good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today. two days until polling stations open — rishi sunak warns of a labour supermajority, while sir keir starmer says a strong mandate is what's best for britain. setting a dangerous precedent — joe biden condemns a ruling giving donald trump partial immunity from criminal prosecution. hurricane beryl churns over the caribbean, gaining strength on a path forjamaica after making landfall in grenada. good morning from the queue outside wimbledon, where the tents are being packed away ahead of a really big one for the break —— brakes. fans on

tenterhooks waiting to hear if andy murray has decided to play in what could be his final match on centre court. come on, andy! and we'll hear how walking football is alleviating symptoms for those with parkinson's. good morning. some of us starting with some sunshine but it is going to be a fairly cloudy day for most with showers in the west travelling east. more rain later in the north west. details throughout the programme. good morning. it's tuesday, july 2nd. our main story. there's just 48 hours to go until voters head to the polls, and politicians across the uk are trying to gather as much support as possible ahead of thursday's general election. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has called for a summer of change, while rishi sunak has warned of what he called, the danger of an unchecked labour government. here's our political correspondent, helen catt.

the labour leader says this morning he wants people to have more money in their pockets. and if labour win on thursday, he says he wants them to be better off in five years�* time than they are now. he also told the times he wants public services to improve by then too. but he says he would need a strong mandate, lots of votes and support, to do it. there would be difficult choices. a message he was reiterating yesterday on the campaign trail. if message he was reiterating yesterday on the campaign trail.— on the campaign trail. if you want chance, on the campaign trail. if you want change. you _ on the campaign trail. if you want change, you have _ on the campaign trail. if you want change, you have to _ on the campaign trail. if you want change, you have to vote - on the campaign trail. if you want change, you have to vote for - on the campaign trail. if you want change, you have to vote for it. i on the campaign trail. if you want l change, you have to vote for it. the polls do not predict the future. constituents like this will be very, very tight on thursday, so every single vote counts, every single vote has to be earned, and we have to make sure that until the polls close at ten o�*clock on thursday, we are earning the respect and the confidence of voters across the country, because change will only come if you absolutely vote for it. rishi sunak will aim his message directly at wavering voters later.

the tories will claim a small number of people in tight races could stop a big labourwin by leading of people in tight races could stop a big labour win by leading the conservatives they vote. he would agree that a big labour majority is not a foregone conclusion, but unlike keir starmer, he will warn it would be damaging if it happened, as he did in a speech to supporters last night. fin he did in a speech to supporters last niuht. , ._ he did in a speech to supporters last niuht. , , he did in a speech to supporters last night-— he did in a speech to supporters last niuht. , , ., ., last night. on thursday it is not a by-election- _ last night. on thursday it is not a by-election- it — last night. on thursday it is not a by-election. it is _ last night. on thursday it is not a by-election. it is not _ last night. on thursday it is not a by-election. it is not a _ last night. on thursday it is not a i by-election. it is not a referendum. by—election. it is not a referendum. on our— by—election. it is not a referendum. on our party— by—election. it is not a referendum. on our party or the past. it is a choice — on our party or the past. it is a choice about the future of our country — choice about the future of our country. and what that future means for you _ country. and what that future means for you and _ country. and what that future means for you and your family. if there is an unchecked, unaccountable labour party— an unchecked, unaccountable labour party in_ an unchecked, unaccountable labour party in power with a supermajority, think_ party in power with a supermajority, think what— party in power with a supermajority, think what that would mean. for everyone~ — think what that would mean. for everyone. a labour party with a blank_ everyone. a labour party with a blank cheque to do whatever they want _ blank cheque to do whatever they want. �* , ., blank cheque to do whatever they want. �* ,., . ~' blank cheque to do whatever they want. �* ., ~ ., want. also talking about lending votes, want. also talking about lending votes. the _ want. also talking about lending votes, the liberal _ want. also talking about lending votes, the liberal democrat - want. also talking about lending i votes, the liberal democrat leader. sir ed davey told the guardian he thinks people are getting into the swing of tactical voting. where people who usually backed different

parties support the candidate best placed to beat the tories. he claims that will make the selection a once in a century chance to change the political geography of the uk. we fought a really strong campaign... the snp _ fought a really strong campaign... the snp claims _ fought a really strong campaign... the snp claims the _ fought a really strong campaign... the snp claims the vote _ fought a really strong campaign... the snp claims the vote in- fought a really strong campaign... the snp claims the vote in scotland is to close to call. labour in scotland would mean more austerity, which labour is denied. there is not long now to make up voters�* minds. we�*rejoined now by our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. some interesting wardrobe choices in that report. what do the next couple of days look like for the party leaders? , , , ., ., , leaders? less interesting wardrobe choices and — leaders? less interesting wardrobe choices and also _ leaders? less interesting wardrobe choices and also arguably - leaders? less interesting wardrobe choices and also arguably less - choices and also arguably less interesting arguments, because this is not a moment where party leaders will waive new claims into what they have been saying, this is a moment where they shrink down their campaign, boil it down to the clearest, most compelling arguments

that they think can get voters to the polls. the other thing you will see from the party leaders over the course of today and tomorrow is a frantic last —— around the country. for rishi sunak that has already begun today. the prime minister has already been to a distribution warehouse near luton in bedfordshire where he met actually a lot of robots packing some parcels, i think he also met some humans too. the rest of the day he is in oxfordshire. notable. that is safe tory territory usually. the fact he is spending the rest of his day there are tells you something about where the conservatives think they stand in this general election with 48 hours or so to go until polls open. keir starmer is going to be in the midlands for most of today. he is also in traditionally safe tory territory. that tells you something about where the labour party sees the campaign being. i can bet you he will use the word change again and again. ed davey, the lib dem leader,

he is continuing hisjourney. started injohn o�*groats a couple of days ago, finishing in land�*s end yesterday. today he is in devon and then cornwall. yesterday he dangled from a crane. let�*s see what he does today. yes, let�*s see! later on in the programme we�*ll be speaking to stephen flynn from the snp, wes streeting from labour, and prime minister rishi sunak. ben has more of the news. president biden has condemned a us supreme court ruling giving donald trump partial immunity from criminal prosecution. the us president said the decision has set a dangerous precedent. mr trump hailed the court�*s verdict as a big win for democracy. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. america�*s most powerful court, and a victory for donald trump. it relates to this. the riot in washington onjanuary the 6th, 2021, when the then president is alleged to have encouraged his supporters to invade

the capitol building, all in an effort to overturnjoe biden�*s election win. we fight like hell, and if you don�*t fight like hell, you�*re not going to have a country any more. the supreme court has ruled that the president�*s words on that day, including his social media activity, were all official acts, and that he is immune from prosecution. but for any unofficial acts in a private capacity, the now former president can still be held criminally responsible for his actions. it will be up to a lower courtjudge to decide which aspects of his behaviour are relevant to the trial, which is now on hold. in a post on his truth social platform, mr trump celebrated the court decision. "big win for our constitution and democracy," he wrote. "proud to be an american." speaking at the white house, president biden told a different story. this nation was founded on the principle that there are no kings in america.

each, each of us, is equal before the law. no one, no one, is above the law. not even the president of the united states. with today�*s supreme court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. for all, for all practical purposes, today�*s decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits on what a president can do. the supreme court�*s 6—3 ruling, split along ideological lines, is an landmark decision, and could have far—reaching consequences for future presidents. for donald trump it is almost certain he�*ll face no more trials during the election campaign, although the cases haven�*t completely gone away. peter bowes joins us now from los angeles. peter, this is a major legal victory for donald trump but what impact will it have on his criminal case?

what really changes here ahead of the election?— what really changes here ahead of the election? ~ . . ., , , the election? well, what changes is that now it is _ the election? well, what changes is that now it is extremely _ the election? well, what changes is that now it is extremely unlikely - that now it is extremely unlikely that now it is extremely unlikely that donald trump is going to face any of those outstanding trials before november. and clearly from a political perspective that is significant for him. at least it gives him more time to campaign. but he doesn�*t have the spectacle of going through those trials. but it goes deeper than that. and certainly listening to president biden earlier, he very quickly pivoted his comments to the election, essentially saying to the electorate, look, do you want to electorate, look, do you want to elect again someone like donald trump, who might be emboldened by what the supreme court has said? lots of different dimensions to this, the politics and the legal side of it. the cases have not gone away. they may well have to be significantly modified because now a

lower courtjudge has to really sift through the decision of the supreme court and decide what were the actions of donald trump at the time of the riot in washington, what was he doing that was official, what was unofficial, and therefore, what is applicable to be applied to a prosecution. so, that will take some time. at the end of that process if donald trump doesn�*t like it, he can appeal and perhaps even take it back to the supreme court. peter, thank you. peter bowes live in los angeles. health leaders have warned that strikes must not become the status quo for the nhs, asjunior doctors in england return to work late after a five—day walkout. it is expected that tens of thousands of appointments, procedures and operations were postponed as a result of the industrial action by members of the british medical association. the union said it was taking action as there had been no credible new offer. both the conservatives and labour have pledged to resume talks if they win the general election.

political parties in france will today pick their candidates for sunday�*s run—off elections, as opponents of the national rally attempt to block them from sweeping to power. the populist anti—immigrant party came top in the first round, and is hoping to form a new french government. let�*s speak to our paris correspondent hugh schofield. just run us through what happens when the next round of voting takes place? when the next round of voting takes lace? ~ ., , ., place? well, the next round is on sunda . place? well, the next round is on sunday- a — place? well, the next round is on sunday. a week _ place? well, the next round is on sunday. a week after _ place? well, the next round is on sunday. a week after the - place? well, the next round is on sunday. a week after the first - sunday. a week after the first round. what is happening today, todayis round. what is happening today, today is a key day, because it is when the parties draw up their definitive list of candidates for the second round. it is important because under this french system in most constituencies two candidates go through to the second round, the two leading candidates, but also a third candidate if they reach the threshold in the first round. what has happened in this election,

because so many people have voted, a lot of constituencies, 300 or so, have this three—way fight in the second round between a centrist and somebody from the far right national rally. what is happening now across the country is that there are local deals being made between the left and the centre, in other words the people you don�*t like the national rally, so that one of them stands down and that will concentrate the vote against the rn, the national rally, in the second round. that obviously is going to diminish their chances of getting this key thing, the absolute majority they hope for, after the second round. today we will see the definitive list of how many triangulars there are, how many uls. i suspect the news will not be good to the national rally, that their hopes of getting this sweeping majority will have to be watered down, rather. thank you. hugh schofield with the latest on the french elections. almost 1.8 million people are now in at least £50,000 of student debt, according to data obtained by the bbc.

figures from the student loans company show that more than 61,000 people have balances of above 100,000, while another 50 people each owe upwards of 200,000. the rac says the cost of fuel is still too high, even though forecourt prices fell slightly last month. the motoring organisation says despite wholesale costs for oil increasing by a small margin, motorists are still paying too much to fill up. the bbc has learned that the conservative parliamentary candidate miriam cates was a trustee at a church while it promoted so—called gay conversion practices. independent investigators from the charity barnardo�*s say st thomas philadelphia in sheffield endorsed and supported conversion practices, which seek to change or suppress someone�*s sexual orientation or gender identity. mrs cates told the bbc she was unaware of the allegations and does not support it. hurricane beryl has strengthened to a category five storm and continues to sweep through the caribbean. at least one person has died

in st vincent and the grenadines, according to the country�*s prime minister. thousands of people remain without power or living in temporary shelters. here�*s our reporter aruna iyengar. no caribbean paradise here, as hurricane beryl hits the island of carriacou, part of grenada. the storm has whipped up winds of 150 mph. it slammed into the capital st george�*s, bringing torrential rain and strong winds. to some extent we have dodged a bazooka. the category four, almost category five hurricane is almost as severe as it gets. further north—east, barbados was also hit, but it seems so far to have dodged the worst effects. people are clearing

boats and debris. they�*re being warned that gusts are still coming, and to batten down the hatches and stay indoors. these scenes were filmed by a bbc reporter in barbados, out there to cover the cricket. this is what hurricane beryl looks like from space, the eye of the storm over the caribbean. the image was taken from the international space station. and this satellite footage shows lightning flashing around the hurricane�*s eye. meteorologists have been surprised how quickly beryl developed from a tropical depression to a major hurricane injust 42 hours. they say it�*s unusual for a hurricane of this strength to form this early in the year. so we're seeing the season expand a little bit. the waters are getting warmer earlier in the year. in this case they're in near—record warm. the oceans look like september, they really do. they don't look like july. water temperatures are running two to three celsius above average right now, hence why there's so much more fuel to get these storms going. st vincent and the grenadines, as well as grenada, are seen as at the highest risk of damage. the storm is expected to move westwards towards jamaica and mexico, losing some

of its power by the end of the week. weather experts say the north atlantic could get as many as seven major hurricanes this year, up from the average three in a season. aruna iyengar, bbc news. royal mint has released a range of new 50p coins to honour the team gb athletes set to compete in the paris olympics. the collectable coins feature olympic and paralympic athletes side by side against a backdrop of the union flag. in a nod to paris, a silhouette of the eiffel tower can be seen at the base. athletes will be receiving their own coin in their kit bags, as a special good luck token. let�*s hope it pays off. you would never spend that if you are given one. you�*d keep it as a souvenir.

it doesn�*t quite look real. i will tell you who is definitely real this morning, hour or carol. how is it looking today? good morning- _ how is it looking today? good morning- it — how is it looking today? good morning. it is _ how is it looking today? good morning. it is looking - how is it looking today? (emf. morning. it is looking changeable, actually. today and for the rest of this week. it is not typicaljuly weather we are experiencing by any stretch. if you had your brolly out last week, using it as a parasol, you will definitely be using it to keep the rain off in the next few days. it will also be breezy, windy, especially in the north of the country, as we go through part of this week. today what we have got a song early sunshine. we see increasing amounts of cloud. the odd spot of drizzle in parts of the southeast. also, showers from the west drifting eastwards through the day. the brightest skies are likely to be across parts of the midlands, wales and into the south—west, with temperatures of 13 to about 20 degrees. as we head on through the

evening and overnight, we have got more rain piling in from the north—west. here too the wind will strengthen. you can see how that rain moves eastward through the night. quite a lot of cloud, the odd spot of drizzle as we push further south, but it will not be a cold night. these are the overnight lows, nine to about 12 degrees. tomorrow then, we start off with all this cloud and rain. it pushes it subtly eastwards. behind what we are left with is cloud and showers, or more persistent rain, particularly in the northern half of the country. showers further south. these white circles represent the average wind speeds. the strongest will be in the north—west. temperature is below average for this time of the year. thank you. we will keep the celts, for now anyway. —— cotes.

not long to go now until election day, and if you�*re planning to stay up late to watch the results come in, you are bound to hear a lot of talk about bellwether seats. these are places that hint at a national trend in the way people are voting. but where does the term come from? well, the answer might just surprise you. 0ur reporter harry parkhill explains. sheep on this farm near lincoln may appear about as distant from westminster as you can get. but farms like this are where a key election night phrase was born. we look at a group of sheep and there�*s normally a leader. that leader often historically has been a wether, which is a castrated male. the wether would lead the flock to warn of danger, etc. so how would you keep track of those wethers leading the flock down ravines, or round bends in hundreds of acres of pasture? well... ..with a bell, of course. combine the two — bellwether — you�*ve got a term that still means an indicator of trends hundreds of years later.

while nick struggles to put a bell on a sheep, he�*s also grappling with his decision at the polls. i�*ve narrowed it down. i know a certain party i will not be voting for. but i�*m still awaiting. i�*ve got a couple of meetings coming up. i shall decide when i�*ve heard the individual candidates speak. it may be as clear as muck as to who farmer nick is going to vote for, but whether you�*re in a bellwether seat or not, thousands will be flocking to the polls to vote on thursday. who will you baa—ck to be the biggest party in westminster? harry parkhill, bbc news, lincoln. so now we know. the things you learn at 20 past six on a tuesday morning. let�*s take a look at today�*s papers, which as you might expect are dominated by the build—up to the election. in an interview with the times, labour leader sir keir starmer says a large majority for his party would be betterfor the country,

allowing him to make the difficult decisions, which he says are needed. the paper also reports on a warning from the prime minister, who says that a supermajority for labour would give the party "unchecked power". royal mail has been criticised by post office minister kevin hollinrake for failing to deliver postal votes in time for the election, the daily telegraph reports. the paper says voters in more than 90 constituencies have raised concerns about their ballots failing to arrive. royal mail have said they will be carrying out sweeps at mail centres and delivery offices to ensure all postal votes are delivered before polling stations close. "britain�*s forces are not ready for conflict of any scale", says the daily mail. the paper quotes robjohnson, who recently stepped down from the ministry of defence and was responsible for assessing the country�*s readiness for war. "england holds its breath" is the headline in the daily mirror, as fans wait to see whether uefa will impose a ban onjude bellingham over a gesture he made towards the slovakia bench

during the euros match on sunday. he says of course it was directed at his friends, who were in the crowd. the time they�*re 22 in its past six. when annie booth was diagnosed with parkinson�*s, she said it felt like someone had taken the sunshine out of her. the main symptoms are tremors, slow movement and stiffness, but for sufferers like annie, regular exercise has made all the difference, as our reporter fiona lamdin found out when she went to meet her. so i was 47 years old when i got diagnosed with parkinson�*s. and it was quite a shock to me to be diagnosed with it. i�*d had a period of not being able to grip very well with my left hand, and my left leg, it felt like it didn�*t belong to me.

there are some days where i can�*t move very well. it feels like your body is encased in concrete because it�*s so stiff, especially first thing in the morning. i have a loss of sense of taste and smell. i�*ve got a left side tremor. there are a lot of physical symptoms, but for me, the biggest challenge is that one of apathy. you know, it�*s like when you�*ve got a loss of dopamine in your body, it�*s like someone�*s taken the sunshine out of your brain. but a few years ago, annie discovered walking football. it�*s played at a slower pace on smaller pitches, and there�*s no tackling. originally designed to help older men socialise, now it�*s proving hugely beneficial for those with parkinson�*s.

2022 was the year that changed my sporting life, really. i became someone who�*d never even kicked a ball, to someone who became a little bit obsessed with playing walking football. everybody on the pitch was an experienced footballer. they played all their life. and then there was me. and it�*s notjust annie. hundreds of people with parkinson�*s are now playing each week. it's like magic, really. you have people who struggle to walk. they're either in wheelchairs or on sticks. and if you put a ball in front of them, it's almost like the brain forgets that they've got parkinson's, and they come alive and they can move better. they can move quicker, and they're happier, and suddenly they're part of a team again. caroline was diagnosed five years ago, aged 55, and now plays three times a week. when i play walking football, i don't actually feel like i've i got parkinson's, because your brain is so enthusiastic about doing - everything that you want to do when you're on the pitch, like|

pass the ball, shoot, look up, talk to your colleagues. - you actually feel like you haven't got parkinson's at all. _ and then, i go longer- without having any symptoms, because you're on such a high, and your body feels so alive, l that you actually feel like — i normal isn't the right word — | but you actually feel like you used| to feel before you had parkinson's. my life is actually happier now — more fulfilling, that's a better way of putting it. joe was diagnosed five years ago, aged 60. so, joe, you actually use the football a little bit like a walking stick? yeah, i found that when i have — just ordinarily walking, particularly on a flat surface, i do have trouble, stumbling with my left leg. but i've found that a ball is a great cueing thing, and it somehow tricks the brain. and i can actually walk much better kicking a football than i can ordinarily. and that is actually easier for you? that�*s easierfor me. wow.

in fact, joe spent over two hours doing 13,410 keepy—uppies. but as you can see from his video, once he�*s finished, and there�*s no ball, walking for him is harder. joe�*s also done the london marathon — 26.3 miles, 11 hours of keepy—uppies. walking football focuses on balance, muscle strength and coordination, while building mental wellbeing. but actually having a condition like parkinson�*s has brought me a lot ofjoy in many ways, and it can be a catalyst for something incredible to happen, like the walking football that�*s happened to me. i look forward to a future of what�*s possible rather than what isn�*t possible, and look forward to the future i have and try to reframe that every day. fiona lamdin, bbc news. at 8.15 we�*ll be joined by the chief executive of parkinson�*s uk, caroline rassell, to talk more about this.

how exercise can help people living with parkinson�*s. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i�*m tolu adeoye. proposals for a sky scraper matching the height of the shard are set to be approved by the city of london. the 74 storey skyscraper would replace a 28 floor vacant tower near leadenhall. it would be the tallest building in the city of london. historic england has objected to the plans. detectives say they�*re treating the death of a 70—year—old woman in west london two weekends ago as unexpected and unexplained. rita fleming was already dead when the police broke into an address in golborne road. they�*re now trying to establish her movements in the days leading up to the discovery of her body. a woman who saved someone from drowning as a teenager in 1957 has been presented with a copy of the bravery certificate she thought she had lost forever.

maureen roose was just 14 years old when she plunged into the water at westcliff—on—sea, to save a family friend. now 81, she�*s been given a copy of the certificate she misplaced. this here... 0h! - is from the royal humane society. oh, and you framed it as well, thank you very much. how does it feel to see this again? that�*s lovely, it�*s lovely, yeah, very nice. i did it on the spur of the moment, i didn�*t even think about it at the time. i suppose afterwards you think, oh, i don�*t know whether i should have done it or not but still, no, i didn�*t even think about it, ijustjumped in. sir ian mckellen will not appear on the uk tour of his latest theatre production, after he was injured while performing in london. the 85—year—old actor fell off the stage during player kings at the noel coward theatre. in a statement, he said he�*d accepted "with the greatest reluctance" not to take part in the uk tour based on medical advice.

let�*s take a look at the tubes now. there�*s a good service on the tubes this morning, apart from minor delays on the hammersmith and city line. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it is a relatively mild start this morning but it is largely cloudy. we are going to hang onto these overcast skies for much of the day, albeit with one or two brighter spells a bit later. the cloud this morning thick enough to produce some spots of light rain comes and drizzle, perhaps a little drier this afternoon. that�*s when we get the best chance of any brightness. the breeze not especially strong but it is from the north—west so temperatures are struggling. 18, 19 celsius at best. a few cloud breaks to start with overnight tonight but then the cloud will increase and thicken and with that the rain arrives as we head into wednesday. quite breezy by the end of the night as well. another mild one, 10 celsius the minimum. for tomorrow, we will see further outbreaks of rain. it�*s going to stay largely cloudy through the course of wednesday. a breezy day and again the temperature is going to struggle. maximum around 18 celsius. a brighter day for thursday,

a bit more sunshine around, so temperatures perhaps a little higher. but it is going to be quite windy and as we head into friday, more rain, and again that wind fairly fresh. i�*ll be back with another update in half an hour. plenty more on our website especially around the elction with just two days to go. now it�*s back to sally and ben. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. over the last five weeks we�*ve been asking people to get in touch with us through the bbc�*s your voice your vote project to tell us what issues matter to them in the run up to the election. more than 13,000 responded and ourjournalists and reporters, both locally and nationally, have been listening to your stories and trying to get answers to your questions. here�*s our correspondent

colletta smith. we asked what you wanted to talk about this election. food, shopping bills gone through the roof, petrol has gone through the roof. i got in touch because of, to highlight the bus services where i live. and you have plenty to say. there is no dentists around here to do nhs and it�*s appalling, really. my message would be to the next prime minister, whoever that might be, prioritise mental health. where we live and how we pay for it has been central. the subject that really concerns me is housing for our young people. it was very frustrating and challenging finding the apartment in the first place. the market was incredibly saturated with people looking for the same sort of thing and the cost aside from that was just remarkable. and the dream of homeownership is drifting away from many. i don�*t want to get give up, i really don�*t. i really, really would love to have something of our own. it just feels like we're fighting a losing battle. the future of energy and net zero

goals have been a hot topic as well. when it comes to backing a huge project like this that can actually get us there, they�*re not interested. in powys in wales, i heard the concerns about a wind turbine plant and a 60 mile turbine corridor. turbine plant and a 60 mile pylon corridor. my father was brought up just over the hill. so it means a lot to us all. high levels of immigration. ed thomas has been hitting the streets talking to people about some of the issues you have raised most frequently, like immigration. they don�*t respect our country. would you stop all immigration? you can't stop it, then you'd have an empty hospital. do you want a cup of tea? for others, there is a real concern that their voice won�*t be heard by those in power. what are you going to do for the army of those unpaid carers in this country? and that�*s exactly why jacqueline got in touch with us. i went to visit her and her daughter emma in lisburn, northern ireland. why did you contact us? because absolutely nobody is talking about the learning disabled. the politicians in westminster and in all the devolved assemblies

have been raiding the balance and they�*ve been found wanting. while the nhs has been a big focus this election, lots of you have been particularly concerned about dentistry. dental plan only, no nhs patients. how much would that cost you as a family if you had to do that? for the four of us, it would be £40 per month, and that�*s just for one appointment per year. an nhs dentist who we did get into see said, i can't do it, and it's a two and a half year waiting list on the hospitals through the nhs. so there is no move on that. and right the way across the uk, we�*ve heard a lot of frustration about the lack of buses. i got in touch because since 2020, january 2020, we have had no bus service. i feel like i'm on a desert island, i do, because everything is cut off, we have nothing. see you! we have been putting in the miles this election to make sure your voices are heard.

in the early 1900s, the osprey became extinct as a breeding bird in britain but in 1955 a single pair set up home in scotland. now, thanks to successful reintroduction programmes, their numbers have also started to grow across england and wales but when it comes to nesting sites, they still need a bit of a helping hand as janine jansen reports. high up above poole harbour in dorset, ospreys are making a comeback. the birds were persecuted to extinction in england in 1847, but now there�*s a drive to bring them back. elsa kent, from plymouth, is passionate about wildlife and she�*s setting her sights high. i�*ve fallen completely in love with ospreys. they are such inspiring birds. and if they can inspire more people to get enthusiastic about nature and about connecting to our local ecosystem, then that�*s what i get

really passionate about. the birds have been visiting this farm alongside the tamar and the tavy for 40 years, but they�*ve never bred here. but they come here while they�*re on their migration to west africa. and so they stay for about two to three months of the year, and they use this as a sort of port of call or refuge place to fish and to kind of build up their energy before making the next big leg of theirjourney down to senegal and other countries in west africa. earlier this year, they put up three huge nests, hoping to tempt them to breed. so by building the nests, we�*re supplying them with the equivalent of a bed and breakfast for them that when they see them, they can come and land and they know that it�*s ok and they check it out. they will come. they are positioned so that they are solitary nests. they�*re away from other predators that might be in trees like goshawks or birds that could damage their eggs.

and they�*ve got a good vantage point and they�*ve got an easy access to fishing. they particularly like the mullet in the tavy estuary, which is right here for them. but it�*s not going quite to plan. so up here in this osprey nest, we�*ve actually got an egyptian goose, who after two days of the nest being up, she found the nest and thought, this is perfect. and so she�*s called it her home and laid a large clutch of eggs. and it�*s a lovely... it�*s lovely to see the nest used. she�*s warming up the nest, ready for the ospreys to arrive soon. well, the team here are absolutely delighted that an egyptian goose is making good use of the vacant nest. but they really are hoping, fingers crossed, that next spring the magic will happen and the ospreys will breed here. if we have baby ospreys in these nests, my life�*s mission will be complete. it�*s so, it�*s been so huge for me.

and i think there�*s nothing more... it doesn�*t feel like there could be anything more meaningful in my life than giving back to nature and encouraging opportunities for the natural world to re—establish itself. as you heard in the report there�*s currently no birds in the plymouth nest yet but we can have a look at this live webcam in poole, where a nest is currently being occupied by this family of ospreys. this is the life shot, high up, as the ospreys make themselves comfortable. we the ospreys make themselves comfortable.— the ospreys make themselves comfortable. ~ . , ., . comfortable. we have been watching in the last minute _ comfortable. we have been watching in the last minute or _ comfortable. we have been watching in the last minute or so, _ comfortable. we have been watching in the last minute or so, they - comfortable. we have been watching in the last minute or so, they have . in the last minute or so, they have been having a final time doing lots of morning jobs that birds do. their of morning “obs that birds do. their mornin: of morning jobs that birds do. their morning routine, _ of morning jobs that birds do. their morning routine, let's— of morning jobs that birds do. their morning routine, let's put - of morning jobs that birds do. their morning routine, let's put it that morning routine, let�*s put it that way! morning routine, let's put it that wa ! , ~ , way! very active! apparently when the crow

way! very active! apparently when they grow up _ way! very active! apparently when they grow up their— way! very active! apparently when they grow up their wingspan - way! very active! apparently when they grow up their wingspan is - way! very active! apparently when j they grow up their wingspan is five feet. , they grow up their wingspan is five feet. .. ,., , ., , they grow up their wingspan is five feet. , ., , ., ' feet. huge, capable of flying at 125 kilometres per _ feet. huge, capable of flying at 125 kilometres per hour. _ feet. huge, capable of flying at 125 kilometres per hour. they - feet. huge, capable of flying at 125 kilometres per hour. they are - feet. huge, capable of flying at 125 kilometres per hour. they are on l feet. huge, capable of flying at 125 l kilometres per hour. they are on the move. i could watch this all day but we will talk about something else! look at them! it�*s we will talk about something else! look at them!— look at them! it's very relaxing, but i'm look at them! it's very relaxing, but i'm not _ look at them! it's very relaxing, but i'm not sure _ look at them! it's very relaxing, but i'm not sure on _ look at them! it's very relaxing, but i'm not sure on bbc- look at them! it's very relaxing, but i'm not sure on bbc one - look at them! it's very relaxing, - but i'm not sure on bbc one whether but i�*m not sure on bbc one whether we would get away with it for three hours! a, , ., we would get away with it for three hours! , ., �*, ., hours! maybe not. let's leave it here. hours! maybe not. let's leave it here- we _ hours! maybe not. let's leave it here. we will _ hours! maybe not. let's leave it here. we will keep _ hours! maybe not. let's leave it here. we will keep watching! i l hours! maybe not. let's leave it i here. we will keep watching! i tell ou where here. we will keep watching! i tell you where we'll — here. we will keep watching! i tell you where we'll be _ here. we will keep watching! i tell you where we'll be proper - here. we will keep watching! i tell you where we'll be proper fun - here. we will keep watching! i tell i you where we'll be proper fun today, you where we�*ll be proper fun today, wimbledon, and mike is there in the queue, is that the queue for breakfast already? good morning! yeah! guess who is missing out on the churros and coffee, that is the queue, i would the churros and coffee, that is the queue, iwould be the churros and coffee, that is the queue, i would be there for hours if ijoined it! people get up and put their tents away and the gang at their tents away and the gang at their —— get their refreshments. i am at the front of the queue with

the numbers one and two, they are the numbers one and two, they are the lucky people, but they have been camped for two nights, it was chilly last night, i didn�*t camp! they will be waiting to get onto pride —— centre court, they will have the pride of place there. but who will they get to see? andy murray? will they get to see? andy murray? will they get to see? andy murray? will they get to see him? he is due third up they get to see him? he is due third up on centre court at teatime after the likes of novak djokovic but we don�*t know if he will play or not. he did feel better yesterday but he is waiting until the last minute to make a final call. andy murray is this morning expected to announce a decision as to whether he�*ll be able to play his wimbledon first round match against tomas machac of the czech republic today. the 37 year old two—time champion had back surgery last week and is giving his body as much time to heal as possible for what he says will be his last wimbledon. if he decides not to play in the singles, he could still be fit enough to take part

in the doubles alongside older brotherjamie later in the week. we are all on tenterhooks waiting for that announcement, especially those who have camped for the last two nights! let�*s round up the rest of the british players who were in action yesterday. emma raducanu won on her return to wimbledon, beating lucky loser renata zarazua in straight sets. the 2021 us open champion was supposed to be playing 22nd seed ekaterina alexandrova but she withdrew through illness yesterday morning. raducanu missed last year�*s tournament through injury. yeah, i�*m very pleased. i think it was a big match to get through. opening rounds are never easy and especially when your opponent is just fighting and putting it online and leaving it all out there, is just fighting and putting it all on the line and leaving it all out there, it�*s very difficult to navigate through the nerves and also just, yeah, the opponent and i think i did a really good job of that today. raducanu is joined in the second round by lily miyazaki who beat germany�*s tamara korpatsch

in straight sets to reach the second round at wimbledon for the first time. and there will be at least three british women in the second round, qualifer sonay kartal coming from a set down to beat 29th seed sorana cirstea and also reach the second round for the first time, with the likes of katie boulter and harriet dart to come later today. i think the atmosphere is just so special at this club. you know, growing up as a kid coming here, waiting by the gates to watch players come in and try and get the autograph, and now that�*s me doing that. so i think it�*s really special, kind of, how the roles have reversed a little bit. but that was all the british success on the opening day with several being knocked out in the first round. it wasn�*t the best day for heather watson. she lost to her doubles partner, belgium�*s greet minnen to bow out. watson was given a wild card to enter her 14th tournament, but her run at sw19 this year ends

after one match. he may have reached the third round last year but liam broady�*s tournament is over early this time around. he lost by three sets to one against botic van de zandschulp of the netherlands. charlie broom and arthur fery also went out in the first round. now, let�*s go to the euros. i stayed up now, let�*s go to the euros. i stayed up far too late to last night ahead of the early start this morning watching, it was so exciting, the penalties, slovenia against portugal. portugal always seem to do it on penalties, don�*t they as they did in 2016. let�*s go tojohn in germany. and another thing to pass on from wimbledon, i don�*t know if you had emma raducanu saying that she put her wind down to the england team teaching her how to win ugly, a backhanded compliment if you like! it doesn�*t matter how you win, as long as you win and get over the

line! it was certainly the case of the portugal side last night. good morning from germany, we have two more last 16 matches today. the quarterfinal line—up will then be complete at this year �*s euros. let�*s look at portugal. portugal are through to the quarter finals after they beat slovenia but they needed penalties to do it. cristiano ronaldo missed the chance to give his country the lead from the penalty spot in the first half of extra time, was visibly upset before the second period. the match went to penalties, man city man bernardo silva scoring the winner as slovenia failed to beat portugal keeper diogo costa. he made a string of saves, he was their hero. ronaldo did score from the spot in the shoot—out. portugal will now play france. they beat belgium 1—0 in dusseldorf, thanks to this deflected goal, which went in off former tottenham defenderjan vertonghen with five minutes of normal time remaining.

so belgium are out, in what feels like a final throw of the dice for their golden generation, with players like kevin de bruyne and romelu lukaku now into their 30s. but jubilation for the french. later, on bbc one, you�*ll be able to watch the netherlands take on romania. the two met in euro 2008, with the netherlands winning 2—0. in fact, romania have only beaten them once in 14 total meetings. it�*s just the second time romania have reached the knockout rounds of a euros. after that, austria play turkey, in the final round of 16 match. ralf rangnick, the austria coach, was elected german football ambassador 2024 ahead of the game, in recognition of his time spent coaching in the country. austria of course finished top of their group, ahead of france and belgium, and haven�*t won a knockout game at a major tournament since the world cup in 1954. jude bellingham is under investigation by uefa

for a gesture he made after scoring against slovakia on sunday. bellingham was seen making a crotch—grabbing gesture bellingham was seen making an offensive gesture towards the slovakian bench after scoring this overhead kick in stoppage time. he denied aiming it towards england�*s last opponents, saying on x it was an inside joke directed towards some close friends. if found to have breached the rules, the 21—year—old could face a suspension, a fine or both. of course, mike, england will not want that because he has been central to everything good that england have done so far at this euros, although those moments have beenin euros, although those moments have been in short supply. and it will be a busy few weeks because we have got the euros final on sunday, and that coincides with the men�*s singles final on wimbledon where you are!

yes, so much to look forward to. just thinking about that clash later today, the netherlands on playing, but the big question is about andy murray. there is talk to my neighbours from the night before last two were sleeping in the next tent to me! all the way from dundee. you have camped tonight and you are at the front of the queue, so how do you feel about it? so at the front of the queue, so how do you feel about it?— at the front of the queue, so how do you feel about it?_ we i you feel about it? so excited. we need him to _ you feel about it? so excited. we need him to play. _ you feel about it? so excited. we need him to play, we _ you feel about it? so excited. we need him to play, we want - you feel about it? so excited. we need him to play, we want to - you feel about it? so excited. wej need him to play, we want to just say goodbye, we want to give him a big cheer on centre court that he deserves. .. ., ., , ., deserves. the fact that he has not made an announcement, - deserves. the fact that he has not made an announcement, do - deserves. the fact that he has not made an announcement, do you l deserves. the fact that he has not. made an announcement, do you think thatis made an announcement, do you think that is hopeful? i made an announcement, do you think that is hopeful?— that is hopeful? i don't know what it means. that is hopeful? i don't know what it means- his— that is hopeful? i don't know what it means. his practice _ that is hopeful? i don't know what it means. his practice session - that is hopeful? i don't know whatl it means. his practice session went well yesterday, but, we just want him to— well yesterday, but, we just want him to play, we just want to see him one last _ him to play, we just want to see him one last time. if him to play, we 'ust want to see him 1.5mm..— one last time. if he doesn't play? we will still _ one last time. if he doesn't play? we will still have _ one last time. if he doesn't play? we will still have a _ one last time. if he doesn't play?

we will still have a great - one last time. if he doesn't play? we will still have a great day! - we will still have a great day! there — we will still have a great day! there is — we will still have a great day! there is still so much to say, jack draper is playing, novak djokovic on centre court, katie boulter on court number two, so much to see. find centre court, katie boulter on court number two, so much to see. and we have harriet — number two, so much to see. and we have harriet dart _ number two, so much to see. and we have harriet dart as _ number two, so much to see. and we have harriet dart as well. _ number two, so much to see. and we have harriet dart as well. we - number two, so much to see. and we have harriet dart as well. we are - have harriet dart as well. we are not aaivin have harriet dart as well. we are rrot giving up _ have harriet dart as well. we are rrot giving up on _ have harriet dart as well. we are not giving up on andy _ have harriet dart as well. we are not giving up on andy murray - have harriet dart as well. we are| not giving up on andy murray yet! come on, andy! he not giving up on andy murray yet! come on. andy!— not giving up on andy murray yet! come on, and ! , ., . come on, andy! he might be watching with his breakfast _ come on, andy! he might be watching with his breakfast with _ come on, andy! he might be watching with his breakfast with his _ come on, andy! he might be watching with his breakfast with his family! - with his breakfast with his family! he was with his family last night. i wasn�*t camping last night, but we need to go and get some coffee because it is freezing this morning, it is like autumn. we will go and get some coffee and hand you back to sally and ben for now. not the weather for 0spreys. sally and ben for now. not the weatherfor 0spreys. hat weather for ospreys. not particularly _ weather for ospreys. not particularly for _ weather for ospreys. not particularly for camping weatherfor ospreys. not particularly for camping either! good luck to everybody going to wimbledon today and hoping to see andy murray. the weather across the other side of the atlantic is particularly bad in certain parts at the moment, isn�*t it, carol, good morning.

that�*s right. we are talking about hurricane beryl, which is a category five hurricane, a big beast. yesterday it was category four, then downgraded to a three, then upgraded once again to four nl five. it has currently got wind speeds sustained of 160 miles an hour with gusts stronger, likely to produce this amount of rainfall, catastrophic damage expected, flooding and storm damage. you can see on the satellite picture where hurricane beryl is. the eyes clearly defined, and it�*s continuing to drift towards the west. a storm surge is likely to be anywhere between three and five feet as it continues to journey to the south of jamaica, as we head towards wednesday. hurricane force wind, continuing towards the yucatan peninsula to the end of the week, potentially losing some strength by then, but it will still be at least

a category three hurricane. so a lot of devastation from the part of it. interestingly enough, it is an active hurricane season expected, eight to 13, the average of seven, and four to seven will be a major, and four to seven will be a major, and the average is three. fuelled by the warm sea, abnormally warm, normally it is about 26 degrees to sustain the life of a hurricane, at the moment it is 28 or 29 degrees. closer to home it is a lot quieter. cloud increasing through the course of the day, scattered showers as well. some sunshine to start the day, particularly in western areas. we have the dregs of yesterday�*s front which mike has been talking about in the south—east producing some cloud here and there and some drizzle, and some showers out towards the west drifting east as we go through the course of the day. the brighter skies will be across parts of the midlands, wales and in

south—west england. temperatures, 13 to 20 degrees, north to south. as we head only through the evening and overnight period, we will still have some showers, but they will be replaced by heavier rain coming in from the west, with stronger winds as well. and that will be drifting eastwards. further south it is likely to be drier, may the odd spot of drizzle coming out of the cloud, and temperatures nine to 12 degrees north to south. into tomorrow, we start off with all of this rain which will continue to drift in the direction of the north sea. behind it there will be a fair bit of cloud left in the wake and some showers. some are emerging to give longer periods of rain across the north of the country, and that could be heavy. it�*s also going to be windier, especially so across the north west. temperatures tomorrow ranging from 12 to 19 degrees, and if you are heading to wimbledon, today was a better chance of it

staying dry than tomorrow, tomorrow we could see some splashes of rain. as we go through the latter part of the week, there weather remains changeable and often quite windy as well. useful advice, thank you very much. we had carol talk about the hurricane. at least one person has died in st vincent and the grenadines and thousands of people remain without power or living in temporary shelters. henry moeran joins us now from barbados where he was reporting on the cricket world cup. good to have you with us, henry. we sat there, making landfall yesterday, gaining strength all the time, this storm, where what have you seen where you are? it time, this storm, where what have you seen where you are?— time, this storm, where what have you seen where you are? it has been extraordinary. _ you seen where you are? it has been extraordinary, because _ you seen where you are? it has been extraordinary, because we _ you seen where you are? it has been extraordinary, because we knew - you seen where you are? it has been| extraordinary, because we knew what was coming and there was a real sense of anticipation and concern, of course, from residents that are

used to hurricane strength winds but there is the talk of 1955 which was there is the talk of 1955 which was the big storm that hit barbados. there is a saying in these parts that storms tend to avoid this pact part of the world, they tend to dodge barbados and that indeed has happened, the storm has gone a little bit further south and that is why grenade and that part of the caribbean has been more firmly struck. —— granada has been struck. we woke up yesterday to the extraordinary sound of the wind howling, the birds stop singing about an hour before the storm, and the sea level rising, restaurants right on the beach with the water tumbling right across them. but i think there is a real feeling tumbling right across them. but i think there is a realfeeling in barbados that they have avoided the worst of it. they are around 80 miles away from the centre of the storm. it looked two days ago as if barbados would face the brunt of it, and it feels as though maybe things have just passed by a little bit

more than they thought they were going to. certainly the damage has been quite evident. a lot of trees have seen leaves falling onto the roads, a lot of businesses with temporary structures outside have seen those structures taken away. i think there is a real sense of relief as much as anything that although bad, it could have been a lot worse. ., ., , ., lot worse. you are used to travelling _ lot worse. you are used to travelling around - lot worse. you are used to travelling around the - lot worse. you are used to | travelling around the world particularly the caribbean reporting on the cricket for us. but this storm has come earlier in the season, has it taken some people by surprise? season, has it taken some people by surrise? ., , season, has it taken some people by surrise? . , , , ., surprise? certainly, this is a part ofthe surprise? certainly, this is a part of the world _ surprise? certainly, this is a part of the world where _ surprise? certainly, this is a part of the world where hurricane - surprise? certainly, this is a part - of the world where hurricane weather is a part of life and it has been part of how things are. but it is early then people are expecting. the hurricane season is usually much later in the summer. i think the feeling full a lot of people is, how many are we are going to see this year? all of the talk of the last

couple of days and the potential, some saying that there could be more storms in the next couple of weeks, what does this mean? how much are we going to see it in the coming weeks and months? barbados is a country that relies so heavily on tourism, a lot of concerns with the airports closed over the last 24 hours, people looking at flights, they are going to be able to get out? from a cricket point of view, huge number of people come to this part of the world to watch the world cup final which took place on the saturday and they have been stuck cannot able to get out. the indian cricket team who lifted the trophy on saturday are still in barbados, they have not been able to leave. it is part of life, yes, but certainly from a sporting point of view it is adding so many logistical headaches to the governing body who have been trying to work out exactly how to make things work in amongst the challenges that come with something like this which is such a difficult

and unusual circumstance around the sporting environment. bud and unusual circumstance around the sporting environment.— sporting environment. and you are riaht, the sporting environment. and you are right, the authorities _ sporting environment. and you are right, the authorities warning - sporting environment. and you are right, the authorities warning that l right, the authorities warning that there could be as many as seven major hurricanes this season, normally on average there are three. do you get any sense that people there are resigned to this, and they say, we have to face this, this is what happens, and they are making preparations to deal with it? what preparations to deal with it? what amazed me _ preparations to deal with it? what amazed me was _ preparations to deal with it? what amazed me was how _ preparations to deal with it? twist amazed me was how quickly preparations to deal with it? hisisgt amazed me was how quickly things were able to get ready for the storm. sandbags seemed to come about from nowhere, and businesses were locked up, things were lashed down, the sunbeds that normally are outside all the hotels and beaches were quickly stacked away. and all of the provisions that come following the storm was what was so interesting. the drones were up from the local authorities checking out the local authorities checking out the roads making sure the main arterial routes were safe to go on before we got the all clear at apn. power was lost may be for three or four hours as well as water. and

people are used this as being part of life, but the more regularly it comes, there is a sense that this is just becoming an increasingly frustrating part of this of the year. and those that have been running businesses and hoping to make the most of the fact that there would be a big tourism boost from the cricket world cup being here really frustrated that the last couple of days have seen people who might have been staying on for two or three days for a holiday have had those holidays being inside bedrooms, waiting for the storm to pass. i think there is a real sense of frustration from people here that this is becoming an increasingly regular part of life as early as this part of the year.- regular part of life as early as this part of the year. henry, great to talk to, — this part of the year. henry, great to talk to, do _ this part of the year. henry, great to talk to, do stay _ this part of the year. henry, great to talk to, do stay safe. _ time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i�*m tolu adeoye. proposals for a sky scraper matching the height of the shard are set to be approved by the city

of london. the 74 storey skyscraper would replace a 28 floor vacant tower near leadenhall. it would be the tallest building in the city of london. historic england has objected to the plans. detectives say they�*re treating the death of a 70—year—old woman in west london two weekends ago as unexpected and unexplained. rita fleming was already dead when the police broke into an address in golborne road. they�*re now trying to establish her movements in the days leading up to the discovery of her body. a woman who saved someone from drowning as a teenager in 1957 has been presented with a copy of the bravery award she thought she had lost forever. maureen roose was just 14 years old when she plunged into the water at westcliff—on—sea, to save a family friend. now 81, she�*s been given a copy of the certificate she misplaced. this here... 0h! - is from the royal humane society.

oh, and you framed it as well, thank you very much. how does it feel to see this again? that�*s lovely, it�*s lovely, yeah, very nice. i did it on the spur of the moment, i didn�*t even think about it at the time. i suppose afterwards you think, oh, i don�*t know whether i should have done it or not but still, no, i didn�*t even think about it, ijustjumped in. sir ian mckellen will not appear on the uk tour of his latest theatre production, after he was injured while performing in london. the 85—year—old actor fell off the stage during player kings at the noel coward theatre. in a statement, he said he�*d accepted "with the greatest reluctance" not to take part in the uk tour, based on medical advice. let�*s take a look at the tubes now. there�*s a good service on the tubes this morning, apart from minor delays on the hammersmith and city line. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it is a relatively mild start this morning but it is largely cloudy. we are going to hang onto these

overcast skies for much of the day, albeit for one or two brighter spells a bit later. the cloud this morning thick enough to produce some spots of light rain and some drizzle, perhaps a little drier this afternoon. that�*s when we get the best chance of any brightness. the breeze not especially strong but it is from the north—west so temperatures are struggling. 18, 19 celsius at best. a few cloud breaks to start with overnight tonight but then the cloud will increase and thicken and with that the rain arrives as we head into wednesday. quite breezy by the end of the night as well. another mild one, 10 celsius the minimum. for tomorrow, we will see further outbreaks of rain. it�*s going to stay largely cloudy through the course of wednesday. a breezy day and again the temperature is going to struggle. maximum around 18 celsius. a brighter day for thursday, a bit more sunshine around, so temperatures perhaps a little higher. but it is going to be quite windy and as we head into friday, more rain, and again that wind fairly fresh. i�*ll be back with another update in half an hour. plenty more on our website and social media, especially around the election

with just two days to go. now it�*s back to sally and ben. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today. two days until polling stations

open, rishi sunak warns of a labour supermajority, while sir keir starmer says a strong mandate is best for britain. setting a dangerous precedent — joe biden condemns a ruling giving donald trump partial immunity from criminal prosecution. hurricane beryl churns over the caribbean, gaining strength on a path forjamaica after making landfall in grenada. when the big gig is a big let down, where do we stand when tickets we�*ve bought don�*t tell the full story? we go through your rights. good morning from wimbledon, where the queue is on the move and where fans are waiting to hear whether andy murray decides to play or not in what could be his final match on centre court later. good morning. we start with sunshine for some but there is a lot of cloud around, continuing to build through

the day with a scattering of showers moving from the west to the east. details later. good morning. it�*s tuesday, 2nd july. our main story. there�*s just 48 hours to go until voters head to the polls, and politicians across the uk are trying to gather as much support as possible ahead of thursday�*s general election. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has called for a summer of change, while rishi sunak has warned of what he called, the danger of an unchecked labour government. here�*s our political correspondent, helen catt. the labour leader says this morning he wants people to have more money in their pockets. and if labour win on thursday, he says he wants them to be better off in five years�* time than they are now. he also told the times he wants public services to improve by then too. but he said he would need a strong mandate, lots of votes and support, to do it, as there would be difficult choices. a message he was reiterating yesterday on the campaign trail.

if you want change, you have to vote for it. the polls do not predict the future. constituencies like this will be very, very tight on thursday, so every single vote counts, every single vote has to be earned, and we have to make sure that until the polls close at ten o�*clock on thursday, we are earning the respect and the trust and the confidence of voters across the country, because change will only come if you absolutely vote for it. rishi sunak will aim his message directly at wavering voters later. the tories will claim a small number of people in tight races could stop a big labourwin by lending the conservatives they vote. he will agree that a big labour majority is not a foregone conclusion, but unlike keir starmer, he will warn it would be damaging if it happened, as he did in a speech to supporters last night. on thursday it is not a by—election. it is not a referendum

on our party or the past. it is a choice about the future of our country, and what that future means for you and your family. if there is an unchecked, unaccountable labour party in power with a supermajority, think what that would mean, for everyone. a labour party with a blank cheque to do whatever they want. also talking about lending votes, the liberal democrat leader. sir ed davey told the guardian he thinks people are getting into the swing of tactical voting, where people who usually back different parties support the candidate best placed to beat the tories. he claims that will make this election a once in a century chance to change the political geography of the uk. we fought a really strong campaign... the snp is claiming today that the result in scotland is too close to call, and says a labour majority in scotland would mean more austerity, which labour hast previously denied. all parties know they don�*t have long left now make up voters�* minds. helen catt, bbc news.

we�*rejoined now by our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. morning. henry, what does the next two days look like for the party leaders? it isa it is a blur of visits around the country as the party leaders make their closing arguments. just two days of campaigning. if you heard one of the party leaders say something you thought was interesting yesterday, expect them to say it again today and tomorrow. this is a time not of variation, but of repetition as the party leaders hammer home their closing arguments. rishi sunak was up before either of us today, probably. he was at a distribution warehouse in luton a couple of hours ago. he met a lot of robots. he also met potential conservative voters. he will spend the rest of the day in oxfordshire, save traditional tory territory. i

think that tells you a little bit about how the conservatives think this campaign is shaping up. the labour party, keir starmer, is spending the day in traditionally safe tory territory. that tells you something about how they see the campaign as well. keir starmer will be doing visits in the east midlands first and then the west midlands later in the day. what about the liberal democrats? i can�*t tell you what stunt holes today for sir ed davey, i am only promised it will be bigger and better than yesterday when he dangled off a crane in a sort of bungeejump. he has been travelling from john 0�*groats to lands end to deep tory territory over the course of the last few days of this campaign. today he is in devon and cornwall making the argument the lib dems are the opposition to the conservatives in areas where labour are not. henry, can�*t wait to see what is bigger and better than the bungee jumping. thank you. later on in the programme we�*ll be speaking to stephen flynn

from the snp, wes streeting from labour, and prime minister rishi sunak. then as more of the news. thank you. president biden has condemned a us supreme court ruling giving donald trump partial immunity from criminal prosecution. the us president said the decision has set a dangerous precedent. mr trump hailed the court�*s verdict as a big win for democracy. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. america�*s most powerful court, and a victory for donald trump. it relates to this. the riot in washington onjanuary the 6th, 2021, when the then president is alleged to have encouraged his supporters to invade the capitol building, all in an effort to overturnjoe biden�*s election win. we fight like hell, and if you don�*t fight like hell, you�*re not going to have a country any more. the supreme court has ruled that the president�*s words on that day, including his social media activity, were all official acts, and

that he is immune from prosecution. but for any unofficial acts in a private capacity, the now former president can still be held criminally responsible for his actions. it will be up to a lower courtjudge to decide which aspects of his behaviour are relevant to the trial, which is now on hold. in a post on his truth social platform, mr trump celebrated the court decision. "big win for our constitution and democracy," he wrote. "proud to be an american." speaking at the white house, president biden told a different story. this nation was founded on the principle that there are no kings in america. each, each of us, is equal before the law. no one, no one, is above the law. not even the president of the united states. with today�*s supreme court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. for all, for all practical purposes, today�*s decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits on what a president can do. the supreme court�*s 6—3 ruling,

split along ideological lines, is an landmark decision, and could have far—reaching consequences for future presidents. for donald trump it is almost certain he�*ll face no more trials during the election campaign, although the cases haven�*t completely gone away. peter bowes there on that landmark supreme court ruling. political parties in france will today pick their candidates for sunday�*s run—off elections, as opponents of the national rally attempt to block them from sweeping to power. the populist anti—immigrant party came top in the first round of voting, and is hoping to form a new french government. already more than 150 centrist and left—wing candidates have withdrawn to avoid dividing the anti—national rally vote. the bbc has learned that the conservative parliamentary candidate miriam cates was a trustee

at a church while it promoted so—called gay conversion practices. independent investigators from the charity barnardo�*s say st thomas philadelphia in sheffield endorsed and supported conversion practices, which seek to change or suppress someone�*s sexual orientation or gender identity. mrs cates told the bbc she was unaware of the allegations and does not support it. rupert murdoch�*s fox corporation is launching his video streaming platform in the uk. according to the media tycoon, the platform has almost 80 million monthly users in the states. murdoch�*s tubi will offer more than 20,000 films and series in the uk. hurricane beryl has strengthened to a category five storm and continues to sweep through the caribbean. at least one person has died in st vincent and the grenadines, according to the country�*s prime minister. thousands of people remain without power or living in temporary shelters. here�*s our reporter aruna iyengar.

hurricane beryl has been unleashing its power across the eastern caribbean. jamaica is the next in its path, bringing life—threatening winds and massive storm surges. earlier the storm crashed into the island of carriacou, part of grenada. it whipped up winds of 150 mph my communications were cut off, power lines were down. this was the capital of grenada, drowned in torrential rain. but there is relief. many feel it could have been worse. to relief. many feel it could have been worse. ., ,., ., relief. many feel it could have been worse. ., ., ., worse. to some extent we have dodged a bazooka. worse. to some extent we have dodged a bazooka- a — worse. to some extent we have dodged a bazooka. a category _ worse. to some extent we have dodged a bazooka. a category four, _ worse. to some extent we have dodged a bazooka. a category four, almost - a bazooka. a category four, almost category five hurricane, is a must as severe as it gets.— as severe as it gets. further north-east _ as severe as it gets. further north-east barbados - as severe as it gets. further north-east barbados was i as severe as it gets. further. north-east barbados was also as severe as it gets. further- north-east barbados was also hit, north—east barbados was also hit, but it seems so far to have dodged the worst effects. people are clearing boats and debris.

they�*re being warned that gusts are still coming, and to batten down the hatches and stay indoors. these scenes were filmed by a bbc reporter in barbados, out there to cover the cricket. this is what hurricane beryl looks like from space, the eye of the storm over the caribbean. the image was taken from the international space station. and this satellite footage shows lightning flashing around the hurricane�*s eye. meteorologists have been surprised how quickly beryl developed from a tropical depression to a major hurricane injust 42 hours. they say it�*s unusual for a hurricane of this strength to form this early in the year. so we're seeing the season expand a little bit. the waters are getting warmer earlier in the year. in this case they're a near—record warm. the oceans look like september, they really do. they don't look like july. water temperatures are running two to three celsius above average right now, hence why there's so much more fuel to get these storms going. st vincent and the grenadines, as well as grenada, are seen as at the highest risk of damage. daryl has been upgraded to a category five hurricane. it is

expected to be at major intensity as it moved —— moves towards jamaica on thursday and onwards to mexico. weather experts say the north atlantic could get as many as seven major hurricanes this year. up from the average of three in a season. aruna iyengar, bbc news. we will keep a close eye on the hurricane as it progresses throughout the week. let�*s check on the weather closer to home, carol has the details. good morning. good morning. we are looking at a cloudy day for many today. we start off with some sunshine but increasing amounts of cloud will develop and there will be scattered showers. a chilly start for most. for some, the cloud is thick enough for some showers or some drizzle. this is the remnants of yesterday�*s weather front. this is the remnants of yesterday�*s weatherfront. still this is the remnants of yesterday�*s weather front. still some drizzle this is the remnants of yesterday�*s weatherfront. still some drizzle in parts of the south—east. showers already in parts of the west. the cloud will continue to develop through the day. most of us ending

up through the day. most of us ending up with a fairly cloudy day. the best chance of sunshine will be across south—west england, later across south—west england, later across parts of wales and the midlands, but you can see we do have quite a lot of cloud around at the moment and through the early part of the morning. also some showers moving across northern england and scotland. northern ireland is not immune to a few either. the heaviest ones are likely to be in the north—west. some of those drifting eastwards as we go through the day. hanging on to the driest conditions in the west. for wimbledon today the chance of drizzle, especially first thing this morning. temperatures 13 to 20, north to south. as we head through the evening and overnight period, still a lot of cloud around. we see some rain marching in from the west. pushing eastwards. some of it will be heavy. the wind is going to pick up as well. in the south we are looking at dry conditions, the odd spot of drizzle. tomorrow then, the rain moves away, but it is followed by a fair few showers coming in from the west, once again

fairly cloudy, very breezy as well, the strongest winds at the far north of the country, top temperatures 19 degrees. low average for the time of the carol, thank you. the scottish national party is urging voters to reject what they say will be more westminster austerity cuts from the next labour government by voting for them on thursday. but scottish labour have denied these claims, and say only a labour government will deliver the change that scotland needs. let�*s speak now to the snp�*s stephen flynn. morning, mr flynn. here we are, 48 hours to go, john swinney sang the result in scotland is too close to call. what are you hoping will make the difference now? john call. what are you hoping will make the difference now?— call. what are you hoping will make the difference now? john swinney is absolutely correct. _ the difference now? john swinney is absolutely correct. in _ the difference now? john swinney is absolutely correct. in vast _ the difference now? john swinney is absolutely correct. in vast swathesl absolutely correct. in vast swathes of scotland it is very much up for grabs as to who is going to win this election. in that context what we hoping is that voters vote for what

it is they believe in. we know whether it is the conservative party or the labour party there is a conspiracy of silence on £18 billion worth of cuts that are coming down the down. that is in error —— is not ours statement, it is the institute for fiscal is the. we need to see a return to the european market, increased migration to boost our public services, and investment in business, we need to see scott and�*s right to choose, a ceasefire in gaza and the recognition of palestinian —— a palestinian state. those are the values that we have. those are the values that we have. those are theissues the values that we have. those are the issues we believe in. and hopefully, over the next 48 hours, voters will put their faith in us. the ifs are also saying there is uncertainty around what will happen economically over the next year or so because there are no published plans beyond this year. is your message getting across, do you think? let�*s not talk about the

other parties. is your message cutting through? i other parties. is your message cutting through?— other parties. is your message cutting through? i believe so. if! could 'ust cutting through? i believe so. if! could just go _ cutting through? i believe so. if! could just go back— cutting through? i believe so. if! could just go back to _ cutting through? i believe so. if! could just go back to your- cutting through? i believe so. if i i could just go back to your comment in relation to the ifs, the reality is that what we are needing to see within the uk is of course a rejection of austerity. what we also need to see economic growth. but when it comes to economic growth, the answer is very simple. rejoin the answer is very simple. rejoin the european single market, you increase freedom of movement, or return to freedom of movement, we double down on investment in net—zero or, £28 billion of investment, that is how you grow the economy, that is what america is doing, it is what europe is doing. unfortunately, the quiet westminster consensus that exists when it comes to brexit, when it comes to tech of means that is not going to happen. snp mps will go to westminster and argue for those things to happen. that is the right thing in order to grow our economy. that is the most important thing here. who do the people of scotland want to represent

them in westminster? do they want members of parliament who go and sit quietly behind keir starmer and nod along, or do they want members of parliament to sit opposite keir starmer, and will stand up to him on the biggest issues, argue against austerity, argue for better relations with europe, investment in hs, first scott and�*s right to choose an recognition of the state of palestine? if they believe in that, vote snp. that will cut through to the general public and ensure that right across scotland we can win the seats though it�*s a very close battle between ourselves and the labour party. trite close battle between ourselves and the labour party-— close battle between ourselves and the labour party. we know there have been issues — the labour party. we know there have been issues with _ the labour party. we know there have been issues with postal _ the labour party. we know there have been issues with postal voting - been issues with postal voting across scotland after voters reported not receiving their ballots. how concerned are you about that? i ballots. how concerned are you about that? ., ballots. how concerned are you about that? . , . ballots. how concerned are you about that? . ., ,, , . ., that? i am massively concerned about that. like that? i am massively concerned about that- like most _ that? i am massively concerned about that. like most every _ that? i am massively concerned about that. like most every candidate i that. like most every candidate across scotland i have had numerous e—mails from people who have not received their postal ballots. that is simply not good enough. we warned

the prime minister of this when it became apparent he was going to choose the election date because, of course, for a huge majority of the people of scotland, it is now the school holidays, people are away on holiday, if their postal vote didn�*t land in time, they are now disenfranchised from the selection, they are not able to vote for who they are not able to vote for who they want to represent them at westminster, whether that is the snp or otherwise. that is simply not good enough. some individuals are blaming the royal mail but the reality is the system is not fit for purpose. we need to see huge reform. but we also need to see a reflection on how we managed to get into a situation where the prime minister had his own whim to declare an election. the tories decided this was how they wanted elections to operate in the uk. it is not working effectively for the population in scotland. that needs to change. i guess most things when it comes to westminster don�*t work effectively for scotland, which is why we need mps who put scotland�*s interests first. mps who put scotland's interests first. ., a, mps who put scotland's interests first. ., first. the royal mail say there is no backlog- _ first. the royal mail say there is no backlog. where _ first. the royal mail say there is

no backlog. where is _ first. the royal mail say there is no backlog. where is the - first. the royal mail say there is i no backlog. where is the problem? well, i would no backlog. where is the problem? well, iwould probably no backlog. where is the problem? well, i would probably argue with some of the royal mail sentiments for that, some of the royal mail sentiments forthat, because some of the royal mail sentiments for that, because if there is no backlog, where the postal votes for my constituents, people i represent and hope to represent again who do not have access to their postal votes? we have seen it for local elections as well. we rely on the royal mail to deliver. it has not happened. this isn�*t necessarily just the fault of the royal mail, or perhaps some of those in charge of the elections. this is also the fault of the conservative government, who opted to have an election during the school holidays for a huge majority of people in scotland. that is not good enough. ultimately, what they have sought to do is disenfranchise a huge amount of the population in scotland at this election. i think scotland —— people in scotland will look at that very dimly and when it comes to casting their ballot on thursday, hopefully vote for mps that they hopefully vote for mps that they hope will go to westminster and argue for scotland, and of course

thatis argue for scotland, and of course that is the snp. the argue for scotland, and of course that is the snp.— argue for scotland, and of course that is the snp. the snp wanting a vote for independence. _ that is the snp. the snp wanting a vote for independence. both i that is the snp. the snp wanting a vote for independence. both the i vote for independence. both the conservatives and labour say they won�*t consider that. would your energy be better spent elsewhere? fits energy be better spent elsewhere? is i have energy be better spent elsewhere? sis i have outlined, our focus has energy be better spent elsewhere? is i have outlined, our focus has very i have outlined, ourfocus has very much been on making sure that we reject the austerity consensus coming from westminster, that we seek to rejoin the european single market, invest in net—zero, investment in the nhs, that we recognise the state of palestine and call for a ceasefire, and indeed ensure that scotland has its right to choose. is it not outrageous that you are able to come and ask me a question that says the future prime minister of the united kingdom can tell voters in scotland what he is going to do, irrespective of how they vote? if the people in scotland on thursday determine they want to vote for a party that allow the people of scotland to determine their own future, keir starmer has said no, iwill

their own future, keir starmer has said no, i will not even entertain that thought. that is not how democracy works. and quite frankly, it�*s not good enough for the labour party to sighted people of scotland that their views and their voice don�*t matter. and ultimately, that is a key argument as to why it is so important that we have snp representation in westminster, not meekly sitting behind keir starmer, but standing up to him on the biggest issues of the day, including of course our constitutional future, because we are the only party that would put the interests of scotland first. ,, , ., ,, , ., , first. stephen fenn, thank you very much. -- stephen _ first. stephen fenn, thank you very much. -- stephen flynn. _ you can find a full list of candidates standing in every constituency on the bbc news website, where you can also find details of the main parties�* key pledges from their manifestos. at 7.30am we�*ll be speaking to labour�*s wes streeting, and prime minister rishi sunak will be joining us at 8.30am. imagine spending hundreds of pounds on tickets to see your favourite band or singer, only to find the seat you�*ve paid for has a restricted view that you didn�*t know about. fans who have experienced

this say it�*s left them angry and out of pocket. but what are your rights? here�*s nina. dead annoying, isn�*t it? oh, it�*s really annoying. you went to seek taylor swift recently. good seed? yeah, we had a good view, a clear view. i can understand why people get angry because you want to see it all in its glory. you shell out a fortune on a ticket, you tell your pals are going to have a great night, and you get there and it is not what is expected. more than 30 million of us went to see live music concerts in 2022. and with so many of us wanting to hear our favourite artists live, competition for tickets is fierce. and there�*s a lot of money to be made. the estimated value of the live music industry to the uk economy is around £6.6 billion annually. but what about tickets with restricted views? well, there are rules. the society of ticket agents and resellers — which represents companies like ticketmaster and axs

— who ran ticketing for the taylor swift tour — says that any customer buying restricted view tickets must be made aware that this is the case before they complete their payment. but music fans have become frustrated with how they�*re being treated by the companies that manage ticket sales. look at this photo patricia the swifty gave us. she�*d spent more than £600 on one vip ticket to see taylor, but as you can see when she settled in to her seat at murrayfield, she noticed these tents obscuring the view of much of the stage. as you can imagine she was not happy. we were sold a vip package, the most expensive vip package for the uk leg, and we were just really devastated that we got tents in front of us. they did not declare it as an obstructed seat, which they usually do anyway when you book

because i go to dc for a lot. they always say if it is an obstructed seat. vibes are amazing, it is such a safe space for women but absolutely i was a bit disappointed because i paid that much in my was obstructed. so, what are our rights when you�*ve bought a ticket that hasn�*t be sold as having a restricted view? we asked the experts. the consumer rights act says that you should have any service giving you should have any service giving you with _ you should have any service giving you with reasonable scare and skill. if you with reasonable scare and skill. if you _ you with reasonable scare and skill. if you cannot see the stage and you were told _ if you cannot see the stage and you were told about that, argue that consumer— were told about that, argue that consumer rights act might have been breached _ consumer rights act might have been breached i_ consumer rights act might have been breached. i would say go straight to the venue _ breached. i would say go straight to the venue staff, ask them to move your seed — the venue staff, ask them to move your seed. you can quote the consumer— your seed. you can quote the consumer rights act at them. sometimes they do have alternative seating _ sometimes they do have alternative seating available. if they don't i would _ seating available. if they don't i would say— seating available. if they don't i would say take lots of pictures, make _ would say take lots of pictures, make sure _ would say take lots of pictures, make sure you have got all the evidence — make sure you have got all the evidence you need to be able to prove _ evidence you need to be able to prove that — evidence you need to be able to prove that he couldn't see the stage on the _ prove that he couldn't see the stage on the night. and then the next day, or maybe _ on the night. and then the next day, or maybe the following week if you are still— or maybe the following week if you are still recovering, contact the ticket _ are still recovering, contact the ticket seller and let them know that

you need. _ ticket seller and let them know that you need, the very least, a partial refund _ you need, the very least, a partial refund, because you did not get what you paid _ refund, because you did not get what you paid for~ — you paid for. some good advice. aeg, who own axs, who promote the taylor swift tour, told us they were sorry to hear about patricia�*s disappointment, that they work to ensure fans�* experiences are maximised, and that issues like this should be raised with the venue, where staff can help rectify problems. we�*d like to hear about your experiences — have you been to a gig and been disappointed with an obscured view? do you have any pictures? maybe you thought it was worth it for a cheaper price? i bought sports tickets with the restricted view because it was a little bit cheaper. if you are a five foot two like i am, never get a standing ticket. you would be fine, ben thompson. i would end up stuck in front of you and you would hate me! i�*ll stand on your shoulders when we

go to the next gig. coming up, we find out how walking football teams across the country are helping people with parkinson�*s get moving, alleviate their symptoms, and even take on the london marathon. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i�*m tolu adeoye. proposals for a sky scraper matching the height of the shard are set to be approved by the city of london. the 74 storey skyscraper would replace a 28 floor vacant tower near leadenhall. it would be the tallest building in the city of london. historic england has objected to the plans. detectives say they�*re treating the death of a 70—year—old woman in ladbroke grove two weekends ago as unexpected and unexplained.

rita fleming was already dead when the police broke into an address in golborne road. they�*re now trying to establish her movements in the days leading up to the discovery of her body. a woman who saved someone from drowning as a teenager in 1957 has been presented with a copy of the bravery award she thought she had lost forever. maureen roose was just 14 years old when she plunged into the water at westcliff—on—sea, to save a family friend. now 81, she�*s been given a copy of the certificate she misplaced. this here... 0h, lovely! is from the royal humane society. oh, and you framed it as well, thank you very much. how does it feel to see this again? that�*s lovely, it�*s lovely, yeah, very nice. i did it on the spur of the moment, i didn�*t even think about it at the time. i suppose afterwards you think, oh, i don�*t know whether i should have done it or not but still, no, i didn�*t even think about it, ijustjumped in. sir ian mckellen will not appear on the uk tour

of his latest theatre production, after he was injured while performing in london. the 85—year—old actor fell off the stage during player kings at the noel coward theatre. in a statement, he said he�*d accepted "with the greatest reluctance" not to take part in the uk tour based on medical advice. let�*s take a look at the tubes now. there�*s a good service on the tubes this morning, apart from minor delays on the hammersmith and city line. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it is a relatively mild start this morning but it is largely cloudy. we are going to hang onto these overcast skies for much of the day, albeit for one or two brighter spells a bit later. the cloud this morning thick enough to produce some spots of light rain and some drizzle, perhaps a little drier this afternoon. that�*s when we get the best chance of any brightness. the breeze not especially strong but it is from the north—west so temperatures are struggling. 18, 19 celsius at best. a few cloud breaks to start with overnight tonight but then the cloud will increase and thicken and with that the rain arrives

as we head into wednesday. quite breezy by the end of the night as well. another mild one, 10 celsius the minimum. for tomorrow, we will see further outbreaks of rain. it�*s going to stay largely cloudy through the course of wednesday. a breezy day and again the temperature is going to struggle. maximum around 18 celsius. a brighter day for thursday, a bit more sunshine around, so temperatures perhaps a little higher. but it is going to be quite windy and as we head into friday, more rain, and again that wind fairly fresh. i�*ll be back with another update in around half an hour. plenty more on our website and social media especially around the general election with just two days to go. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. with 48 hours to go before the general election, both labour and the conservatives

are warning of the dangers of each other�*s vision for the uk. let�*s speak to labour�*s wes streeting. there are lots of questions about the so—called supermajority. there are lots of questions about the so-called supermajority. the so-called superma'ority. labour and conservatives i the so-called superma'ority. labour and conservatives are i the so-called supermajority. labour and conservatives are also - the so-called supermajority. labour and conservatives are also arguing i and conservatives are also arguing about their vision for the uk. the prime minister rishi sunak has warned voters against handing labour a super—majority, but sir keir starmer says the bigger the majority, the better for britain. let�*s speak to labour�*s wes streeting. good morning. good morning. i want to start with — good morning. good morning. i want to start with what _ good morning. good morning. i want to start with what your _ good morning. good morning. i want to start with what your leader - good morning. good morning. i want to start with what your leader has i to start with what your leader has been saying this morning, keir starmer talking about people being materially better off after five years if you win this election, what does that mean in reality? it years if you win this election, what does that mean in reality? it means --eole are does that mean in reality? it means people are rrot _ does that mean in reality? it means people are not languishing - does that mean in reality? it means people are not languishing on i does that mean in reality? it means people are not languishing on nhs. people are not languishing on nhs waiting lists in the way that they are today, it means our streets are safer because there are more police officers on the streets, it means

children are turning up at primary school with hungry minds instead of hungry bellies because they are receiving free primary school breakfast clubs, it means that people are benefiting from the new jobs that will come with britain leading the green energy revolution and notjust morejobs, but also giving britain its energy security back. there is so much potential in this country, if the country chooses change on thursday. and you mentioned this morning the two leaders setting out their visions for britain. i don�*t think that is a fair summary for britain. i don�*t think that is a fairsummary of for britain. i don�*t think that is a fair summary of what�*s going on this morning, actually. ithink fair summary of what�*s going on this morning, actually. i think the labour party are setting out its vision for britain, and the conservative party are slinging mud and attacking this nonsensical idea of the supermajority. because they cannot defend their own record, they willjust lie cannot defend their own record, they will just lie about cannot defend their own record, they willjust lie about labour and lie about labour�*s plans. i think it�*s time for the second in downing street to come to an end, that can only happen if people choose change

only happen if people choose change on thursday by voting labour. lets talk about your _ on thursday by voting labour. lets talk about your plans and what is in your manifesto. an idea that people will feel better off as your leader says. i would how you measure that? it is a catchy headline, it�*s a decent statement, but how do you measure it?_ decent statement, but how do you measure it? �* , ., ,, ,, ., , ., measure it? let's take the nhs as an exam - le. measure it? let's take the nhs as an example- the — measure it? let's take the nhs as an example. the last _ measure it? let's take the nhs as an example. the last labour— measure it? let's take the nhs as an | example. the last labour government delivered the shortest waiting times and the highest patient satisfaction in the history of the nhs. we did it before with the support of the country and we can do it again. i know we cannot wave a magic wand and fix things overnight and people should not and would not believe me if i said we could. but i am confident but by the end of the first term of a labour government, within five years, we can get nhs waiting time standards back to where they should be to the people are not waiting 18 weeks for treatment, longer than that. that will be difficult but we have a serious plan to make sure that we get there starting with 40,000 more appointments every week to cut those

waiting lists. and then over the course of the parliament doing things like doubling the number of diagnostic scanners, notjust more scanners but a! enabled scanners so we can diagnose earlier and treat faster. we can train up thousands more gps and cut through the red tape that ties them up, we can provide 700,000 urgent nhs dentistry appointments while we reform the nhs dentistry contract so we have an nhs dentistry contract so we have an nhs dentistry service in the country again. all of the things are possible, fully costed and funded in the labour manifesto and we can only deliver those things if people choose change on thursday. let�*s choose change on thursday. let's talk about cost _ choose change on thursday. let's talk about cost because _ choose change on thursday. let's talk about cost because you say you cannot wave a magic wand. your manifesto includes £8 billion of revenue raising measures. you have talked yourself into a corner by committing not to raise national insurance or income tax. where is the money coming from? in insurance or income tax. where is the money coming from?- insurance or income tax. where is the money coming from? in the case of our nhs — the money coming from? in the case of our nhs policies, _ the money coming from? in the case of our nhs policies, it _ the money coming from? in the case of our nhs policies, it is _ the money coming from? in the case of our nhs policies, it is closing i of our nhs policies, it is closing down tax avoidance, closing the

remaining non—dom loopholes, closing the tax breaks enjoyed by private equity. it is ending the tax breaks enjoyed by private schools. these are all sarahjoyce is... that are all sarah joyce is... that doesnt are all sarah joyce is... that doesn't raise _ are all sarah joyce is... that doesn't raise £8 _ are all sarah joyce is... that doesn't raise £8 billion, i are all sarah joyce is... that | doesn't raise £8 billion, does are all sarahjoyce is... that doesn't raise £8 billion, does it, doesn�*t raise £8 billion, does it, wes streeting? == doesn't raise £8 billion, does it, wes streeting?— wes streeting? -- those are all sarah choices. _ wes streeting? -- those are all sarah choices. if— wes streeting? -- those are all sarah choices. if you _ wes streeting? -- those are all sarah choices. if you tend i wes streeting? -- those are all sarah choices. if you tend to i wes streeting? -- those are all i sarah choices. if you tend to page 87 of our manifesto which i�*m sure everyone has by their cornflakes this morning, we spell out very clearly where we are raising money and how we spend it and we have committed £2 billion to deliver those things earlier in the nhs, 700,000 more dentistry appointments and more diagnostic scanners, as well as mental health support in every primary and secondary school in the country, 8500 mental health workers to cut mental health waiting lists and walking mental health hubs in every community, all of these things are possible, practical, fully funded and people can choose change on thursday and we can deliver them.—

change on thursday and we can deliver them. ., , , deliver them. economists say some thin . s deliver them. economists say some things have — deliver them. economists say some things have got _ deliver them. economists say some things have got to _ deliver them. economists say some things have got to give, _ deliver them. economists say some things have got to give, about i things have got to give, about choices about choices about how you spend that money. economists suggesting it means more tax rises or spending cut further down the line. they say something has got to give. my question, are you being honest with voters about what happens? you have talked about things like national insurance and income tax. are you being honest about other difficult decisions that will need to be made? iskate about other difficult decisions that will need to be made?— about other difficult decisions that will need to be made? we are, and the reason — will need to be made? we are, and the reason we _ will need to be made? we are, and the reason we have _ will need to be made? we are, and the reason we have ruled _ will need to be made? we are, and the reason we have ruled out i will need to be made? we are, and i the reason we have ruled out income tax, national insurance and vat is because we are really aware especially those of us from around the shadow cabinet table with keir starmer who come from hard up backgrounds, we know that people are feeling the pinch and even those people who are desperate to see improvements are waiting on the nhs, if we put a penny or national insurance, people will say they genuinely cannot afford it. the reason we can trust labour at this election, you can trust them, is because we have spelt out our pledges and how we will fund them. and before the election was even

called, labourtook and before the election was even called, labour took a bit of flak along the way for ruling out things or refusing to commit to things that we did not think we could guarantee we did not think we could guarantee we could deliver but we didn�*t think the country could have for them at this stage. in those tough choices is contained the honesty that gives me the ability to look for your views in the eye this morning and say every single policy in our manifesto is one which is fully costed, fully funded, i promise we can keep and you can afford. we don�*t pretend that all of the tough choices are gone, they will continue. and that is why a kier and rachel reeves have emphasised the importance of getting growth back into the economy. if the economy had grown under this government at the same rate it did under the last labour government, there would be tens of billions of pounds more every year to put back in peoples pockets to help them out or to invest in public services without having to put up anyone�*s taxes. that�*s the price we pay for conservative failure, the liz truss mini budget and the clown show and

incompetence we have been subjected to for so long. that�*s why on thursday it is so important that people turn the page on this chaos, and give change a chance by choosing change with labour. you and give change a chance by choosing change with labour.— change with labour. you talk about tou~h change with labour. you talk about tough choices _ change with labour. you talk about tough choices that _ change with labour. you talk about tough choices that will _ change with labour. you talk about tough choices that will have - change with labour. you talk about tough choices that will have to i change with labour. you talk about tough choices that will have to be l tough choices that will have to be made. what are they, what will they do? —— what will you do? made. what are they, what will they do? -- what will you do?— do? -- what will you do? there are no end of— do? -- what will you do? there are no end of lobby _ do? -- what will you do? there are no end of lobby groups _ do? -- what will you do? there are no end of lobby groups you - do? -- what will you do? there are no end of lobby groups you have i no end of lobby groups you have asked us to commit more, spend more, and even in the nhs i have had people saying you have to spend more and other parties at this election... and other parties at this election. . .— and other parties at this election... .. ., , and other parties at this election... ., ., , ., and other parties at this election... ., , ., ., election... spending more is not a tou~h election... spending more is not a tough choice. _ election... spending more is not a tough choice, it _ election... spending more is not a tough choice, it feels _ election... spending more is not a tough choice, it feels like - tough choice, it feels like something that you have to stop doing. are there things that you will decide you will not do? firstly, saying no to people is in itself a tough choice. there are plenty of things that we would have liked to do. let�*s take university tuition fees for example. keir starmer said very honestly to a student in the tv debate the other week, i don�*t like tuition fees, but i cannot look you in the eye and tell you that i can scrap them

because i would not be able to keep that promise, the country would not be able to afford it. and kier has said, we have chosen to prioritise the nhs for the investment because the nhs for the investment because the scale of the challenge of the size of the waiting lists. those of the tough choices we have made as a party. let me tell you it�*s not easy turning around your supporters and say, sorry, we are not going to be able to do something you want us to do. contained in that choice is the honesty of saying to people, you cannot always afford and everything for everyone all the time, there are choices to make in what is to govern is to choose. we are ready to make those choices. we made tough choices in opposition, keir starmer has change the labour party from the one rejected in 2019 and now we are ready to change the country for the better if people give us permission to do so by choosing change on thursday. to do so by choosing change on thursda . , to do so by choosing change on thursday-— to do so by choosing change on thursda . , ., ., ., ., thursday. use the word growth a lot and we know — thursday. use the word growth a lot and we know that _ thursday. use the word growth a lot and we know that your _ thursday. use the word growth a lot and we know that your leader - thursday. use the word growth a lot and we know that your leader has i and we know that your leader has also talked about the need for growth in the economy because that raises revenue, whether that is tax for all of us and businesses who pay

more and the economy grows, what if it doesn�*t work, what is the plan b? i ask you about tough choices because of the great plan doesn�*t work, you are going to have to make some tough choices and it might be raising taxes or cutting spending. 0ne raising taxes or cutting spending. one of things to understand about rachel reeves who is our candidate for chancellor at the next election is that with the manifesto, she has not at any point in any line of it in any pledge we have made banked on future growth. if the economy grows as we think it will, then of course, we can make choices about either investing in our public services, putting money back into people�*s pockets, those choices become easy at that stage. but rachel is prudent and hard—headed and she is a tough chancellor. and she will be a tough chance that she is given the chance. and therein again lies the honesty and the responsibility of not spending money we don�*t have. in that manifesto is a serious plan for

growth, and even the institute for fiscal have said there are lots of things in labour�*s manifesto that would contribute to economic growth. it's would contribute to economic growth. it�*s notoriously difficult to predict and forecast growth so rachel reeves is not spending future proceeds of growth before she has them. instead she has made tough choices in the manifesto so we can set out very clearly what we are committed to investing in and how we are raising money. and ijust hope that people of that change is a chance on thursday because he will only get change if you vote for it. labour�*s wes streeting, thank you, good to talk to you. you can find a full list of candidates standing in every constituency on the bbc news website where you can also find details of the main parties�* key pledges from their manifestos. in an hour�*s time we�*ll also be speaking to the prime minister rishi sunak live on the programme. a record number of candidates are standing in this year�*s general election and a growing number of them are independent.

so why the rise? and what impact might this have on the final result? our analysis editor ros atkins has been looking into this for us. in this general election, over 10% of candidates are independents. over 4,000 candidates are standing across the uk, 459 of them have no affiliation to a political party. that�*s more than double the figure at the last general election in 2019. for voters, there�*s been this rise in distrust of the main parties, of mps at westminster and a real mood for looking for something else outside of those main parties. some independent candidates reject traditional westminster party politics as a whole. others are campaigning focussed on single issues such as the israel—gaza war. but winning as an independent at a general election is hard. since 1950 only three people have done it. former bbc correspondent martin bell won as an anti—sleaze candidate in tatton in 1997. doctor richard taylor campaigned in wyre forest

on local hospital issues. he won in 2001 and in 2005. that same year, peter law resigned from labour over all—women shortlists and won in blaenau gwent. but most independents struggle to make an impact. independent candidates really only have their name and perhaps the particular cause that they�*re fighting for, and that�*s not really enough, normally anyway, to go up against an organisation with a big brand, with big resources, who are able to support their candidates with all sorts of advertising. one potential cost is the £500 deposit. if any candidate fails to get 5% of the votes, they lose that money. that, though, isn�*t putting off hundreds of independents in this election, and this may be part of a broader trend. there�*s a broader recognition across society that the old tectonic plates of politics are shifting, and lots of people now believe that there are opportunities for new insurgent parties, and also for independents to play

a role in a way that simply didn�*t existjust a few years ago. independents offer an alternative to the major parties and a route to a different political landscape. we�*ll soon find out how many voters want that. 48 hours to go until the general election. let�*s talk whether, on the other side of the atlantic hurricane making its presence felt in large part of the caribbean, carol has the details and it is pretty wild, isn�*t it? good morning, then, yes, it is, a huge category five hurricane, hurricane beryl, the earliest category five atlantic hurricane on record. it has wind speeds of 160 miles an hour, these are the sustained wind speeds. the gusts are more than that. 100 to 250 millimetres of rainfall expected and

at three to five foot storm surge so catastrophic. we can see on the satellite picture where the hurricane is and also the eye of the hurricane is and also the eye of the hurricane which will continue to track west in the next few days and if we follow the track of it you can see it pushes towards the south of jamaica. it might weaken at times to perhaps category three as it makes landfill and then it will rejuvenate as it goes back into the warm waters of the gulf of mexico. eventually arriving towards the yucatan peninsula in mexico as we go through late thursday and friday. the sea temperature has helped feed this hurricane which is why it is so early. we have got abnormally high sea temperatures. normally you need 26 celsius to sustain the life of a hurricane, at the moment it is closer to 28 or 29. these sea temperatures are what we would expect at the peak of the hurricane season. the other thing as well is that the hurricane strength winds are 40 miles out from the centre of

the hurricane. interestingly, usually we expect about seven in an average hurricane season, this season it�*s looking much more active with eight to 13 hurricane is expected and 47 could be major like hurricane beryl. the strikerfor— three could be major. the average is three. closer to home, three could be major. the average is three. closerto home, it three could be major. the average is three. closer to home, it will be breezy and windy, we will see some rain at times and temperatures below parfor rain at times and temperatures below par for this rain at times and temperatures below parfor this stage in rain at times and temperatures below par for this stage injuly. rain at times and temperatures below parfor this stage injuly. some of the study with sunshine but more cloud will develop through the course of the day, picking up in parts of the southeast with some drizzle, we will not all see it but some showers will be going from the west towards the east. brightest conditions in some western areas through the afternoon but temperatures 13 to 20 degrees. into this evening and overnight there will still be some showers around, but then that is replaced by some rain coming in across northern ireland, western scotland, northern

england initially and then into wales pushing east so that will be accompanied by the strengthening winds particularly in the north—west. it will not be as cold at night, 9—12, north—west. it will not be as cold at night, 9—12 , and in the south largely dry with some spots of drizzle has a thing. tomorrow the rain continues to edge away into the north sea. a cloudy day for most, some showers and a high chance of disruption to play at wimbledon tomorrow because we are likely to see a few more showers around and these are the temperatures. 12 to 19 degrees north to south. just a heads up degrees north to south. just a heads up on thursday it is going to be pretty windy across the north of the country and then we will have stronger winds in the south on friday and it remains fairly changeable as well. we have been warned. you realise on thursday it is general election day. changeable. thursday it is general election day. changeable-— thursday it is general election day. changeable. take your brolly, carol sa s!

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twice there, but who knows, but i think he will do it. you twice there, but who knows, but i think he will do it.— think he will do it. you could not blame him _ think he will do it. you could not blame him for _ think he will do it. you could not blame him for trying _ think he will do it. you could not blame him for trying even i think he will do it. you could not blame him for trying even if i think he will do it. you could not blame him for trying even if it i blame him for trying even if it meant risking another injury and risking the olympics, i think wimbledon centre court would be the thing he would want before he retires. ma; thing he would want before he retires. y , ., ., retires. my feeling is that he would want it to be _ retires. my feeling is that he would want it to be sent _ retires. my feeling is that he would want it to be sent to _ retires. my feeling is that he would want it to be sent to court. - retires. my feeling is that he would want it to be sent to court. but i i want it to be sent to court. but i don't know. there is a lot of consultation going on obviously. but he has such incredible skills and it is such a shame that everything is not going the way it was planned. this is not how he wanted to end his career is, with loads of injuries, does he get on court or not? he has such incredible hand skills, until this awful system thing on his opponent today is tricky, machac, even though he has not experienced on grass, they had a marathon match in miami, tie—break and it went all the way. he has beaten novak djokovic. if we do get the match and andy murray is able to move the way he has been able to in the past, the

hand skills could get around the lack of movement. ijust think everybody would love to see him out there no matter what and i think he really wants to get out there. it would be a teatime slot after the likes of djokovic on centre court. emma raducanu back and winning on centre court. it emma raducanu back and winning on centre court-— centre court. it was quite sweet the wa she centre court. it was quite sweet the way she described _ centre court. it was quite sweet the way she described it _ centre court. it was quite sweet the way she described it as _ centre court. it was quite sweet the way she described it as a _ centre court. it was quite sweet the way she described it as a winning i way she described it as a winning ugly. way she described it as a winning u al . . way she described it as a winning u .l . ,, , ., way she described it as a winning u.l . ,, , way she described it as a winning ugly. she said she took inspiration from the went _ ugly. she said she took inspiration from the went -- _ ugly. she said she took inspiration from the went -- england - ugly. she said she took inspiration from the went -- england team i ugly. she said she took inspiration i from the went -- england team which from the went —— england team which was funny! i from the went -- england team which was funn ! ~ ., , , was funny! i think it was funny! i don't think— was funny! i think it was funny! i don't think it — was funny! i think it was funny! i don't think it was _ was funny! i think it was funny! i don't think it was that _ was funny! i think it was funny! i don't think it was that ugly. i was funny! i think it was funny! i l don't think it was that ugly. there are always nerds in the first round. even the top players are nervous. she was up against a lucky loser he was very wily, she had a lot of clever drop shots and slices, she did everything to disrupt emma and emma had disrupted —— prepared against a match with a pair who would be a big hitting. she was very

vocal on court, a lot of shouting and fist pumps and she got through, and fist pumps and she got through, and it's always good to get through the first round and get through the nerves and adrenaline. very popular, the crowd behind her, i thought it was a good performance. i the crowd behind her, i thought it was a good performance.- the crowd behind her, i thought it was a good performance. i love these 0 enin: was a good performance. i love these opening days. — was a good performance. i love these opening days. you — was a good performance. i love these opening days. you get _ was a good performance. i love these opening days, you get new _ was a good performance. i love these opening days, you get new stars i opening days, you get new stars coming to the fore. sonic apparel and lily may zachy getting past the first round. ~ ., and lily may zachy getting past the first round. ~ . ., and lily may zachy getting past the first round. ~ . . , . first round. what a difference it can make- _ first round. what a difference it can make- it — first round. what a difference it can make. it can _ first round. what a difference it can make. it can make - first round. what a difference it can make. it can make a i first round. what a difference it can make. it can make a huge i can make. it can make a huge difference notjust in terms of prize money, i think it is about second—round £98,000 and that will help with everything in terms of coaching and expenses. but i think for both of them especially sonay kartal who came through qualifying, she has earned her position in the main draw and to go one further, very impressive. and making the most

of a wild card, miyazaki, and a great draw as well. and you can see how players can feed off each other. when you start to see brits doing well and they see their mates that they practice with doing well it gives them a boost. it feels like it is going to be a good wimbledon this year. is going to be a good wimbledon this ear. �* ., �* , , ., ., year. and two british number one for mac today. — year. and two british number one for mac today. jack _ year. and two british number one for mac today, jack draper _ year. and two british number one for mac today, jack draper and _ year. and two british number one for mac today, jack draper and katie i mac today, jack draper and katie boulter. i will let you go and borrow this blanket. he has gone off! i borrow this blanket. he has gone off! ., ., ., off! i need a hot water bottle! let's no off! i need a hot water bottle! let's go to — off! i need a hot water bottle! let's go to the _ off! i need a hot water bottle! let's go to the euros - off! i need a hot water bottle! let's go to the euros which i off! i need a hot water bottle! | let's go to the euros which i'm off! i need a hot water bottle! i let's go to the euros which i'm sure you have been watching. john is there. another big date head and some news from the england camp? yes, we will start there this morning. we will have the quarterfinal line—up confirmed with two more last 16 matches but first the line out of the england camp. jude bellingham is under investigation by uefa for a gesture

he made after scoring against slovakia on sunday. bellingham was seen making an offensive gesture towards the slovakian bench after scoring this overhead kick in stoppage time. he denied aiming it towards england's last opponents, saying it was an inside joke directed towards some close friends. if found to have breached the rules, the 21—year—old could face a suspension, a fine or both. u efa uefa said it was a potential violation of decent conduct which is why they are investigating. and what of yesterday's matches? portugal are through to the quarter finals after they beat slovenia but they needed penalties to do it. it was the first penalty shoot—out of the year rose. the tracker of this year's euros. cristiano ronaldo missed the chance to give his country the lead from the penalty spot in the first half of extra time, was visibly upset before the second period. the match went to a shoot—out, ronaldo went first for portugal and managed to score this time before man city man bernardo silva

dispatched the winner as slovenia failed to beat portugal keeper diogo costa. i think we are all very, very proud of our captain. the dressing room was delighted with what he's done, and i think he gave us all a lesson, that you need to live every day as the last one. you need to have a real high standards, and never give up. life in football gives you difficult moments and the way he reacted is a real example that we are very proud of in portuguese football. portugal will now play france. they beat belgium i—0 in dusseldorf, thanks to this deflected goal, which went in with five minutes of normal time remaining. 50 belgium are out, in what feels like a final throw of the dice for their golden generation, with players like kevin de bruyne and romelu lukaku now into their 30s. but jubilation for the french. later today the netherlands taking on romania, romania into the last 16

of the european championship for just the second time. and the second game sees austria taking on turkey. austria have been so impressive, having topped their group head of the netherlands and france. england will be back training today as they prepare for the quarterfinal to come against switzerland on saturday, but the team and jude bellingham certainly face a nervous wait now to see what punishment he will face if at all from uefa and of course how long it will take uefa to arrive at their decision. back to you. this is it, star their decision. back to you. this is it. star of — their decision. back to you. this is it. star of the _ their decision. back to you. this is it, star of the show _ their decision. back to you. this is it, star of the showjude _ it, star of the showjude bellingham, the man we have been talking about the whole time now at the centre of things and not for the best reason. the centre of things and not for the best reason-— the centre of things and not for the best reason. no, and i guess this is what the investigation _ best reason. no, and i guess this is what the investigation is _ best reason. no, and i guess this is what the investigation is going i best reason. no, and i guess this is what the investigation is going to i what the investigation is going to centre on, isn't it? what was his intention, wasn't aimed at the slovakian team, what will slovakia add to the investigation which uefa is carrying out? he essential to

england's success. the key thing to cling to, this gesture has been made previously in matches by layers such as krisjenner —— cristiano ronaldo and managers have done it and it only resulted in a fine so if that precedent has been set that is certainly what england and jude bellingham will be arguing for a spot of that investigation. coming up. why do you want to adopt? we have a lot we can offer as parents. the child needs _ lot we can offer as parents. the child needs mother. a - lot we can offer as parents. the child needs mother. a needs i lot we can offer as parents. the i child needs mother. a needs love. we'll be joined on the sofa by one of the stars of the bbc�*s latest drama lost boys are fairies that tells the story of gabriel and andy's journey to adopt a child. it's doing so well on the bbc iplayer. it is brilliant. i loved it, i cried quite a lot. it’s iplayer. it is brilliant. i loved it, i cried quite a lot. it's very emotional! — it, i cried quite a lot. it's very emotional! it's _ it, i cried quite a lot. it's very emotional! it's very _ it, i cried quite a lot. it's very emotional! it's very good, i it, i cried quite a lot. it's very. emotional! it's very good, look it, i cried quite a lot. it's very i emotional! it's very good, look at it on the bbc _ emotional! it's very good, look at

it on the bbc iplayer. _ time now to get the news, travel and weather where good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. proposals for a sky scraper matching the height of the shard are set to be approved by the city of london. the 71! storey building would replace a 28 floor vacant tower near leadenhall. it would be the tallest building in the city of london. historic england has objected to the plans. detectives say they're treating the death of a 70—year—old woman in ladbroke grove two weekends ago as unexpected and unexplained. rita fleming was already dead when the police broke into an address in golborne road. they're now trying to establish her movements in the days leading up to the discovery of her body. sir ian mckellen will not appear on the uk tour of his latest theatre production, after he was injured while performing in london. the 85—year—old actor fell off the stage during player kings at the noel coward theatre. in a statement, he said he'd accepted "with the greatest reluctance" not to take part in the uk tour, based on medical advice.

let's take a look at the tubes now. now onto the weather. a largely overcast start with a chance of a few lingering showers. turning dry with a few sunny intervals in the afternoon and evening, highs of 19 degrees celsius. i'll be back with another update in around half an hour. plenty more on our website and social media, especially around the general election with just two days to go. now it's back to sally and ben. bye for now.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today. two days until polling stations open, rishi sunak warns of a labour supermajority, while sir keir starmer says a strong mandate is best for britain. in half an hour we'll speak to the prime ministerfor our final party leader interview. setting a dangerous precedent — joe biden condemns a ruling giving donald trump partial immunity from criminal prosecution. hurricane beryl churns over the caribbean, gaining strength on a path forjamaica after making landfall in grenada. good morning from wimbledon where

fans in— good morning from wimbledon where fans in the _ good morning from wimbledon where fans in the queue are on the move but they— fans in the queue are on the move but they are — fans in the queue are on the move but they are still waiting to hear about— but they are still waiting to hear about andy murray and whether he will play or not in what could be his final— will play or not in what could be his final singles match on centre court _ his final singles match on centre court later— his final singles match on centre court later today. and we'll hear how walking football is helping those with parkinson's. good morning. some of us are starting off on a sony notebook for most it is cloudy. cloud building through the course of the day with scattered showers. rain later in the north—west. details later. good morning. it's tuesday, 2nd july. our main story. there's just 48 hours to go until voters head to the polls, and politicians across the uk are trying to gather as much support as possible ahead of thursday's general election. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has called for a summer of change, while rishi sunak has warned of what he called the danger of an unchecked labour government. here's our political correspondent, helen catt. the labour leader says this morning

he wants people to have more money in their pockets. and if labour win on thursday, he says he wants them to be better off in five years' time than they are now. he also told the times he wants public services to improve by then too. but he said he would need a strong mandate, lots of votes and support, to do it, as there would be difficult choices. a message he was reiterating yesterday on the campaign trail. if you want change, you have to vote for it. the polls do not predict the future. constituencies like this will be very, very tight on thursday, so every single vote counts, every single vote has to he earned, and we have to make sure that until the polls close at ten o'clock on thursday, we are earning the respect and the trust and the confidence of voters across the country, because change will only come if you absolutely vote for it. rishi sunak will aim his message directly at wavering voters later. the tories will claim a small number of people in tight races could stop

a big labourwin by [ending the conservatives they vote. he will agree that a big labour majority is not a foregone conclusion, but unlike keir starmer, he will warn it would be damaging if it happened, as he did in a speech to supporters last night. on thursday it is not a by—election. it is not a referendum on our party or the past. it is a choice about the future of our country, and what that future means for you and your family. if there is an unchecked, unaccountable labour party in power with a supermajority, think what that would mean, for everyone. a labour party with a blank cheque to do whatever they want. also talking about lending votes, the liberal democrat leader. sir ed davey told the guardian he thinks people are getting into the swing of tactical voting, where people who usually back different parties support the candidate best placed to beat the tories.

he claims that will make this election a once in a century chance to change the political geography of the uk. we fought a really strong campaign... the snp is claiming today that the result in scotland is too close to call, and says a labour majority in scotland would mean more austerity, which labour hast previously denied. all parties know they don't have long left now make up voters' minds. helen catt, bbc news. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. morning, henry. what can we expect to see over the last two days of this campaign? morning. it is frantic last —— around the country territory for all the leaders. rishi sunak was up at the leaders. rishi sunak was up at the crack of dawn, campaigning since three this morning. he went to a food distribution centre in luton where he watched some robots and met some potential voters. he will spend

the rest of the day, after speaking to you on breakfast rain a little while, in true tory territory, oxfordshire. that gives you a sense of where the conservatives think this campaign is. labour also campaigning later today in the east midlands and the west midlands in true blue territory, that gives you a sense of where they think the campaign has the potentialfor them to make really serious gains. detail the lib dems, who are going to be in devon and cornwall. i don't know what stunt ed davey has in store after yesterday's dangling from a crane. this is not a moment in the campaign where the parties try new arguments. it is where they shrink it down to the ones they think are the clearest. where rishi sunak is concerned it's quite clear that for them the argument of the conservatives will make from now until polling day is about the dangers as they see it of a labour supermajority. what is that? it is not a technical term, that is important to stress. they are

basically using it to say, a very large labour majority, perhaps one even bigger than they were quite happy to win under borisjohnson in 2019. keir starmer saying he needs a big majority to deliver the changes he wants to see, the fact both main parties are talking about a big labour majority, in whatever terms, tells you something quite important. it does, thank you. in the next half hour we'll be speaking to the prime minister, rishi sunak. ben has the rest of the day's news. thanks, sally. president biden has condemned a us supreme court ruling giving donald trump partial immunity from criminal prosecution. the us president said the decision has set a dangerous precedent. mr trump hailed the court's verdict as a big win for democracy. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. america's most powerful court, and a victory for donald trump. it relates to this. the riot in washington onjanuary the 6th, 2021, when the then president is alleged to have encouraged his supporters to invade the capitol building, all in an effort to overturnjoe biden's

election win. we fight like hell, and if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country any more. the supreme court has ruled that the president's words on that day, including his social media activity, were all official acts, and that he is immune from prosecution. but for any unofficial acts in a private capacity, the now former president can still be held criminally responsible for his actions. it will be up to a lower courtjudge to decide which aspects of his behaviour are relevant to the trial, which is now on hold. in a post on his truth social platform, mr trump celebrated the court decision. "big win for our constitution and democracy," he wrote. "proud to be an american." speaking at the white house, president biden told a different story. this nation was founded on the principle that there are no kings in america.

each, each of us, is equal before the law. no one, no one, is above the law. not even the president of the united states. with today's supreme court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. for all, for all practical purposes, today's decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits on what a president can do. the supreme court's 6—3 ruling, split along ideological lines, is an landmark decision, and could have far—reaching consequences for future presidents. for donald trump it is almost certain he'll face no more trials during the election campaign, although the cases haven't completely gone away. peter bowes. health leaders have warned that strikes must not become the status quo for the nhs as junior doctors in england return to work later after a five—day walkout it is expected that tens

of thousands of appointments, procedures and operations were postponed as a result of the industrial action by members of the british medical association. the union said it was taking action as there had been no credible new offer. both the conservatives and labour have pledged to resume talks if they win the general election. almost 1.8 million people are now in at least £50,000 of student debt, according to data obtained by the bbc. figures from the student loans company show that more than 61,000 people have balances of above 100,000 while another 50 people each owe upwards of 200,000. political parties in france will today pick their candidates for sunday's run—off elections, as opponents of the national rally attempt to block them from sweeping to power. the populist anti—immigrant party came top in the first round of voting, and is hoping to form a new french government. already more than 150 centrist and left—wing candidates have withdrawn to avoid dividing

the anti—national rally vote. hurricane beryl has strengthened to a category five storm and continues to sweep through the caribbean. at least one person has died in st vincent and the grenadines, according to the country's prime minister. thousands of people remain without power or living in temporary shelters. here's our reporter aruna iyengar. hurricane beryl has been unleashing its power across the eastern caribbean. jamaica is the next in its path, bringing life—threatening winds and massive storm surges. earlier the storm crashed into the island of carriacou, part of grenada. it whipped up winds of 150 mph, communications were cut off, power lines were down. this was the capital of grenada, st george's, drowned in torrential rain. but there's relief. many feel it could have been worse. to some extent we have

dodged a bazooka. a category four, almost category five hurricane, is almost as severe as it gets. further north—east barbados was also hit, but it seems so far to have dodged the worst effects. people are clearing boats and debris. they're being warned that gusts are still coming, and to batten down the hatches and stay indoors. these scenes were filmed by a bbc reporter in barbados, out there to cover the cricket. this is what hurricane beryl looks like from space, the eye of the storm over the caribbean. the image was taken from the international space station. and this satellite footage shows lightning flashing around the hurricane's eye. meteorologists have been surprised how quickly beryl developed from a tropical depression to a major hurricane injust 42 hours. they say it's unusual for a hurricane of this strength to form this early in the year. so we're seeing the season expand a little bit.

the waters are getting warmer earlier in the year. in this case they're a near—record warm. the oceans look like september, they really do. they don't look like july. water temperatures are running two to three celsius above average right now, hence why there's so much more fuel to get these storms going. beryl has been upgraded to a category five hurricane. it's expected to be at major intensity as it moves westwards towards jamaica on wednesday, and onwards to mexico. weather experts say the north atlantic could get as many as seven major hurricanes this year, up from the average of three in a season. aruna iyengar, bbc news. royal mint has released a range of new 50p coins to honour the team gb athletes set to compete in the paris olympics. the collectable coins feature olympic and paralympic athletes and the union flag. in a nod to paris, there's

an eiffel tower on there too. athletes will get their own coin in their kit bags, as a good luck token. probably won't buy much, but that is not the point. you probably won't buy much, but that is not the point-— not the point. you would keep it forever, that _ not the point. you would keep it forever, that is _ not the point. you would keep it forever, that is what _ not the point. you would keep it forever, that is what he - not the point. you would keep it forever, that is what he would i not the point. you would keep it i forever, that is what he would do. you wouldn't buy sweets, would you? i would! they look like sweets. i think you could take dad to a shop and they would be like, it's not real. �* ., and they would be like, it's not real. �* . , , ., ., �* and they would be like, it's not real. �* . , , . ., �* real. i'm an olympian, don't you know?! here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. it is wimbledon, therefore that means the weather will change a little bit. good morning! little bit. good mornina! ., �* , good morning! good morning. ben is uuite riuht. good morning! good morning. ben is quite right- the _ good morning! good morning. ben is quite right. the weather this - good morning! good morning. ben is quite right. the weather this week i quite right. the weather this week is certainly — quite right. the weather this week is certainly changeable. today some of us _ is certainly changeable. today some of us are _ is certainly changeable. today some of us are starting off with some sunshine — of us are starting off with some sunshine. the cloud will increase through— sunshine. the cloud will increase through the day where we don't have it at the _ through the day where we don't have it at the moment, and they will be scattered — it at the moment, and they will be

scattered showers. pollen levels are hi-h scattered showers. pollen levels are high in _ scattered showers. pollen levels are high in wales and south—west england. _ high in wales and south—west england, which is where we will see some _ england, which is where we will see some of— england, which is where we will see some of the — england, which is where we will see some of the driest weather through the day _ some of the driest weather through the day a — some of the driest weather through the day. a lot of cloud developing as we _ the day. a lot of cloud developing as we go— the day. a lot of cloud developing as we go through the morning. summer showers _ as we go through the morning. summer showers across scotland and into northern — showers across scotland and into northern england. they will be on and off— northern england. they will be on and off as — northern england. they will be on and off as we go through the day. some _ and off as we go through the day. some of— and off as we go through the day. some of those also getting on across northern— some of those also getting on across northern ireland. riders guy across parts _ northern ireland. riders guy across parts of— northern ireland. riders guy across parts of wales, the southwest and parts of wales, the southwest and part of— parts of wales, the southwest and part of the — parts of wales, the southwest and part of the midlands. also across the south—east. for wimbledon today, there is— the south—east. for wimbledon today, there is an _ the south—east. for wimbledon today, there is an outside chance we could see some _ there is an outside chance we could see some drizzle, especially in the morning — see some drizzle, especially in the morning. as we head through the evening and overnight, what you will find is _ evening and overnight, what you will find is the _ evening and overnight, what you will find is the showers are replaced by heavier— find is the showers are replaced by heavier rain — find is the showers are replaced by heavier rain coming in from the west — heavier rain coming in from the west the _ heavier rain coming in from the west. the wind will strengthen in the north—west. further south, a fair bit _ the north—west. further south, a fair bit of— the north—west. further south, a fair bit of cloud and the chance of some _ fair bit of cloud and the chance of some drizzle. overnight lows falling between _ some drizzle. overnight lows falling between nine and 12. tomorrow we say goodbye _ between nine and 12. tomorrow we say goodbye to _ between nine and 12. tomorrow we say goodbye to the rain and hello to the showers _ goodbye to the rain and hello to the showers as— goodbye to the rain and hello to the showers as they come in from the west _

showers as they come in from the west. some of them merging across the north— west. some of them merging across the north of— west. some of them merging across the north of the country to give more _ the north of the country to give more prolonged spells of rain. you can see _ more prolonged spells of rain. you can see them heading down towards wales— can see them heading down towards wales and _ can see them heading down towards wales and the south—west. some of them _ wales and the south—west. some of them could — wales and the south—west. some of them could well affect wimbledon tomorrow. the temperature range, 11 tomorrow. the temperature range, 11 to 17. _ tomorrow. the temperature range, 11 to 17. 17 — tomorrow. the temperature range, 11 to 17. 17 is — tomorrow. the temperature range, 11 to 17. 17 is below average for the time of the — to 17. 17 is below average for the time of the year, normally around the london — time of the year, normally around the london area we would be expecting 23. thank you. when annie booth was diagnosed with parkinson's she said it felt like someone had taken the sunshine out of her. the main symptoms are tremors, slow movement and stiffness. but for people live with the condition, like annie, regular exercise has made all the difference, as our reporter fiona lamdin found out when she went to meet her. so i was 47 years old when i got diagnosed with parkinson's. and it was quite a shock to me to be diagnosed with it.

i'd had a period of not being able to grip very well with my left hand, and my left leg, it felt like it didn't belong to me. there are some days where i can't move very well. it feels like your body is encased in concrete because it's so stiff, especially first thing in the morning. i have a loss of sense of taste and smell. i've got a left side tremor. there are a lot of physical symptoms, but for me, the biggest challenge is that one of apathy. you know, it's like when you've got a loss of dopamine in your body, it's like someone's taken the sunshine out of your brain. but a few years ago, annie discovered walking football. it's played at a slower pace on smaller pitches, and there's no tackling. originally designed to help older men socialise, now it's proving hugely beneficial

for those with parkinson's. 2022 was the year that changed my sporting life, really. i became someone who'd never even kicked a ball, to someone who became a little bit obsessed with playing walking football. everybody on the pitch was an experienced footballer. they played all their life. and then there was me. and it's notjust annie. hundreds of people with parkinson's are now playing each week. it's like magic, really. you have people who struggle to walk. they're either in wheelchairs or on sticks. and if you put a ball in front of them, it's almost like the brain forgets that they've got parkinson's, and they come alive and they can move better. they can move quicker, and they're happier, and suddenly they're part of a team again. caroline was diagnosed five years

ago, aged 55, and now plays three times a week. when i play walking football, i don't actually feel like i've i got parkinson's, because your brain is so enthusiastic about doing - everything that you want to do when you're on the pitch, likel pass the ball, shoot, look up, talk to your colleagues. - you actually feel like you haven't got parkinson's at all. _ and then, i go longer- without having any symptoms, because you're on such a high, and your body feels so alive, l that you actually feel like — i normal isn't the right word — | but you actually feel like you used| to feet before you had parkinson's. my life is actually happier now — more fulfilling, that's a better way of putting it. joe was diagnosed five years ago, aged 60. 50, joe, you actually use the football a little bit like a walking stick? yeah, i found that when i have — just ordinarily walking, particularly on a flat surface, i do have trouble, stumbling with my left leg. but i've found that a ball is a great cueing thing, and it somehow tricks the brain.

and i can actually walk much better kicking a football than i can ordinarily. and that is actually easier for you? that's easierfor me. wow. in fact, joe spent over two hours doing 13,1i10 keepy—uppies. but as you can see from his video, once he's finished, and there's no ball, walking for him is harder. joe's also done the london marathon — 26.3 miles, 11 hours of keepy—uppies. walking football focuses on balance, muscle strength and coordination, while building mental wellbeing. but actually having a condition like parkinson's has brought me a lot ofjoy in many ways, and it can be a catalyst for something incredible to happen, like the walking football that's happened to me. i look forward to a future of what's possible rather than what isn't possible, and look forward to the future i have and try to reframe that every day. fiona lamdin, bbc news.

caroline rassell, chief executive of parkinson's uk, joins us now. morning. can you explain why something like walking football is something like walking football is so good for people who are living with a diagnosis of parkinson's? parkinson's has many symptoms and one of— parkinson's has many symptoms and one of them — parkinson's has many symptoms and one of them is around rigidity. another— one of them is around rigidity. another one is around people who have _ another one is around people who have a _ another one is around people who have a tremor. and then some people really— have a tremor. and then some people really do _ have a tremor. and then some people really do struggle with their mental health— really do struggle with their mental health and well—being. you asked me a really— health and well—being. you asked me a really simple question and i have given— a really simple question and i have given you — a really simple question and i have given you a — a really simple question and i have given you a few tips as to the answer— given you a few tips as to the answer because walking football can help with _ answer because walking football can help with all of those. it helps with _ help with all of those. it helps with muscle control. it helps with balance — with muscle control. it helps with balance. but more importantly, and something — balance. but more importantly, and something that is really important to everyone now, is it helps with people's— to everyone now, is it helps with people's mental health and well—being. so being part of a team is always—

well—being. so being part of a team is always a — well—being. so being part of a team is always a great thing. certainly with walking football there is a huge _ with walking football there is a huge amount of camaraderie and friendship. so, it helps with people's— friendship. so, it helps with people's physical and mental health and well—being. people's physical and mental health and well-being.— and well-being. also, there was a sense years _ and well-being. also, there was a sense years ago — and well-being. also, there was a sense years ago that _ and well-being. also, there was a sense years ago that when - and well-being. also, there was a i sense years ago that when somebody got a diagnosis of parkinson's, that it was the worst news and it would be an isolating diagnosis, and i guess this is the opposite of that? absolutely. it was only a few years a -o absolutely. it was only a few years ago when — absolutely. it was only a few years ago when people were diagnosed they were told _ ago when people were diagnosed they were told to sit still. now we are seeing _ were told to sit still. now we are seeing completely the opposite. we are encouraging people to do exercise _ are encouraging people to do exercise. a little bit is good, more is better~ — exercise. a little bit is good, more is better~ 25— exercise. a little bit is good, more is better. 2.5 hours a week would be ideal. _ is better. 2.5 hours a week would be ideal. ideal— is better. 2.5 hours a week would be ideal, idealfor is better. 2.5 hours a week would be ideal, ideal for everybody whether you have — ideal, ideal for everybody whether you have got parkinson's or not, but certainly _ you have got parkinson's or not, but certainly what we have seen is not only the _ certainly what we have seen is not only the benefits for people's physical— only the benefits for people's physical health, but better bone health. — physical health, but better bone health, because that is important for people with parkinson's, but also, _ for people with parkinson's, but also, the — for people with parkinson's, but also, the social isolation is a big issue _ also, the social isolation is a big issue. when you have got a condition where _ issue. when you have got a condition where there — issue. when you have got a condition where there is a physical symptom,

sometimes people are really frightened about going out, about how people will react to them, but when _ how people will react to them, but when you — how people will react to them, but when you play sport, actually, it is a great _ when you play sport, actually, it is a great leveller. ijust would recommend to everyone, even if you don't _ recommend to everyone, even if you don't want _ recommend to everyone, even if you don't want to — recommend to everyone, even if you don't want to do a team sport, get out and _ don't want to do a team sport, get out and be — don't want to do a team sport, get out and be active. is don't want to do a team sport, get out and be active. is it out and be active. is it 'ust football, fl out and be active. is it 'ust football, or i out and be active. is it 'ust football, or is i out and be active. is it 'ust football, or is it i out and be active. is it 'ust football, or is it any i out and be active. is itjust football, or is it any kind i out and be active. is itjust| football, or is it any kind of activity? football, or is it any kind of activi ? football, or is it any kind of activity?— football, or is it any kind of activi ? ., ., .. , activity? the range of activities that parkinson's _ activity? the range of activities that parkinson's uk _ activity? the range of activities that parkinson's uk support i activity? the range of activities that parkinson's uk support is| activity? the range of activities i that parkinson's uk support is huge. and they— that parkinson's uk support is huge. and they are activities that you probably— and they are activities that you probably wouldn't think of for people — probably wouldn't think of for people with parkinson's. so, boxing is really— people with parkinson's. so, boxing is really popular. that is all about balance _ is really popular. that is all about balance and coordination. table tennis — balance and coordination. table tennis we _ balance and coordination. table tennis. we are now looking at paddle boarding~ _ tennis. we are now looking at paddle boarding. we are looking at skateboarding. there is a whole variety — skateboarding. there is a whole variety. there are things like tai chi, variety. there are things like tai chi. yoga. — variety. there are things like tai chi, yoga, seated exercise. you can do exercise — chi, yoga, seated exercise. you can do exercise virtually as well as outside — do exercise virtually as well as outside in _ do exercise virtually as well as outside in the open air. such a huge range _ outside in the open air. such a huge range if— outside in the open air. such a huge range. if people are interested, i would _ range. if people are interested, i would recommend they go on to the parkinson's— would recommend they go on to the parkinson's uk website and there is an activity— parkinson's uk website and there is

an activity finder and they can out whatever there is locally for them _ out whatever there is locally for them. ~ ., , out whatever there is locally for them. ~ . , ,. . out whatever there is locally for them. . , ,. . , them. what is the science behind it? how does it — them. what is the science behind it? how does it help? _ them. what is the science behind it? how does it help? i _ them. what is the science behind it? how does it help? i know _ them. what is the science behind it? how does it help? i know you - them. what is the science behind it? how does it help? i know you talked | how does it help? i know you talked about how it might help with symptoms, but does it help at a deeper level? the symptoms, but does it help at a deeper level?— symptoms, but does it help at a dee er level? , ., �* deeper level? the truth is we don't know. we deeper level? the truth is we don't know- we are _ deeper level? the truth is we don't know. we are keen _ deeper level? the truth is we don't know. we are keen to _ deeper level? the truth is we don't know. we are keen to do _ deeper level? the truth is we don't know. we are keen to do more i know. we are keen to do more research — know. we are keen to do more research a _ know. we are keen to do more research. a lot of the people now stepping — research. a lot of the people now stepping forward and taking part in physical— stepping forward and taking part in physical activity, we are approaching them to be part of some of our— approaching them to be part of some of our research projects, working with some — of our research projects, working with some of our great physios to actually— with some of our great physios to actually work out what it is that is making _ actually work out what it is that is making people better able to cope with their— making people better able to cope with their symptoms when they are taking _ with their symptoms when they are taking exercise. and we believe, and there _ taking exercise. and we believe, and there is— taking exercise. and we believe, and there is research in about that has 'ust there is research in about that has just started, it can slow the condition. i just started, it can slow the condition-— just started, it can slow the condition. .., . ., ., condition. i weigh correct or are we any closer— condition. i weigh correct or are we any closer to _ condition. i weigh correct or are we any closer to a _ condition. i weigh correct or are we any closer to a cure? _ condition. i weigh correct or are we any closer to a cure? there - condition. i weigh correct or are we any closer to a cure? there are i condition. i weigh correct or are we| any closer to a cure? there are lots of different — any closer to a cure? there are lots of different bits _ any closer to a cure? there are lots of different bits of _ any closer to a cure? there are lots of different bits of research - of different bits of research happening at the moment. we need to understand _ happening at the moment. we need to understand why people get parkinson's. that is the killer question _ parkinson's. that is the killer question. at the moment we don't really— question. at the moment we don't really know— question. at the moment we don't really know why people get parkinson's. irrespective of that,

we are _ parkinson's. irrespective of that, we are looking at different ways that we — we are looking at different ways that we can treat the symptoms of parkinson's. and certainly parkinson's. and certainly parkinson's uk does invest a considerable amount in looking at the symptoms and how we can mitigate them~ _ the symptoms and how we can mitigate them. ., , ., the symptoms and how we can mitigate them. . , . . , the symptoms and how we can mitigate them. . , ., . , ., them. there was an incredible moment at the weekend — them. there was an incredible moment at the weekend at glastonbury - them. there was an incredible moment at the weekend at glastonbury when i at the weekend at glastonbury when michael fox joined coldplay on stage to play guitar during their song fix you. i cried my eyes out. it was the most gorgeous thing. how important is it that people who have this diagnosis, and i know he is in a very particular situation because he is so famous, that they go out and live their life? and that perhaps people diagnosed with parkinson's see people like michaelj fox keeps them going? fir see people like michael] fox keeps them going?— see people like michael] fox keeps them iioin? , , ~ ~ them going? or see people like annie and joe on the — them going? or see people like annie and joe on the film. _ them going? or see people like annie and joe on the film. they _ them going? or see people like annie and joe on the film. they don't i them going? or see people like annie and joe on the film. they don't let i and joe on the film. they don't let their— and joe on the film. they don't let their parkinson's define them. this is such— their parkinson's define them. this is such a _ their parkinson's define them. this is such a resilient community and the community is keen to show they are welcomed by people when they interact— are welcomed by people when they interact with different elements of

the community. yes, they are determined to ensure they can live their best — determined to ensure they can live their best life. and actually, being active _ their best life. and actually, being active is— their best life. and actually, being active is a — their best life. and actually, being active is a great way of doing that. caroline, _ active is a great way of doing that. caroline, so — active is a great way of doing that. caroline, so good to talk to you. thank you for coming in. thank you. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store, with helen and gethin. morning. on the show today — if you're an online shopper, listen up. some customers have been banned from some shopping websites for sending too much back. we explain how your rights differ when you buy over the counter compared to the internet. plus, there are over three million widows and widowers in the uk, and getting back into dating can be overwhelming. we meet people feeling guilty for even thinking about looking for love again. i i was so worried that i'd end up. comparing that person that i meet to the person that i'd lost. and as more of us hope to get

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to the discovery of her body. a woman who saved someone from drowning as a teenager in 1957 has been presented with a copy of the bravery award she thought she had lost forever. maureen roose was just 14 years old when she plunged into the water at westcliff—on—sea, to save a family friend. now 81, she's been given a copy of the certificate she misplaced. this here... 0h, lovely! is from the royal humane society. oh, and you framed it as well, thank you very much. how does it feel to see this again? that's lovely, it's lovely, yeah, very nice. i did it on the spur of the moment, i didn't even think about it at the time. i suppose afterwards you think, oh, i don't know whether i should have done it or not but still, no, i didn't even think about it, ijustjumped in. sir ian mckellen will not appear on the uk tour of his latest theatre production, after he was injured while performing in london. the 85—year—old actor fell off

the stage during player kings at the noel coward theatre. in a statement, he said he'd accepted "with the greatest reluctance" not to take part in the uk tour based on medical advice. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it is a relatively mild start this morning but it is largely cloudy. we are going to hang onto these overcast skies for much of the day, albeit for one or two brighter spells a bit later. the cloud this morning thick enough to produce some spots of light rain and some drizzle, perhaps a little drier this afternoon. that's when we get the best chance of any brightness. the breeze not especially strong but it is from the north—west so temperatures are struggling. 18, 19 celsius at best. a few cloud breaks to start with overnight tonight but then the cloud will increase and thicken and with that the rain arrives as we head into wednesday. quite breezy by the end of the night as well. another mild one, 10 celsius the minimum. for tomorrow, we will see further outbreaks of rain.

it's going to stay largely cloudy through the course of wednesday. a breezy day and again the temperature is going to struggle. maximum around 18 celsius. a brighter day for thursday, a bit more sunshine around, so temperatures perhaps a little higher. but it is going to be quite windy and as we head into friday, more rain, and again that wind fairly fresh. i'll be back with another update at around 9.15. plenty more on our website and social media especially around the general election with just two days to go. now it's back to sally and ben. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. as part of our election coverage, breakfast invited the leaders of the seven main political parties to speak to us. ourfinal interview is with the prime minister and conservative party leader, rishi sunak whojoins us

now from oxfordshire. good morning, prime minister. good mornin: , good morning, prime minister. good morning. sally. _ good morning, prime minister. good morning, sally, how— good morning, prime minister. good morning, sally, how are _ good morning, prime minister. (limp. morning, sally, how are you, thanks for having me. morning, sally, how are you, thanks for having me— for having me. really good, thank ou. two for having me. really good, thank you- two days _ for having me. really good, thank you- two days to _ for having me. really good, thank you. two days to go. _ for having me. really good, thank you. two days to go. the - for having me. really good, thank you. two days to go. the first i for having me. really good, thank| you. two days to go. the first time we spoke to you during this campaign here on the busy breakfast you talked a lot about your plan, about taking hold action, in fact i think you said those raises 11 times. over the last few days there has been a shift from talking about your plan to talking about labour and the danger of what you have called their potential supermajority, why have you stopped talking about you and focused so much on them? is this the language of defeat now? ida. i focused so much on them? is this the language of defeat now?— language of defeat now? no, i have ve much language of defeat now? no, i have very much been _ language of defeat now? no, i have very much been still— language of defeat now? no, i have very much been still talking - language of defeat now? no, i have very much been still talking to i very much been still talking to people about our plan, to cut everyone's taxes, to protect their pension, to secure our borders and reduce migration. at the same time

elections are a choice between different parties and my point is, if the polls are to be believed and labour win a big majority, they will be unchecked and unaccountable to people and that will give them license to put up everyone's taxes and make soft touch for migration when it comes to the european continent. i don't think that's right and i don't want people to sleep or if that so i'm fighting very hard for every vote. —— sleepwalk into that. i want to continue in this job sol sleepwalk into that. i want to continue in thisjob so i can cut people taxes, secure the pensions and secure our borders. in people taxes, secure the pensions and secure our borders.— and secure our borders. in 1979, maruaret and secure our borders. in 1979, margaret thatcher _ and secure our borders. in 1979, margaret thatcher won - and secure our borders. in 1979, margaret thatcher won it - and secure our borders. in 1979, margaret thatcher won it by i and secure our borders. in 1979, margaret thatcher won it by 70 l margaret thatcher won it by 70 seats, hefty majority, so are you saying that previous results could have been dangerous because at the time the government might have had too much power? mr; time the government might have had too much power?— too much power? my point to everybody — too much power? my point to everybody is _ too much power? my point to everybody is that _ too much power? my point to everybody is that this - everybody is that this is a really important choice about our country's future, about who governs our country for years. of course i appreciate the frustrations that people have with me in the party,

it's been a difficult few years and we have got everything right or made as much progress in every area as we would like, this is a really important vote on a couple of days that will have a huge impact on people's lives, particularly their livelihoods and financial security. i want to cut taxes as we have now started doing, and labour would raise them by thousands of pounds. i want to continue bringing down migration and secure our borders, labour would not do that, they would make a soft touch in europe, no plan to stop the boats as anyone who watched your election debate would say. and i want to protect people's pensions whereas millions of pensioners, in fact all pensioners under a future labour government would face paying a retirement tax on their state pension the first time in the country is history. these are big consequences for people i am urging people to think about as we head into the final days. about as we head into the final da s. ., ,., about as we head into the final da 5. . , ., ., about as we head into the final da s. ., ,., ., about as we head into the final da 5. . ,., ., ., .,, days. labour would disagree on those oints ou days. labour would disagree on those points you made- _ days. labour would disagree on those points you made. you _ days. labour would disagree on those points you made. you made - days. labour would disagree on those points you made. you made a - days. labour would disagree on those points you made. you made a point. points you made. you made a point that i am fascinated by, you appreciate people are frustrated with you, how are they frustrated by you, what is it that you are doing

which you find people feel frustrating? it which you find people feel frustrating?— which you find people feel frustratinu? , ., , . frustrating? it has been a difficult few ears frustrating? it has been a difficult few years for _ frustrating? it has been a difficult few years for the _ frustrating? it has been a difficult few years for the country. - frustrating? it has been a difficult few years for the country. an i few years for the country. an election in 2019 delivered a strong conservative majority were in the last few reasons for a number of reasons we are all familiar with, the pandemic, the war in ukraine, have had a big impact on everybody�*s lives in the country and we have not made as much progress is as a result of those things in all the areas we would have liked. this election is about the future and i believe we have turned a corner and you can see that most clearly with the economy. that was my number one task when i got thisjob, bringing inflation back down from 11% back to normal, the economy is growing, energy bills falling this week, so we have been able to cut people's taxes, that the journey we are on and that's what i want to be doing that, cutting people taxes at every stage in their life, people in work, self—employed, young couples buying their first home and pensioners with the triple lock plus. in contrast labour will

raise everyone's taxes by thousands of pounds, they don't have a plan to reduce migration and they are going to raid pensions which is a significant consequence for people, i don't want that to happen sol significant consequence for people, i don't want that to happen so i am fighting hard for the last moment of this campaign. i fighting hard for the last moment of this campaign-— this campaign. i 'ust want to tell ou this campaign. i 'ust want to tell you something — this campaign. i just want to tell you something from _ this campaign. i just want to tell you something from the - this campaign. i just want to tell you something from the polling| you something from the polling analyst sirjohn curtice who i'm sure you are very familiar with. we asked him about the chance of you winning this election at the end of the week and he said this. there is more chance of lightning striking twice in the same place and a bit more than a rishi sunak remaining as prime minister. d0 more than a rishi sunak remaining as prime minister.— prime minister. do you accept that? that's his view, _ prime minister. do you accept that? that's his view, that _ prime minister. do you accept that? that's his view, that isn't _ prime minister. do you accept that? that's his view, that isn't going i prime minister. do you accept that? that's his view, that isn't going to i that's his view, that isn't going to stop me from working as hard as i can over these final few days to talk to as many people as possible about their choice and i was up at 4am this morning talking to workers at a distribution facility, i am here talking to you, i will be out until the last moment of this campaign, because i think it's a real choice for the country. we can

continue to bring down migration, cut people taxes and protect peoples pensions, those are important issues which have an impact on people. i don't want a labour government to come in and raise people's taxes, make migration higher than it is, i don't he gets right. sol make migration higher than it is, i don't he gets right. so i will continue fighting for every vote until the last moment of the campaign. until the last moment of the campaign-— until the last moment of the campaign. since day one you have talked about _ campaign. since day one you have talked about the _ campaign. since day one you have talked about the plan. _ campaign. since day one you have talked about the plan. it's - campaign. since day one you have talked about the plan. it's about i talked about the plan. it's about the plan, stick with us and we will deliver on this plan. six weeks later here we are, to days out from the general election, countless head—to—head interviews, you have done interviews up and down the country. nothing has changed in the polls. so what is clear that people either don't believe the plan or they don't like the plan. have you got this campaign wrong? ila. got this campaign wrong? no, actuall , got this campaign wrong? iifr, actually, everywhere i have been going, people are waking up to the dangers of what a labour government would mean for them, particularly

when it comes to taxes. i would mean for them, particularly when it comes to taxes.— would mean for them, particularly when it comes to taxes. i was asking about our when it comes to taxes. i was asking about your individual _ when it comes to taxes. i was asking about your individual plan. _ when it comes to taxes. i was asking about your individual plan. and i when it comes to taxes. i was asking j about your individual plan. and when it comes to the _ about your individual plan. and when it comes to the things _ about your individual plan. and when it comes to the things that _ about your individual plan. and when it comes to the things that we i about your individual plan. and when it comes to the things that we want i it comes to the things that we want to do, people can see that we have turned a corner. it has been a difficult few years but undeniably things are in a better place now than they were, people are starting to feel the benefits of that. that's why we are with confidence saying that i will keep cutting people's taxes and giving them that financial security, if i remain as prime ministerflights will go security, if i remain as prime minister flights will go to rwanda, we can build the deterrent that other european countries agree is necessary to solve this problem, in contrast labour do not have a plan at all and you saw that in the head to head debates that you mentioned. and when it comes to pensions i will protect macro to pensions because i believe that you should have security in retirement and dignity. i don't think that pensioners should pay retirement tax on the estate pension as they would under a future labour government —— on their state pension. these things resonate with people and have an impact on their

lives so i am talking to talking to as many people as possible in the final days of these campaigns. you sa thins final days of these campaigns. you say things have — final days of these campaigns. you say things have turned the corner but the polls have not changed. since they won six weeks ago, the pulse have not changed. i put it to you again, people do not believe in your plan, do they? that you again, people do not believe in your plan. do they?— your plan, do they? that isn't the experience _ your plan, do they? that isn't the experience that _ your plan, do they? that isn't the experience that i'm _ your plan, do they? that isn't the experience that i'm having i your plan, do they? that isn't the experience that i'm having when i your plan, do they? that isn't the i experience that i'm having when i'm out and about talking to people. ihuh? out and about talking to people. why don't the polls reflect that, mr sunak? mi; don't the polls reflect that, mr sunak? ~, ., don't the polls reflect that, mr sunak? y .,, , don't the polls reflect that, mr sunak? g .,, , ., don't the polls reflect that, mr sunak? g , ., , don't the polls reflect that, mr sunak? g , ., sunak? my 'ob is to focus on the substance. — sunak? my job is to focus on the substance, to _ sunak? my job is to focus on the substance, to explain _ sunak? my job is to focus on the substance, to explain to - sunak? my job is to focus on the substance, to explain to people| sunak? my job is to focus on the i substance, to explain to people that if i am fortunate enough to continue as thereby minister, what will i do for them? as thereby minister, what will i do forthem? i as thereby minister, what will i do for them? i will cut taxes at every stage in their lives, building on the economic progress we have made. i have a clear plan to stop the boats and make sure we establish a deterrent so that people coming here illegally cannot stay and they will be removed, that is the only way to solve this problem. those are substantive issues. that's what i am talking to people about. i work day and night to deliver with people and the conversations i am having with people are not about commentary on the campaign it is about issues that

affect their lives and the difference i want to make to them if i am able to continue as prime minister and that is the choice people should consider on thursday, if they want to have taxes cut, their pensions protected and their borders secure with the conservatives and if that does not happen and labour have the blank cheque to do whatever they want, people's taxes will go up and we do not have border security and people's pensions are taxed and raided. �* , . ~ people's pensions are taxed and raided. �*, ., ~ ., raided. let's talk about those olicies. raided. let's talk about those policies. you _ raided. let's talk about those policies. you say _ raided. let's talk about those policies. you say you - raided. let's talk about those policies. you say you need i raided. let's talk about those i policies. you say you need more raided. let's talk about those - policies. you say you need more time to deliver them. the reason i ask about whether people believe in what you are offering, is because you laid out five priorities, didn't you, last year. inflation, growing the economy, reducing debt, cutting waiting lists and immigration, stopping the boats. you have met one of them, it is questionable about how much credit the government can claim for halving inflation. that's why a wonder about trust and whether people should believe you. you have laid out five priorities and met just one of them. the

laid out five priorities and met just one of them.— laid out five priorities and met just one of them. the first thing, thank ou just one of them. the first thing, thank you for— just one of them. the first thing, thank you for acknowledging - just one of them. the first thing, | thank you for acknowledging that, you say i laid out very clear five priorities, and that in itself is not something you get from keir starmer and the labour party because i am very prepared to set out clearly what i want to deliver to people and be held accountable for it and that's what i am. you couldn't do anything like that with keir starmer because he does not have five things he wanted to achieve. i said have five things he wanted to achieve. isaid i have five things he wanted to achieve. i said i would have inflation, it has more than halved from 11% to 2%, lower than our major economy competitors. i said i would grow our economy, our economy grew faster in the first of this year apart from other... it faster in the first of this year apart from other. . .— faster in the first of this year apart from other... it is about which time — apart from other... it is about which time period _ apart from other... it is about which time period you - apart from other... it is about which time period you look i apart from other... it is about| which time period you look at. apart from other... it is about i which time period you look at. the office of which time period you look at. tue; office of budget which time period you look at. tte office of budget responsibility say that we have obeyed our debt rules. in terms of debt i have not made the progress i wanted but they are starting to full. and the numbers on the boats are coming down on the air

before but in order to fully solve that problem i have always been clear you need to have a deterrent. if people come to our country illegally they should not get to stay and they should be removed and thatis stay and they should be removed and that is what our flights to rwanda would do... that is what our flights to rwanda would d0- - -_ that is what our flights to rwanda would do- - -_ that is what our flights to rwanda would do... ., u, . ., would do... you called the election before those _ would do... you called the election before those flights _ would do... you called the election before those flights can _ would do... you called the election before those flights can take i would do... you called the election before those flights can take off. . before those flights can take off. if keir starmer is prime minister they will not have flights, illegal migrants are released onto our streets and we will become the soft touch in europe, that is what that migrants in calais are saying, they are queueing up to come here if labour wins because they know they will not be sent anywhere else and you saw that very clearly on the debate that you did not have an answer —— keir starmer did not have answer —— keir starmer did not have an answerfor that. i answer —— keir starmer did not have an answer for that. i think this is what leadership is about, being held accountable, i don't change my mind or equivocate, i have the courage of my convictions and given the progress we have made on the economy i am highly confident that we will be able to cut taxes at every stage of people's lies, control and reduce migration and that is in stark contrast to what an unaccountable labour government would do given a

blank change —— blank check to raise taxes and not do anything about migration. taxes and not do anything about miaration. ~ ., taxes and not do anything about miaration. ~ . ~ , .,, migration. what prime minister has been our migration. what prime minister has been you" best _ migration. what prime minister has been your best moment _ migration. what prime minister has been your best moment in - migration. what prime minister has been your best moment in the i migration. what prime minister has been your best moment in the job | migration. what prime minister has| been your best moment in the job in the time you have had it up until this point? what is the moment you will remember? tt’s this point? what is the moment you will remember?— will remember? it's an enormous rivileue will remember? it's an enormous privilege to _ will remember? it's an enormous privilege to do — will remember? it's an enormous privilege to do this _ will remember? it's an enormous privilege to do this job. _ will remember? it's an enormous privilege to do this job. one i will remember? it's an enormous privilege to do this job. one of i will remember? it's an enormousl privilege to do this job. one of the things that i have said many times before is, one of the most inspiring things about doing this job is meeting people who themselves have suffered some tragedy, and in spite of that, decide to campaign, to make positive change for everyone else. that same thing doesn't happen to others. i always find that incredible because if something like that had happened to me, you think, gosh, how would i deal with it? these people don'tjust deal with it, they are able to get out there and talk about it and campaign for positive change for others. i think thatis positive change for others. i think that is consistently one of the most incredible, inspiring things you get to doing thisjob. i want to keep doing thisjob because i worked day and night to deliver the people. and

crucially, we have had a difficult few years economically but now people can see the worst is behind us and if i am given the opportunity, i really can deliver the financial security that people want, continue cutting their taxes and make sure when people work hard they get to keep more of their hard earned money, and we have a very clear plan to stop the boats which will work, we will continue to bring down the numbers of illegal migrants with our new cap building on the progress we have made, —— numbers of legal migrants, and give pensioners dignity in retirement with the triple lock plus. i'm excited to have the opportunity to keep doing that for everybody. t have the opportunity to keep doing that for everybody.— that for everybody. i asked you for our best that for everybody. i asked you for your best moment, _ that for everybody. i asked you for your best moment, i'm _ that for everybody. i asked you for your best moment, i'm not - that for everybody. i asked you for your best moment, i'm not sure i that for everybody. i asked you for| your best moment, i'm not sure we got the best moment, let's see, then. what has been your... t got the best moment, let's see, then. what has been your... i did, then. what has been your... i did, the best moment _ then. what has been your... i did, the best moment as _ then. what has been your... i did, the best moment as i _ then. what has been your... i did, the best moment as i said - then. what has been your... i did, the best moment as i said is i then. what has been your... t c c the best moment as i said is having the best moment as i said is having the opportunity to talk to people which i have done many times in this job, where you have spoken to people who themselves have faced some tragedy in their lives... otc in tragedy in their lives... ok. in site of tragedy in their lives... ok. in spite of that — tragedy in their lives... ok. in spite of that they decide to go out

there and campaign for positive change so that doesn't happen to other people or they can raise awareness of an issue. i think that's very inspiring and those of the best moments in thisjob. find the best moments in this 'ob. and the best moments in this 'ob. and the worst? — the best moments in this 'ob. and the worst? this i the best moments in this 'ob. and the worst? this is i the best moments in this 'ob. and the worst? this is a i the best moments in this job. and the worst? this is a difficult i the best moments in this job. and the worst? this is a difficult job, l the worst? this is a difficult 'ob, of course in i the worst? this is a difficult 'ob, of course it's a i the worst? this is a difficult 'ob, of course it's a difficult i the worst? this is a difficult 'ob, of course it's a difficult job. i the worst? this is a difficult job, | of course it's a difficult job. when of course it's a difficultjob. when i cannot make as much progress that i cannot make as much progress that i liked on the things that matter to me and the country, that is disappointing as we have talked about on the nhs waiting lists for example. particularly coming from an nhs family as i do, i wasjust at example. particularly coming from an nhs family as i do, i was just at a pharmacy yesterday talking about growing up in my mum's pharmacy working with her and helping her and working with her and helping her and working to support her patients, it is been disappointing not being able to make more progress on nhs waiting list in spite of the weighty —— record running we are putting in. but we are making progress now. you have to remember that because of the pandemic, we had 6 million referrals that otherwise would have taken place that didn't. that's just a large number of people that are understandably coming back into the system and it's going to take some

time to work through that. even though the nhs is doing an extraordinary amount, more than it ever done in its history back to my record funding, it will take time to work through the 6 million referrals we are getting through. we haven't made as much progress as we liked but the waiting lists are now on a downward trajectory over the past several months, down by about 150,000 from the peak so we are heading in the right direction now. you appear to be in a supermarket this morning, mr sunak. i know you have been meeting all sorts of people on the campaign. one of the things they talk about is the cost of living crisis. i wonder how much a loaf of bread is, do you know how much they cost now? t a loaf of bread is, do you know how much they cost now?— a loaf of bread is, do you know how much they cost now? i do, about £1 35 for the bestselling _ much they cost now? i do, about £1 35 for the bestselling tiger - much they cost now? i do, about £1 j 35 for the bestselling tiger bloomer that morrisons here sell, and when i was welcoming morrisons to downing street to have our food security summit we talked about that life, it's been great to help the team stack the shells of their freshly

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struggling with the cost of living, i want to give you more financial security, reward your hard work by making sure we cut taxes so you have more money at the end of every month to spend on what you wanted to support your family to spend on what you wanted to support yourfamily and to spend on what you wanted to support your family and that is a choice at this election. if labour are in power, your taxes are going to go up. all of those challenges are going to be worse which is why i want people to think very hard over the next couple of days. if they want more money in their bank accounts and pocket at the end of ievery month when they are working so hard, it's the conservatives and only the conservatives that will deliver that with you. tt only the conservatives that will deliver that with you.— deliver that with you. it has actually gone _ deliver that with you. it has actually gone up _ deliver that with you. it has actually gone up by - deliver that with you. it has actually gone up by 2896 i deliver that with you. it has i actually gone up by 2896 according deliver that with you. it has - actually gone up by 2896 according to actually gone up by 28% according to the ons. prime minister rishi sunak, good to have you with us this morning, thank you.- good to have you with us this morning, thank you. thank you very much for having me. _ you can find a full list of candidates standing in every constituency on the bbc news website where you can also find details of the main parties' key pledges from their manifestos. so, wimbledon week has begun in force. mike is there for us this morning and he has got into the

queue with some hopefuls trying to get tickets for this morning. hello, good morning, sorry, iwas just talking to my new friends! from san francisco, texas, gloucestershire, cincinnati, all united by their love of wimbledon and tennis, and camping. all of these hardy souls have been here since sunday so they got sent court and court number one tickets yesterday to watch the likes of carlos alcaraz getting through so now they are staying here to get in tomorrow. it shows what you can do if you are a dedicated, passionate tennis fan. you can see some of the best action in the world. tickets are available, that is what we are here full. and he will make new friends as well! we are all waiting to fly —— and you will make new friends as well! you are all waiting to hear about andy murray, do you think you will play in the singles? only a few. like him, divided! we are expecting his decision very

soon, whether he will be fit enough to play tomas machac of the czech republic or not. the 37 year old two—time champion had back surgery last week and is giving his body as much time to heal as possible for what he says will be his last wimbledon. if he decides not to play in the singles, he could still be fit enough to take part in the doubles alongside older brotherjamie later in the week. let's round up the rest of the british players who made it through to the second round yesterday. some of you saw emma raducanu yesterday, she did well, didn't she? emma raducanu won on her return to wimbledon, beating lucky loser renata zarazua in straight sets. the 2021 us open champion was supposed to be playing 22nd seed ekaterina alexandrova but she withdrew through illness yesterday morning. raducanu missed last year's tournament through injury. i was for sure nervous, i think everyone could see that in my tennis a little bit but at the end of the

day you have to do what it takes to get over the line. honesty watching the football last night, it was like summer winning ugly, the football last night, it was like summerwinning ugly, it the football last night, it was like summer winning ugly, it all counts! cheering raducanu is joined in the second round by lily miyazaki who beat germany's tamara korpatsch in straight sets to reach the second round at wimbledon for the first time. and there will be at least three british women in the second round. qualifer sonay kartal coming from a set down to beat 29th seed sorana cirstea and also reach the second round for the first time, with the likes of katie boulter and harriet dart to come later today. katie boulter and trap ——jack draper, dish number one man and woman on court later on in court today at wilton. over to john woman on court later on in court today at wilton. over tojohn at woman on court later on in court today at wilton. over to john at the euros so by tonight we will know the

line—up for the quarterfinals quarterfinals? yes, the quarterfinal line—up will be complete by the end of the day. we are reflecting in germany on the main line coming out of the england camp in relation tojude ellingham. ——jude bellingham. jude bellingham is under investigation by uefa for a gesture he made after scoring against slovakia on sunday. bellingham was seen making an offensive gesture towards the slovakian bench after scoring this overhead kick in stoppage time. he denied aiming it towards england's last opponents, saying it was an inside joke directed towards some close friends. if found to have breached the rules, the 21—year—old could face a suspension, a fine or both. u efa uefa said it was a potential violation of decent conduct. emotions running high after that moment from jude bellingham but we should point out similar gestures made in the past have only resulted in a fine. portugal and france but

there are places in the quarterfinals as well. later, on bbc one, you'll be able to watch the netherlands take on romania. the netherlands have not found their stride in this tournament. memphis the pie says their tournament needs to start now. —— memphis depay. they qualified that before france. the group was topped by austria. they have been the surprise of this tournament, they play against turkey, they topped the group ahead of the netherlands and france. they will take on a turkish side roared on by huge support, there is a huge turkish population in germany so plenty of support for turkey as they prepare to take on austria later. and england will be focusing a lot

on these matches because these games today are in their side of the draw. if we can dare we, look ahead, it would be one of those for teams which england would play if they get to the semifinals if they get there, big if because looking at the england performances, let's concentrate on switzerland first! yes, let's sort that out, big if! when screenwriter daf james and his husband adopted two young children, he found the experience so life—changing that it inspired his next project. lost boys and fairies is a new bbc one drama that tells the story of gabriel and his partner andy on theirjourney to become parents. let's take a look at the couple getting ready for the first visit from their social worker.

50, boys, tell me, why do you want to adopt? well, we've been talking about it for a while now, haven't we, gabe? mm—hmm. and we're really solid. um, been together eight years now, so it feels like the natural next step, doesn't it? mm. i'm sensing you're a little bit nervous, gabriel. i'm not nervous. good. just answer honestly, and we'll all get along fine. it really is brilliant, i loved it. screenwriter daf james and actor sion daniel young who plays gabrieljoin us now. morning to you both. morning. daf, start with the _ morning to you both. morning. daf, start with the story. _ morning to you both. morning. daf, start with the story. it _ morning to you both. morning. daf, start with the story. it has - morning to you both. morning. daf, start with the story. it has been i morning to you both. morning. daf, start with the story. it has been a i start with the story. it has been a long time in the making, this, hasn't it? and it is something that you feel very personal about it, explain where the idea came from. tt explain where the idea came from. tt has partly been a lifetime in the

making! a lot of my childhood spent in it. my husband and i adopted two boys eight years ago and we went through this experience we changed our lives, it does as a parent anyway but they have lived through some severe trauma. and when we were going to the adoption process, especially that first year, i went, this feels so dramatic, it is a story i haven't seen before authentically represented in television so ijust had to write it. tn television so i 'ust had to write it. , ., ., , ., it. in your own life, when you went into it, did — it. in your own life, when you went into it, did you _ it. in your own life, when you went into it, did you know— it. in your own life, when you went into it, did you know how - it. in your own life, when you went into it, did you know how gruelling j into it, did you know how gruelling that process was going to be? nothing prepares you for it. i don't think anything prepares you for parenthood but i knew it would be, the whole point of it is that they have to make sure for the children that they are coming into a safe haven, a safe family. none of that intrusion impacted me in that way because i knew it was all for a good reason. so we were open to that and we had friends who had gone through the process as well so we knew what it entailed. did the process as well so we knew what it entailed. , , ., , .

it entailed. did you ever expect it to take off _ it entailed. did you ever expect it to take off in _ it entailed. did you ever expect it to take off in the _ it entailed. did you ever expect it to take off in the way _ it entailed. did you ever expect it to take off in the way that - it entailed. did you ever expect it to take off in the way that it i it entailed. did you ever expect it to take off in the way that it did? | to take off in the way that it did? because it was on the tv, and now it's on iplayer, and it is doing great numbers. people are loving it and finding it in a whole different way. and finding it in a whole different wa . ., , and finding it in a whole different wa . . , ., way. yeah, well, when i first read the script. — way. yeah, well, when i first read the script. the _ way. yeah, well, when i first read the script, the way _ way. yeah, well, when i first read the script, the way i _ way. yeah, well, when i first read the script, the way i responded i way. yeah, well, when i first read the script, the way i responded to it seems— the script, the way i responded to it seems to — the script, the way i responded to it seems to be exactly how audiences responded _ it seems to be exactly how audiences responded to it which is really nice that those — responded to it which is really nice that those experiences are mirrored. it'siust_ that those experiences are mirrored. it'sjust incredibly that those experiences are mirrored. it's just incredibly moving that those experiences are mirrored. it'sjust incredibly moving and i think— it'sjust incredibly moving and i think you — it'sjust incredibly moving and i think you cannot help but relate to those _ think you cannot help but relate to those characters and invest in those wells _ those characters and invest in those wells and _ those characters and invest in those wells and there is something for everyone — wells and there is something for everyone in it. —— invest in those worlds _ everyone in it. -- invest in those worlds. . ., , .,. ., ., worlds. both characters do a lot of soul-searching _ worlds. both characters do a lot of soul-searching on _ worlds. both characters do a lot of soul-searching on this _ worlds. both characters do a lot of soul-searching on this journey. i soul—searching on this journey. yeah, unlike daf talked about, there is a level— yeah, unlike daf talked about, there is a level of— yeah, unlike daf talked about, there is a level of intrusion that comes with the — is a level of intrusion that comes with the adoption process so you have _ with the adoption process so you have to — with the adoption process so you have to dig deep in your childhood and they— have to dig deep in your childhood and they will really struggle to that _ and they will really struggle to that a— and they will really struggle to that. a lot of things come to the surface — that. a lot of things come to the surface and he struggles to manage that. ., ., ., that. you wrote it and filled it in cardiff has _ that. you wrote it and filled it in cardiff has well _ that. you wrote it and filled it in cardiff has well so _ that. you wrote it and filled it in cardiff has well so it _ that. you wrote it and filled it in cardiff has well so it feels i that. you wrote it and filled it in cardiff has well so it feels very i cardiff has well so it feels very personal for those reasons as well. it is just wonderful. talk to me

about the importance of being able to make it and film it in cardiff? that's huge, being able to use local brews and use a welsh cast because often cardiff is used to be part of something representing another place. but here we had local cast and they were all part of the local queer community so it was a magical thing. queer community so it was a magical thin. ., queer community so it was a magical thin _ ., ., ., ., queer community so it was a magical thinu. ., . . . ,., queer community so it was a magical thinu. ., . . . ., thing. how aware are you to the reaction to _ thing. how aware are you to the reaction to this? _ thing. how aware are you to the reaction to this? it _ thing. how aware are you to the reaction to this? it has - thing. how aware are you to the reaction to this? it has been i thing. how aware are you to the reaction to this? it has been on | reaction to this? it has been on telly and people watched it but it is still building even more momentum. are people talking to you on the street about it and what are they saying? t on the street about it and what are they saying?— they saying? i tend to live in my own little bubble, _ they saying? i tend to live in my own little bubble, so _ they saying? i tend to live in my own little bubble, so i _ they saying? i tend to live in my own little bubble, so i have... i they saying? i tend to live in my i own little bubble, so i have... like you know! — own little bubble, so i have... like you know! friends and family have texted _ you know! friends and family have texted and — you know! friends and family have texted and that is lovely and more so than _ texted and that is lovely and more so than anything else i have ever done _ so than anything else i have ever done but— so than anything else i have ever done. but i'm aware that it seems to be really— done. but i'm aware that it seems to be really resonating with people and some _ be really resonating with people and some of— be really resonating with people and some of the messages i have been forwarded... it some of the messages i have been forwarded---_ forwarded... it is a really big deau forwarded... it is a really big deal! and — forwarded... it is a really big deal! and you _ forwarded... it is a really big deal! and you know - forwarded... it is a really big deal! and you know what i forwarded... it is a really big |

deal! and you know what has forwarded... it is a really big i deal! and you know what has been extraordinary. _ deal! and you know what has been extraordinary, people _ deal! and you know what has been extraordinary, people have - deal! and you know what has been extraordinary, people have been i extraordinary, people have been writing on social media on through e—mail, i have been getting all these messages through the communities that have been represented on the show showing how much it resonates to them and that to us is the most important thing. yeah. ., ., , ., , yeah. how important is it that these stories are on _ yeah. how important is it that these stories are on the _ yeah. how important is it that these stories are on the television? i yeah. how important is it that these stories are on the television? like i stories are on the television? like daf said, stories are on the television? like daf said. it _ stories are on the television? like daf said, it was _ stories are on the television? like daf said, it was not _ stories are on the television? like daf said, it was not something we had seen — daf said, it was not something we had seen represented on screen before — had seen represented on screen before. it's super important that we were our— before. it's super important that we were our range of stories, that we see them — were our range of stories, that we see them from a different perspective. i think that's something people are really connecting with, we are seeing a new type of— connecting with, we are seeing a new type of story— connecting with, we are seeing a new type of story on tv culture and angle — type of story on tv culture and angle we — type of story on tv culture and angle we have not seen before and characters — angle we have not seen before and characters we have not encountered before _ characters we have not encountered before and — characters we have not encountered before and it feels really unique because — before and it feels really unique because of those reasons. this is art of a because of those reasons. this is part of a new _ because of those reasons. this is part of a new screen _ because of those reasons. this is part of a new screen writers i part of a new screen writers programme that the bbc held, daf? yes, it is now called the pilot scheme where they pair you with new independent production company, and

ifound my home independent production company, and i found my home with independent production company, and ifound my home with mine, they enabled me to tell this story so brilliantly. and you would hope that from a scheme like that, you might get a green light but it actually felt like a bit of a dream to be honest. the fact it has happened in this way is extraordinary. irate honest. the fact it has happened in this way is extraordinary.— this way is extraordinary. we are almost out _ this way is extraordinary. we are almost out of _ this way is extraordinary. we are almost out of time _ this way is extraordinary. we are almost out of time but _ this way is extraordinary. we are almost out of time but a - this way is extraordinary. we are almost out of time but a new. this way is extraordinary. we are i almost out of time but a new series? we would love a new series! it is not within our gift but i have so much there is still to tell. tt not within our gift but i have so much there is still to tell. it also has the most — much there is still to tell. it also has the most incredible - much there is still to tell. it also i has the most incredible soundtrack as well so i loved that. so has the most incredible soundtrack as well so i loved that.— as well so i loved that. so nice to see ou as well so i loved that. so nice to see you both- — as well so i loved that. so nice to see you both. thank _ as well so i loved that. so nice to see you both. thank you - as well so i loved that. so nice to see you both. thank you for- as well so i loved that. so nice to i see you both. thank you for having us. thank see you both. thank you for having us- thank yom _ all episodes of 'lost boys and fairies' are available to watch now on the bbc iplayer.

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