the prime minister condemns remarks. the prime minister condemns this. it remarks. the prime minister condemns this. . ~ , ., , remarks. the prime minister condemns this. w , ., , ., �* 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 one.

us presidentjoe biden and his rival donald trump have gone head to head he has been criticised for a week and hesitant performance in the first head—to—head tv debate. he struggled as his rivalformer president donald trump made repeated claims that weren't true as the two sparred over their respective terms in office. they even swiped at each other about golf are several key topics were not mentioned at all. let's speak tojohn sudworth, who is in atlanta, where the debate took place. this was a bad night for us politics. yes, in normal circumstances the focus might be on those falsehoods that littered donald trump �*s performance, but in contrast he appeared presidential. this was a terrible night forjoe biden, faltering, at times seeming to be

unable to complete his train of thought, and an event that was asked for by the democrats that had the purpose of trying to allay concerns about his age and mental competence has only amplified them and it has pushed those long simmering worries about whether he is the right man to head into this election and just four months' time into the wide open. trump, trump, trump... for the first time in debate history, a former president arriving to debate a current president. cheering. that current president aiming to be the oldest incumbent of the white house in us history. joe biden. four years ago, when these two men met, it ended up in a slanging match. donald trump. but even new rules didn't stop the insults from flying. the only reason i'm here is he's so bad as a president that i'm going to make america great again. my son was not a loser. he was not a sucker. you're the sucker. you're the loser. both men accused the other of trashing the economy, clashing over tax cuts and inflation.

he's the only president other than herbert hoover who's lost morejobs than he had when he began. since herbert hoover. the onlyjobs he created are for illegal immigrants and bounce back jobs. the bounce back from the covid. at times, joe biden sounded hoarse and difficult to understand. his aides said he had a cold, but there have been persistent concerns about his concentration and stamina, and this did not dispel those worries. excuse me with, um, dealing with everything we have to do with, uh... look, if... we finally beat medicare. thank you, president biden. abortion and immigration were hotly contested, with donald trump delivering perhaps his strongest line of the night. we are living right now in a rat's nest. they're killing our people in new york, in california, in every state in the union, because we don't have borders anymore. every state is now a border. when both men were asked

about their age — joe biden is 81, donald trump 78 — they ended up in a bizarre argument about golf. i told you before, i'm happy to play golf if you carry your own bag. think you can do it? that's the biggest lie, that he's a six handicap of all. i was an eight handicap. yeah, eight. but you know how many i've... seen your swing. i know your swing. there was little in this debate to change the minds of the committed. both men made well—worn attacks on one another. both men hurled well—worn insults at one another. what will really count is how this lands with the small number of undecided voters in those key swing states that will decide november's election. gary o'donoghue, at the presidential debate in atlanta, for bbc news. this is how the us has been waking up and reacting to the debate. president biden faces a backlash from inside his own party after a very shaky debate performance. same

very shaky debate performance. some house democrats _ very shaky debate performance. some house democrats talking _ very shaky debate performance. some house democrats talking about him having _ house democrats talking about him having to _ house democrats talking about him having to step down. | house democrats talking about him having to step down.— having to step down. i don't know what he said _ having to step down. i don't know what he said at _ having to step down. i don't know what he said at the _ having to step down. i don't know what he said at the end _ having to step down. i don't know what he said at the end of - having to step down. i don't know what he said at the end of the - what he said at the end of the sentence. _ what he said at the end of the sentence. i_ what he said at the end of the sentence, i don't _ what he said at the end of the sentence, i don't think- what he said at the end of the sentence, i don't think he - what he said at the end of the i sentence, i don't think he knew what he said at the end of the - sentence, i don't think he knew what he said _ sentence, i don't think he knew what he said eithen — sentence, idon't think he knew what he said either. john— sentence, i don't think he knew what he said either.— he said either. john sudworth his withers, he said either. john sudworth his withers. do _ he said either. john sudworth his withers, do joe _ he said either. john sudworth his withers, do joe biden's _ he said either. john sudworth his. withers, do joe biden's supporters withers, dojoe biden's supporters still think he is the right choice as the democratic candidate? the first thing to _ as the democratic candidate? ire: first thing to say is as the democratic candidate? ii2 first thing to say is for even those who before this debate might have been wondering whether he was the right man, it's very difficult to know what they can do about it. he has won the democrat primaries, he is en route to being crowned as the official democrat party candidate in just a few weeks' time. that said, the conversation is absolutely out in the open. president biden's supporters are focusing on the question of his record but being president isn'tjust about record, it's about communication, and few people think that when it came to last night's debate he measured up to that mark.

last night's debate he measured up to that mark-— to that mark. john, thank you, and for more analysis _ to that mark. john, thank you, and for more analysis on _ to that mark. john, thank you, and for more analysis on the _ for more analysis on the presidential debate you can listen to the latest podcast available on radio [i and bbc sounds. the prime minister has said he is angry and nigel farage has questions to answer after campaigners for reform uk were filmed making homophobic and racist remarks. nigel farage has distanced himself from the remarks. the footage was recorded in clacton. this report from our political reporter ian watson contains offensive reaction. this campaigner in clacton had remarks on what the army should do to illegal immigrants. the campaigner andrew parker said they hadn't told nigel farage about his views and apologised if he

brought the party into disrepute but, hang on, channelli brought the party into disrepute but, hang on, channel [i also heard the views of another campaigner, this time on gay people and the rainbow flag. now, it should be stressed that these are campaigners, not candidates. they are self—selecting volunteers although the second one you heard from is well known to nigel farage. he has of course had problems with the actual candidates too but blamed that on the betting company employed for not doing their job. the other party leaders say that nigel farage himself should take responsibility for those who support him. mr; take responsibility for those who suoport him-— take responsibility for those who su--ort him. g ., ., , ., support him. my two daughters have to see and hear _ support him. my two daughters have to see and hear reform _ support him. my two daughters have to see and hear reform people - support him. my two daughters have to see and hear reform people who | to see and hear reform people who campaign for nigel farage calling me and expletive pro, i don't repeat those words lightly, i do so deliberately because this is too

important not to call out clearly for what it is.— important not to call out clearly for what it is. you have to ask the cuestion for what it is. you have to ask the question why _ for what it is. you have to ask the question why so _ for what it is. you have to ask the question why so many _ for what it is. you have to ask the question why so many people - for what it is. you have to ask the | question why so many people who for what it is. you have to ask the - question why so many people who will rip supporting reform seem to be exposed _ rip supporting reform seem to be exposed in this particular way. it's for a _ exposed in this particular way. it's for a leader— exposed in this particular way. it's for a leader to change his or her party— for a leader to change his or her party to— for a leader to change his or her party to make sure the culture is right— party to make sure the culture is right and — party to make sure the culture is right and the standards are understood by everybody within the party~ _ understood by everybody within the -a . understood by everybody within the .a _ ., ., understood by everybody within the party. nigel farage says those campaigners _ party. nigel farage says those campaigners in _ party. nigel farage says those campaigners in clacton - party. nigel farage says those campaigners in clacton are - party. nigel farage says those campaigners in clacton are no| party. nigel farage says those - campaigners in clacton are no longer on his campaign. campaigners in clacton are no longer on his campaign-— on his campaign. perhaps one of the reasons the — on his campaign. perhaps one of the reasons the odd _ on his campaign. perhaps one of the reasons the odd person _ on his campaign. perhaps one of the reasons the odd person like - on his campaign. perhaps one of the reasons the odd person like this - reasons the odd person like this gravitates— reasons the odd person like this gravitates towards _ reasons the odd person like this gravitates towards us _ reasons the odd person like this gravitates towards us it's - reasons the odd person like this i gravitates towards us it's because ironically— gravitates towards us it's because ironically the _ gravitates towards us it's because ironically the bnp _ gravitates towards us it's because ironically the bnp don't _ gravitates towards us it's because ironically the bnp don't exist - gravitates towards us it's because ironically the bnp don't exist any| ironically the bnp don't exist any more _ ironically the bnp don't exist any more when— ironically the bnp don't exist any more when we _ ironically the bnp don't exist any more. when we find _ ironically the bnp don't exist any more. when we find out- ironically the bnp don't exist any more. when we find out who - ironically the bnp don't exist anyl more. when we find out who they ironically the bnp don't exist any - more. when we find out who they are, we get _ more. when we find out who they are, we get rid _ more. when we find out who they are, we get rid of— more. when we find out who they are, we get rid of them _ more. when we find out who they are, we get rid of them and _ more. when we find out who they are, we get rid of them and on. _ more. when we find out who they are, we get rid of them and on. nigel- we get rid of them and on. nigel farare we get rid of them and on. nigel farage tends _ we get rid of them and on. nigel farage tends to _ we get rid of them and on. nigel farage tends to subscribe - we get rid of them and on. farage tends to subscribe to we get rid of them and on.- farage tends to subscribe to the adage there is no such thing as bad publicity but in this campaign that theory is being tested almost to destruction. iain watson, bbc news. ian is with us now. powerful comments here from the prime minister. , ., comments here from the prime minister. , . , , ., minister. yes, an impassioned intervention _ minister. yes, an impassioned intervention by _ minister. yes, an impassioned intervention by rishi _ minister. yes, an impassioned intervention by rishi sunak. i minister. yes, an impassioned - intervention by rishi sunak. that's not words you usually hear about the

prime minister but he didn't look as angry as he said he was about the terminology that had been used to describe him by one of the canvassers, one of the campaigners in nigel farage's campaign in clacton and what is interesting is this, really, initially, this is my view, i think downing street would disagree, initially i think a softly—softly approach was taken to nigel farage's party so that the conservatives didn't alienate some of the former supporters who they might be able to bring back into the fold before polling day, but that has definitely changed recently. first of all they've been given some ammunition by nigel farage when he talked about the west effectively promoting putin and giving him a reason to launch his illegal invasion of ukraine. the prime minister and indeed the foreign defence secretary ben wallace beast in. today, using those comments by those offensive comments by some of the campaign is clacton, the prime

minister is going basically head to head with nigel farage blaming him for the kind of culture in his party, so too did keir starmer come and for rishi sunak the stakes are incredibly high because disproportionately reform has been taking support away from him, it's a week out from polling day and he now has to have a very clear dividing line with reform if he hopes to recover and hopes to hold onto as many seats as possible next thursday. many seats as possible next thursday-— many seats as possible next thursda. ., ~ ., . ., you can find a full list of all the candidates standing in the clacton constituency on the bbc news website. and tonight we'll be hearing from the leader of reform uk, nigel farage, in the latest question time leaders' special series, alongside co—leader of the green party, adrian ramsay. they'll each face 30 minutes of your questions. the one—hour programme is on bbc one and iplayer at 8pm. the man accused of plotting to abduct, rape and murder the tv presenter holly willoughby, is giving evidence

at his trial today. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba joins us from outside the court. what has gavin plumb said? he's been aaivin what has gavin plumb said? he's been giving evidence — what has gavin plumb said? he's been giving evidence all— what has gavin plumb said? he's been giving evidence all morning. _ what has gavin plumb said? he's been giving evidence all morning. he - what has gavin plumb said? he's been giving evidence all morning. he was i giving evidence all morning. he was asked about a previous conviction, on one occasion he tried to force a woman off a train, saying he had a gun. another occasion, he tried to tie up two 16—year—old girls in the shop where he worked. he was asked what was going through his head when he did these things and he said that it was a cry for help, he was in a toxic relationship and he wanted to get arrested to escape it. it was asked about various online conversations he had had and then personal whatsapp conversations he had had particularly with a man only known as mark. they discussed home abductions on holly willoughby allegedly and he was asked by his

barrister, was this something you expect it to happen? no, he replied, it was something i knew was never going to happen, i was passing the time chatting. he was also asked about a comment he made about jumping over holly willoughby�*s wall. he pointed out he was at the time between 28 and 30 stone. he said in terms of physicality he would have more chance of tripping over the step. he will continue giving evidence in his defence this afternoon. ., ., ,, giving evidence in his defence this afternoon. ., . ~' , ., afternoon. lizo, thank you. the princess royal _ afternoon. lizo, thank you. the princess royal has _ afternoon. lizo, thank you. the princess royal has returned - afternoon. lizo, thank you. the i princess royal has returned home from hospital where she was being treated for a minor head injury and concussion. princess anne was taken to hospital on sunday after she was thought to have been injured by a horse. she is not expected to return to public duties until doctors say it is safe to do so. thousands of uk bank customers have been hit by payment problems affecting some of the biggest high street lenders. hsbc, nationwide, barclays and

virgin money have all been affected byissues virgin money have all been affected by issues with a system which operates payments by individuals and firms. our personalfinance firms. our personal finance correspondent firms. our personalfinance correspondent kevin peachey has been looking into this. how exactly is this affecting people? it’s looking into this. how exactly is this affecting people?— this affecting people? it's not unusual for _ this affecting people? it's not unusual for banks _ this affecting people? it's not unusual for banks to - this affecting people? it's not unusual for banks to be - this affecting people? it's not i unusual for banks to be affected this affecting people? it's not - unusual for banks to be affected by it glitches but what seems significant this time is that the banks say that it's affecting a system that they share, a payment system that they share, a payment system called faster payments, which effectively ensures millions of payments are made almost instantly everyday but it seems today, there have been some delays those payments and it's taking longerfor them to be processed. now, the real—life impact of this of course on the last friday of the month is that for many people that means their wages are not being paid into their accounts, all they've been delayed, and also people trying to pay their bills, they are struggling as well. obviously there has been a furious

response from people, saying this is really affecting their day—to—day life. the banks have apologised and said they are going through the system is now and trying to get those payments all made. some of the difficulties for some people as they are trying to get onto their apps or their online accounts to see if everything is going through smoothly and they are struggling with that too. ., ~ , ., and they are struggling with that too. . ~' , ., �* and they are struggling with that too. . ~' ,, �* ., too. kevin, thank you. a former fu'itsu too. kevin, thank you. a former fujitsu engineer _ too. kevin, thank you. a former fujitsu engineer said _ too. kevin, thank you. a former fujitsu engineer said he - too. kevin, thank you. a former fujitsu engineer said he was - too. kevin, thank you. a former - fujitsu engineer said he was trapped into doing things he shouldn't have done. garethjenkins who acted as an expert witness in cases where sub—postmasters were wrongly accused of stealing money is giving evidence for a fourth day in his role in the it scandal. emma simpson is at the inquiry. tell us what he said this morning. today it is the turn for the barristers of the victims to

give garethjenkins a grilling. she give gareth jenkins a grilling. she met mr a give garethjenkins a grilling. si2 met mr a was give garethjenkins a grilling. s“i2 met mr a was sent to prison while pregnant and garethjenkins gave pregnant and gareth jenkins gave evidence pregnant and garethjenkins gave evidence on pregnant and gareth jenkins gave evidence on the pregnant and garethjenkins gave evidence on the horizon pregnant and gareth jenkins gave evidence on the horizon system without giving evidence on the bugs and defects and her barrister did not hold back about his role in the wrongful conviction of cima mystery. isn't it the truth that you knew the horizon— isn't it the truth that you knew the horizon programme was a nonsense and that was— horizon programme was a nonsense and that was causing harm? no. you hate it, that was causing harm? no- it, didn't that was causing harm? you hate it, didn't you? that was causing harm? no. you hate it, didn't you? you did not. never mind _ it, didn't you? you did not. never mind whether a by—product of protecting the monster was that a woman— protecting the monster was that a woman was sent to jail, mrjenkins. never— woman was sent to jail, mrjenkins. never mind — woman was sent to jail, mrjenkins. never mind that. i'm sorry for what happened to her. but i _ i'm sorry for what happened to her. but i feel— i'm sorry for what happened to her. but i feel that — i'm sorry for what happened to her. but i feel that was _

i'm sorry for what happened to her. but i feel that was down _ i'm sorry for what happened to her. but i feel that was down to - i'm sorry for what happened to her. but i feel that was down to the - i'm sorry for what happened to her. but i feel that was down to the way| but i feel that was down to the way paul had _ but i feel that was down to the way paul had behaved _ but i feel that was down to the way paul had behaved and _ but i feel that was down to the way paul had behaved and was - but i feel that was down to the way paul had behaved and was not - but i feel that was down to the way. paul had behaved and was not purely down to— paul had behaved and was not purely down to me — paul had behaved and was not purely down to me i— paul had behaved and was not purely down to me. i clearly— paul had behaved and was not purely down to me. i clearly got _ paul had behaved and was not purely down to me. i clearly got trapped - down to me. i clearly got trapped into doing — down to me. i clearly got trapped into doing things _ down to me. i clearly got trapped into doing things i— down to me. i clearly got trapped into doing things i should - down to me. i clearly got trapped into doing things i should not - down to me. i clearly got trappedl into doing things i should not have done _ into doing things i should not have done but _ into doing things i should not have done but that— into doing things i should not have done but that was _ into doing things i should not have done but that was not _ into doing things i should not have done but that was not intentional. into doing things i should not have i done but that was not intentional on my behalf _ done but that was not intentional on my behalf he— done but that was not intentional on m behalf. , ., ., my behalf. he said the situation was the result of— my behalf. he said the situation was the result of the _ my behalf. he said the situation was the result of the post _ my behalf. he said the situation was the result of the post office - the result of the post office decisions and asked if he was an uncaring person he said he was better with systems than people. emma, thank you. the time is 13.17 our top story this afternoon. joe this afternoon. biden struggles in the first us presidential joe biden struggles in the first us presidential debate against donald trump with a confused performance raising fresh concerns among voters about his fitness for office. learner drivers in the uk are facing waits of up to 18 weeks for a test — despite measures to clear the backlog. coming up on bbc news... england continue their preparations for their round of 16 match against slovakia at euro 2024 — will gareth southgate make any

changes to the team that drew 0—0 with slovenia? police in tenerife have called on volunteers to help the search for jay volunteers to help the search for jay slater. the 19—year—old from lancashire has not been seen since leaving a music festival with two men 11 days ago. our correspondent is on the island, is there anything different about the new search? what different about the new search? what is interesting — different about the new search? what is interesting is _ different about the new search? what is interesting is the _ different about the new search? transit is interesting is the authorities are asking for it but up until now the spanish police have done nothing in terms of engagement with the public, there have been no public appeals, no posters, nothing and now this big change. as well up to now what they have been doing is concentrated local searches. they

started in a valley there close to for it was last seen and they came to this valley and spent five days searching below me, it is deep, with a ravine there and really difficult terrain and now they've moved over to the third one. the organised search that stretches further and further afield but still no sign of him at all. at the authorities want to do is have a massive search and they are asking people who work in civil protection or fire officers on the island or fire civil protection or fire officers on the island orfire officers civil protection or fire officers on the island or fire officers who may be on holiday here or people who have expert knowledge of how to walk in this type of terrain. it is rough. they say in their own words they described it as steep, rocky, uneven with a multitude of ribbing, trails and paths stop will be dangerous for people but they want a full—sized major search to take place this weekend. full-sized major search to take place this weekend.— full-sized major search to take

place this weekend. thank you. the french president _ place this weekend. thank you. the french president emmanuel- place this weekend. thank you. the i french president emmanuel macron. .. france is preparing to hold the first round of voting in its snap parliamentary election this weekend, with the hard right predicted to perform strongly. the french president, emmanuel macron — who called the poll after his centrist party was heavily defeated in the eu elections — has warned that support for "extremes" on the right or left threatens to plunge the country into civil war. our correspondent andrew harding has been to brittany to gauge the public mood. the beaches are filling up. the olympics arejust round 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 matisse is campaigning for the hard right national rally. it's not to many people's taste here. "it's fascism", says alain montiel. "you have to call a spade a spade, and they're fascists." but matisse insists the national rally has changed, and that its core message restricting immigration is timely and popular.

"our country is having an identity crisis", matisse 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?" i ask. "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. "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. "if they get into power it will be catastrophic." 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. and 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 nervewracking summer. andrew harding, bbc news, brittany. the uk economy grew more than expected in the first three months of 2024, official figures expected in the first three months of 2024, officialfigures have shown. betweenjanuary of 2024, officialfigures have shown. between january and of 2024, officialfigures have shown. betweenjanuary and march the economy increased by 0.7% according to the office for national statistics, slightly more than the official estimate of 0.6%. iranians are going to the polls to choose a new president. the snap election was called after the death of president ebrahim raisi in a helicopter crash last month in the country has been gripped by protests in recent years and turnout will be closely watched. and a total of 27 just top oil supporters have been arrested on suspicion of planning to disrupt airports as the summer. the met police says those arrested were from across the uk including london, manchester and west yorkshire and they believe some of those in custody were key organisers for the

environmental campaign group. sir andy murray will play thomas in a hatch in the first round of wimbledon if he is fit enough to play. the two—time wimbledon champion is waiting to make the call after an operation on his back last week. the tournament starts on monday and is expected to be his final championships. laura scott is at wimbledon for us. how have the brits fared in the tour? i at wimbledon for us. how have the brits fared in the tour?— brits fared in the tour? i think it's fair to _ brits fared in the tour? i think it's fair to say _ brits fared in the tour? i think it's fair to say it _ brits fared in the tour? i think it's fair to say it could - brits fared in the tour? i think it's fair to say it could have i brits fared in the tour? i think. it's fair to say it could have been much worse. let's start with andy murray because he is one of the biggest talking points ahead of the championships because we do not yet know whether he will play or not because of the back surgery. he's been drawn against thomas match, the world number 38 and the czech republic and that will bring back painful memories for him because it was against thomas earlier this year in miami when he ruptured ankle ligaments but murray has been given another day to recover because he's been drawn in the opposite half of

the draw to the champion callas alcaraz so it means he would not play until tuesday so that's good news for him. when it comes to the brits three of them have been drawn against seeded players in the toughest of those on paper is emma raducanu drawn against the 22nd seat ekaterina alexandrova. another notable name in the draw is a seven time champion novak djokovic he had knee surgery three weeks ago but he has taken his place in the draw. over the course of the championships 50,000 of these will be used but tennis balls could look very different in the future i have been finding out. cheering. new balls, please. it's a phrase that will be heard hundreds of times over the next fortnight — "new balls, please". but in a laboratory a couple of miles away from wimbledon, scientists are taking it seriously. prompted by concerns about the difficulty recycling existing balls, the international tennis federation has come up with an idea for a ball without a fabric coating. and the bbc has been given

an exclusive first look. this is a prototype. this would be a shell that could potentially fit over the top of the rubber core, but easier to attach and detach, easier to reuse. so this could be melted down, re—fabricated, so potentially that could be done over and over again and make orfacilitate recycling or reuse of this type of ball. the itf has been looking at this sort of design for the past few months. helped by robots and a wind tunnel, they will now test its viability to work out how it compares to a conventional ball in terms of emissions, performance and cost. this is one possibility. we are not going to become a ball manufacturer. we don't intend to start producing tennis balls. we are trying to stimulate some innovation within the industry. if this is to replace this and become the tennis ball of the future, there are still lots of hoops to jump through.

but it demonstrates the work that under way to try to make the sport more sustainable and an acceptance that that could require some radical steps. it would not be the first time. tennis balls used to be black or white — only becoming yellow in the �*70s to help tv viewers. wimbledon initially held firm, but eventually started using the yellow ball in 1986. so changing the design of the ball might have people in a spin, but it's happened before. the new ball designs will be presented to manufacturers in the nearfuture, along with exploring changing balls less frequently during matches and prolonging the lifespan of balls by re—pressurising them. as the stars of tennis and those in charge of it become increasingly environmentally conscious, there's a rallying call for the sport to challenge what's possible. laura scott, bbc news, roehampton. it's been described as one of the

seven wonders of the waterway understand edge tunnel, the longest and deepest in the uk has been opened up to canoeists for the first time. for much of its existence the landmark which runs from west yorkshire to greater manchester has been accessible by passenger boat. the lantern has more. we are heading in now. the other end of this is great at manchester. heading into the longest and deepest and highest canal tunnel in the country. and highest canal tunnel in the count . ~ . . ., ., and highest canal tunnel in the count . ~ . . ., ., ., country. according to john, we are headin: country. according to john, we are heading in- — country. according to john, we are heading in- we _ country. according to john, we are heading in. we have _ country. according to john, we are heading in. we have got _ country. according to john, we are heading in. we have got the i country. according to john, we are heading in. we have got the lightsj heading in. we have got the lights on because it's literally pitch black. you don't want to be in there without a light. and this is us now, going into the tunnel proper, as it were. we havejust had a

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ago. at first, you feel pretty claustrophobic. it is really close and enclosed but once you get used to it, the temperature is about 8 degrees and just relax and actually, it's really peaceful. you think about the 1800s. people were in here digging this tunnel by hand, they had candles. you get a feeling of what it might have been like back then. it feeling of what it might have been like back then.— like back then. it took 17 years to date by hand. — like back then. it took 17 years to date by hand, far _ like back then. it took 17 years to date by hand, far longer - like back then. it took 17 years to date by hand, far longer than i date by hand, far longer than expected. and claimed at least 50 lives. if canoes are not your thing, you can stilljourney through it and discover the history bike trip boat. this area is renowned, cloth was

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presidential debate against donald trump with a confused and unfocused performance raising fresh concerns among voters about his fitness for office. after days of festival—goers arriving at glastonbury, peformances on the main stages have now kicked off, ahead of tonight's headliner dua lipa. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's ben. thank you. we have lost the heat that some of us had earlier this week but there is still a fair amount of dry weather and the forecast for this weekend. a little bit of rain at times and some spells of sunshine. today was soggy in the north of scotland and that rain pulling northwards but we still have showers there across the north of the uk. there are amounts of cloud further south but more in the way of sunshine developing at the end of the afternoon with highs of 22 degrees. the warmest weather of the

weekend likely tomorrow in the south—east of england, elsewhere there is a fair amount of cloud, largely dry and i will have all the details later. thank you so much. learner drivers in the uk are now facing average wait times of almost 18 weeks to get a practical driving test, despite measures to clear a backlog built up during the pandemic, according to new data. ben boulos has been looking at the details. the motoring organisation the aa says figures it obtained have revealed how bad the delays have become undead accuse the driver and vehicle standards agency which runs the tests of not doing enough to keep down waiting times. a freedom of information request revealed at the end of last month the average waiting time for a car driving test was almost 18 weeks, more than four months. longerthan was almost 18 weeks, more than four months. longer than at the start of the year, in february it was just under 15 weeks since then the waiting time has increased by 20%

and the problem is widespread. 93% of test centres in the uk now have an average waiting time that is higher than it was before the pandemic when the average was just five weeks. all of this adds up to agonising waits for learner drivers. do you remember what we are covering todav? _ do you remember what we are covering today? it— do you remember what we are covering toda ? , ., ., , today? it is more than “ust mastering i today? it is more than “ust mastering mirror i today? it is more than just mastering mirror signal. today? it is more than just - mastering mirror signal manoeuvre thatis mastering mirror signal manoeuvre that is keeping this young lady from passing her test. she booked are practical as soon as she passed your theory test in april but she has to wait until september, three months away still. i wait until september, three months awa still. ~ 3 wait until september, three months awa still. ~ �*, . ., , away still. i think it's ridiculous. i miaht away still. i think it's ridiculous. i might be _ away still. i think it's ridiculous. i might be ready _ away still. i think it's ridiculous. i might be ready before - away still. i think it's ridiculous. i might be ready before my i away still. i think it's ridiculous. | i might be ready before my test. away still. i think it's ridiculous. i i might be ready before my test. and it seems— i might be ready before my test. and it seems like i might have to wait for a _ it seems like i might have to wait for a consolation.— for a consolation. check your left mirror again _ for a consolation. check your left mirror again for _ for a consolation. check your left mirror again for cyclists. - for a consolation. check your left mirror again for cyclists. it's i mirror again for cyclists. it's uuite mirror again for cyclists. it's quite expensive _ mirror again for cyclists. quite expensive for lessons mirror again for cyclists.- quite expensive for lessons and mirror again for cyclists— quite expensive for lessons and if i have to stop and restart and it could — have to stop and restart and it could slow down my progress. working

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either— recommend using anything that is not either directly with your driving instructor— either directly with your driving instructor or direct with the db essay — instructor or direct with the db essa . , �* , ,. , instructor or direct with the db essa. x , essay. the db essay says it is trainin: essay. the db essay says it is training more _ essay. the db essay says it is training more examiners - essay. the db essay says it is training more examiners to i essay. the db essay says it is i training more examiners to deal essay. the db essay says it is - training more examiners to deal with the backlog, for learners like this they can only hope it is a password when test day finally comes. the db essay says it has created 150,000 test appointments in the last year and is recruiting more examiners and ads learner driver should only put their test through the gov .uk website or their own instructor. the agency says it does not run or endorse any kind of appointment cancellation binder service. still to come on today's programme... this summer marks a0 years since york minster was engulfed by fire, devastating a part of the building that dated back to the 13th century. now, an exhibition will trace the memories of those who fought the blaze — and restored the cathedral to its former glory.

hello and welcome to sportsday. andy murray has been included in the wimbledon post met men's single stroke, but it is yet to be decided if he will play. emma raducanu returns to the all england club. like father, like son, brawley james joins his dad in the nba as an la laker and the two could make history next season. the draw for the 2024 wimbledon singles has been made with two—time champion andy murray drawn to face czech tomas machac in round one, if he is fit to play.

murray, 37, had an operation on a back cyst at the weekend and says he will leave it until the last minute to decide whether he can compete on tuesday in what will likely be his final tournament at the all england club. in their most recent encounter, murray lost to machac in three sets at the miami open. elsewhere, jack draper is seeded for the first time. he could face cameron norrie in the second round if he can overcome the argentinian player.

katie boulter could meet compatriot harriet dart in the second round. meanwhile, novak djokovic, he also has some injury concerns. we can bring in our senior new sports correspondent, who has been at the wimbledon draw. let's talk about andy murray. his hopes of being involved in the singles very much still in the balance here. exactly. he said yesterday that he

is recovering well from their back surgery last weekend and he is in rehab 24—7, but he is in a race against time. the draw has been kind to him because he has drawn on the other side of the draw to last year's champion, meaning that he wouldn't get under way until tuesday, so he does have another day to recover. when we talk about his draw, the czech player is the world number 38, draw, the czech player is the world number38, but draw, the czech player is the world number 38, but there are those painful memories of the match in miami when andy murray suffered ruptured to his ankle ligaments. we just have to wait and see. he said he will leave it until the very last minute and he has until he walks onto the court to decide. he thinks he has that right given all he has done for tennis. he also has a wild to compete in the doubles with his brother, jamie. that could start

later next week. all eyes are on his recovery after the back surgery last weekend. let's have a look at the woman's draw. emma raducanu missed wimbledon last year through injury. as we sat at the top of the programme, it is not an easy opener for her, is it? no, on paper she has the toughest of the draws for the british players. she is drawn against the 22nd seed. emma raducanu has been in good form recently on the grass, she recently had herfirst recently on the grass, she recently had her first ever top ten win. she said she is feeling like something of a fresh start, playing with more freedom. a lot of people will be excited to see her back here at wimbledon, but not an easy draw. thank you very much. defender ezri konsa says the families and friends of england

players were hit by beer cups thrown "from all angles" after their goalless draw with slovenia. a couple of plastic cups were aimed in the direction of boss gareth southgate as he applauded them from the pitch after the euro 2024 group c stalemate on tuesday. england are stepping up their preparations for their round of 16 match against slovakia and have been hosted by the return of phil foden, who left the camp to attend the birth of his third child. 0ur senior football news reporter, alex howell, is in erfurt, where the team is based. the england team continued their preparations for the round of 16 match against slovakia on sunday and were back in training today. yesterday not all of the players were on the pitch, 23 of them are out. declan rice and kieran trippier were in the change in their individual programmes and phil foden was back in england. we couldn't watch any part of the training session today, but we understand the

phil foden was due to be back on the pitch. behind me in the castle where england are doing their mania —— media, we will hear from anthony gordon, who played his first minutes in a major tournament in that draw against slovenia. he was a talking point yesterday as he fell off a bike at the england training camp as they did a recovery session, but hopefully he will give us an insight as to what it is like in the camp as they prepare for the big match on sunday. the united states soccer federation condemned the online racist abuse suffered by several of its players following a 2—1 defeat by panama at the copa america. former arsenal striker folarin balogun, crystal palace defender chris richards and juventus pair timothy weah and weston mckennie were all targeted online after the hosts lost the group c match in atlanta. juventus' timothy weah was sent off in the 18th minute after his yellow card was upgarded to a red from a var check for punching panama's roderick miller in the head

in an off—the—ball incident. but it was the us who took the lead with this strike from monaco's folarin balogun, his fifth goal in 1a appearances for the country. the lead didn't last long, however, when panama scored just four minutes later and then this winning goal from jose fajardo nelson to take the game 2—1. in a statement, the us soccer federation said: "there is absolutely no place in the game for such hateful and discriminatory behaviour. these actions are not only unacceptable but also contrary to the values of respect and inclusivity that we uphold as an organisation." uruguay took an impressive step towards the copa america knockout stage as liverpool forward darwin nunez starred in a 5—0 win against bolivia. nunez has scored for the seventh consecutive match for his country.

max verstappen once again as the man to beat after he topped the time sheets in first practice at the austrian grand prix. there was a moment of alarm for the three—time world champion when his car stopped on the track midway through the session, but he did recover to set the fastest time ahead of mclaren's 0scar psg. lewis hamilton was the highest placed british driver, finishing in fifth. highest placed british driver, finishing infifth. spin highest placed british driver, finishing in fifth. spin qualifying gets under way and just under two hours. finally, basketball could see some history next season after the la lakers drafted bronnyjames, whojoins his dad, the great lebronjames, in los angeles. should the two take to an nba court next season, either at the lakers or elsewhere, it will be the first time in the league's history that a father and son will have played simultaneously. seems that lebronjames could take

right even more history in the sport. in the history of the nba there has never been a father and the son that have shared an nba basketball court. that feels like something that could be magical. we know and have to respect that lebrun has a decision about his opt out. cctv has captured the moment a sinkhole opened up on a football pitch in the us state of illinois. the hole, which swallowed a pole, benches and artificial turf, was caused by subsidence from nearby mining. it measures at least 100 feet wide and up to 50 feet deep. no—one was injured. that is all from us for now. for more sports news head to the bbc sport website and app. goodbye for the moment.

this summer marks a0 years since york minster was engulfed by fire, devastating a part of the building that dated back to the 13th century. now, an exhibition will trace the memories of those who fought the blaze — and restored the cathedral to its former glory. alison freeman has been to meet some of them. it was one of the worst cathedral fires of modern times. in the early hours ofjuly the 9th, 1984, 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 the ladder 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. 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. 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 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 40th 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. 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. elvis presley's blue suede shoes are expected to fetch up to £120,000 at auction today. the american singer wore them on and off stage in the 19505, but gave them away the night before he joined the us army. 0ur midlands correspondent, navteonhal, has more.

# one for the money. # two for the show. # three to get ready. # now, go go, go! # but don't you # step on my blue suede shoes.# if elvis was the king of rock and roll, then his blue suede shoes were his crown. they're arguably the most famous footwear in popular culture. he first acquired them after performing blue suede shoes by carl perkins on his debut album in 1956. the shoes themselves, you know, to look at them, they are just a normal pair of 19505 blue suede shoes. but, obviously, it's the provenance and the history. you know, we know that elvis presley wore these on those really important moments in 1956 on the steve allen show. elvis gave the size 10.5 shoes to a friend after he was called up to join the american army in 1958. they're expected to be sold for between £100,000 and £120,000 when they go under the hammer. last year, we sold a fur coat that was owned by elvis presley

for over £120,000, sold a pair of his sunglasses for £100,000. so, naturally, when this client decided to sell these objects, he picked up the phone and gave us a call. # well, you can do anything. # but lay off my blue suede shoes.# elvis may have told us to lay off his blue suede shoes, but later today, one lucky person will lay their hands on a piece of rock and roll history. navteonhal, bbc news. # do anything but lay off my blue suede shoes.# for the first time, two ahead of the three headline acts this year will be women. coldplay and dua lipa are among those performing. over 200,000 people are expected at the festival this weekend and our entertainment correspondent is amongst them. glastonbury!

the last time dua lipa played glastonbury in 2017, it was 3:45pm in the afternoon and her breakthrough hit, new rules, hadn't even been released. tonight, she headlines the pyramid stage and it's clearjust how much it means to her. it's something i've been actively working towards, hoping that one day i'll get the opportunity to do it and it's by far the biggest thing, the biggest moment of my career. glastonbury is like my barometer when i'm in the studio, that i go, how is this going to sound at glastonbury? and if it passes that test then it's going on the album. her set will be history making, because on sunday the same slot will be filled by the us r&b superstar sza. meaning, for the first time since the festival began in 1970, two of the three

headliners are female. it's really important, i feel so lucky to be a part of that shift and that change, and i think it's so important to have more female headliners in all festivals. i think, yeah, i think we've got to keep applying the pressure and see change happen. and it's already motivating other artists, including pyramid stage performer olivia dean. i think it's so important to see diversity, notjust in gender but all the different races, of people on the line—up. i think it's really important for people to see themselves on the stage and that then inspires the next generation of people to feel like they can do it, like, even when you just said that to me, iwas, like, well, i can headline, you know? i can do that. if two women can do it this year, i can do it. and as for... dua lipa!

..her fans are already in place. it'sjust, like, pure pop and i love that, like, she doesn't pretend to be, like, grandiose or anything like that, she just wants to have a fun time. # dance the night away #. is she going to play the barbie song? because she's not been doing that in concert. i hope she is, i'm ready. she could bring out ryan gosling so we can all sing, i'm just ken. # dance away #. the music started here at 12 noon with squeeze, a ban celebrating their 50th birthday, favourites of glastonbury founder michael eavis. glenn tilbrook told us he was at glastonbury as a child and fell asleep during david bowie. on stage at the moment, as we saw in the report, olivia dean with her brand of pop, she has amassed a huge crowd. no pay pop act has ever played the pyramid stage, 17 will be

on there, last year only taylor swift sold more albums in the world than them. part of a very eclectic line—up this afternoon which includes lulu over at the avalon stage, sugar babes are also on show but tonight it's about dua lipa and what surprise guest she will have stopped that there is a stage full of cairn at any point the audience will be very happy. thank you so much and enjoy it. let's get your weatherforecast. here is ben rich. thank you. it's clearly a glastonbury right now but we may see sunshine developing this afternoon. the weekend not looking too bad, not too much mud around, largely dry withjust some spots too much mud around, largely dry with just some spots of rain on sunday morning. the picture is similarfor most of sunday morning. the picture is similar for most of us this weekend, their amount of dry weather around but it was not a dry start in the north of scotland today. a lot of

cloud and outbreaks of rain and this panel of cloud on the satellite. that rain moving north through the northern isles, windy in the north of the uk and across scotland and northern ireland and northern england some showers to take us through the afternoon. some showers and wales but generally quite breezy, more spells of sunshine and 22 degrees in the south—east. cooler than that further north and west, not the heat we had earlier this week. the night under clear skies that will turn a little bit chilly but this zone of cloud will roll in from the west into southern counties of northern ireland and parts of northern england and wales by the end of the night, lifting temperatures. 12 degrees in liverpool as we start saturday morning. the sun of cloud and patchy rain courtesy of this frontal system has not got a lot of energy and this will be quite a weak feature so it will be quite a weak feature so it will bring a sun of cloud across parts of wales, northern england and

there will be some rain on and off but it will be quite light and patchy. northern ireland and sunderland and central scotland will have some splits and spots of rain, the best of the sunshine and warmth tomorrow in the south and especially the south—east of england. warmer than today, 25 degrees in london, cooler further north and west. the second half of the weekend, we see this area of high pressure dry to exert an influence with the centre a long way away but there will be cloud toppling around it. barely cloudy on sunday. could be showers in southern england and the channel islands, some showers elsewhere but feeling relatively cool, 14—21 . next week? we see a run of westerly winds and frontal systems so it means outbreaks of rain however this big area of high pressure in the atlanta continues to exert some influence so it may be across the

south of the uk there is not that much rain but further north some wet weather at times and no sign of a return to anything warmer. thank you so much. some breaking news about the faster payments system, that has not been fixed. you can find out more about that on bbc news but for now, enjoy your afternoon.

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