here they are live as 200,000 fans watch the festival over the weekend. hello and welcome to bbc news. with just five days to the uk general election, rishi sunak and keir starmer have been out campaigning on defence and support for veterans. at an event in london this evening the labour leader warned that nothing had been decided, even though opinion polls suggest labour is on course to win. visiting a temple tonight, the prime minister said his hindu faith guided him in his public service and said he was proud that the united kingdom was the world's most successful multi—ethnic, multi—faith community adding "we should all be uplifted by that". meanwhile, reform uk has withdrawn support from three of its candidates because of offensive comments

they reportedly made. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, reports. the finishing line is in sight. we've had the manifestos, the pitches and promises. now the campaigns are all about persuading supporters to get out and vote. change is possible. most of all, they need to be convinced. to vote for it because change doesn't happen unless you vote for it. labour's leader, sir keir starmer, has been rallying his party at an event in london this evening. there is a buzz within labour, confident but terrified of complacency, too far ahead in the opinion polls, but knowing it still needs to mobilise the party's voters. rishi sunak has been on the stump tonight too, at a temple in west london. the conservatives have spent the last few weeks defending the seats they currently hold, and warning voters not to risk

a change of government. education, hard work, family. those are my values. those are your values. those are conservative values. still having more fun than any other leader on the campaign trail, the liberal democrats ed davey began his final tour of the country in scotland. we're here to win as many seats as we can, because if we have lots of liberal democrat mps in the next parliament, we will be able to get changes in our nhs and care system. we will be able to tackle the sewage scandal. meanwhile, the snp leader said only his party would stand up to spending cuts at westminster. people will only get that if they vote for the scottish national party and elect a strong group of snp mps. one thing that has united all party leaders today is fierce criticism of reform uk. of reform uk. this was a comedy act, but it was designed to hurt us and sadly, sadly, some people believe it.

i've always been a tory voter. what annoys me... nigel farage has insisted a reform uk canvasser a reform uk canvasser racially insulting rishi sunak in an undercover report for channel in an undercover report for channel 4 was a set up. channel 4 has again strongly rejected that claim, saying it was rigorous, impartialjournalism. but last night mr farage was also challenged about racist or offensive comments made by three of his candidates. the party now says they've been dropped. you know, we've been running, as it were, to catch up with the electoral timetable and it seems that we have made some mistakes, but we've, you know, uh, corrected those mistakes to the extent possible at this stage by dropping those candidates. but as we speed towards polling day, this is not the sort of scrutiny reform uk wants. with me is our political correspondent alicia mccarthy. keir starmer was on form this

morning and it'sjust keir starmer was on form this morning and it's just a few days before people go to the polls. this is a last chance _ before people go to the polls. ti 3 is a last chance the party leader to hammer home messages they've been putting out the last few weeks of the campaign. he is saying if you want to change then you have to vote for it. if you want to turn the page then you have to vote for it. there is a two prong approach of if you want change, it has to happen and let's not be complacent. find want change, it has to happen and let's not be complacent. and when it comes to the — let's not be complacent. and when it comes to the prime _ let's not be complacent. and when it comes to the prime minister, - let's not be complacent. and when it comes to the prime minister, his - comes to the prime minister, his message tonight, he was out and about speaking and his was a lot more personal. he about speaking and his was a lot more personal.— about speaking and his was a lot more personal. he appeared at a hindu temple _ more personal. he appeared at a hindu temple in _ more personal. he appeared at a hindu temple in london - more personal. he appeared at a hindu temple in london and - more personal. he appeared at a hindu temple in london and he l more personal. he appeared at a - hindu temple in london and he taught in that clip there about values and he is saying, why are so many hindu

people conservative voters? and he says we have a shared set of values, education, family. he said he was very proud to be the first british asian prime minister but i'm also proud it's never been a big deal and let's not forget we are the most successful multiethnic multi—faith country. that was his message this evening. a very different approach. and with reform uk, what has been hearing in the past few days regarding the situation with the candidates and the campaign, reform still standing saying that... saying that basically, trying to back this way but it's pretty complicated now, given the intensity of the racist

slur. i think reform uk are having to deal with the fact that in these allegations and they've been trying to distance themselves from those remarks. they haven't —— have dropped three candidates. at the same time, there this canvasser who made very racist remarks that the prime minister. the party has distanced themselves from this but they haven't been able to do the thing that labour and the conservatives have been doing this weekend which is talk about its key messages. weekend which is talk about its key messa . es. ~ weekend which is talk about its key messaues. ~ _, , ., messages. when it comes to the campaigner. _ messages. when it comes to the campaigner. we _

messages. when it comes to the campaigner, we herds— messages. when it comes to the campaigner, we herds nigel- messages. when it comes to the i campaigner, we herds nigel farage and ben habib say that this was an actor. but channel 4 are saying absolutely not.— actor. but channel 4 are saying absolutely not. nigel farage said that the man _ absolutely not. nigel farage said that the man filmed _ absolutely not. nigel farage said that the man filmed on _ absolutely not. nigel farage said that the man filmed on the - absolutely not. nigel farage said - that the man filmed on the programme was an actor and that he thought the whole thing was a setup. but channel 4 had stood by theirjournalism and said they are impartial and independent and they absolutely stunned by what they have done and the way this was carried out. reform uk have complained to the electoral commission and they've said they will complaint to 0fcom as well. i’m will complaint to 0fcom as well. i'm sure all of these issues will appear and be discussed

on the programme with laura kuenssberg. it’s on the programme with laura kuenssberg-_ on the programme with laura kuenssbera. �* , ., , ~ kuenssberg. it's nearly time. but oliticians kuenssberg. it's nearly time. but politicians are _ kuenssberg. it's nearly time. but politicians are still _ kuenssberg. it's nearly time. but politicians are still trying - kuenssberg. it's nearly time. but politicians are still trying to - politicians are still trying to fight for your vote. politicians are still trying to fight foryourvote. labour, politicians are still trying to fight for your vote. labour, the lib dems, greens too. whatever happens, history will be made so don't miss it. �* , ., , ., ., history will be made so don't miss it. there's lots more on our websites — it. there's lots more on our websites regarding - it. there's lots more on our websites regarding the - it. there's lots more on our websites regarding the uk. it. there's lots more on our- websites regarding the uk election but let's move to the us now because president biden has come underfire for his debate with donald trump. with an editorial in the influential new york times newspaper, calling on him to drop out, saying it's in the best interests of america. it followed his widely criticised performance in thursday's tv debate with donald trump — when he stumbled over words, and at times seemed to lose track of what he was saying. mr biden remains

defiant — at his first campaign rally since the debate, he told supporters in north carolina that the us itself was at stake in november's election — calling his opponent a genuine threat to democracy. 0ur north america correspondent david willis is in los angeles with the latest. we haven't heard from joe biden but he is trying to reassure the big donors, who sponsor the election campaign is that he's up to the job. he is in new york today, then going on to the hamptons, followed by camp david tonight. there is concern amongst the big—money donors who look at the viability now ofjoe biden, given that shambolic performance in atlanta on thursday night. there have been calls behind the scenes for him to withdraw from the scenes for him to withdraw from the race. you mentioned that the new

york times, the newspaper in the city he is visiting, calling for him to withdraw from the race, saying it would be a reckless gamble were he to stay as a candidate and urging him to move aside and make way for someone younger who could really take on donald trump. those sentiments have been echoed in the last few hours by another leading newspaper, the chicago tribune but you mentioned joe biden's robust performance in north carolina. you are right, he bounced back, taking to the stage, energised, anything but the shambling old man we saw on thursday night. telling his loyal supporters that he wasn't as young as he once was, not perhaps as great as he once was, not perhaps as great a debater as he had once been but he was an honest man and he told the truth. well, whether that goes down

well with the very anxious democratic candidates, at this particular time, we will have to wait and see. we've seen party grandees, people like barack 0bama trying to tamp down the flames, saying there is a long while until the election but the concern is palpable. frank sesno is a former white house correspondent and cnn washington bureau chief. as the fallout of mr biden's performance continues, he shared what's happening within the democratic party. a lot of hand—wringing, a lot of talking, and a lot of whispering. no one of any stature in the democratic party has spoken publicly yet calling on biden to get out. that's so far come from his friends, columnists, newspaper editorials, that kind of thing, and a lot of talking. there's concern and it's very, very deep. but the first defender in biden—land right now isjill biden, the president's wife, who said publicly, you know, bad nights

happen and on we go. so this is going to be a very anxiety provoking several days, i think, as the reality of this sinks in and the options are weighed, no matter what people are saying publicly, i don't think they're going to break from the president until he comes to these conclusions and makes a public statement himself. and so i think that what's happening, in fact, what i know is happening is that there are conversations. people are taking their concerns to the inner circle, to the bidens themselves. the decision ultimately is going to rest with the bidens themselves. and so, if they dig in their heels, they paint the party into a corner because then it becomes even more dangerous, even more fractious if the party breaks with the president, if he refuses to step down, then you just have sniping internally. so as i say, it puts the party in a very difficult position and a very difficult place. but now is the time for these conversations, and they're taking place as we speak.

a fresh search has taken place today on tenerife, for the missing british teenagerjay slater. volunteers, including members of his family, helped look through difficult terrain. it's nearly two weeks since the 19 year old was last heard from, when he phoned a friend from a mountainous area. 0ur correspondent nick garnett sent this report from tenerife. another day, another search. but an appealfor another day, another search. but an appeal for volunteers fell flat. we need to appeal for volunteers fell flat. - need to rule out these areas than make sure that every area has been fully checked. make sure that every area has been fully checked-— fully checked. remote and rugged, t in: to fully checked. remote and rugged, trying to find _ fully checked. remote and rugged, trying to find something _ fully checked. remote and rugged, trying to find something on - fully checked. remote and rugged, trying to find something on this - trying to find something on this land is as hard as it gets. there's a lot of covering, _ land is as hard as it gets. there's a lot of covering, bushes, - land is as hard as it gets. there's a lot of covering, bushes, you . land is as hard as it gets. there's| a lot of covering, bushes, you can be there and you might not see. i have a son who is also 19 and i think— have a son who is also 19 and i

think that _ have a son who is also 19 and i think that if something happened to him, think that if something happened to him. i_ think that if something happened to him, i would appreciate a lot if other— him, i would appreciate a lot if other people would help.j him, i would appreciate a lot if other people would help. 1 slater was seen almost _ other people would help. 1 slater was seen almost two _ other people would help. 1 slater was seen almost two weeks - other people would help. 1 slater was seen almost two weeks ago, walking through the village into the countryside. as his phone ran out of battery it registered his last location. he said his friend —— make his friend said he was slipping around on the rocks. then what happened? the authorities firmly believe they can find out the answer by trying out searches time and again on the same areas of land. through deep ravines to scrubland, they are pushing on hoping to find

jay- iran is to hold a run—off vote this coming friday, after the hardline candidate saeed jalili and his rival massoud pezeshkian — who's seen as reformist. who's seen as reformist, failed to secure a majority in the country's presidential election. the vote is to replace president ebrahim raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash last month. siavash ardalan from bbc persian — explained the differnces between the two remaining candidates. 0ne one is 0ne isa one is a reformist. what does that mean? he doesn't want to change the entire political system but he believes in certain reforms, he believes in certain reforms, he believes the biggest issue facing iran is the us sanctions which has devastated the country's economy for years now. the other is a hardline,

ultraconservative politician who has always had ambitions to become president. he is as hard right as you can get in politics. he believes that the sanctions aren't an issue. he wants to have alliances with china and russia to become a powerhouse on its own terms. he thinks he can pull it off so he wouldn't bother engaging with the west or trying to reach approach meant whereas when there was a nuclear deal back in 2016, the other candidate believes there should be some engagements. he is called the morality police immoral and believes that there should be easing up of these

draconian restrictions on women's rights and civil liberties. the right—wing candidate believes there should be even more strict in place. we've seen the turnout is extremely low. people are not voting. they are protesting. will they vote in the second round in order to stop someone who is so hardline? it’s second round in order to stop someone who is so hardline? it's the million dollar — someone who is so hardline? it's the million dollar question. _ someone who is so hardline? it's the million dollar question. every - million dollar question. every iranian is asking this today. it's a subject that has been spoken about. never have so few people voted in iranian elections before. do they want to send a resounding no message to the clerical establishment or will they have a hardline president?

none of them can bring about major change. in the view of many iranian is. it's seditious, a waste of time, it won't bring change but some people might think, 0k, we delivered our message, we told the supreme leader that we don't want the system. in the second round, at least we can stop a hardliner from making things go from bad to worse. a temporary us pier, designed to deliver aid to gaza, has once again been removed because of high seas. these are newly—released images of the pier in operation this month, showing aid being offloaded from a ship. it's the third time since it became operational in mid—may that weather conditions have forced the pier to be detached from the gaza coast. distributing the aid to gaza's population has also been problematic, because of israeli military

operations nearby. as a result, aid is piling up at a depot onshore. a pentagon spokesperson has acknowledged that the marshalling area is almost full. if there's not enough room on the marshalling yard then it doesn't make sense to put our men and women out there when there is nothing to move. there's still room. i don't want to get the impression that it's at capacity. it's certainly full, but we do need to see that marshalling yard open up to allow for aid groups to continue that distribution so that we can get more aid in as we get calmer seas. the serbian government says it's treating an incident — outside israel's embassy in the capital, this morning — as a terrorist attack. the authorities say people connected to extremist movement may have been involved. there is no doubt that this is an act of terrorism, by both a member

of the state of serbia and a member of the state of serbia and a member of the state of serbia and a member of the police service. india has ordered safety inspections of all its airports after the deadly collapse of a roof at delhi airport. one person was killed and four others injured. videos online showed huge pillars supporting the roof smashing into cars parked along the airport's terminal 1. the incident occured during heavy rains. the bbc hindi's dilnawaz pasha reports from delhi. the authorities said the incident happened early friday morning, when a portion of the roof of delhi's airport's terminal 0ne collapsed on cars amid heavy rains. this is one of the busiest airports in the world, and the visuals of the incident, shared widely on social media, shocked many. the incident impacted travel plans of thousands, as most of the domestic flights take off from this terminal. translation: we just heard that a roof has collapsed _ due to which maximum flights have been cancelled and some have been put on hold.

no one is able to tell us when a clear situation will emerge. they are asking us to go to another terminal but we are not getting any information. 0r clarity. a roof collapsed early this morning. the authorities are saying a person has died, which is very serious. the authorities do not know what happened. the injured have been evacuated to the hospital, and the government has announced compensation for the families of the victims, promising a thorough investigation of the structure of the airport by the experts. a day earlier, a similar roof collapsed at the jabalpur airport, raising many questions. a new portrait of king charles wearing military uniform has been released to commemorate armed forces day. the publication of the image

coincides with a video message from queen camilla paying tribute to the efforts of the military, as graham satchell reports. i'm deeply honoured tojoin you all on armed forces day. whether in this country or overseas, we celebrate the service of men and women in our military and thank you all for everything you do to protect this country of ours. a message of support from queen camilla on armed forces day. in it, she remembers those who have made the ultimate sacrifice and celebrates what she calls the incredible bravery of the armed forces as they face different challenges around the world. earlier this month, the king and queen were in normandy for the 80th anniversary of d—day. they spent time talking to veterans, thanking them for their service in liberating europe from hitler's nazi regime. armed forces day is an annual celebration of personnel, service families, veterans and cadets in the armed forces community. a chance for the nation to come together and show its support

at a wide range of events being held across the uk. queen camilla's father, major bruce shand, served with the 12th lancers in the second world war. the queen's message today is personal and intimate. as the proud daughter of an army officer, i know something of the impact military life has on your loved ones. you, too, are heroes. in times of war and in times of peace, whether seen or unseen, our armed forces support and strengthen our nation. you're a source of inspiration, reassurance and pride and i salute you all. to mark armed forces day, buckingham palace have released this new photograph of the king in full ceremonial uniform. as head of the armed forces, king charles has constantly praised the courage and resilience of service personnel. graham satchell, bbc news.

the second full day of the glastonbury festival is well and truly underway. coldplay are currently making history. they've become the first act to headline five times. 200,000 eo - le act to headline five times. 200,000 --eole are act to headline five times. 200,000 people are expected _ act to headline five times. 200,000 people are expected to _ act to headline five times. 200,000 people are expected to attend - act to headline five times. 200,000 people are expected to attend overl people are expected to attend over the weekend and there are quite a few people right now at the pyramid stage where coldplay were joined by the pianist victoria canal and they will be other big namesjoining them for this huge historic moment. this time headlining glastonbury. compare to other headlining bands, the cure headlined four times. this is a big deal as we watch them and those hundreds of thousands of people

spending the weekend at worthy farm in glastonbury and the weather has been good. lots more coming up. let's see what the weather is got in store for the rest of the weekend. some sunshine but cloudy with a few showers. recently, a weatherfront across northern wales which brought some damp weather on saturday. that should be mostly out of the way on sunday as this ridge of high pressure tries to build across the uk. remnants of that are visible across east anglia and the south—east of england. cloudy, some spits and spots of rain, particularly in london. sunshine to greet us in the morning. through the

morning into the afternoon, those cumulus clouds will be developing, spreading so i think it will be a cloudy afternoon for many of us. during sunday, some showers here and there. your best bet for sunny skies is around coastal areas almost anywhere, especially blue skies. temperatures, 20 in london. nothing spectacular. similar weather for the football in germany. 0n spectacular. similar weather for the football in germany. on to the forecast for monday. another weather front approaches from the west. this will bring thick cloud and outbreaks of rain, particularly to northern ireland, scotland and the irish sea and then that will move eastwards across the country. some of us are in for a little bit of rain, a short spell, on monday. come the afternoon, bright skies across western parts of the uk some clearer skies. it might take some time for

that to clear along the east coast. tuesday and wednesday, we are on the edge of that high pressure. a lot of cloud and the chance of catching a shower. that's pretty much what we've got on tuesday. your best bet for dry, sunny weather is further south west. plymouth and cardiff where as in the north west of england, there's a chance of a few showers. the rest of the week, if you want warm weather then it's not so great because temperatures are below the national average. cooler. that's your weather now. goodbye.

this is bbc news, the headlines. 0n the final weekend before polling day sir keir starmer has urged voters to give his party "a clear mandate" for change. the labour leader says the conservatives could still win if "we take our foot off the gas". reform uk drops three election candidates for offensive comments they made in the past. the party's leader nigel farage told the bbc he "wouldn't want anything to do with them". iran will hold a run—off election after hardline candidate saeed jalili and rival massoud pezeshkian, who is seen as reformist, both failed to secure a majority in the presidential race. the second round is set for 5th july. and coldplay opened with their hit song yellow as they burst onto the pyramid stage for a record

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