mr farage has been facing cross—party condemnation for the remarks. greek police have arrested 13 people on suspicion of causing a wildfire on the island of hydra. this follows uproar on social media, after firefighters claimed fireworks from a private yacht caused the blaze. and british and american royalty are pictured together at a concert in london. taylor swift took the selfie ahead of her wembley gig — posing with prince william and his two eldest children, prince george and princess charlotte. scotland's first ministerjohn swinney says gender recognition reform legislation passed by the scottish parliament "should be respected" by the next uk government. david wallace lockhart caught up with him at edinburgh's pride march.

backin back in 2022 msps here at holyrood to pass legislation and that legislation was to make it easier for someone to change their legally recognised sex in scotland but it was blocked by the uk government who believed it was encroaching on the reserved areas, areas affecting the rest of the united kingdom that msps are not supposed to legislate in and it has been a bit of a political argument for some time. scottish green is calling on the next uk government to lift that the veto. i got some time withjohn swinney the leader of the snp before he took part in the pride march and they asked what he wanted the next government to do. we asked what he wanted the next government to do.— asked what he wanted the next government to do. we have passed leuislation government to do. we have passed legislation in _ government to do. we have passed legislation in the _ government to do. we have passed legislation in the scottish _ legislation in the scottish parliament which is the democratic decision of the parliament in scotland and i think that should be respected. the decisions of the scottish parliament on a question

should be respected because we are a parliament with powers and should be able to exercise those powers. imilli able to exercise those powers. will ou be able to exercise those powers. will you be calling on the next uk government to overturn that law? the government to overturn that law? tie: legislation government to overturn that law? tue: legislation passed by government to overturn that law? tue legislation passed by the scottish parliament should be respected and i look forward to taking forward these issues with any incoming government after the election. h0??? issues with any incoming government after the election.— after the election. how big a riori after the election. how big a priority as — after the election. how big a priority as that _ after the election. how big a priority as that for _ after the election. how big a priority as that for you? - after the election. how big a. priority as that for you? there after the election. how big a - priority as that for you? there are a lot of issues _ priority as that for you? there are a lot of issues we _ priority as that for you? there are a lot of issues we have _ priority as that for you? there are a lot of issues we have to - priority as that for you? there are a lot of issues we have to face - priority as that for you? there are a lot of issues we have to face as | a lot of issues we have to face as the country. i want to make sure that in the selection campaign scotland has the opportunity to address real issues affecting people's lives about austerity, about the impact of brexit and the cost of living and the need for scotland to be an independent country. that is my priority in this election campaign. tt country. that is my priority in this election campaign.— country. that is my priority in this election campaign. it doesn't sound to of our election campaign. it doesn't sound too of your to-do — election campaign. it doesn't sound top of your to-do list? _ election campaign. it doesn't sound top of your to-do list? there - election campaign. it doesn't sound top of your to-do list? there are i election campaign. it doesn't sound top of your to-do list? there are a l top of your to-do list? there are a lot of issues _ top of your to-do list? there are a lot of issues to _ top of your to-do list? there are a lot of issues to be _ top of your to-do list? there are a lot of issues to be addressed - top of your to-do list? there are a lot of issues to be addressed but l lot of issues to be addressed but top of my to—do list is to make sure scotland has the powers to transform the lives of our people and make sure we don't have more austerity, that we resolve the brexit problem

and address the cost of living crisis. that is what our campaign is about and my politics is about and thatis about and my politics is about and that is what i want to take to the public. jt< that is what i want to take to the ublic. , ., that is what i want to take to the ublic., ., ,._ , that is what i want to take to the ublic. ., , that is what i want to take to the ublic., ., ,._ , , ., public. jk rowling says she will not be backin: public. jk rowling says she will not be backing labour. _ public. jk rowling says she will not be backing labour. would - public. jk rowling says she will not be backing labour. would she - public. jk rowling says she will not be backing labour. would she be l be backing labour. would she be welcome in _ be backing labour. would she be welcome in the _ be backing labour. would she be welcome in the snp? _ be backing labour. would she be welcome in the snp? i'll- be backing labour. would she be welcome in the snp? i'll busily l be backing labour. would she be . welcome in the snp? i'll busily want to make sure that people feel able to make sure that people feel able to support the national party and support the things we bring to this debate. we are the only party facing the substantial problems facing this country, where the only party that says we have to face up to the fact that brexit has been a disaster and we need to support people through the cost of living crisis. i believe thatis the cost of living crisis. i believe that is best done through scottish independence were the people of scotland can decide our own priorities and i invite anyone who supports that proposition to back the snp. , ., ,, , supports that proposition to back the snp. , ., ,, y ., ~ the snp. john swinney making it clear he does _ the snp. john swinney making it clear he does want _ the snp. john swinney making it clear he does want to _ the snp. john swinney making it clear he does want to see - the snp. john swinney making it clear he does want to see that l the snp. john swinney making it i clear he does want to see that veto on scottish gender legislation lifted but also seeming to stress there are other areas he seems to think are his number one priority at the moment. talking about the cost of living in brexit and

independence, and the reason he wants to focus on those issues as they are issues which unite his party and the snp, unites people he hopes will come out and vote for him on the ltth ofjuly, whereas of the gender issue, like any other political parties has been an issue of division in the snp, even an issue of open revolt at times. i thinkjohn swinney perhaps quite happy to not be speaking about that too often on the campaign at the moment. sir keir starmer was in scotland yesterday and was asked about his opinion on this piece of legislation and he seemed to indicate that if he is prime minister he won't be lifting that veto. the lib dems in scotland especially seem to be arguing it is time to go back to the drawing board on this legislation and come up with a new plan that helps both trans people and protects women's rights. scottish conservatives have been campaigning on this issue quite a bit and they are really stressing that they don't like this legislation, that they don't like a

move towards a more self id system of someone being able to change their legally recognised sex without some sort of medical nhs involvement and really seeming to be quite opposed to this piece of legislation, so if they are back in government that you can safely say the veto will be lifted. we have reported many times and how the cost of living is affecting disabled people and many have raised concerns about how support might change under the new government. as part of the bbc�*s your voice, your vote, our disability correspondent nikki fox asked three disabled people and their families what matters to them in this election. meet harry, richard and adele. like many disabled people and family carers, they want to make sure their voice is heard in this election. adele is mum to 15—year—old mollie, who has a rare life limiting condition. she looks after her full time. it is really, really difficult because you know, it's very much postcode lottery when it comes to notjust adaptations but having carers and the amount of hours that each council

will give you. i think it should be something that should be standard throughout the whole of the country because it's just not fair. it really isn't. analysis by the charity scope showed households with at least one disabled, adult or child face an average of almost £1,000 worth of extra costs. it's something adele feels all the time. financially, it'sjust really, really difficult. we use so much more electric than a standard family probably would. and there's only me and molly here. washing machine on constantly. the dryer, everything is electric, you know, it's all got to be charged up daily. it's just really hard. and then obviously you've got the price of food which has gone up as well. we're paid £81 a week carer's allowance with a top up of about £40. it's not achievable. working just isn't an option for adele, which is why she needs a welfare state that works for her. people like me, we don't have a choice, you know. i'm not happy. i'm not proud to be on benefits. it's something i feel

quite ashamed of. if i'm honest, i'd love to be going out to work, to earn money, to take us on lovely holidays and all those kind of things. but i physically can't. around half of all disabled people in the uk are in work, but for those with a learning disability it's below 5%. for harry, it's all about tackling misconceptions. this myth of, oh, you have a disability, you cannot work. it's just completely not true. and sitting here today in a full timejob, i know people who are working in a&e departments, you know, busy schedules and actually thriving. a better understanding of what disabled people need so that they can do theirjob is what harry wants. so if i want the next government to think about is really about making a more inclusive employment, what support does disabled people need? and when we talk about support is individual support. so it's not a one size fits all. colleagues richard and lorena catch up every week as part of their work, focusing on end of life care.

on average, people with a learning disability die 20 years younger than the rest of the population, and in many cases, those deaths are avoidable. for richard, addressing health inequalities is crucial to understand how to make appointments. you know, they're not going to go to the doctors or that all the nice things are going to get missed. i think there is something about almost a lack of understanding of the value of people's lives, of the fact that people have a good quality of life and they�* re constantly having to explain that and having to sort of fight almost for the services they need. richard says it's important that he and others are part of the discussions that shape their future. all we want to do is to be listened and not be forgotten. and that's what i'm worried about, getting forgotten about. and i think we're an easy group

of people to take money away because that we're not that important. nikki fox, bbc news. now time for a first look at the sunday papers here in the uk — less than two weeks before the general election. sunday times says a fourth conservative official is being investigated by the gambling commission over allegations they placed dozens of bets on the timing of the election before it was announced publicly. the tory party says the person in question has now taken a leave of absence. the observer reports that leading economists will describe labour's plan to get economic growth as "doomed" unless the uk rejoins the eu's single market and customs union. sir keir starmer insists he won't rejoin the bloc either in the short or long term. the mail on sunday splashes on comments from a source from the office of ukraine's president, zelensky,

who describes nigel farage, as �*infected with the virus of putin', after the reform leader was accused of blaming the west for russia's war in ukraine. nigel farage says he has been consistent and honest about the war. the sunday mirror claims the british prime minister, rishi sunak, and his wife, akshata murty makes nearly a million pounds more each month than they did four years ago because of their investments. the sunday telegraph leads on a column the labour leader has written in the paper. the headline is �*handouts lack the dignity of wages, says starmer�*. the paper says his comments mark a toughening of rhetoric on those who rely on the welfare system. with me is our political correspondent gary 0'donoghue. great to see you in the studio. we are going to start with the sunday telegraph, tells about the story. they are laid is on the headline, hand—outs like the dignity of wages. this is a sign perhaps of the labour leader sort of veering even more to

the centre than he normally is in terms of welfare. he knows there is an appetite out there in the country for people who want to see some welfare reform. it will upset many people in his own party, particularly this word hand—out. it is not something people on the left light, they think it demeans people on benefit. keir starmer says people want dignity, they want to wealth creation and jobs, not hand—outs. he has come under some pressure over various parts of the benefits bill, particularly this question of two children, whether or not you get benefits after two children, brought up benefits after two children, brought up ljy benefits after two children, brought up by the conservatives back in the financial crash and resisted pressure to reverse that role and also says he is planning a review of universal credit. i think it is one of those things, he gets a big labour majority then he wants to do

some welfare reform and there will be those who feel unable to resist that particularly on the left and we sought 25 years ago with tony blair who went into government with a huge majority and wanted to do lots of welfare reform and a lot of it didn't happen.— welfare reform and a lot of it didn't ha en. �* �*, ., ,, ., didn't happen. and let's talk about the mail on — didn't happen. and let's talk about the mail on sunday _ didn't happen. and let's talk about the mail on sunday with _ didn't happen. and let's talk about the mail on sunday with reaction i the mail on sunday with reaction from president zelensky on the comments we have been covering today from nigel farage about how it is to blame for russia invading ukraine. sources inside his office have spoken to the bbc and the mail on sunday. really accusing nigel farage of being infected by puritanism and that has been echoed by other politicians in this country. —— putinism. rishi sunak and keir starmer saying it is unacceptable. nigel farage breaking the consensus on ukraine saying that the west provoked the war, which the vast

majority of politicians in this country would disagree with as well as much of europe. fiend country would disagree with as well as much of europe.— as much of europe. and angry reaction from _ as much of europe. and angry reaction from political - as much of europe. and angry reaction from political leaders across the board in this today. let's look at the sunday times and this is another story we have been covering all week and this is about people betting on when the election might be. a fourth conservative official investigated today by the gambling commission. tt is official investigated today by the gambling commission.— official investigated today by the gambling commission. it is a story that won't go _ gambling commission. it is a story that won't go away. _ gambling commission. it is a story that won't go away. we _ gambling commission. it is a story that won't go away. we had - gambling commission. it is a story that won't go away. we had a - gambling commission. it is a story i that won't go away. we had a couple of weeks ago, the revelations that conservative candidate craig williams was being investigated by the gambling commission. he acknowledged it was a huge error of judgment as he put it. we then had earlier this week the bbc revealing that another candidate was being looked into and a party official who took a leave of absence and here we have another party official

reportedly being looked into. a spokesman for him has denied any wrongdoing but the paper as suggesting that there may have been a number of bets placed that brought in thousands of pounds so we will see how that develops. haifa see how that develops. how potentially _ see how that develops. how potentially damaging - see how that develops. how potentially damaging as all of this as it rumbles on for the conservative party? t as it rumbles on for the conservative party? as it rumbles on for the conservative pa ? , ~ conservative party? i 'ust think it looks reauy * conservative party? i 'ust think it looks really bad. _ conservative party? ijust think it looks really bad. what _ conservative party? ijust think it looks really bad. what anyone i looks really bad. what anyone involved in politics is doing, if they are doing this, putting bets on. it is never going to look good orfeel right for voters, on. it is never going to look good or feel right for voters, so on. it is never going to look good orfeel right for voters, so it on. it is never going to look good or feel right for voters, so it is quite a surprising story in many ways because people think, why would you take that chance at a particularly sensitive time like this, but it is still an investigation at this stage and are still being looked into by the gambling commission. they can bring prosecutions if they feel anyone has done anything wrong insofar they are not saying anything about the results of those inquiries. let’s results of those inquiries. let's

have another _ results of those inquiries. let's have another look _ results of those inquiries. let's have another look at _ results of those inquiries. let's have another look at the - results of those inquiries. let's have another look at the observer who are talking about an economist describing labour was my plan for economic growth as doomed unless the ukjoins the eu single market. this uk “oins the eu single market. this is ukjoins the eu single market. this is the bi ukjoins the eu single market. tu 3 is the big dilemma for labour. a lot of its plans are predicated on economic growth. the reforms and spending it wants to do and bring about, very tight limits on its taxation plans, it is not going to raise income tax, national insurance, vat, but it wants to increase spending on key public services, and the unknown factor here of course as economic growth. wealth creation, and a lot of economist saying you might want to do that but being outside the eu and outside the single market and the customs union makes it a whole lot harder. labour is adamant that it has no plans to rejoin the customs union or the single market. says it wants to renegotiate the deal boris johnson did with the eu but never

any specifics about how that will happen so that is the big unknown factor, one of the things that voters will quite rightly wonder about. ~ , , ., ., ., about. where is this growth going to come from? — about. where is this growth going to come from? thank _ about. where is this growth going to come from? thank you _ about. where is this growth going to come from? thank you very - about. where is this growth going to come from? thank you very much i about. where is this growth going to | come from? thank you very much for taking us through those stories. we will see you later on. today marks the sixth national windrush day, which was established to honour the british caribbean community and commemorate the arrival of hmt empire windrush. new figures show nearly 150 claims for compensation —— from people caught up in the windrush scandal —— have been awaiting a final decision for at least a year. many people found themselves deported or denied access to services, despite having lived in the uk for decades. the home office said it was committed to making sure those affected got the compensation they deserved. earlier —one of the victims of the windrush scandal, antony ryan, told us what happened to him. well, the experience i went through was i had a bad thing with the home office because i was supposed to visit my mum because she was a bit sick.

she's sick and injamaica, so i wanted to take my passport to go to jamaica. but in doing that, a whole bag of trouble, because by then i had to show myjamaican id, that was my passport. so by doing that, now they realise that — to them — i'm not british because i'm showing the jamaican passport. it puts a lot of strain on me. i've got copd. i have to be on medication for the rest of my life. and it'sjust another. ..going through another thing with the home office, you know, justjumping these hurdles when these simple things they could have done. anthony ryan also told us that the home office has asked his sons for dna tests to prove he's their father. his son dijounjhagroo—bryan told us what effect this has had. my dad was a huge part in my family. he used to pick up my children from school. and then one day

we got a phone call saying that he was arrested and put in prison. we just couldn't believe it. basically, as my dad was saying, it's turned our whole family upside down. my dad was locked up twice, finally released, and then finally given his paperwork after so many years. we're still fighting for compensation, and just the saga continues. so we've proved the fact that my dad has got citizenship, and now they're asking us to prove that my dad is my dad. the letter that we received from the home office stated, if i could...if i knew the midwife that helped give birth to me and if we could get a statement from her. i'm 40 years old, and even if the midwife was 20 at the time, that means that she'll be 60 now. i'm not sure she's going to remember me. thousands of people have joined protests across ireland after an off—duty soldier who assaulted a woman in the street was spared a prison sentence.

natasha 0'brien —— pictured here hugging a supporter —— was punched six times in limerick by cathal crotty after she told him to stop shouting homophic abuse. crotty, who's 22, later boasted about the incident on social media. ajudge gave him a three—year suspended sentence, saying he didn't want to end his army career. ms 0'brien, whose injuries included a broken nose, has criticised the irish justice system. the irish defence forces says it has begun an internal investigation. the national health service in england is working to verify hundreds of blood testing documents containing patient information, which have been published online following a cyber attack. the hack has led to hospital and gp appointments and operations being disrupted— including cancer treatment. 0ur heath editor hugh pym met one teenager who's been affected. it was a highly damaging cyber

attack on key parts of the nhs earlier this month and the stolen data is being published online. 0fficials data is being published online. officials say they are trying to verify what is in the files. nhs england says criminals have not had access to the e—mail system but there is still a warning to patients. the nhs never asks for example for financial information by text or by e—mail. financial information by text or by e-mail. ., ., . ~ financial information by text or by e-mail. . . . ~' . . e-mail. the attack damaged it s stems e-mail. the attack damaged it systems affecting _ e-mail. the attack damaged it systems affecting blood - e-mail. the attack damaged it i systems affecting blood supplies e-mail. the attack damaged it - systems affecting blood supplies and tests at several london hospitals and gp practices. more than 3000 procedures, operations and appointments have been cancelled. 0ne appointments have been cancelled. one of those affected was 14—year—old dylan. he has a rare type of bone cancer and has had chemotherapy. he was due to have a tumour removed and had waited since

february but two days from the operation his father was told it had been postponed. t teit operation his father was told it had been postponed.— been postponed. i felt like we had been postponed. i felt like we had been through _ been postponed. i felt like we had been through so _ been postponed. i felt like we had been through so much, _ been postponed. i felt like we had been through so much, nothing i been through so much, nothing surprises me any more, and sometimes these things don't feel real until actually happen. we were shocked. locating the problem and restoring systems after a cyber attack can take time, as this group of schools knows only too well.— knows only too well. when you're t in: to knows only too well. when you're trying to bring — knows only too well. when you're trying to bring systems _ knows only too well. when you're trying to bring systems back- knows only too well. when you're trying to bring systems back you | trying to bring systems back you have to scan and clean them every single machine because you don't know where it is. we have 20,000 plus devices. every single one had to be checked. hhs plus devices. every single one had to be checked.— to be checked. nhs officials stressed that _ to be checked. nhs officials stressed that emergency i to be checked. nhs officials - stressed that emergency services at hospitals like this one affected by the cyber attack are open as usual but they admit that restoring it systems and getting plans treatment back to normal could well take some months. and it could take weeks to work out exactly what stolen data

has been published. taylor swift's record breaking eras tour continues in london this weekend with an estimated 700,000 swifties heading to the capital across her eight dates — bringing a major boost to the economy. well among the crowd last night... was prince william and his children george and charlotte. this selfie was posted on the prince of wales official instagram — while taylor swift shared another on hers also featuring her boyfriend, american footballer travis kelce. the future king was also spotted shaking it off in true swiftie style as he celebrated his 42nd birthday at the concert. well, last weekend — taylor swift was in liverpool, and she left a lasting legacy by making a big donation to a foodbank there. 0rganisers say it will make a massive difference to their work. 0ur reporter ian haslam has the details. taylor swift's sell out anfield show drew fans from across the world. i can still make the whole place shiver. for a week or so liverpool became taylor town as the city hosted the 100th date of her record breaking eras tour.

but her work on merseyside wasn't quite done. this week, food bank charity st andrews community network had a call from the singer's representatives offering a donation. did you think it was a prank at first? yeah. so if i'm honest, yeah. these types of things don't happen every day, do they? i guess one of the things that was particularly beautiful about the conversation was she wanted to convey a message of thanks to those people who day in, day out, provide compassion and love. well, this centre is open monday to friday. so five days a week and every day there are volunteers coming in here to help. as you can see, lots and lots of food donations, but they can never have too much. that's because the charity supports 36,000 people in north liverpool alone. the charity runs 11 food banks in eight community food pantries. but recently, volunteers have been struggling to give people the food they need in their orders. this donation is going to help me to fulfil that order, hopefully,

and people will get what they ask for. all thanks to taylor swift. well, i think we've both become swifties. all of a sudden, she's doing a good thing and she loves liverpool. - we can't get better than her. she's changed so many lives. she's going to make a big difference to all the vulnerable families and liverpool and i'm a bit of a swifty fan myself. so it's nice. it's amazing what she's done. she's done similar in other cities. she's performed in. that help is much needed. cost of living crisis has had an impact on individuals and communities, but it's also having an impact on organisations like ours. donations of food, for example, have gone down, but the need for the food has increased. this donation eases a bit of the pressure, if i'm honest, and give us a little bit of hope. what did all your friends and family say when you told them about this? quite often myjob isjust myjob and there's not a huge amount of interest in it at home. but i became very popular with my children last night

and with their friends as well. are you a swifty? i wasn't, but i definitely am now. and now the weather. the next few days look set to bring the warmest weather of the summer so far. 22 was a top temperature on saturday but over the next few days as this warm air surges northwards you can expect higher temperatures than that, with some good spells of sunshine but not necessarily clear blue skies all the time. on sunday morning some areas of cloud, mr and mark were parts of western england and wales, particularly around the hills and coast and keeping patches of cloud. sea breeze developing around the coast. northern ireland were spells of sunshine, 16 first

stornoway but more generally 19—25 and a very warm feeling day and quite a warm night sunday into monday. still some areas of cloud, mr and mark monday. still some areas of cloud, mrand mark here monday. still some areas of cloud, mr and mark here and there, the temperature in the centre of london no lower than 15, may be getting down to ten in aberdeen and glasgow and newcastle. with this area of high pressure and charge on monday it will be dry and even warmer. the frontal system out to the west we will have to keep an eye on, bringing more cloud into parts of northern ireland and western scotland with the small chance of a shower but elsewhere some spells of sunshine, pit of patchy cloud at times but look at the temperature, 24 times but look at the temperature, 2a parts of northern ireland, 26 in northern scotland. across england and wales widely into the mid 20s across the south—east corner. monday night into tuesday the weather front to the west will make inroads, more cloud and perhaps outbreaks of rain across northern ireland and maybe into the north of england as well so here a little bit cooler for tuesday

but further south and east if anything the temperature climbing further. 28, perhaps 29. the big uncertainty in our weather story is how quickly things will change because it looks like our area of high pressure will loosen its grip. front pushing in from the west, low pressure from the south. 0ne front pushing in from the west, low pressure from the south. one or both of those features bringing something more unsettled and cooler by the end of the week but there is huge uncertainty about how quickly that the change will take place and before it does, some very warm weather on the way.

live from washington. this is bbc news. the israeli military has admitted its forces violated protocol in strapping a wounded palestinian to the front of theirjeep during a raid. ukraine's president has appealed for more help to counter russian glide bombs, after another attack on the city of kharkiv. and we take a closer look at the gang violence in haiti that's forced over 500,000 people

to flee their homes. i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. we begin in the middle east where israel is responding to this footage from the occupied west bank. video has been shared online of a palestinian man, strapped to the front of an israeli military vehicle as it drives through jenin. the man is injured — his family said he had been shot by israeli forces. the idf said the incident was — quote — "in violation of orders and standard operating procedures" and is being investigated. in gaza, at least 120 civilians have been killed in israeli raids on several neighborhoods over the last 48 hours, according to the hamas—run health ministry. officials say an israeli air strike on the al—sharti refugee camp on saturday killed at least 38 people. israel's military said its fighter jets struck "two hamas military infrastructure sites" in the area. meanwhile, the european union's

foreign affairs chief, josep borrell, called for an "independent investigation"