than £1.6 million. but, this morning, he's on the bench and he doesn't like it at all. when i was a football player, i rarely got injured. but when i did, i was a quick healer. and this is taking forever, which is a bit of a blow. he's inspired and driven by his relationship with isla grist.

born with a genetic skin disorder, epidermolysis bullosa, known as eb, she's endured countless operations and lives her life in constant pain. last week, graeme was honoured with a cbe, in large part due to his commitment to working for people with the disease. with our charity, you know, this is not something that i can flit in and out of. you know, i've said to lindsey and isla that, you know, i'm in. when i'm in, i'll be in. that's me, i'm properly in. so that'll be me. i'll keep doing it, and keep trying to raise awareness, keep doing daft things to where people go, "0h!" you know, it's an automatic, "oh, that's to do with the skin disease, debra." and we've just got to keep reminding people this thing does exist and how it devastates notjust the sufferer, but the families. it's also a rare journey south for isla's dad, andy, from the family home in inverness. part of the team last year, he knows better than anyone the importance of the work done by the charities debra and cure eb and says raising money

and awareness is vital. so obviously we've stopped doing the challenges over the winter and i stopped training, but obviously eb doesn't stop and isla and all the community, all the kids and adults with eb, have been fighting through that period as well. and their worry is the whole time and they get no break from it. you know, we choose when we do challenges, we choose when we train. but, for them, it's absolutely constant and they are the heroes in this, and that's why we're doing it. last time, the challenge was to turn graeme from an occasional holiday swimmer to somebody capable of taking on the english channel. they hope to go again. but, this year, with such a debilitating injury, the task is far tougher. it's a race notjust against tides but also against time. john maguire, bbc news, dorset. it's just over a month until

the olympic games start in paris, and one of the sports where team gb is still waiting to make its final selection is skateboarding. those vying to be picked include one hopeful who's 13, and a veteran boarder aged 50. our sports correspondent katie gornall went to meet them. taking it all in. they're generations apart, but 13—year—old tommy calvert and 50—year—old andy macdonald are here in budapest looking for the same thing — a place at the paris olympics with team gb. it may be unconventional, but then skateboarding is a sport that stands out from the crowd. yeah, i mean, what other sport do you see that, where, like, at a competitive level, you're not going to see like a 50—year—old in tennis playing a 14—year—old. last weekend, i was skating in salt lake city with a nine—year—old that was skating, like, next—level skateboarding. and i was also skating with tony hawk, who's 56.

macdonald is a legend in skateboarding — an x—games record holder, who has skated through the white house. he qualifies for great britain through his luton—born father. calvert has taken a different path. born in liverpool, but now living in california, he first picked up a skateboard just seven years ago and is now the highest—ranked park skater in the british men's team. there's 37 years between them, so what do they have in common? yeah, i definitely think we're both feeding off the energy and feeding off our tricks and just, like, going to skate with each other and just hyping each other up. so i definitely think we, like, have that connection. they keep me young. that's basically it. like, he can teach me stuff, i can teach him stuff. what music do you listen to, how they talk — like, all of that is like i am absorbing because i'm with them all the time. and then i go home and i say stuff and my kids are like, "what, where did you learn that?" like, that's that's our language and stuff. and i'm like, "i don't know.

that's who i hang out with." commentator: sky brown will take bronze. _ skateboarding made its debut at the tokyo olympics, where sky brown reached the podium for team gb. repeating that success is the dream for paris, but they've got to get there first. and this is where it will all be decided for tommy and andy, the olympic qualifier series here in budapest. it's the final chance for athletes to book their spot in paris, and notjust in skateboarding, but also in breaking, sport climbing and bmx freestyle. so what would it mean to you to qualify for the olympics? i mean, it would mean, like, so much to me, because, obviously, the olympics has been a thing for like, i don't even know, thousands of years or something like that. yeah, just having that accomplishment in life is such a big thing, because not many people, like, have that opportunity. if i could do it, that would be a cool bonus. i can remember doing interviews, like, when i was 30 and them saying

like, "how long can you do this?" and i'd be like, "maybe i can milk it until i'm 34," you know. and here we are. i think it's awesome having, like, a 14—year—old, 13—year—old with andy, who's 50 and, hopefully, we both get to the olympics and that would be like a dream for us. the stakes couldn't be higher, but whatever happens over the next few days, these two will be sure to enjoy the ride. katie gornall, bbc news, budapest. the weather looking beautiful for katie and the skateboarders in budapest. now the weather with tomasz. it is looking good, better and better. the forecast today, sunny spells for most of us. a little cloudy early on and on the chilly side in some spots. the afternoon is looking pleasant. this is the

satellite picture. perhaps cloudier here through the afternoon. for most of us the case of cumulus by weather cloudy. beautiful conditions around coastlines, especially looking out to sea. temperature is decent, about where they should be pulled the time of year, the low 20s in the south. we should get the high teens or 20s in scotland. one thing is particularly high, pollen levels. not quite so high in the north of scotland. here is the full this evening. the weather front approaches, and brushes northern ireland. perhaps some cloud and dampness here. to the south overnight, generally starry skies. not particularly cold. morning temperature is about eight to 10 degrees. lots of sunshine to start the day tomorrow. the skies will be hazy at times. it could end up being very cloudy in the north—west of uk,

the south west of scotland perhaps drizzly and northern ireland. temperatures higher, 22 in the south. i would think we would reach 20 in newcastle. high pressure is starting to build across the uk. weather fronts are never too far away. when is crucially coming in from the south and south—west. a bit of a blip for some of us on friday when there weather front approaches. cloud and rain moving through ireland ireland may be affecting some of the western parts of the uk. temperatures up to 23 in london, 22 for hull and newcastle. if you are thinking about the weekend already, that high is building across the uk. isobars are getting wider. that wider. that means the winds are lighter and the skies will turn generally quite sunny. this is the outlook for the weekend and into

next week. i would even say these values when his temperatures are even quite conservative. some computer models are suggesting we could see temperatures even in the high 20s as we head into next week. we have had a prolonged spell of relatively cool weather, cloudy conditions, when at times. now we are getting a proper dose of summer. not too hot because we do not like that either. back to you in the studio. that's all from today's bbc news at one. from me and the team here, thanks for watching. goodbye.

live from london, this is bbc news. inflation slows to 2%, the first time in almost three years that the bank of england's target has been met. the snp launches its election manifesto, pledging a major investment in the nhs, and a promise to deliver independence.

and a promise to independence, and a promise to for a stronger economy and independence, for a stronger economy and happier, healthier lives, and independence for a better future for scotland, made in scotland. i am alive in cornwall, _ scotland, made in scotland. i am alive in cornwall, as _ scotland, made in scotland. i am alive in cornwall, as we - scotland, made in scotland. lam alive in cornwall, as we continue to visit key constituencies across the country and talk about issues that matters to you. today we are talking about housing. with lots of second homes in the county, what happens to the people who just don't have a home? the jury is discharged in the trial of constance marten and mark gordon after being unable to reach verdicts. and it's another big day in the euros — as scotland go head—to—head with switzerland. but can they turn things around after their defeat to germany? hello i'm annita mcveigh — thanks forjoining us on bbc news.