and i'm at the glastonbury festival, where headline a dua lipa is about to take to the stage. and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. nigel farage has faced repeated questions from a bbc audience about the racist language used by a canvasser for reform uk about rishi sunak. mr farage refused to apologise, saying that it was a set—up and a deliberate attempt to smear his party. mr sunak, who is of indian origin, said the language made him hurt and angry — and that nigel farage had questions to answer. the racist comments were secretly filmed and then broadcast by channel 4 while activists were campaigning for

reform uk in clacton, where mr farage is standing. our political correspondent joe pike is in westminster. reeta, nigel farage�*s surprise entry into this election revitalised, reenergised reform macro and seem to give them a poll boost as well but as we saw from the question time leaders�* special tonight that he appeared on, that drip drip of constant allegations concerning first, candidates and now, campaigners, does seem to be having an impact, notjust on mr farage�*s own team, i�*ve detected a certain nervousness there, but also this evening he seemed to be disowning some of his own candidates live on air and my report contains offensive language. i'd like you to welcome the _ offensive language. i'd like you to welcome the leader _ offensive language. i'd like you to welcome the leader of _ offensive language. i'd like you to welcome the leader of reform - offensive language. i'd like you to| welcome the leader of reform uk, nigel farage. he welcome the leader of reform uk, nigel farage— nigel farage. he is attempting a fiahtback nigel farage. he is attempting a fightback as _ nigel farage. he is attempting a fightback as his _ nigel farage. he is attempting a fightback as his party _ nigel farage. he is attempting a fightback as his party is - nigel farage. he is attempting a fightback as his party is hit - fightback as his party is hit with yet more accusations of racism. what

yet more accusations of racism. what is it about you — yet more accusations of racism. what is it about you and _ yet more accusations of racism. what is it about you and your _ yet more accusations of racism. what is it about you and your party that attracts _ is it about you and your party that attracts racists and extremists, whether— attracts racists and extremists, whether you say you want them or not? _ whether you say you want them or not? �* ., ., ., ., not? i've done more to drive the far riaht not? i've done more to drive the far ri . ht out not? i've done more to drive the far right out of— not? i've done more to drive the far right out of british _ not? i've done more to drive the far right out of british politics - not? i've done more to drive the far right out of british politics than - right out of british politics than anybody — right out of british politics than anybody else _ right out of british politics than anybody else alive. _ right out of british politics than anybody else alive. i— right out of british politics than anybody else alive. i took- right out of british politics than anybody else alive. i took on i right out of british politics than. anybody else alive. i took on the bnp, _ anybody else alive. i took on the bnp, just— anybody else alive. i took on the bnp, just over_ anybody else alive. i took on the bnp, just over a _ anybody else alive. i took on the bnp, just over a decade - anybody else alive. i took on the bnp, just over a decade ago, . anybody else alive. i took on the bnp, just over a decade ago, i. anybody else alive. i took on the . bnp, just over a decade ago, i said to their— bnp, just over a decade ago, i said to theirvoters, _ bnp, just over a decade ago, i said to their voters, if _ bnp, just over a decade ago, i said to their voters, if this _ bnp, just over a decade ago, i said to their voters, if this is _ bnp, just over a decade ago, i said to their voters, if this is a - to their voters, if this is a protest _ to their voters, if this is a protest vote, _ to their voters, if this is a protest vote, you - to their voters, if this is a protest vote, you don't i protest vote, you don't support their— protest vote, you don't support their racist — protest vote, you don't support their racist agenda, _ protest vote, you don't support their racist agenda, don't - protest vote, you don't support their racist agenda, don't vote i protest vote, you don't support. their racist agenda, don't vote for them, _ their racist agenda, don't vote for them, vote — their racist agenda, don't vote for them, vote for— their racist agenda, don't vote for them, vote for me, _ their racist agenda, don't vote for them, vote for me, we _ their racist agenda, don't vote for them, vote for me, we destroyedj them, vote for me, we destroyed them _ them, vote for me, we destroyed them. �* r' ., them, vote for me, we destroyed them. . ., ., ., ., them. asked live on air about reform candidates who _ them. asked live on air about reform candidates who made _ them. asked live on air about reform candidates who made offensive - candidates who made offensive comments, he seemed to dismiss those standing. iran comments, he seemed to dismiss those standinu. ., ., ., ., standing. iron head to a -- inherited — standing. iron head to a -- inherited a _ standing. iron head to a -- inherited a start-up - standing. iron head to a -- inherited a start-up party. | standing. iron head to a -- - inherited a start-up party. why have the still inherited a start-up party. why have they still been _ inherited a start-up party. why have they still been standing? _ inherited a start-up party. why have they still been standing? they've - they still been standing? they've been disowned. _ they still been standing? they've been disowned. now _ they still been standing? they've been disowned. now it's - they still been standing? they've been disowned. now it's not - they still been standing? they've been disowned. now it's notjust| been disowned. now it's not 'ust candidates fl been disowned. now it's not 'ust candidates but i been disowned. now it's not 'ust candidates but campaigners h been disowned. now it's notjust - candidates but campaigners creating problems. one implied gay people are paedophiles. another suggested the army should

shoot illegal immigrants. and he used a racist slur to describe rishi sunak. andrew parker said he had not told nigel farage about his views and apologised if he had brought reform into disrepute. mr; apologised if he had brought reform into disrepute.— into disrepute. my two daughters have to see _ into disrepute. my two daughters have to see and _ into disrepute. my two daughters have to see and hear— into disrepute. my two daughters have to see and hear reform - into disrepute. my two daughters i have to see and hear reform people who campaign for nigel farage calling me and expletive bleep, i don�*t repeat those words lightly. 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.- clearly for what it is. earlier today we — clearly for what it is. earlier today we caught _ clearly for what it is. earlier today we caught up - clearly for what it is. earlier today we caught up with - clearly for what it is. earlier| today we caught up with the clearly for what it is. earlier - today we caught up with the reform leader. how are you doing? and he seemed keen to focus on one of the campaigners who he claims was acting. campaigners who he claims was actina. ., ., ., acting. from the moment he arrived at the office — acting. from the moment he arrived at the office at _ acting. from the moment he arrived at the office at clacton _ acting. from the moment he arrived

at the office at clacton last - at the office at clacton last saturday, _ at the office at clacton last saturday. he _ at the office at clacton last saturday, he was - at the office at clacton last saturday, he was rough . at the office at clacton last - saturday, he was rough speaking. at the office at clacton last _ saturday, he was rough speaking. you think it saturday, he was rough speaking. think it was faking it? saturday, he was rough speaking. you think it was faking it? he was - think it was faking it? he was actin: think it was faking it? he was acting from — think it was faking it? he was acting from the _ think it was faking it? he was acting from the moment - think it was faking it? he was - acting from the moment he came into the office by— acting from the moment he came into the office. by 100% believe _ the office. by 100% believe this whole _ the office. by 100% believe this whole thing is _ the office. by 100% believe this whole thing is a total— the office. by 100% believe this whole thing is a total setup. - the office. by 100% believe this whole thing is a total setup. andrew parker has told _ whole thing is a total setup. andrew parker has told us _ whole thing is a total setup. andrew parker has told us tonight _ whole thing is a total setup. andrew parker has told us tonight he - whole thing is a total setup. andrew parker has told us tonight he does l parker has told us tonight he does not want to comment. he has done some acting in the past but today, we found no evidence he was acting in the covert recording. channel 4 news have said, we strongly stand by our rigorous and due impartial journalism which speaks for itself. we met mr parkerfor journalism which speaks for itself. we met mr parker for the first time at reform uk party headquarters, where he was a reform party canvasser. we did not pay the reform canvasser. we did not pay the reform canvasser or anyone else in this report. he was filmed covertly via the undercover operation. nigel farage has been trying to get here for decades but he and his team know the distractions of the past couple of days have the potential to damage their campaign at precisely the moment when many floating voters are

finally making up their minds. that�*s the future i foresee. that that's the future i foresee. that i'm that's the future i foresee. that i'm afraid _ that's the future i foresee. that i'm afraid i _ that's the future i foresee. that i'm afraid i have _ that's the future i foresee. that i'm afraid i have to _ that's the future i foresee. that i'm afraid i have to cut - that's the future i foresee. that i'm afraid i have to cut you - that's the future i foresee. i'm afraid i have to cut you off i�*m afraid i have to cut you off there. i'm afraid i have to cut you off there. . , , i'm afraid i have to cut you off there. ., , , ., , , ., there. he has survived many similar storms before. _ there. he has survived many similar storms before. will _ there. he has survived many similar storms before. will nigel farage - storms before. will nigel farage whether this one or will it do damage to his party next week? joe pike, bbc news. and you can see a full list of the candidates standing in the clacton constituency on your screen now. president biden has attempted to get back on the front foot, after a stumbling performance in his first televised presidential debate with donald trump. directly addressing concerns about his age, mr biden told a campaign rally he�*d been knocked down but would get back up. but there�*s still alarm in democrat circles at his rambling during the debate. here�*s our north america editor, sarah smith. the president of the united states, joe biden. is this old man up to the job? america wanted to know. as soon as he opened his mouth, the doubts began to grow. the, er...with the covid...excuse

me, with dealing with everything we have to do with, er... look. . . if. .. we finally beat medicare. he was hard to hear and sounded confused. this is him talking about immigration. the total initiative relative to what we�*re going to do with more border patrol and more asylum officers. president trump? i really don't know what he said at the end of that sentence. - i don't think he knows what he said either. l one ofjoe biden�*s strongest issues should be abortion, but he couldn�*t even score on that, rambling on instead about a different topic. look, there�*s so many young women, including a young woman who just was murdered and he went to the funeral... why, after a week of intense preparation, did he not have a great answer ready on what�*s a winning issue for democrats? immediately afterwards, the senior democrats

who were sent out to talk to the press did not have any convincing excuses for that disastrous performance. yes, the president may have had a minor cold. yes, maybe the president's voice was a little scratchy. who cares? is that the best president biden can do? is that what voters can expect from another four years of president biden? voters see president biden every single day, let's not forget, like, it's not like voters are seeing president bidenjust in debate. that�*s why he had to try and reassure them tonight. they see him in press conference, see him at events, campaign events, rallies. donald trump�*s performance was riddled with dozens of lies. the problem they have is they're radical because they will take - the life of a child in the eighth month, the ninth month, - and even after birth. we have the greatest economy in the history of our country, . we have never done so well. everybody was amazed by it. other countries were copying us. we now have the largest deficit in the history - of our country under this guy. none of that is true. and joe biden did land some punches, one on donald trump�*s behaviour towards women. how many billions of dollars do you owe in civil penalties,

for molesting a woman in public, for doing a whole range of things, for having sex with a porn star on the night, while your wife was pregnant? what are you talking about? you have the morals of an alley cat. sir? i didn't have sex with- a porn star, number one. president biden described visiting a world war i cemetery in france that donald trump refused to enter. he was standing with his a—star general and he told me, my son was not a loser, was not a sucker, you are the sucker, you are the loser. president trump? first of all, that - was a made—up quote. suckers and losers, they made it up. inside this huge press scrum are two democratic rising stars. and we all want to know if either of them might now step in and take over as their party�*s candidate. our nominee isjoe biden, i�*m looking forward to voting for him in november.

democrats are clinging to the hope that, before the election, this disaster could fade from voters�* memories. with debates much closer to the general election, ronald reagan, having lost his first debate overwhelmingly, went on to win, barack obama, having lost his first debate overwhelmingly, went on to win. this is not particularly unusual. a far more energised joe biden appeared at a campaign rally today. i don�*t walk as easy as i used to, i don�*t speak as smoothly as i used to. i don�*t debate as well as i used to, but i know what i do know. i know how to tell the truth! cheering. he is clearly determined to continue, doing what he can to try to move on from this debate debacle. and sarah is in atlanta. canjoe biden be replaced as the democrats�* candidate, if they wanted to? well, don�*t forget, he is not

actually the democratic party�*s official presidential nominee yet, that won�*t happen until the democratic convention in about six weeks�* time but it wouldn�*t be easy. democrats are circulating amongst themselves, some of them anyway, the party rule book on how to try to contest his nomination, but in reality it would be extremely difficult unless he decides to step aside. and so, when you saw that performance at that rally in north carolina, what he will be hoping is that rather more energised and vigorous versions of himself might at least come some of the fee is within the democratic party. i don�*t think that�*s going to change a lot of voters�* mines. 48 million people tuned in to watch that disastrous debate last night, probably only a few hundred thousand have seen his performance in north carolina so far although clips will be on tv news and shared on social media. what he needs to do right now is talk to his own party and tell them to stop panicking and not start a lengthy debate about whether or not to replace him, because if he is going

to try to work to win that voters�* confidence and persuade them he is ready for another four years, that�*s going to be so much harder to do with his entire party is talking about whether or not to get rid of him. ,,., ., about whether or not to get rid of him. ., ,, ., ~' ,., the jury in the trial of the security guard accused of hatching a plan to kidnap, rape and murder the television presenter holly willoughby has been shown a video of the moment he was arrested. police. what's going on? gavin plumb has given evidence for the first time and said his online messages about the alleged plot were "massively regrettable" and that he was never going to carry out the abduction. he denies all the charges. princess anne has left hospital after treatment for a minor head injury and concussion, following an incident at her estate in gloucestershire on sunday evening. she was injured by a horse at gatcombe park, but the precise details of what happened aren�*t clear. she has returned home to recuperate but is not expected to return to public duties until the doctors say it�*s safe to do so.

a former fujitsu engineer has denied "hiding" problems with the faulty horizon it system, when he appeared as an expert witness for the post office during prosecutions of sub—postmasters. garethjenkins was giving evidence for a fourth day at the public inquiry, as emma simpson reports. do you remember going into the witness box in guildford crown court on 14th october of 2010? yes, i do. seema misra was in the dock, she sits beside me now. do you recognise her? yes, i do. 14 years on, he�*s the one under pressure now. isn�*t the truth that you knew that horizon was a monster and that it was causing harm? no, that was not how i felt. you hid it, didn�*t you? no, i did not. he knew about bugs, but he didn�*t think they were relevant in her case, and he still stands

by the horizon system. the inquiry then saw this e—mail. mrjenkins has material for his performance review the following year. he mentions the misra case, saying, "the defendant was found guilty of theft, and horizon was given a clean bill of health." you knew that your role was to help get that clean bill of health, wasn�*t it? my role was to tell the truth. the woman was sent to jail, mrjenkins. never mind that. i'm sorry for what happened to mrs misra. i clearly got trapped into doing things that i shouldn't have done, but that was not intentional on my behalf, my part. thank you, sir, those are my questions. thank you very much, miss page. garethjenkins blames

the post office for what happened to seema misra, but he leaves this inquiry still under investigation for perjury and perverting the course ofjustice. emma simpson, bbc news, at the post office inquiry. the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, has defended his role in the conservative—led coalition government and its approach to austerity. he was a cabinet minister under david cameron, when his party�*s manifesto pledge to scrap student tuition fees was abandoned. in the latest in a series of bbc panorama interviews with party leaders, he said it was important to be part of the team making decisions for the country. i�*m not proud of every decision i had to take, but my point is, if you wanted to change things you had to roll up your sleeves and not quit, and we stood there and we sat there and we argued our case, and i�*m really proud of things we achieved. we wouldn�*t have quadrupled renewable power if the liberal democrats hadn�*t been there, we wouldn�*t have made britain

the world leader in offshore wind, we wouldn�*t have legislated on mental health, we wouldn�*t have legislated on same—sex marriage. well, adrian ramsay, the co—leader of the green party, appeared on the bbc�*s question time leaders�* special tonight, where he was asked about the day—to—day cost of the party�*s plans to combat climate change in, for example transport. i think most people want to do the greener option, but the greener option has got to be the cheaper and more convenient option as well. so how do you make it cheaper? at the moment, there are huge subsidies that go into the aviation industry, whilst we have some of the most expensive rail prices in europe, and so one of the things we would do is to bring the railways back into public ownership, which i think people would really like to see. while the political parties deliver their official messages to voters, social media is providing its own running commentary on the election. some young people around the uk have racked up millions of views for content they�*ve posted, becoming big political influencers online.

often that�*s unintentional — posts can spread like wildfire, driven by social media algorithms. but sometimes their content is simply opinion, or untrue. marianna spring is here with more. yes, reeta. i�*ve been looking at how people are getting pushed political content online during this campaign, using our undercover voters — 24 fictional but representative characters with private online profiles in eight battleground constituencies — including these. i�*ve found that, on the social media feeds of my undercover voter characters under 35, 90% of the political posts — not official party content — come from users who�*ve unexpectedly gone viral. these accidental social media influencers are racking up millions of views. they�*re getting as much traction as the parties�* official communications. i spoke to dozens of these new social stars, like 15—year—old tolu. she�*s not old enough to vote but was shocked when her tiktok about politicians�* rhetoric on immigration blew up overnight.

several tell me followers said their posts changed their minds about voting. and some have found themselves targets for threats and abuse. i chatted to 16—year—old will, who shares posts like this, of politicians talking about issues like supporting brexit. he even made a political logo for his account. giving young people a platform can encourage young people to voice their opinions. but some other unofficial profiles have shared misleading claims, like this one, a picture falsely suggesting keir starmer wore a pro—palestinian t—shirt to watch england in the euros. others shared untrue conspiracy theories about nigel farage. this is happening because content is now recommended to your feeds on tiktok, x and instagram, often from people you don�*t follow, meaning content can go viral instantly. all the social media companies have told the bbc they protect users and ensure they are seeing reliable content about the election.

they have also taken action after my investigations. and newsnight are in glasgow to hear voters�* stories about the cost—of—living crisis, migration and independence. that�*s on bbc two, the news channel and iplayer at 10:30pm. now, glastonbury has kicked off with plenty of top acts at worthy farm. one of this year�*s headliners, dua lipa, is on stage right now and katie razzall is there. yes, iam. welcome yes, i am. welcome to the pyramid stage, where dewar leiperfor songs in. she told the bbc performing here is the biggest moment of her career and she is delivering, and we have at its already at great choreography and this is the start. 210,000 people are at this festival and it feels like most of them are right here, right now dancing and shouting in this field. her set is the culmination of a glorious day. here is the flavour.

cheering. glastonbury, a place where something out of this world is often just around the corner — where, for a few days injune, a working farm transforms into one nonstop party, a festival for adventures, with its own pier and synchronised swimmers, and where revellers get to forget the world�*s woes. there are so many amazing acts that you don�*t even realise exist. the possibilities are endless. is there anybody you�*re particularly looking forward to seeing? shania twain. shania. they sing. let�*s go, girl! on the main stages, the first full day of music. mercury and brit—nominated olivia dean was on the pyramid stage as it built towards dua lipa. across on the other stage, rapper headie one showcased drill music for the crowds.

i feel like glastonbury is, like, iconic, so to be a part of it is just a great feeling. and bringing drill music to a main stage. i feel like my music feels very real, so to bring that kind of genre to the stage and also to spread it out to other genres, it feels like a good display of creativity of music in general, and that�*s what my aim is to do when i�*m making music. cheering. there are always firsts at this festival, and this year they�*ve opened scissors, the first lesbian area. # we are family...# described as a femme queer wonderland. glastonbury is like so queer in its nature, i think. it's all about expression and colour and being yourself and kind of... yeah, being who you want to be. glastonbury has also had seventeen, the first k—pop band on its bill. the party here at worthy farm is onlyjust beginning. katie razzall, bbc news, somerset.

time for a look at the weather. here�*s sarah. it should stay mainly dry at glastonbury, so no need for the wellies hopefully this year and a very fine and settled weekend for most of us. we ended the day with clear skies. we should keep some sunshine, especially on saturday, but also a bit of rain in the forecast. certainly, we won�*t all see it, but quite a slow moving area of low pressure moving in, bringing more cloud across parts of wales, northern england, towards the south—west and also a bit of cloud and rain into southern counties of northern ireland. where you have the cloud around, temperatures are just about staying in double figures but, for many, a fresh start for saturday morning. we are looking at single figures for many. through the day, we see that cloud lingering across parts of northern england, wales,

the south—west, all down to this weather front. the south—west, all down to this weatherfront. a the south—west, all down to this weather front. a few spots of rain, particularly over higher ground of wales and northern england. to the north, cloud should click quickly from northern ireland with such a developing. in central and southern scotland, some sunshine, a few showers in northern scotland. in south—east england and east anglia, 80 sunshine, lifting temperatures to 24 or 25 but, for most, those temperatures are bit below par, 12 to 19. for saturday night, this area of slow—moving cloud drifting further south with a small chance of a shower at glastonbury overnight into sunday morning for the four most, again, clear, dry and fresh to start sunday morning for the up during the day on sunday, a lot of dry weather in store. this area of cloud brings one or two showers for southern england, which should clear quickly to tip more cloud filtering in from the north and if you showers

perhaps for parts of england and into the midlands, but cooler than it has been, 12 to 21, and a bit up and down for the next week or so. sunny spells, a few showers in the north—west. thanks, sarah. and that�*s bbc news at ten. on bbc one, it�*s time tojoin our colleagues for the news where you are. good night. probably more than in any previous election, water seems to be an issue which could affect the way people vote next week. so we speak to people by the thames — and in it too. good evening, i�*m asad ahmad. concerns have been raised about high levels of e.coli in the river thames ahead of next week�*s henley royal regatta.

the quality of our water is of ongoing concern for many

hello. the very warm and humid air that affected parts of the uk earlier this week is now long gone, and there is some rain in the forecast for the week ahead, but it�*s not going to be raining everywhere all the time. this is the rain we are expecting to accumulate over the next five days. wettest of all across the north and the west of the uk, but further south just these pale blue colours. actually not huge amounts of rain getting down into the south of the country. now for saturday. there is some rain on the way courtesy of this rather weak frontal system, so that willjust bring a zone of cloud and some mostly light and patchy rain across parts of wales and into northern england. to the north of that northern ireland, southern and central scotland seeing some sunny skies developing. northern scotland breezy with some showers. best of the sunshine across the south and the south east of england, where we will see some warmer air returning

just for a time. 25 degrees there in london. cooler further north and west, 16 for glasgow, 17 for belfast and through saturday night. this zone of cloud and mostly light and patchy rain will sink further southwards, clear skies following on behind, although another area of cloud and some showers pushing in across the north and the west of scotland. pretty mild and muggy start to sunday morning across the south east. start to sunday morning 15 there in london, but cooler and fresher further north and west. all of us getting into that cooler air once again during sunday, this ridge of high pressure trying to build its way in. so actually a lot of dry weather around on sunday, but with plenty of cloud feeding around that ridge of high pressure. so this zone of cloud spilling southwards with a few showers, some sunshine down towards the south coast. although even here there will be a few showers for a time temperature wise, north to south, 14 to 21 degrees around, or even just a touch below the average for the time of year in some locations. now a little ridge of high pressure still having some influence in the south. on monday, this frontal system pushing in from the west, bringing outbreaks of rain, chiefly across northern ireland, western scotland. but notice the further south you come along this weather front, there won�*t be much rain on it

because that area of high pressure trying to build in will tend to squeeze out some of the wet weather temperatures. struggling a little bit again, 14—21 degrees. our big area of high pressure still with us to the southwest as we head into tuesday. ridging back across the uk for a time so that frontal system clears. we�*ll see some dry weather, some spells of sunshine, although it may well be that more cloud and some patchy rain pushes back in across the west later in the day. our next weak weather front approaching, those temperatures stubbornly stuck in that range between 14 and 21 degrees. now by wednesday, don�*t take the detail of this forecast too literally. it may well change, but we are likely to see another frontal system bringing cloud and some patchy rain in from the west. the heaviest of the rain, most likely across the north and west of the uk. lighter rain further south. highs of 14—20 degrees. the story of next week is all about the jet stream, bringing further weather systems our way. areas of low pressure showers or longer spells of rain. big question mark is about whether this ridge of high pressure to the south west will still manage to maintain some influence. i think it is likely that the further south you are across the uk,

you probably won�*t see huge amounts of rain through the end of next week and on into the weekend. a greater chance of rain at further north and west. but one thing that looks pretty certain is that there is no sign of any heat wave on the way. who are concerned about the cost of living crisis, about migration and the future shape of the uk. and with them, political leaders whose job it is to provide some answers.