who is one of the labour team who's going to be having an event. we can't quite show you what's going to happen until he gets here. in that phone—in session that he was doing today, keir starmer was asked by one caller about pensioners. at the minute you are able to withdrawjust over £268,000, i think, tax free from your pension. the question put to him is was that going to continue. sir keir starmer said that's going to expire in two or three years, no we're not going to continue it. what labour have come back to do is just to qualify that and say, actually, he wasn't talking about exactly that issue. that withdrawal that you could do tax free, that is going to continue. there's no plans to change that. that's been in place for quite some time and will not change. he was talking about other tax exemptions that do exist that will expire.

as he's always said, labour say he won't commit to anything that cannot be funded in future. so that's, i guess, a sort of clarification from labour there just to kind of calm anyone who might have heard that and had any concerns. of course, there is another huge political race going on over the atlantic and last night we saw the first tv debate between joe atlantic and last night we saw the first tv debate betweenjoe biden and donald trump. let's get some more on that, i am joined by democratic strategist and former presidential campaign strategist to the republican party. thank you both very much for being here on bbc news. laura, ifi very much for being here on bbc news. laura, if i can start with you, we have seen a lot of reaction to joe you, we have seen a lot of reaction tojoe biden�*s performance described by some as panic. what would you say, what is your response to what

you have seen? i say, what is your response to what you have seen?— you have seen? i would call it disappointment. _ you have seen? i would call it disappointment. this - you have seen? i would call it disappointment. this was - you have seen? i would call it disappointment. this was an l disappointment. this was an opportunity for president biden to catch up in the swing state polls, in which he is a few points behind. he missed that opportunity. he stepped onto the stage looking to allay fears about his age and in fact, it managed to reinforce them. that is deeply disappointing but democrats are undeterred. winning this race with voters who are understanding and knowing thatjoe biden�*s ages are concerned will now be their task over the next several months. they need to make this a debate about policy in the future of the country and they will have to cut through the noise, even with those concerns hanging over the campaign. ithink those concerns hanging over the campaign. i think that is about persuading the voters and reminding them of the threat and the nature of donald trump. which we did also see on display last night, although it has been obscured because of biden�*s underperformance. putting the spotlight back on donald trump and

on his erratic nature is going to beat thejob of on his erratic nature is going to beat the job of democrats moving forward so that voters can see the clear differences between their economic foreign policy and their temperament. find economic foreign policy and their temperament-— economic foreign policy and their temperament. economic foreign policy and their temerament. �* . ., ., temperament. and laura come as a republican. — temperament. and laura come as a republican. do — temperament. and laura come as a republican, do you _ temperament. and laura come as a republican, do you think— temperament. and laura come as a republican, do you think the - temperament. and laura come as a republican, do you think the trumpj republican, do you think the trump team will actually want to joe republican, do you think the trump team will actually want tojoe biden to stay if team will actually want to joe biden to stay if they see team will actually want tojoe biden to stay if they see him as a potentially easier challenge rather than any more youthful candidate that might suddenly be brought in? that seems to be much harder, that is more _ that seems to be much harder, that is more of— that seems to be much harder, that is more of a — that seems to be much harder, that is more of a parlor game been an actuai— is more of a parlor game been an actual reality and i know that that will continue to be in the conversation over the coming days as a result— conversation over the coming days as a result of— conversation over the coming days as a result of biden underperforming, but it— a result of biden underperforming, but it is— a result of biden underperforming, but it is simply not realistic. the effect _ but it is simply not realistic. the effect of — but it is simply not realistic. the effect of the matter is that biden won resoundingly all of the democratic primaries and his job won resoundingly all of the democratic primaries and hisjob now will be _ democratic primaries and hisjob now will be to— democratic primaries and hisjob now will be to convince democratic voters — will be to convince democratic voters to _ will be to convince democratic voters to come back into the tent and to— voters to come back into the tent and to once — voters to come back into the tent and to once again vote for him. he did himseif— and to once again vote for him. he did himself no favours last night, but there — did himself no favours last night, but there are still a number of months — but there are still a number of months to— but there are still a number of months to go and the task of persuading those voters i would

contend — persuading those voters i would contend is easier for him then for donald _ contend is easier for him then for donald trump to go and get voters who voted — donald trump to go and get voters who voted for biden in 2020 to punch the ticket _ who voted for biden in 2020 to punch the ticket for him. so it is going to be _ the ticket for him. so it is going to be very— the ticket for him. so it is going to be very close race and we will see how — to be very close race and we will see how both campaigns proceed as the months go on.— see how both campaigns proceed as the months go on. donald trump being described as making _ the months go on. donald trump being described as making statements - the months go on. donald trump being described as making statements that l described as making statements that were not verified, repeating falsehoods, what is the response from the republicans and those on the campaign that you are hearing from? , , , ., from? the republicans are gleeful that trum- from? the republicans are gleeful that trump could _ from? the republicans are gleeful that trump could get _ from? the republicans are gleeful that trump could get on _ from? the republicans are gleeful that trump could get on stage - from? the republicans are gleeful that trump could get on stage andj that trump could get on stage and project this image of strength and sound as if he never left the white house. 0ver sound as if he never left the white house. over the past four years he has been conducting rallies, standing behind podiums and do you think the same tone he did when he was president. that is what you hear from the far right faction of the party, that has dwindled inside, actually, we have empirical evidence of that. but they still have all the

power. this election is about the moderates, about those seemingly independently minded voters who are undecided sitting in about six or seven swing states. what we know after last night is that republicans feel very confident in their chances to kickjoe biden out of the white house. in 2020, trump was ousted largely because of his mishandling of the pandemic. this time he was able to make claims last night that joe biden is the one who created inflation, he was able to use absurd phrases like blackjobs. he was even able to get away with making claims that there are afterbirth abortions that there are afterbirth abortions that a former governor of virginia, he said this twice, was for after birth abortions and those would happen again if democrats reinstated row versus wade, thatjoe biden said he would do if you were given a second term. i think the challenge is not only immense, it is intense now forjoe biden. i do not see it being possible for him. i think this

is... i think republicans believe that trump is their best chance again to kick outjoe biden and everybody, both parties need to be very concerned aboutjen is the end about women. these two camps, after the performances of both parties last night, are not only feeling completely discouraged, they may just decide to stay home. so many american women and members of gen z may decide to stay home this november, and that is a huge problem for both parties. find november, and that is a huge problem for both parties— for both parties. and laura, i know ou are for both parties. and laura, i know you are saying _ for both parties. and laura, i know you are saying that _ for both parties. and laura, i know you are saying that joe _ for both parties. and laura, i know you are saying that joe biden - for both parties. and laura, i know you are saying that joe biden will. you are saying thatjoe biden will continue, but you know there is already a lot of talk amongst senior voices thatjoe biden should step down, make way for a younger candidate. that could take the fight more strongly to donald trump. there is a relatively short window, isn't there, if that is going to happen? there is, and it has been a relatively—

there is, and it has been a relatively few hours since the debate — relatively few hours since the debate and i would underscore that there _ debate and i would underscore that there is— debate and i would underscore that there is always talk like this. if i had a _ there is always talk like this. if i had a dollar for every democratic strategist— had a dollar for every democratic strategist that was panicking after the first— strategist that was panicking after the first misstep i would be a very rich womah — the first misstep i would be a very rich woman. the reality is that the democrats — rich woman. the reality is that the democrats are going to have to adjust — democrats are going to have to adjust and what was a difficult race has now— adjust and what was a difficult race has now become a step harder. that means— has now become a step harder. that means we _ has now become a step harder. that means we are retrenching, it means redoubiihg _ means we are retrenching, it means redoubling our efforts to ensure that we — redoubling our efforts to ensure that we are breaking through the media _ that we are breaking through the media noise and talking about the issues _ media noise and talking about the issues. and that is difficult to do, but it— issues. and that is difficult to do, but it is— issues. and that is difficult to do, but it is hot— issues. and that is difficult to do, but it is not impossible. it also means, — but it is not impossible. it also means, we _ but it is not impossible. it also means, we knew going in that these were candidates that are historically not beloved by the electorate. so this was going to be an election — electorate. so this was going to be an election where weaknesses were highlighted. i think the key is going — highlighted. i think the key is going to _ highlighted. i think the key is going to be putting that spotlight back on— going to be putting that spotlight back on donald trump and the tremendous risks that he will, that voters _ tremendous risks that he will, that voters are — tremendous risks that he will, that voters are taking and putting him back irr— voters are taking and putting him back in the — voters are taking and putting him back in the white house. economic policy— back in the white house. economic policy alone, this is someone who underscored his decision last night to raise _ underscored his decision last night to raise tariffs, which would mean

he heating — to raise tariffs, which would mean he heating average american families in he heating average american families ih their— he heating average american families in their pocketbook... if he heating average american families in their pocketbook. . ._ in their pocketbook... if there is so much at _ in their pocketbook... if there is so much at stake _ in their pocketbook... if there is so much at stake with _ in their pocketbook... if there is so much at stake with donald i in their pocketbook... if there is - so much at stake with donald trump doing well, there putting pretty much neck and neck in the polls, is it not incumbent on the democratic party leadership to look for a candidate that could actually manage this campaign and take the fight of more strongly to donald trump? we have seen huge levels of criticism, much stronger levels of criticism then one might normally see against joe biden's performance. you then one might normally see against joe biden's performance.— joe biden's performance. you seem very attached _ joe biden's performance. you seem very attached to _ joe biden's performance. you seem very attached to that _ joe biden's performance. you seem very attached to that outcome, - joe biden's performance. you seem very attached to that outcome, and | joe biden's performance. you seem| very attached to that outcome, and i cannot _ very attached to that outcome, and i cannot i_ very attached to that outcome, and i cannot. i understand that is the media _ cannot. i understand that is the media conversation right now, and that this _ media conversation right now, and that this expression, as if changing candidates — that this expression, as if changing candidates was something that was going _ candidates was something that was going to _ candidates was something that was going to be easy to do or that any other— going to be easy to do or that any other candidate would somehow be more _ other candidate would somehow be more miraculously able to overcome the structural impediments that are in this— the structural impediments that are in this electorate. the fact of the matter— in this electorate. the fact of the matter is— in this electorate. the fact of the matter is that we see opposition candidates, whether you are talking about _ candidates, whether you are talking about labour doing damage to the

tories _ about labour doing damage to the tories ih _ about labour doing damage to the tories in the uk, whether you're talking _ tories in the uk, whether you're talking about the far—right party in france _ talking about the far—right party in france on — talking about the far—right party in france on the steps of president macron's— france on the steps of president macron's legacy. in the united states— macron's legacy. in the united states we see the same thing, pretending that there is a miracle candidate — pretending that there is a miracle candidate that could come in and save _ candidate that could come in and save these electorates from the realities — save these electorates from the realities of the economy right now, ithink— realities of the economy right now, i think is— realities of the economy right now, i think is a — realities of the economy right now, i think is a fool's aaron. this is something _ i think is a fool's aaron. this is something where president biden and his team _ something where president biden and his team and the democratic party and the _ his team and the democratic party and the leaders within it are going to have _ and the leaders within it are going to have to— and the leaders within it are going to have to retrench and regroup and re—message. to have to retrench and regroup and re-message-— to have to retrench and regroup and re-message. obviously, we have no articular re-message. obviously, we have no particular views _ re-message. obviously, we have no particular views on _ re-message. obviously, we have no particular views on any _ re-message. obviously, we have no particular views on any of _ re-message. obviously, we have no particular views on any of these, - re-message. obviously, we have no particular views on any of these, we j particular views on any of these, we are just putting forward questions that are arising publicly in many parts of the media in the last few hours. if i could just bring you in, obviously, it has also been reported for a long time that voters on republican and democratic sides are quite polarised. and actually the people that matter are a relatively small group of people in swing states. how quickly will we get a sense of what their reaction is to

this debate and how might that affect how the republican campaign continues? �* ii' ~ , continues? after 2016, i believe that all americans _ continues? after 2016, i believe that all americans should - continues? after 2016, i believe that all americans should take l continues? after 2016, i believe i that all americans should take post with a grain of salt. the polls really lead us astray back then. 0ne really lead us astray back then. one thing we ought to also remember as americans is that there is an antiestablishment streak that is very much well and alive every four years. it is how donald trump came to power in 2016. americans love something new, we get that chance every four years and we typically take it every eight. in modern presidential history we have never seen a rematch of a former and a current like this. that already made for a very different stage last night. going into last night, biden already knew he had an uphill climb to make people show up to vote for him. but what he was counting on it was getting people to show up to vote against donald trump. after last night, i think that became that much harder. we stood in this moment

where we are so much more technologically connected to the ballot box than ever before, and one thing is true. people can seat with their own two eyes through clips that come right through their phone, through streaming digital sources, that show them howjoe biden did last night. i do believe that yes, media has caused some trouble in our american politics in the ecosystem. but after what i witnessed last night, i am shocked and dismayed that the democrats think it is a goodidea that the democrats think it is a good idea to run this candidate. both candidates are octogenarians, when you have the retirement age coast—to—coast to being anywhere between 61 and 67. this is a moment in which it is historic and the democrats have to behave in that manner. if they do not choose to replace this entire ticket,... they should be prepared to lose this november. should be prepared to lose this november-— should be prepared to lose this november. . ., . november. ok, we will have to leave it there, november. ok, we will have to leave it there. thank _ november. ok, we will have to leave it there, thank you _ november. ok, we will have to leave it there, thank you both _ november. ok, we will have to leave it there, thank you both very - november. ok, we will have to leave

it there, thank you both very much. i it there, thank you both very much. back now to the election here. we are going to turn to the conservative campaign. their campaign is focusing on education today — with a claim that a labour government would mean fewer nursery places, and bigger class sizes in many schools. 0ur correspondent helen catt is travelling with the conservative campaign. the message today from the conservatives is on education, so we are off to teesside to visit a school and a college. rishi sunak will be stressing some of the conservatives' education plans, so the policies that we know they've outlined in their manifesto include banning mobile phones during the school day, rolling out 30 hours of free childcare a week to everyone with children over nine—months—old, and other things like working with schools and local authorities to improve school attendance. so they will be pushing those policies. they are also, at the same time, continuing on that tax theme that you heard from susan there, which is one of the messages that they are very keen to keep on pushing home right up until polling day, will be focusing on attacking labour's plans to put

vat on independent school fees. again, suggesting that that is going to increase class sizes. labour says it will not. bridget phillipson, the shadow education secretary, has called that desperate nonsense. but both parties are pointing to analysis that was done by the institute for fiscal studies about how many children might leave the private sector as a result and move into the state sector. the ifs put that figure at between 17,000 and 40,000. the conservatives are arguing that will push up class sizes in the state sector. labour are pointing to the same ifs analysis and saying, well, actually, the ifs don't think that will be the case because they say that the number of children on school rolls is falling over time. the other thing about this that the conservatives are keen to pick up on today is an interview with bridget phillipson that she did with the sun's never mind the ballots programme, where she was pushed on whether vat would be put on nursery fees where private schools run nurseries. she said that was not labour's plan,

but she didn't quite rule it out. the conservatives have sort of seized on that to say, well, look, that could be something that labour does down the line. again, in terms of pushing that tax messaging, they've decided to name that the �*toddler tax�*. so that's what we'll get i think a bit more of today. helen, in terms of the whole education question, there's also been a lot of comment publicly on the state of higher education and universities. are the conservatives saying anything on that today? completely lost you there. can you repeat the question? sorry, helen, i wasjust saying that the question of university funding obviously has has come up under this government. have they said anything on that today or are we likely to hearfrom them on that? well, i think the focus that we've seen in terms of universities from the conservatives has been about the quality of degrees, or as they see it the quality of degrees, so we know we've got a pledge from them to close what they call "rip off university courses", "mickey mouse degrees".

they would use that money to create 100,000 new apprenticeships every year by the end of the parliament instead. that is what they've been talking about largely in relation to university policy. oh, i should just say i've just got a message from labour, who've messaged me to say we will not be applying vat on nurseries, ao i think that that line might die quite quickly today. the snp campaign bus has taken to the road for the first time. party leader and scottish first ministerjohn swinney stepped off the vehicle for a campaign event in edinburgh. he says it will carry the snp�*s message to all parts of the country and that his key message is that only the snp can be trusted to stand up for scotland in westminster. 0ur correspondent catriona renton was waiting for the bus to make its first stop and she sent us this update.

well, you join us on a very windy calton hill here in central edinburgh, where the snp have just launched their brand new campaign bus, which they're going to criss—cross the country in over the last six days of the campaign, taking their message out to voters. we spoke to the first minister a few minutes ago. voters in scotland are concerned about austerity, about brexit and the cost—of—living and all the damage that's doing to their lives in scotland. 0ur answer to that is to make sure decisions are made in scotland, for scotland. now we know that the labour party are winning this election in england. in scotland, however, there's a real contest and people in scotland, if they want to make sure that there's strong voices to protect us against austerity and to ensure that we can make progress on scotland's constitutional journey, people have got to vote for the snp. as you heard there, the first minister's message to voters is that they want people

to vote for the snp. they believe that the labour party will win the general election, so they believe that the snp is the party to make a difference in scotland. independence, of course, is front and centre of the snp�*s campaign. they say that an independent scotland will have the powers to tackle austerity, the cost of living and the effects of brexit, which they say have been damaging. there's another issue coming to light here in scotland and that's about postal votes. 0ur schools have just broken up for the school holidays and many people try to get away before the english schools break up so that they can get cheaper deals. the consequence of that is that many people will be away on holiday on llth july and if they've not received their postal vote before they go they're going to not have the opportunity to vote. there are calls for a reform of that system in light of what has happened here in future elections. the bus is going to make its way

down towards the borders. by this time next week, we are likely to know who's won the general election, but until every vote is cast the politicians won't stop campaigning. here on bbc news we've spent each day scrutinising the campaign promises and how they could affect the whole country, but we're also taking time to report on the particular issues in different parts of the uk and look at how they could affect the outcome. live now to barry island and wales reporter david grundy. iamon i am on barry island, lovely sunshine today and it is busy here. the chips to smell delicious. people in barry know what is occurring. and they do because this seat is what is

known as a bellwether seat. the vale of glamorgan has for the past a0 years, every time they have elected an mp, it is being from a party that has gone on to win the general election. people who are tapped into what is going on. rishi sunak, the day he dried off in the rain after that announcement in downing street, he came straight here. he was met with an awkward silence when he asked people working in a brewery if they were looking forward to the euros. this is a key seat and the conservatives want to keep hold of it. labourare conservatives want to keep hold of it. labour are tight on their heels. as swing to take a seat from the conservatives would just be a 2.6% swing. the vale of glamorgan is one of the most affluent parts of the country, high house prices, people are fairly wealthy. it is mainly a rural area with a lot of

agriculture. it has some heavy industry as well, chemicals, aerospace and defence. it is also a big holiday destination. you can see the people here on the beach today and join the friday lunchtime lunchtime. there are pockets of deprivation, barry itself. the one thing that keeps coming up no matter where they are on that spectrum of being economically wealthy or not, the one thing that keeps coming up as the economy and the cost of living. people are worried about paying their bills, the grocery shop, paying their mortgages. younger people are worried about soaring rents and the cost of living. people are also worried about how much money they will have to spend at the end of every week. some of the business here said they are busy but people are being more frugal. the economy is important. you can see how important the economy is today, 30 miles down the

coast, those potential thousands of job losses at tata steel. you can see how costly politics can be. those decisions politicians make really affect people in their day—to—day lives. is really affect people in their day-to-day lives.— really affect people in their day-to-day lives. is it possible to sense whether _ day-to-day lives. is it possible to sense whether people _ day-to-day lives. is it possible to sense whether people are - day-to-day lives. is it possible to sense whether people are paying| day-to-day lives. is it possible to - sense whether people are paying more attention? i sense whether people are paying more attention? ., . sense whether people are paying more attention? . , ., attention? i have been on the roof ofthe attention? i have been on the roof of the past — attention? i have been on the roof of the past three _ attention? i have been on the roof of the past three weeks, - attention? i have been on the roof of the past three weeks, i - attention? i have been on the roof of the past three weeks, i think i of the past three weeks, i think i've done about 2,000 miles looking at all the new constituencies in wales. this selection they are going down from a0 mps to 32. the boundaries have been redrawn. lots of people are telling me that they are thinking about tactically voting. there have been more labour mps than anybody else since 1922.

people are paying attention. in the last leg of this there is a bit of complacency. people are getting fed up complacency. people are getting fed up of seeing the politicians on the screen every day. people just want some change and that is properly going to colour how they vote over the next few weeks. it going to colour how they vote over the next few weeks.— the next few weeks. it sounds like ou have the next few weeks. it sounds like you have earned _ the next few weeks. it sounds like you have earned your— the next few weeks. it sounds like you have earned your fish - the next few weeks. it sounds like you have earned your fish and - the next few weeks. it sounds like l you have earned your fish and chips on the beach, david. you are watching bbc news. you can stay up to date with all of our election coverage on the bbc news website and app. tata, the owner of the uk's biggest steelworks, says it may shut the site in port talbot in south wales next month, earlier than planned, because of a strike by workers. up to 1,500 members of the unite union are expected to walk out next month over the firm's plan to cutjobs.

0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith reports. the blast furnaces at port talbot dominate the skyline, but their days are numbered. both are due to shut down over the summer, the second in september, bringing an end to steel—making from scratch. a new electric furnace will be built here eventually, but 2,800 jobs will go. # the workers united will never be defeated.# the unite union's been pushing for the company to hold off. its workers are planning to strike in protest from july the 8th. now, tata has said it will bring forward the change, citing safety concerns unless the union calls it off. but unite won't back down. we're absolutely appalled by tata's announcement. to threaten to close down the blast furnace, uh, early

is not the way the company should be behaving. they should be negotiating seriously with us. there is investment to be put into the plant, so it is completely and utterly unacceptable. the welsh government says the news is extraordinary and will cause huge anxiety for the workforce. tata says it's not a decision it would take lightly, but the stand—off has only increased pressure and anger in port talbot. hywel griffith, bbc news. france is to hold the first round of parliamentary elections this weekend with the hard right widely predicted to take the single largest share of the vote. president macron, who called the snap vote after the right wing national rally party won almost a third of the vote in european elections earlier this month, has warned that support for extreme parties on the left and right could plunge the country into civil war. to gauge the public mood our correspondent andrew harding has been to brittany, long considered one of the most politically

moderate corners of france. the beaches are filling up, the olympics are just around the corner, but the summer mood here in brittany is not as relaxed as it might appear. the hard right is on the march, as it is across france. 19—year—old matiss is campaigning for the hard right national rally. it's not to many people's taste here. "it's fascism. it's fascism", says alain montier. "you have to call a spade a spade and they're fascists". but matiss insists the national rally has changed and that its core message restricting immigration is timely and popular ingredient identitaire.

"our country is having an identity crisis", matiss says. "people come here and don't learn our language. "they don't assimilate". that message, amplified by the media, is cutting through, even in moderate, white, rural brittany. "we have a history. "a culture", says armand, a retired fireman. and you fear you're losing it, iask. "i'm worried", he says. along the coast in the big city of lorient basketball practice in a poor and diverse neighbourhood. the coach here, jeremy robert, says new immigrants are highly motivated to integrate and to succeed, but his charity is so worried about the upcoming elections that it's taken an extraordinary step. "we never tell people who to vote for", says maxime godfroid, "but this time we're saying, don't vote for the national rally "because it's dangerous".

watching the world go by at a nearby cafe, said, a pensioner originally from algeria. "national rally is dangerous", he agrees. "my wife wears the veil but they want to ban it, so she's afraid in lorient, a port famous for its old world war ii submarine base, the left and centre may yet unite to see off the hard right in these elections, but there is no guarantee of that. these are anxious times in france. president macron has even warned of civil war. that feels overblown, yet the consensus here that has always kept the populist far right well away from serious power is suddenly looking very shaky. and so france braces for a nerve—wracking summer. andrew harding, bbc news brittany. after the arrival of festival—goers over the past few days, glastonbury kicks off properly later

today with 200,000 people expected at worthy farm this weekend. let's speak to our news correspondent emily brown, who is busy mixing work and pleasure at the festival. yes, glastonbury festival is well and truly under way. squeeze are performing behind us. lots of acts will be performing over the weekend. there are two female headliners this weekend, qld pack will be here later today. i have managed to catch up with another performer, corinne bailey rae, who will be performing yesterday. she spoke to me earlier. i love it here. i have played here with— i love it here. i have played here with all— i love it here. i have played here with all four of my records. we have had lots _ with all four of my records. we have had lots of _ with all four of my records. we have had lots of support from the 80s family _ had lots of support from the 80s family i— had lots of support from the 80s family. i love it here. i love all the different stages. i have played

the different stages. i have played the pyramid stage before. itjust feels _ the pyramid stage before. itjust feels very— the pyramid stage before. itjust feels very familiar and good, the right— feels very familiar and good, the right place for the music. 0ne one of the fantastic things about glastonbury is that the —— people don't hold back with their outfits. your outfit is fantastic. my don't hold back with their outfits. your outfit is fantastic.— don't hold back with their outfits. your outfit is fantastic. my name is ra . i'm your outfit is fantastic. my name is ray. i'm michelle. _ your outfit is fantastic. my name is ray. i'm michelle. where - your outfit is fantastic. my name is ray. i'm michelle. where are - your outfit is fantastic. my name is ray. i'm michelle. where are you | ray. i'm michelle. where are you from? bristol. _ ray. i'm michelle. where are you from? bristol. how— ray. i'm michelle. where are you from? bristol. how is— ray. i'm michelle. where are you from? bristol. how is your - from? bristol. how is your glastonbury _ from? bristol. how is your glastonbury weekend - from? bristol. how is your i glastonbury weekend going? from? bristol. how is your _ glastonbury weekend going? amazing. we have been — glastonbury weekend going? amazing. we have been here _ glastonbury weekend going? amazing. we have been here since _ glastonbury weekend going? amazing. we have been here since tuesday - we have been here since tuesday because _ we have been here since tuesday because we took the caravan, the better— because we took the caravan, the better option than being in the tent _ better option than being in the tent we — better option than being in the tent. we have been thoroughly enjoying — tent. we have been thoroughly enjoying it since we got here. who are ou enjoying it since we got here. who are you most _ enjoying it since we got here. tiprirv are you most looking enjoying it since we got here. tip“i;r> are you most looking forward to see? coldplay. are you most looking forward to see? coldla . .,

are you most looking forward to see? coldla. . . . , are you most looking forward to see? coldla. . . ., , . . coldplay. keane. what is your advice to an bod coldplay. keane. what is your advice to anybody who _ coldplay. keane. what is your advice to anybody who hasn't _ coldplay. keane. what is your advice to anybody who hasn't been - coldplay. keane. what is your advice to anybody who hasn't been before? | to anybody who hasn't been before? just come, be yourself and enjoy. drink— just come, be yourself and enjoy. drink plenty— just come, be yourself and enjoy. drink plenty of— just come, be yourself and enjoy. drink plenty of water, _ just come, be yourself and enjoy. drink plenty of water, which - just come, be yourself and enjoy. drink plenty of water, which is - just come, be yourself and enjoy. l drink plenty of water, which is what we are _ drink plenty of water, which is what we are obviously drinking here! it has got _ we are obviously drinking here! it has got a — we are obviously drinking here! it has got a bit of apple juice in it, i has got a bit of apple juice in it, wont — has got a bit of apple juice in it, wont tie _ has got a bit of apple 'uice in it, i went “at has got a bit of apple 'uice in it, i won't lie. everybody is having a really good _ i won't lie. everybody is having a really good time _ i won't lie. everybody is having a really good time here _ i won't lie. everybody is having a really good time here at - i won't lie. everybody is having a - really good time here at glastonbury and many acts will be performing over the weekend. glastonbury is one of the most famous music festivals in the world, but alongside the headline acts, it has long prided itself on bringing sounds from across the musical spectrum to the audience. but once in a while, something completely unexpected comes along — like, for example, a dance version of our very own news theme. here to introduce it is a familiarface, and just a warning that this piece does contain some flashing images.

a couple of years ago, 6 music asked me to do a drum and bass set. quite a few things followed and now i can't quite believe it, but i'm going to be deejaying at glastonbury. and when it was announced, i got a message on social media from someone suggesting i remix the bbc news theme, and it got me thinking, could we do that? so ross messaged me and said, "how do you fancy doing a remix of the news music as a drum and bass remix?" and i thought but i'm not a drum and bass expert. we needed some help. it's not every day that someone gets asked to remix the bbc news. say no more, i'm in, let's do this. bbc new theme plays. i came up with the idea of let's start the track as a bbc news headline. 0k, a news presenter doing a voiceover on a drum and bass track is unusual. in the late 1990s, bbc news introduced new theme music. how do you get from the slow news theme into that drum and bass feel? increase the bpm, turn it up. # five, four. and then we go into the the big

up—to—date drum and bass, all in, big basses. different vibes and different melodies. there's jungle flavours in there, there's drum and bass. there's so much going on. well, the finished product, i couldn't have ever imagined it would sound like that. it's absolutely amazing. it's such a beautiful piece of music. so the track's done and i can't wait to play it at glastonbury. let's bring you some breaking news. thousands of uk bank customers have been hit with payment problems. hsbc, nationwide, barclays and virgin money have all been affected by the issue. many customers have been complaining on social media

saying that their salaries have an paid into their accounts. hsbc says it is aware that his customers are having issues. nationwide has told the bbc it was aware of third—party payment issues impacting some providers, including nationwide, which had delayed a small number of payments. they say that some customers had received their salary or pension. virgin money say their problems have been resolved. hsbc sank their it teams are working to get the services back to normal, but if you have accounts with those banks are providers then to check your account. there is more on the website if you need it. this summer marks a0 years since york minster was engulfed by fire,

devastating a part of the building which dated back to the 13th century. now a new exhibition will trace the memories of those who fought the blaze and restored the minster to its former glory. 0ur reporter alison freeman has spoken to some of them. it was one of the worst cathedral fires of modern times. in the early hours ofjuly the 9th, 198a, a lightning strike on york minster started a fire which tore through the south transept. among those fighting the fire that night wasjohn mckenzie. we got to the minster about 2:37 in the morning, and the turntable ladder was getting up to the rose window from the outside, but it couldn't get really high enough to apply water from the top. sojohn and his colleagues used a series of ladders to gain access to the inner vault of the roof of the burning building to tackle the blaze from the inside. you must have been acutely aware, when you were up there, of the significance of this fire.

yes. at one point we thought we might actually lose this fire, and we had a really petrifying sense of almost personal loss. we felt we can't let it go. and that's one of the reasons why we stayed there and continued to do what we were doing. when it fell away... yes. ..that must have made a hell of a noise. it did, yes. you could more hear it than see it. you could hear big sections of the vault falling to the south transept floor here. but we're not daft. we wouldn't have put ourselves in danger, and we knew we were having some good effect. and so we wanted to stay there, to keep having an effect. as the building burned, those who lived and worked at york minster salvaged as much as they could. stonemasonjohn david was there. we were taking anything out of the minster which we could carry. small bits of furniture, altar furniture. you'd see a sort of canon struggling with a carpet, which came from the front of an altar or something like that, and you'd just give a hand.

sometimes you'd say, "shall we take this? shall we take that? " we were just all helping each other. i think the chief fire officer turned up, and he wasn't comfortable with the fact that we were still in the roof, you know, from a health and safety point of view. anyway, we probably feigned indignation at being withdrawn from the roof in the way that we was, but actually it's probablyjust as well that we were. eventually, i went round to the west front and just stood outside and saw the roof collapse, which was shocking but appalling, but it evidently saved the rest of the building. both men have now told theirfascinating memories of that night to the team, who've created an exhibition about the fire that starts in the minster this weekend. there's shock, there's horror, there's huge emotion. - there's people that came to see it the next day and just sobbed - because it... it's, you know, it's- such a symbol of york. and there's just a great little note about how the dean's cat, - amidst all the chaos, curled up

and had a little sleep on one i of the altar cloths. but there's also this overriding sense of, j we know we can put it back together again, i and a great practicalityl and an immediate, um, response in that way ofjust getting on with the job that is at hand, - which is really impressive to look back on. - that's a very yorkshire response as well, isn't it? i think that's fair to say. yeah, absolutely. the subsequent renovation took four years and £2.25 million, but it also had a bit of help along the way. we've been asked if blue peter will design six of the new oak bosses that will decorate the vaulting of the south transept roof. more than 30,000 children and young people entered the blue peter competition, and the six lucky winners got to see them being made and installed. i don't like to look. one of those designs is being brought to life yet again, as a badge to commemorate the a0th anniversary of the fire.

those that were there on the night, and then carried out the restoration, know they played a key part in the minster�*s history. it's always a privilege because only a few generations of people are able to get up there. and, until someone decides some of the bosses need regilding or painting or something, nobody will ever go up there. so... and that could be, you know, 150, 200 years time. so it's unusual and you never get used to it. you must be proud to have been involved in how much was saved. oh, yeah. i don't suppose the right word. i'm relieved that a lot was saved. there was 137 of us on thatjob. of course it was all 137 of us who put the fire out. alison freeman, bbc news, york. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello. today got off to a pretty soggy start in the north of the uk.

some heavy rain first thing in northern scotland, but not much in the way of rain further south and through the weekend it's actually looking dry for many. not quite for all. there will be some spells of sunshine. the earliest satellite picture shows this curl of cloud, which brought some wet and quite blustery weather in northern scotland through the morning. this afternoon, the heaviest rain pulling away across the northern isles. it does stay quite windy in the north, where we will see some showers further south. lighter winds, still quite breezy, but not as many showers. some spells of sunshine. we have, however, lost the real warmth of the last few days. temperatures at 5:00, around 22 degrees there in london and then through this evening and tonight, where we see clear skies, it will turn really quite chilly, but it won't be clear everywhere, because this zone of cloud and patchy rain does work its way in from the west, holding temperatures up, say, across parts of wales, northwest england, 12 degrees there for liverpool as we start saturday morning.

so for tomorrow, this frontal system pushing in from the west. but this is really a very weak affair. not much energy about this weather system. so just a zone of cloud. some patchy rain, particularly across parts of wales northern england that won't move very far really through the day. to the north of that northern ireland, southern and central scotland largely dry with some sunshine, northern scotland seeing cloud and some showers, and then towards the south and the south—east of england, some spells of sunshine and actually a shot of warmer air pushing up from the south, so highs of around 25 degrees there in the capital. now, as we head into the second half of the weekend, this ridge of high pressure tries to build from the atlantic. around the top of that high, though, we will see a fair amount of cloud filtering its way in. maybe some showers first thing across southern england, then moving across the channel islands. 0therwise largely dry, but with a lot of cloud or two showers and temperatures no great shakes really. 1a degrees in stornoway 21. he high in london. now into next week, we will see

a run of westerly winds and frontal systems pushing in from the atlantic. but this ridge of high pressure to the south will never be too far away. i suspect that means that southern parts of the uk won't see an awful lot of rain, whereas further north and west we will see rain at times and it's not going to be particularly warm.

today at one. .. joe biden struggles in the first us presidential debate against donald trump. confused and unfocused, his performance raised fresh concerns among voters about his fitness for office. . . among voters about his fitness for office. . , . office. excuse me, dealing with everything _ office. excuse me, dealing with everything we _ office. excuse me, dealing with everything we have _ office. excuse me, dealing with everything we have to - office. excuse me, dealing with everything we have to deal - office. excuse me, dealing with i everything we have to deal with. .. everything we have to deal with... look... if @ we finally beat medicare. look... if @ we finally beat medicare-— look... if @ we finally beat medicare. ~ ., , ., . medicare. also on the programme... what annoys — medicare. also on the programme... what annoys me _ medicare. also on the programme... what annoys me is _ medicare. also on the programme... what annoys me is bleep, _ medicare. also on the programme... what annoys me is bleep, what - medicare. also on the programme... | what annoys me is bleep, what good is he? _ what annoys me is bleep, what good is he? . , ., ., . is he? campaigners for reform uk are filmed making —

is he? campaigners for reform uk are filmed making racist _ is he? campaigners for reform uk are filmed making racist and _ is he? campaigners for reform uk are filmed making racist and homophobicl filmed making racist and homophobic remarks. the prime minister condemns this. it remarks. the prime minister condemns this. ., ~ . remarks. the prime minister condemns this. . ,, , . , remarks. the prime minister condemns this. .«r , . , ., �* this. it makes me angry, i don't re eat this. it makes me angry, i don't repeat those — this. it makes me angry, i don't repeat those words _ this. it makes me angry, i don't repeat those words lightly, - this. it makes me angry, i don't repeat those words lightly, i - this. it makes me angry, i don't repeat those words lightly, i do | this. it makes me angry, i don't i repeat those words lightly, i do so deliberately because it's too important not to call out clearly for what it is.— important not to call out clearly for what it is. the man accused of ”lottin for what it is. the man accused of plotting to _ for what it is. the man accused of plotting to kidnap, _ for what it is. the man accused of plotting to kidnap, murder- for what it is. the man accused of plotting to kidnap, murder and i for what it is. the man accused of. plotting to kidnap, murder and rape holly willoughby gives evidence at his trial. learner drivers face a four month waiting list to book their practical driving test. and elvis presley's iconic blue suede shoes go up for auction. and coming up on bbc news... andy murray has been drawn to face tomas machac of the czech republic in round one of the men's singles at wimbledon — if he's fit to play. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne.

us presidentjoe biden and his rival donald trump have gone head to head