the inflation rate has fallen to 2% , the first time in almost three years that the bank of england's target has been met. hello, i'm lewis vaughan—jones. at euro 2024, scotland have taken their first point in the tournament — with a 1—1 draw with switzerland. scotland took the lead in the first half, scoring on the break, thanks to this deflected shot from scott mctominay. but midway through the half, shaqiri seized on a loose pass from the scottish defence — and hit a first time shot into the top corner. the result means scotland have just one point from their first two games —

and are likely to need to beat hungary in theirfinal group game to reach the knock—out stages. a short time after the final whistle, i caught up with our scotland correspondent catriona renton — who'd been at a fanzone in glasgow while the match was played. look, this is a result for us tonight. we are absolutely thrilled that we've got a point. sometimes during that match, it looked a little bit hairy, switzerland had two disallowed goals. but we got there, got a 1—1 draw, which means that we are still in this tournament and people here this evening have been in absolutely great spirits loving tonight and the atmosphere has been so positive. we picked ourselves up, we dusted ourselves down from friday's defeat to germany. and look at what we did today. and i've got some fans behind me here, who are really, really thrilled about the result. just tell me, megan, how you feel about the result tonight? do you know what? we're still in the game, so we're going to win, go on scotland! what about yourself? i feel exactly the same as megan.

come on, scotland, boys! 1—1, a draw, we wouldn't normally be not happy, but we really are happy tonight with that. come on, scotland! we're really, really, really proud of that scottish team, aren't we? we really are. we're going to make it. you know what? scotland never wins, but we're always here to party. come on, scotland. there you go. that kind of sums it up. not sure we can use this microphone ever again. but we have an absolutely fantastic night here today. everybody was in great, great spirits all the way through. we really picked ourselves up and we've proved that we are still in this tournament and we really hope that we are going to make it through to the next round, and we'll find that out on sunday when we play hungary. but we've got everything in it now. we've got everything to win it.

thanks for that, on the analysis on the bbc sports website. the mother of a teenager who's gone missing in tenerife has revealed it was his first holiday away with friends. 19—year—old jay slater was last heard from on monday morning. he called a friend saying he was trying to walk back through a national park after missing a bus, but was lost. nick garnett is in tenerife — and he sent this report. it is playa de las americas, which is where jay slater was staying, it was one of the busiest and most popular resorts on the island, but it's 20 miles to the north, in one of the most remote areas of the island, where the search is going on. and that is where police, mountain rescue workers, and scores of locals have been joining in the search. it's now been over two days since jay slater disappeared. this was the 19—year—old's first holiday with friends. he spent the weekend at a music festival. but after meeting people on sunday night, he headed to the far north—west of the island to stay with them and he hasn't

been seen since. his last known location was here in the rural de teno national park. one of jay's friends says she last heard from him on monday morning. he told her he said he was going to walk back to where he was staying, a ten hour trek to the south—west of the island. but the call was cut short when his battery ran out. search teams and relatives have been working tirelessly to try and find any sign ofjay. drones and search dogs are being used but the mountainous terrain hasn't made it easy. jay's mum says her son is a bubbly guy with hundreds of friends. they are all hoping for positive news. nick garnett, bbc news, tenerife. a police officer working as part of the prime minister's close protection team has been suspended and later arrested over alleged bets about the timing

of the general election. and the bbc has also learned that a second conservative candidate is being looked into by the gambling commission — the industry regulator, over a bet relating to when the general election would be. it isn't known when the bet was placed orfor how much money. our political editor chris mason broke the stories — and has this report: this was the prime minister in suffolk this morning visiting a nuclear power plant. wherever he goes, he has close protection officers out of view nearby. i was tipped off tonight that one of them had put bets on the timing of the general election. the metropolitan police acknowledged i was right. they were informed by the gambling commission, the regulator. on friday. the force said...

and that is not all. this is laura saunders. she is the conservative party candidate in bristol, north west, and has worked for the tories since 2015, including at their head office in westminster. i was also tipped off that the gambling commission was looking into a bet from her about the timing of the general election. we don't know when the bet was placed orfor how much. she has not commented tonight. a conservative party spokesman told the bbc...

another one of those individuals was another conservative candidate who was a parliamentary aide to the prime minister. joe pike from our team caught up with him last week. did you have inside information when you placed your bet on the election date statement? it's an independent process with the gambling commissioner. i won't be expounding on that statement. did you have any inside information when you made the bet? i clearly made a huge error ofjudgment. that's that's for sure. and i apologise. mr williams acknowledged publicly himself that he had placed a bet of £100 on a july election, three days before it was called, four weeks to the day on from rishi sunak surprising many with a summer election. it's timing is still generating headlines. chris mason, bbc news. you can find a full list of candidates standing in the general election on the bbc website. inflation has hit the bank of england's target for the first time in almost three years. prices rose at 2% in

the year to may, compared to 2.3% the month before — the fall was driven by a slow down in rising prices forfood, soft drinks and furniture. but petrol prices went up sharply. rishi sunak said bold action by the conservatives meant the economy had turned a corner. the labour leader sir keir starmer said the lower rate didn't mean "life had got easier for many people". here's faisal islam. it's here in the supermarket where you get a real sense of the inflationary shock to the level of prices. if you want lamb, well, that will the cost you 10% more than this time last year. yet that pales into insignificance for olive oil, up nearly a0%. but some staples are starting to come down in price. milk, cheese and rice, for example. officially, goods price inflation is now negative, driven by falls in energy prices. and that is what's led to the overall rate of inflation being bang on target, 2%, finally. so this is the rate of inflation

across the economy. after reaching double digit levels, it's now hit 2% for the first time in nearly three years. but for services from hotels and restaurants to hairdressers, it's only really going down rather slowly — the key measure for the bank of england in deciding interest rates. and this chart shows what shoppers know, that overall prices are up 25% since the beginning of 2022. it's just that over the past year, that rate of increase has slowed to under 2%. you got food left or is it all gone? and those rises have affected butcher gary in sussex but he says things are finally starting to stabilise. the actual price of the product is pretty much stationary now. well, we hope it's stationery. it would be nice if it would come down, but i can't see that. not in the foreseeable future anyway. have you made your mind up how are you going to vote? this is the last major economic statistic of the election campaign and the chancellor wants the credit with voters. you didn't accept the blame when inflation went to double digits and now you want the credit cos it's come back to target.

it is true that inflation went up because of global factors, and global factors have also contributed to its fall. but it's also true that very difficult decisions that i took, working alongside the bank of england, meant that it didn't become an inflationary spiral. how do you think the campaign is going? of course, it's tough, and we recognise the way we'll win this election and do better than people predict, at the very least, is by arguing on the substance. i think it's very important if labourwin, that they have an effective opposition in parliament. this is rachel. hello. and in swindon, an inflation day walkabout in a supermarket for the labour leadership team. unlike conservative ministers, i'm not going to tell people that everything is fine. i know that the cost of living crisis is still acute. it wasn't preordained that inflation would come down to 2%. it wasn't pre—ordained that it would go into double digits either. the reason why our inflation rate peaked at a higher rate than so many other countries

is that we were so badly exposed to the cost of living crisis. i do, of course, welcome the fact that it's back to target, but working people have paid a high price these last few years with higher mortgage rates and higher rents. so inflation is now at target, but the voting public may not feel that the prices are now right. faisal islam, bbc news. the scottish national party has launched its election manifesto with independence as a top priority. the snp leaderjohn swinney said if his party won a majority of scottish seats it should mean negotations over leaving the uk should start after the election. there was also a focus on investing billions more in the national health service. our scotland editor james cook reports: applause. the snp leader, john swinney, promised independence would be front and centre of this manifesto, and it is. at the very heart of our beliefs is the principal that decisions

about scotland should be made by the people who live in scotland. not independence for its own sake. independence for the powers to protect our national health service and to help people through tough times. independence for a stronger economy and happier, healthier lives. it's ten years since scotland voted against independence in a referendum. mr swinney says so much has changed, it's time for another one. i think scotland should have a referendum to become independent. i think it's the democratic approach to do so, and that's what the people of scotland voted for in 2021. should or must? must. if someone really doesn't want independence but they like the look of your government, or your offer at this westminster election, should they vote for you? yes. so, how could this then be a mandate for independence if you're accepting that people might be voting on things other than independence? because what i've said to you earlier on is that this should be a mandate for the people of scotland to decide

on the question of independence as a stand—alone question, cos i think that's the way that issue should be resolved. north sea oil and climate change have played a big part in this campaign. in aberdeen, energy workers want to know is the snp in favour of new drilling or not? we can't escape the journey to net zero. it's got to be undertaken. and any application that comes forward for a new oil and gas activity has got to meet the climate compatibility assessments that we have in place. at the moment? yes. that's the way in which we willjudge. and they do meet them, quite a lot of them at the moment. so you're in favour of new drilling? what i'm saying is there has to be a climate compatibility assessment in place which is consistent with our journey to net zero. but there is. i'm giving you an answer to your question. if a new licence is to come forward, then individual licences have got to pass that climate compatibility assessment. the past year or so has not been a smooth ride for the snp. it has slumped in the polls and the changes of leader

and a police investigation into its finances. john swinney hopes a renewed focus on independence will get it back on track. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. the liberal democrats have been talking about the nhs today, with deputy leader daisy cooper reiterating the party's pledge to invest £9 billion in england's health and social care services if the party comes to power. we make sure that people can see a gp within seven days, that we boost gp within seven days, that we boost gp numbers by a thousand, we'll fix the crisis in dentistry, offer a free personal care to every older person and disabled adult who needed with our plans and our additional investment, we can transform our service and social care services. sinn fein has also launched its manifesto in belfast today, making the case for more powers to be devolved from westminster to the northern irish assembly, stormont. the party is defending seven out of 18 westminster seats — although sinn fein mps don't take up their seats in the house of commons, as they don't recognise britain's so—called �*sovereignty�*

over northern ireland. sinn fein is committed to delivering on the _ sinn fein is committed to delivering on the things that matter most to workers _ on the things that matter most to workers and families. that is health care, _ workers and families. that is health care, the _ workers and families. that is health care, the cost of living, housing, education — care, the cost of living, housing, education and childcare. we are focused — education and childcare. we are focused on _ education and childcare. we are focused on what is possible to achieve — focused on what is possible to achieve it— focused on what is possible to achieve if we work together, making politics _ achieve if we work together, making politics work. the workers party of britain has also launched its manifesto today. policies include building one—million council homes and scrapping nuclear weapons — which party leader george galloway said would give people hope and a patriotic purpose. he was the party's one mp in the last parliament, after winning the rochdale by—election in february. we wa nt we want 1 we want1 million constant houses, we want to put our own people back to work, we want to revive the whole concept of skills work at which we once excelled. and we want to and

britain's... live to westminster and our political correspondent harry farley. hi, harry, what should we expect? we can hi, harry, what should we expect? - can expect a focus from the two men practice in england on housing, it's a devolved matter in the uk, so minute when he focusing on england, the labour party said they would and it is called a bidding warfor tenants try to secure in your property and also put a cap on the amount that a landlord can charge at the start of a tenancy, and they say those are two things that they could do immediately if they are elected on july four do immediately if they are elected onjuly four stop do immediately if they are elected on july four stop in the do immediately if they are elected onjuly four stop in the longer term, still on housing, the party said they would put more money into loans and grants for home insulation, and they say that in the

long run that would cut energy bills postop the conservatives also talking about housing, they have said they are focusing on their pledge to make the cuts in stamp duty for first—time buyers permanent, and they say that the labour party, by failing to match them on that pledge, would caused want to be homeowners more in the long—term. conservatives of also in new version of help to buy, the loan to help people get on the property letter. the liberty and conservatives focusing on housing and the liberal democrats woke on potholes, they say they would spend on potholes if they are elected, and the big event tomorrow we can expect is bbc question time debate with the of the main parties in the york tomorrow evening. so a bit of campaigning tomorrow, for the leaders also prepared for that. and leaders also prepared for that. and 'ust sketch leaders also prepared for that. and just sketch out _ leaders also prepared for that. and just sketch out the next few weeks, and with specifics, i know that's impossible, but we have had all the manifestos now, so how does that

shape the next few weeks in campaigning? it shape the next few weeks in campaigning?— shape the next few weeks in camaiuanin? , , , , campaigning? it shifts it because the have campaigning? it shifts it because they have announced _ campaigning? it shifts it because they have announced all- campaigning? it shifts it because they have announced all their - campaigning? it shifts it because i they have announced all their major policies, so we are not expecting the mean political parties to come up the mean political parties to come up with any new policies or offers to try and attract voters because simply, they are already out there in their manifestos. what we can expect for the next two weeks in the campaign is for the parties to mainly be attacking each other�*s policies, and trying to undermine them. we have seen that a little bit today, particularly from the conservatives on the labour tax policies. from what i'm hearing from the conservatives, they think there's a dividing line between them on text with labour. the point the conservatives arguing is that they would cut taxes, £17 billion of tax cuts in their manifesto, and pointed to what they perceive as spending gaps in the labour party manifesto. the labour party, for their part, they are saying that the tory sums

do not add up, particularly focus on their pledge to take £12 billion off their pledge to take £12 billion off the was budget. and that it is strenuous and in the south, that slamming back and forth, it gives you an initiation of what we can expect for the next two weeks. two weeks tomorrow until polling day, and i think the parties to be focusing on attacking each other�*s notices as much as tightening up their own. ., ~ , ., notices as much as tightening up their own. ., ~' ,, ., notices as much as tightening up their own. ., ~ i. ., ., their own. thank you for that, har . you're watching bbc news — you can stay up to date with all of our election coverage on the bbc news website and app. a hospital consultant has told the jury at the lucy letby retrial that he saw the nurse standing next to a baby girl who was deteriorating and that she was doing nothing to intervene. it's alleged that the baby's breathing tube had been dislodged by the nurse, who is charged with attempted murder. she denies the charge. judith moritz reports.

this was the moment lucy letby was arrested. last year a jury convicted her of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another six, but now she's back in court. she's being retried for one charge of attempted murder that the original jury couldn't decide. the prosecution's based on the word of dr ravi jayaram, who says he saw letby standing next to a baby who was rapidly deteriorating but doing nothing to help. it's alleged the nurse had dislodged the baby's breathing tube. the doctor says he'd gone in to check on the infant because after a string of incidents, he and his colleagues had started to think the unthinkable, that letby was murdering children. defending, ben myers kc asked drjayaram why he and his colleagues hadn'tjust called the police if they believed the nurse was killing babies. the doctor blamed the culture in the nhs and said there was a strategy to keep them quiet. ravi jayaram said, "i can tell you what would have happened "if we'd called the police. "they'd have spoken to the medical director and the chief "executive who'd have said, just ignore them, they're a bunch "of complaining pediatricians. "

he added that they'd been told that going to the police would have been bad for the reputation of the trust and there'd be blue and white tape everywhere. ben myers kc said... dr ravi jayaram said... lucy letby denies attempting to murder the baby girl in february 2016. her trial will continue in the morning. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. a seven—month—old baby girl has died after being bitten by the family's pet dog at a house in coventry she was treated by the family's pet dog at a house in coventry. she was treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken to hospital where she died a short time later. police say the dog was not classed as a dangerous breed and was removed

from the home the same day and humanely destroyed. large parts of the united states are experienceing record—breaking temperatures. and wildfires have been burning out of control in new mexico where thousands had to be moved from their homes. more than 70 million americans are living under heat alerts. will grant reports from california. awe—inspiring, but deadly. a towering wall of flames and heat bearing down on the town of ruidoso, in new mexico, has overwhelmed local fire crews and forced residents to flee. most just thankful to leave with their lives, but shaken. frank and connie lawer, both 83, are sheltering in an evacuation centre, lucky to have made it out at all. we could see the smoke change and we were engulfed in smoke. that scared me to death. i don't know whether we're going to have a home. there are several people in that area just above us that lost their home.

in california, these are now all too familiar scenes. hillsides ablaze, thousands of hectares lost as tinder dry brush catches alight and firefighters struggling to bring around a dozen separate blazes under control. it is devastating, and especially when you get these wind—driven fires and you have all this unburnt fuel combined with low relative humidity, it can create massive damage. as californians endure another season of rampant wildfires, warnings over extreme weather are in place across the country, from heat waves in the northeast, to a tropical storm in texas. a nation experiencing the real—time effects of climate change. and this is just the start. experts say this has been an unusually early and aggressive fire season, with several months of hot, dry weather ahead. the contrast with the scene in texas couldn't be starker. the first tropical storm

of the hurricane season in the gulf of mexico has caused flooding in galveston, as well as in mexico itself, as north america braces itself for more extreme weather to come. will grant, bbc news, southern california. russia's president vladimir putin has arrived in vietnam on the second leg of his tour of asia. this is the moment he got off his plane at hanoi, to be greeted by a guard of honour. unlike north korea — mr putin's first stop — vietnam is not suspected of supplying russia with weapons and munitions for its war in ukraine. the us has voiced concerns at the visit — saying that no country should give mr putin a platform, against the backdrop of the war in ukraine. police have arrested two people afterjust stop oil climate protestors sprayed an orange substance on stonehenge. members of the public tried to drag the pair away from the ancient stone circle. it's a day before the summer solstice, when crowds traditionally gather to watch the sunrise

on the longest day of the year. the group's actions have been condemned by both the prime minister rishi sunak, and the labour leader, sir keir starmer. just stop oil claimed the spray was cornflour—based and would wash away with rain. let's take a look at some of tomorrow's newspaper front pages. the daily mail leads with the images we just saw — thejust stop oil protesters spraying orange paint on stonehenge. asking the question — is nothing is sacred? the front page of the daily express also holds the same image with calls to lock up the perpetrators. the times features details from a yougov poll that suggests that the conservatives will suffer their worst defeat for a century. the �*i' follows the same line but speculates it will be the worst defeat for the government in 200 years. the daily telegraph also leads with the conservatives' election prospects — calling it a tory wipeout. meanwhile, the financial times focuses on the positive news

for the prime minister, who has taken credit for the dropping inflation figures. and the guardian picks up on the promise from the shadow chancellor rachel reeves to close the gender pay gap "once and for all" should labour get into power. weather now — here's louise lear. hello there. wednesday was a decent day right across all four nations. in fact, we saw temperatures in excess of 20 degrees, and we haven't seen that for over a week. but you may have heard a rumour that things are going to get warmer still. and in fact, into next week, we are likely to see temperatures widely into the mid 20s, maybe peaking as high as 28 celsius, somewhere in southeast england. perhaps for many, that's something to look forward to. but before we get too carried away, let's concentrate on the rest of this week. turning warmer, yes, with some sunny spells, but there will also be some rain pushing into the west. now we can see the first signs of that through today with this weak weatherfront here, but more significant rain waiting in the wings.

but for the majority of us, it will be a dry, settled and sunny start, a beautiful start. a line of nuisance cloud, really from northern england down to wales and southwest england that could produce the odd spot or two of rain, and some showery dribs and drabs across northern ireland and into southern scotland with that weakening weather front. to the far northwest, temperatures perhaps struggling, 15 degrees generally to the north, we're looking at 18—20 celsius with highest values of 22 celsius somewhere in the southeast. but it's certainly worth bearing in mind if you're a hay fever sufferer, well, we are looking at very high pollen levels quite widely across the country. now into friday, our weather front will continue to push in from the west. it will start to weaken off as it drifts its way steadily east. but there's likely to be some heavier bursts, particularly across parts of northern ireland as we go through the day on friday. some showery outbreaks of rain into western scotland, clouding over generally, but central and eastern areas should continue to see some sunshine, and, again, some warmth.

we might see high teens perhaps in sheltered eastern areas of scotland, highest values, perhaps of 23 celsius somewhere in the southeast. now that weather front, as it continues to track its way steadily east, will fragment and weaken. so there is a risk of some cloud, maybe a little bit of drizzle around on saturday. but on the whole, high pressure will build and the winds are likely to swing around to more of a south—westerly for the second half of the weekend. and it's that south—westerly wind that will drive in this warmer air. so you can see looking ahead, a lot of dry, settled, sunny weather and turning increasingly warm. alleluia.

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