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bitter disappointment for all the fans watching back at home. alleged betting on the date of the general election — the gambling commission is looking into more people than those named so far. and, manchester airport starts to return to normal, after a power cut caused disruption for tens of thousands of passengers. good evening. scotland have crashed out of the euros, after losing 1—0 to hungary — who snatched a goal in the 100th minute of the match. the result means scotland finish bottom of their group, leaving fans disappointed as they failed to secure a spot in the final 16. our sports correspondentjane dougall was watching in stuttgart.
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# and sent them homeward. with each game, the volume of their anthem has grown. along with the popularity of the tartan army. delighting and bewildering wherever they go. that has been their strength, but on the pitch scotland have work to do. inside, tens of thousands sang with the squad and their leader. time to swallow the nerves. losing to hungary isn't an option. they want to witness history. but they almost watched scotland concede an early goal. angus gunn getting a safe hand to it. the tartan army were on edge again when a dangerous free kick almost cost them. orban! should have scored. but then an incident in the second half lead to a worrying delay. medical staff worked on hungary's barnabas varga. he was stretchered off to applause.
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stuart armstrong is ahead of him... just moments later there were cries for a scotland penalty. stuart armstrong brought down. why not, said half the crowd. time was almost up but only hungary reacted. three shots in quick succession, even hitting the post. in the dying moments, scotland woke up. could they do it? but it was far too late. hungary broke again and scored with the last kick of the match. scotland's dreams ended and their tournament over. blood, sweat and tears for what could have been. jane dougall, bbc news, stuttgart.
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so devastation for scotland and for their fans. so devastation for scotland and for theirfans. there so devastation for scotland and for their fans. there are such high hopes ahead of this tournament. the excitement the tartan army brought under the joy that was embraced by the germans but the squad just couldn't deliver when it mattered so scotland finished bottom of their group. the player who went off, varga, is stable, which is good news. on the other match in the group switzerland drew 1—1 with germany who equalised in the last few minutes of the game which should remind us all you should never write off of the germans. they finished top of the group but for scotland thence was their best chance to get to the knockout stages of a major tournament and once again heartbreak as they have not done it. thank you, jane dougal in stuttgart. well, fans watching in scotland were on tenterhooks as they watched their side's performance against hungary. catriona renton is in a fanzone in glasgow.
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do you know, sometimes it is so hard to be a scotland fan and none more so than tonight. you can feel the disappointment here. this place was packed to the rafters, full of hope and expectation but that goal from hungary meant that the dream was over. most have gone home feeling a bit despondent but incredibly proud of the team that made it to germany. crowd sings. in central glasgow, scotland fans raised the roof, singing along with flower of scotland. in the minutes before kick—off, so much hope and a few nerves. scotland can bring it home tonight. we need a positive result. we need it to get through now. feeling any nerves? i'm so nervous, mate. 12 tournaments over 70 years, we've never qualified, we've never played a knockout match. it's going to happen tonight. i'm hoping that we win, - i'm hoping that we get the win. that's what matters, get the win! win!
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every decision that went scotland's way in the first half, celebrated as if they'd scored. at half time, no goals. the atmosphere was tense. we'll scrape a goal. we'll scrape it at the end. we'll scrape it. are you sure? for sure, yeah. not good, not good so far. i don't feel like they've been playing very well. too defensive, i think. in extra time, scotland got so close, but hungary's goal in the final moments means the dream is over. disaster for scotland! that was a penalty every day of the week. world cup, 2026, let's do it. catriona renton, bbc news. and now to the rest of the night's news. the bbc understands that the gambling commission's inquiries into alleged bets placed on the timing of the general election, involves more people than those publicly named so far.
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it comes as labour has written to the gambling regulator, urging it to release the names of everyone being investigated. overnight it emerged a fourth senior conservative was being reviewed by commission — the party's chief data officer, nick mason denies any wrongdoing. here's helen catt. that is fantastic. what's been some of your highlights? rishi sunak�*s party has already tweaked its sales pitch at this election from being all about another term of conservative government to more warnings about labour winning big. but the focus is now being repeatedly pulled away from that message by fresh details about bets allegedly placed by tories on the election date. the home secretary this morning was the latest ministry to face questions about it. to your knowledge, home secretary, did any ministers put a bet on the time of the election? not my knowledge at all. i've been absolutely clear that - from what i've read, i am not in any way going to defend the actions of these individuals. _ but i'm also conscious that idon't have the full-
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l details, the only organisation that l does is the gambling commission and | it is right that they take action, j that would have the appropriate action, and they have been clear |that we should not discuss this. | the conservative party's chief data officer nick mason was earlier identified as the fourth conservative being investigated. he has denied wrongdoing and has taken a leave of absence. the bbc understands there are more people with links to the tories and the government being looked into. labour is making sure the questions keep coming, it's now written to the gambling commission, which hasn't named anyone it is investigating, calling on it to identify them all, it says in the public interest. the issue here is that with those people who had inside knowledge of what was going on used that information in placing a bet. people across the country will place bets but i think there is genuine disgust. also in the sunday times today, the levelling up secretary explained why he thinks the investigation is damaging. he said it looks like one rule
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for them and one rule for us, so if these allegations are true, it's very difficult to defend. a view echoed by the liberal democrats, who say rishi sunak needs to act. liberal democrats have already called on the prime minister to intervene personally to make sure that every single person who is being investigated is suspended immediately and that he launches a cabinet inquiry investigation. so, too, does this conservative, the formerjustice secretary. i am deeply, deeplyl hurt and rather angry that this has happened in the middle of a campaign, it's tough enough- without things like thisl to complicate it further. do you think the prime minister ought to suspend the people involved? yes, i do. there's been a lot of criticism of rishi sunak�*s decision to call this election in the rain, but as it approaches the closing stages, it's the drip—drip of allegations that's doing more damage to the tories�* campaign. helen catt, bbc news. joining me now is our political correspondent, helen catt.
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what more do we know about this investigation?— investigation? the gambling commission _ investigation? the gambling commission has _ investigation? the gambling commission has not - investigation? the gambling commission has not named | investigation? the gambling - commission has not named anybody it is investigating and has not said how many people it is investigating but we understand that it is more than the four who have been identified and what we understand to have happened is that the gambling commission asked for the details of any bets placed over £20 on thejuly election. £20 may not sound like a massive stake but depending on the odds that could lead to winnings going into the hundreds of pounds. while we don't know the details of this precise investigation, part of the inquiry is the betting industry conducts in instances like this is trying to establish not only if people who may have had access to privileged information have placed bets but also those with connections to them too, so it may mean trolling social media for suggestions on how people might know each other. the gambling commission is not adding anything further this evening to
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what it has said and the conservative party has said it will not be talking about these investigations. there was major disruption at manchester airport today after flights had to be cancelled, delayed or diverted following a power cut early this morning. thousands of people have been affected, though the airport says things should be back to normal tomorrow. our business correspondent simon browning reports. alarm blares it started in the dark. a power cut taking manchester airport into shutdown. you had to trample over people to get out of the lift. there were just hordes of people just not moving anywhere. there was no tannoy announcement, there was no communication, there was no staff to even see nearby anywhere. a big power spike in the airport electrical systems led to huge failure affecting security, baggage and check—in. restoring power was complex. queues quickly built up
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inside and outside the airport. queues that should be on the runway tarmac, now in the car park outside. it's disgusting. been cancelled. everything is cancelled. we had the package holiday, the whole hotel, everything has been cancelled. people in there with, like, children, young children. they've got nowhere to go. it's really bad. it's so bad. some early flights departed but many without bags. as cancellations spread, the airport asked people not to travel here. by 1pm, the impact was so great the decision came to cancel all flights from terminals one and two. i'd like to startjust by apologising to all the passengers whose journeys have been impacted today. this morning at 1:30, we had a cable in the ground that faulted. at this stage we don't know what caused the cable to fail. we are going to be looking into the root cause of that next week. our focus today has been on recovering the systems and getting the operation back up and running. after so much disruption,
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the big question now is how will the flight schedule recovery here at manchester airport forflights tomorrow? the boss insists they'll be in good shape with no further problems for passengers. they advise to travel to the airport as normal, but check before setting off. the peak summer travel period has barely begun but today's incident raises big questions on the resilience of the sector and how the season takes off. simon browning, bbc news, at manchester airport. search teams in tenerife looking for a missing british teenager have been focussing on an area close to where his phone was last located. 19—year—old jay slater went missing almost a week ago, after attending a music festival on the spanish island. he hasn't been heard from since he phoned a friend on monday morning, from the north of the island. today a special church service was held in his home town in lancashire. fiona trott reports from tenerife — and just to say, fiona has been
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struggling with losing her voice. a town transformed. these blue ribbons are forjay slater, a teenager most of them don't even know, but he is in their hearts. jay left this bar with two men in the early hours of monday. they drove up a treacherous mountain road to this holiday home in the middle of nowhere. his last known phone signal was here. it feels very different compared to a couple of days ago. it looks like there are fewer searches so you wonder if maybe the teams are spreading out more. in the distance, members of the public arrive wanting to help. it is like a snowdonia in the desert. people like emily who lives here and hikes these routes. if i had beenjay walking down i would want to look at possible short cuts he would have tried to take. you are trying to put
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yourself in his shoes? if i was him where would i go? exactly that. we have only driven a minute up this mountain and look at how different it is. that is why people are so concerned forjay�*s safety. it is windy, it is cold, and some of the paths you can't even see because of the coming in. later we spot another search team. their destination seems precise and they make their way through the undergrowth. jay has people searching for him and praying for him. some comfort for his friends and family who haven't heard from him for a week. fiona trott, bbc news, tenerife. russian police say they've killed four gunmen in the southern russian republic of dagestan, after the men had reportedly killed six police officers — in a series of attacks in the cities of derbent and makhachkala. a synagogue, two churches and a police checkpoint were targeted. state media are also reporting that a russian orthodox priest
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was killed in the attacks. it's exactly eight years since the uk voted to leave the european union. at the last general election in 2019, the uk was officially still in the eu, and the campaign was dominated by brexit. this time brexit isn't featuring as heavily — though the consequences of leaving continue to play out. so how are the different parties approaching the uk's relationship with the eu? our analysis editor ros atkins explains. thanks, jane. during the last general election campaign, one message dominated. get brexit done — borisjohnson told voters and they backed him to do that. this is a very different election. europe's not a central issue. but rishi sunak and the conservatives are promising to "seize the benefits of brexit by signing further trade deals, speeding up infrastructure
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and unblocking 100,000 homes, cutting red tape for business, and creating new fishing opportunities." that's the plan, at least. but brexit ambitions aren't the vote winner they were. recent polling indicates a majority of people say the negatives of brexit have outweighed the benefits. as for labour, this is its position. it is not about going back into the eu. we have left, we are not going back, it is not about the single market customs union. labour says it will improve the uk's trade deal with the eu with "a veterinary agreement to prevent unnecessary border checks" and "a mutual recognition agreement for professional qualifications." but there may be a limit to what labour's plans can achieve. technical improvements to the existing deal are all well and good but what they want to this address the real causes of the economic impact of brexit and therefore
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contribute to growth which is the holy grail at the heart of labour's plan. assessing the economic impact of brexit is made harder by the pandemic and the energy crisis. but the independent office for budget responsibility, estimates brexit will make the uk economy 4% smaller in the long term. this, though, isn't something labour or the conservatives are emphasising. both view the matter of brexit as settled. both have political reasons to steer clear. and brexit isn't a top priority for voters. surveys suggest public concern on brexit is at its lowest level since 2015. the smaller parties, though, are taking a different stance. the liberal democrats want to rejoin the single market, and in time the eu itself. the greens and the scottish national party want to rejoin the eu too. plaid cymru wants to re—enter the eu's single market and customs union. and then there's reform uk — it says brexit "has been betrayed' and that "�*critical reforms' are needed. borisjohnson promised to get get brexit done. the uk did leave — but — the work on brexit goes on.
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additional checks on eu imports to britain are due to begin in the autumn. agreements on fisheries and energy need renegotiating in 2026. brexit isn't a top issue in this election — but growing the uk economy is. and the relationship with the eu remains crucial to that. jane. thanks very much. well, we've heard about scotland and the euros. let's catch up with the rest of the day's sport now. here's olly foster. thanks very much, good evening. england's cricketers are the first side through to the semi—finals at the t20 world cup. chrisjordan shone with the ball and jos buttler scored most of their runs as the defending champions thrashed the usa by ten wickets in barbados. jo currie reports. when england lost on this ground two weeks ago,
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the world cup hung by a thread. now a big win giving a big chance of making the semifinals. england opted to bowl with an instant breakthrough. the usa found their brains. howzat. if chrisjordan looks at home it is because he was born in barbados. and what a homecoming this was. gone! a hat—trick of wickets that saw the usa all out for 115. jos buttler wanted the job done quickly, and left his mark on the stadium. the man was on a mission. this brought up his 50. a perfect innings. jos buttler that hit the winning runs. and the result that sees england are safely through to the last four. there was a strong showing from british drivers at the spanish grand prix but it was max verstappen who took the chequered flag. he had started second on the grid, but had moved into the lead by the third lap, overtaking george russell.
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lando norris had started on pole, but finished second with lewis hamilton third, his best result of the season. wimbledon starts a week tomorrow and the two—time champion andy murray still hasn't made a decision about whether he'll play or not. he pulled out of queens earlier this week with a back injury and he had an operation yesterday. he had been due to play in the singles and also the doubles with his brotherjamie in what's expected to be his final appearance at the all england club before he retires. and just returning to the european championship, we've heard from the england captain harry kane in germany today. he's responded to the criticism that the team has faced after their first two matches, even though they are unbeaten. ahead of theirfinal group game against slovenia on tuesday night, he says that ex—players now working as pundits in the media should be more supportive. all i would say is remember what it was like to wear this shirt and their words are listened to. some of the lads,
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i don't know how many of the lads, but you do hear it. we all want to win a majortournament, i'm sure they want us to win a major tournament. yeah, being as helpful as they can and building the lads up with confidence would be a much better way of going about it. the scotland and liverpool great alan hansen has been discharged from hospital after an undisclosed illness. his family say that the 69—year—old, a former match of the day pundit will "continue his recovery at home" and that the messages of support have been "overwhelming and helped enormously�* and on that very positive note, that is all the sport. thanks very much and let's catch up on the weather prospects. temperatures on the rise this week? they are, feels like summer at long
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last after eight fairly muted start but how long will it get and how long will it last? some of the most widespread heat on monday, 24—27. a bit of added humanity by day and night. by tuesday things are starting to turn fresher across parts of scotland and northern ireland. heat the building to the south and east into the middle part of the week, up to 29 for one or two and the fresher air pushes in by the time we get to friday but even by then the temperature of 16—23, around normalfor this then the temperature of 16—23, around normal for this stage of june, pretty warm with the strong sunshine overhead. we finish in a pretty fine note, 26 in eastern parts of yorkshire. out in leeds lovely sunset and with clear skies over night, we may get down to single figures in parts of scotland and northern england but where the cloud is in place in southern england 14—16 to start the day. this weather front is what caused the cloud today to build up and will do
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so again tomorrow but more so across the midlands and parts of yorkshire. cloud to the far north—west of scotland and elsewhere broken cloud, sunny spells, and the temperature widely into the 20s. 26 in north—east scotland, 25 in the west of northern ireland could be the warmest day of the year and will certainly be the warmest of the week here. the temperature not dropping below 16 or 17 in the summer sports centre tuesday morning. as for tuesday a few changes. this weather front will not back temperatures in scotland and northern ireland. the old weather front with cloud spreading northwards so to see we could catch one or two showers on tuesday. also sunny spells, still some warmth, further south and east there is some sunshine. fresher for all by the end of the weekjust in time for glastonbury. thanks, matt. and that's bbc news at ten. time now for the news where you are.
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welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm steve lai. the headlines... six policemen among the dead as gunmen attack churches and a synagogue in the russian republic of dagestan. chaos at one of the uk's busiest airports after a power cut disrupts the journeys of up to 90,000 passengers.
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the saudi arabian government says more than 1300 people died at the hajj — the first official death toll. a fourth conservative has denied any wrongdoing over bets allegedly placed on the date of the uk general election. and in football, scotland fought to the very end but have crashed out of euro 202a. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the russian republic of dagestan, where police say they've killed four gunmen, who launched a series of attacks in the cities of derbent and makhachkala. six police officers are reported to have died in the violence. a synagogue, two churches and a police checkpoint
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