today at one: less than 48 hours before the general election, rishi sunak defends his campaign, insisting he hasn't given up. it comes as the government says it's urgently investigating reports some people are yet to receive their postal ballots ahead of thursday's vote. also on the programme: andy murray won't play in this year's wimbledon singles tournament but is still planning a final championship appearance in the doubles. it is very disappointing we are going to miss his last game as a singles match here, but wejust wish him well, really. that's the most important thing, the players�* health. emergency teams tackle wildfires on the greek island of kos for a second day. and the latest children's laureate is announced in half an hour. we'll be hearing what they've got in store.

against the all blacks, to changes in the front row. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. it's the penultimate day of the general election campaign, with less than 48 hours to go until the polls open on thursday. party leaders are travelling across the country, using the last stages of the campaign to push their key messages and try to win over undecided voters. our political correspondent hannah miller reports. campaigning at hucknall town football club, where labour wants to win big. in this part of nottinghamshire, the conservatives took more than 60% of the vote last time around. visiting here, a clear sign keir starmer has ambitious goals. iii

sign keir starmer has ambitious coals. , ., . sign keir starmer has ambitious coals. ,, ., ., sign keir starmer has ambitious coals. ., ., . ., sign keir starmer has ambitious toals, ., ., . ., goals. if you want to change, you have not goals. if you want to change, you have got to _ goals. if you want to change, you have got to vote _ goals. if you want to change, you have got to vote for _ goals. if you want to change, you have got to vote for it. _ goals. if you want to change, you have got to vote for it. thank - goals. if you want to change, you have got to vote for it. thank you very much. the labour leader was asked about his hope of protecting family time on friday evenings. the conservatives claim it would make him a part—time pm. it is really desperate. my family is really important to me, as they will be to every single person watching this, and i think it is increasing desperation bordering on hysterical now. conservatives' fortunes couldn't be looking more different, as rishi sunak couldn't be looking more different, as rishi suna— as rishi sunak stock shelves in a sho in as rishi sunak stock shelves in a shop in oxfordshire. _ as rishi sunak stock shelves in a shop in oxfordshire. he - as rishi sunak stock shelves in a shop in oxfordshire. he was - as rishi sunak stock shelves in a l shop in oxfordshire. he was asked about this prediction from polling expertjohn curtis. he said there is more chance of lightning striking twice in the same place and a bit more ., , twice in the same place and a bit more . , ,, ., ~ ., ., , more than rishi sunak remaining as prime minister. _ more than rishi sunak remaining as prime minister. do _ more than rishi sunak remaining as prime minister. do you _ more than rishi sunak remaining as prime minister. do you accept - more than rishi sunak remaining as| prime minister. do you accept that? that is— prime minister. do you accept that? that is his _ prime minister. do you accept that? that is his view. that will not stop me from working aside as i can over these finalfew me from working aside as i can over these final few days to talk to as many people as possible about the choice, and i was up at four this morning talking to workers at a

distribution facility, i am here talking to you, i will be out to the last moment this campaign. three... two... one... cheering— cheering having cast himself as the master of the not so subtle metaphor, the liberal democrat leader ed davey visited taunton, where he was asked why he continues with stunts like this. , ., ,., this. yes, we had some fun with dominoes. _ this. yes, we had some fun with dominoes, but _ this. yes, we had some fun with dominoes, but there _ this. yes, we had some fun with dominoes, but there is - this. yes, we had some fun with dominoes, but there is a - this. yes, we had some fun with| dominoes, but there is a serious point. if you want to get rid of the conservatives in a what could be once of the century election to change the political geography of our country, so we put health and social care at the top, deal with the sewage scandal. reform uk are also hoping to change the political landscape. you can't reward failure, and the tories _ you can't reward failure, and the tories have — you can't reward failure, and the tories have broken britain after 14 years— tories have broken britain after 14 years of— tories have broken britain after 14 years of power, and the reality is there _ years of power, and the reality is there has— years of power, and the reality is there has to be a complete realignment of the right of politics. in- politics. in the highlands, the snp politics. — in the highlands, the snp leader john swinney was able to put a smile on some faces. the photocalls of

this general election campaign are coming to an end. perhaps a relief for everyone involved. royal mail has insisted there's no backlog of postal votes, as some people in scotland say they're still waiting to receive theirs. the snp leaderjohn swinney warned they could be "disenfranchised" if their votes can't be filled out and returned on time. the electoral commission says it'll conduct a review after the election. our scotland correspondent katie hunter can tell us more. katie, can we tell how big an issue this might be? well, we started to become aware last week that this was a problem after the majority of scottish schools had broken up. people were saying they had applied for postal ballots before the deadline and they had not turned up, and then were going away on holiday. in terms of numbers, we don't have exact figures, but we know some local councils set up emergency facilities over the weekend so that people could go and collect a replacement postal vote. two of those councils,

edinburgh and fife, have said between them they handed out more than 500 replacement packs, but that is just two councils out of 32 in scotland. in terms of the timing of this election, this is something that the snp have been very critical about. we warned the prime minister of this when it— we warned the prime minister of this when it became apparent he was going to choose _ when it became apparent he was going to choose the election date, because, _ to choose the election date, because, of course, for the huge majority— because, of course, for the huge majority of— because, of course, for the huge majority of the people of scotland, it is how _ majority of the people of scotland, it is now the school holidays. people — it is now the school holidays. people are away on holiday. if there postal— people are away on holiday. if there postal vote — people are away on holiday. if there postal vote did not land on time, they are — postal vote did not land on time, they are now disenfranchised from this election, not able to vote for who they— this election, not able to vote for who they want to represent them at westminster, whether the snp or otherwise. that is simply not good enough _ enough. the electoral enough. — the electoral commission says that the vast majority of postal votes have been delivered, but their advice to people who have not received one is that they can request a replacement pack from their counsel in person up until 5pm on polling day. it is important to

say they will need id. a replacement pack can also be sent by post up until 5pm tomorrow. voters can authorise someone to collect it on their behalf. there is more information and advice about this on the bbc website. thank you, katie. elsewhere on the campaign trail, the green party has pledged to abolish ofsted and bring in continuous assessments to replace sats. it's part of the party's proposed £55 billion spend on education reform. co—leader adrian ramsay has defended the party's plan to finance the commitment. let's speak to our political correspondent ian watson, who's live at westminster. ian, there's been a defection this morning, with a candidate leaving reform uk to endorse the conservatives. what do we know? that's right a candidate in an east london constituency, georgie david, who says she is leaving reform uk with immediate effect. her name will still be on the vote that would

ballot paper, but she says she is encouraging people to vote conservative, because too many reform uk candidates are, in her words, racist, misogynistic and bigoted. she doesn't think the party leadership is racist, but doesn't think they have done enough to address concerns about those candidates. richard tice, chairman of reform uk, is accusing the conservatives of dirty tricks, saying they are offering jobs in safe seats to those willing to defect. he says it is now nigel farage who has questions to answer this lunchtime. this is good news for rishi sunak, who spent time trying to one, as he saw it, about reform uk, campaigning in seats that were at risk. keir starmer says that if you want change, you must vote for it. thank you, ian. you can find a full list of candidates standing in every constituency on the bbc news website. you can also find guides to party manifestos, interviews with party leaders

and links to the recent debates across the bbc. just head to bbc.co.uk/news or the bbc news app where you'll find our coverage of the general election so far. at least one person has died after hurricane beryl made landfall in several countries in the caribbean. thousands of people are in temporary shelters and without power after strong winds battered the islands of st vincent and the grenadines, grenada and st lucia. jamaica and haiti are next in its path and bracing themselves for its arrival, as thomas magill reports. battering the coast of martinique, hurricane beryl has brought with it extremely high winds, high tides and heavy rain across large parts of the caribbean. so far, one person has died, with many homes and businesses destroyed. thousands of people remain without power in temporary shelters. in barbados, people were ordered to stay home. these pictures were taken by a bbc journalist in the country to film the cricket.

he says there's a feeling there the island got off lightly. the last 24 hours have been really quite dramatic here. we woke up yesterday morning around about 8am, to this extraordinary sound of the wind howling and, of course, the sea level rising and restaurants right on the beach with the water tumbling right over across them. but i think there is a real feeling here in barbados that they've avoided the worst of it. other areas were not so lucky, as residents in martinique begin to assess the devastation. translation: in the end, - beryl washed everything away. as you can see, it will take several days to get everything back in order, especially at the start of the summer holidays. translation: well, we were more or less expecting it because five - metre waves were expected, but nevertheless, this is the first time, even during a cyclone, that we've seen the sea as rough as this. it's really the first time this has happened in sainte—luce.

and here's what hurricane beryl looks like from space as it moves north—east across the region. yesterday, it skirted past barbados before hitting grenada and other smaller islands. meteorologists predict it's on track to batterjamaica within the next 24 hours. this is the earliest category five hurricane to be recorded in the atlantic. experts say an event like this so early in the season is extremely rare. you need that spark, and that's kind of all we were waiting on, was a spark in the form of a easterly wave coming off africa that formed the nucleus for a hurricane, and we expect more of those as we get into august and september. next in beryl�*s path is jamaica, where more damage is predicted. thomas magill, bbc news. cbs correspondent tom hanson is injamaica,

and tom, how are people preparing? hello there. people here right now are very calm, but that could change. they are watching the four cards very closely. as you can see right now, this is the proverbial calm before water is glassy. that is expected to shift dramatically over the next 24 hours. in about one day, we are going to start seeing that bad stuff, the strong rains, the powerful winds, bad stuff, the strong rains, the powerfulwinds, beginning bad stuff, the strong rains, the powerful winds, beginning to batter jamaica. forthe powerful winds, beginning to batter jamaica. for the time being, people here, who have lived through hurricane after hurricane and near miss after a near miss, are not particularly concerned. they are taking it seriously. we are expecting to see preparations in the form of boards going up against windows, things that could become debris flying through the air, like pool chairs, being taken inside, but that has not stopped tourists and civilians from going about business as usual for the time being. civilians from going about business as usualfor the time being. but civilians from going about business as usual for the time being. but as i said, they will be watching this

forecast very closely. tom, thank you. two—time wimbledon champion andy murray has confimed andy murray has confirmed he won't play in this year's singles tournament, after back surgery ten days ago. he waited until the last moment to take the decision, withdrawing just hours before his first—round match. he will still play doubles with his brotherjamie, though, in what'll almost certainly be his final appearance at the all england club. jo currie reports. yes, forfans yes, for fans who have yes, forfans who have queued, in some cases for two nights, just for a chance to see murray play today, there is obvious disappointment, particularly those who had tickets for centre court. andy murray is mr wimbledon, after all. but there is also an awful lot of understanding for what murray has given this place over the years, for how hard he has worked to try and be fit in time for today, and why, on this occasion, he has had to put his body first. leaving it until the very last minute. this was murray yesterday testing his limits, indicative of his career.

he's always been a fighter, but the fight to be fit in time for his singles match has proved a step too far. in a statement, his team said, "unfortunately, despite working incredibly hard on his recovery since his operation just over a week ago, andy's taken the very difficult decision not to play the singles this year. as you can imagine, he's extremely disappointed, as are the fans." very disappointing that we will miss his last game as a singles match here. ijust wish him well, i think, really. that's the most important thing, the players' hell. we would be very happy to see any merry, _ we would be very happy to see any merry, so — we would be very happy to see any merry, so disappointed. we we would be very happy to see any merry, so disappointed.— we would be very happy to see any merry, so disappointed. we hope he is feelin: merry, so disappointed. we hope he is feeling well _ merry, so disappointed. we hope he is feeling well and _ merry, so disappointed. we hope he is feeling well and gets _ merry, so disappointed. we hope he is feeling well and gets better - is feeling well and gets better soon — soon. we . soon. j we at soon. - we at least hoped he could come soon. we at least hoped he could come on and start trying to play, so we could give him a big sendoff. yes. could give him a big sendoff. yes, we wanted — could give him a big sendoff. yes, we wanted to _ could give him a big sendoff. yes, we wanted to give _ could give him a big sendoff. yes, we wanted to give him _ could give him a big sendoff. yes, we wanted to give him a _ could give him a big sendoff. yes, we wanted to give him a big ovation! this isn't the end of murray's wimbledon story. he will take to the courts at least one more time when he plays with his brotherjamie

in the doubles later this week. no one, though, is ready to say goodbye to one of tennis's good guys just yet. he's obviously been a great spokesperson for equality when it comes to men and women's sports, and alsojust the way comes to men and women's sports, and also just the way he competes. it's very sad to see him go. i hope he can play his last match on his own terms and play to the physical ability he would like to be at, and i wish him all the best in the next chapter. even the player who's tipped to replace murray as britain's next big tennis hope is sad to be taking up his hero's mantle. andy's been a huge inspiration to me. andy's been a huge inspiration to me you — andy's been a huge inspiration to me. you know, i started off with watching — me. you know, i started off with watching him on tv, watching him at the biggest _ watching him on tv, watching him at the biggest stages here, and he is part of— the biggest stages here, and he is part of the — the biggest stages here, and he is part of the reason i wanted to be a professional tennis player in the first place. he's done an unbelievable thing is for british tennis— unbelievable thing is for british tennis in— unbelievable thing is for british tennis in world tennis as well, and inspired _ tennis in world tennis as well, and inspired so— tennis in world tennis as well, and inspired so many people. if i can have _ inspired so many people. if i can have an — inspired so many people. if i can have an amazing career like andy, i'll have an amazing career like andy, ill be _ have an amazing career like andy, i'll be extremely proud of that. murray has always been the gladiator of tennis, the all england club, his chosen arena. the waiting is over! this isn't quite the farewell

he hoped for, but to the wimbledon crowd, he will always be the man who brought tennis home. after wimbledon, murray is expected to play at next month's olympics in paris, so he's not donejust yet, but for those with tickets to centre court today, they will still be able to cheer on some british interests, with jack draper seeded for the first time at number 28, who has been given murray's slot. before that, we will get a first look at novak djokovic as he bids to win an eighth title. in the women's game, iga swiatek is in action, whereas british fans will do well to take pay attention to katie boulter today. thank you. 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. around 50 people owe

more than £200,000. rupert murdoch's fox corporation is launching its video streaming platform in the uk. the media tycoon says the platform has almost 80 million monthly users in the america. tubi will offer more than 20,000 films and tv series. a man accused of masterminding a plan to abduct, rape and murder the presenter holly willoughby was living a "dark, twisted fantasy", his barrister has told the court during closing arguments of the trial. the court had previously heard how gavin plumb had disclosed his alleged plan online to an undercover police officer. plumb has denied all the charges. laura foster is at the crown court in chelmsford. laura, what's the latest? earlier in the trial, the jury heard that gavin oplumb wanted to live out his ultimate fantasy, by taking

holly willoughby from her home by force and putting her in a dungeon. this money, the court has heard from mr plumb's defence barrister, his closing speech said that his messages were vile and misogynistic, but her that he had neither the means nor opportunity to undertake the so—called plan. thejury means nor opportunity to undertake the so—called plan. the jury said that the fun, if that is the right word, was fantasising about the plant being put into effect. he went on to tell the court it was a dark and twisted fantasy but a fantasy nonetheless, adding that gavin plumb will never meet and had no intention of meeting the tv star. the jury was also told it would not be fair to hold mr plumb's previous crimes of false imprisonment and attempted kidnap against him in this case. gavin plumb from harlow in essex deny soliciting murder, incitement to kidnap and incitement to rape, and the trial continues. thank you. the time is 13:17. our top story this afternoon... party leaders tour the country on the penultimate day of the general election campaign. they're hoping to win

over undecided voters, with less than 48 hours to go until the polls open and the new children's laureate is announced in the next 15 minutes — we'll be hearing what they've got in store. and coming up on sportsday in the next 20 minutes on bbc news, we are going to have more from wimbledon — plenty of british interest on the second day of the championships. we'll head live to the all england club. fire crews on the greek island of kos are battling wildfires that forced locals and tourists to seek shelter overnight. more than 100 firefghters are still tackling the blaze, which officials say is now being brought under control. jessica lane has the latest. more than 100 firefighters spent the night battling these fires on the island of kos, trying to make sure they won't flare up again. this is one of greece's most popular and busiest tourist spots.

the scenes last night at the hotel were quite alarming. the smoke was quite clearly billowing over the hill just across from us. the winds had changed and it was coming towards us, and i felt in that instant, immediately, slight panic and very challenged. you know, just felt i needed to get to the room, get the passports, grab our stuff and get out of the hotel. hundreds of people took refuge in this sports stadium last night after being evacuated. this morning many returned to their hotels and homes as it's hoped the worst of the fires have been put out for now. dozens of fires broke out across the country over the weekend and people planning holidays to greece are warned there could be more to come over the summer as the country has had its warmest winter and earliest heatwave on record already this year. jessica lane, bbc news.

the jury has been sent out to consider its verdict in the trial of former nurse lucy letby. she's accused of the attempted murder of an infant in 2016, a charge the jury at her original trial couldn't reach a verdict on. she was previously convicted of killing a number of babies in her care. our correspondentjudith moritz is at manchester crown court. judith, what has the jury heard this morning? the trialjudge told the jurors, a jury the trialjudge told the jurors, a jury made up of six men and six women, that they are under no pressure of time, they should listen to each other pubs opinions before deliberating. they have three weeks' evidence to get through and they have heard that lucy letby attempted to murder a premature baby girl in 2016 by dislodging her breathing

tube. the prosecution says that a consultant walked into the room and virtually caught at the former nurse right handed, she was standing by the incubator is the baby was deteriorating, an alarm was sounding and the nurse was doing nothing to intervene. thejudge and the nurse was doing nothing to intervene. the judge told the jury that ultimately the case might come down to whether they believe the doctor's worked over the nurse. she says she does not recall the incident and does not accept the way it happened in the way he said. this jury it happened in the way he said. this jury has also been told about the last trial and the fact that lucy letby was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another six, the prosecution have told the jury is here that in fact those convictions are in the own right are an important piece of evidence that should be taken into account. lucy letby has given evidence in her own defence and say

she does not accept she is guilty, she does not accept she is guilty, she says she is not guilty of any of the offences she has previously been convicted of. she denies the charge, thejury is convicted of. she denies the charge, the jury is out and they will be deciding their verdict. when they come back, we do not know. research from a leading charity has found that two and a half hours of exercise a week can have significant benefits for people with parkinson's. according to parkinson's uk, walking football has helped hundreds of those with the condition to manage both their physical and mental symptoms, as fiona lamdin reports. so i was 47 years old when i got diagnosed with parkinson's. 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. 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, but 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'd 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. my life is actually happier now and 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 easierfor you than...? that's easier for me. wow. in fact, joe spent over two hours doing 13,410 keepy—uppies. 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. donald trump's lawyers have asked for the conviction in his hush—money criminal case to be overturned, and his sentencing this month delayed. it's after the us supreme court ruled that former presidents can't be prosecuted for official acts they undertook. the former president was convicted in may forfalsifying business records. a new dutch government has been officially sworn in, almost a year after the previous one collapsed. the right—wing coalition is made up of four parties, the largest of which is led by the anti—immigration leader geert wilders, following his shock victory in last november's election. the england midfielder jude bellingham is facing a potential fine or suspension over a gesture he made celebrating his late equaliser against slovakia. uefa says it's looking into a potential violation of the basic rules of conduct.

john watson is live in dortmund — what more can you tell us, john? yes, this all relates to a gesture jude bellingham appeared to make in the direction of some slovakian players and staff who were stood on the sidelines shortly after he scored a dramatic equaliser against slovakia on sunday. uefa has said it is a potential violation of decent conduct, jude bellingham has taken to social media to deny the gesture was the slovakian players and staff, simply saying it was an inside joke aimed at some of his friends inside the stadium at that time. obviously emotions were running high when you consider the nature of the timing of the goal but it should be said that if he is found guilty, a possible punishment could be a fine or even a suspension, potentially both. but we should add that players under the managers who have made similar gestures in the past have tended to

only face a fine. the action continues today, the quarterfinal line—up will be concluded at this year's euros with two more last 16 tie is being paid today, romania in action against the netherlands, romania having reached the second stage of the euros for just the second time in its history. and austria are in action against turkey, austria has been one of the surprise packages when you consider they topped their group ahead of france and the netherlands and it is significant for england when you consider they will face one of those fourin consider they will face one of those four in the semifinals if they can get there, and it is a big if, because it is switzerland up next for them on saturday. thank you, john. the osprey has been extinct as a breeding bird in britain since the 1900s, but numbers have now started to grow in england and wales. a reintroduction programme over decades has proved a success, but there's still help needed when it comes to nesting sites,

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 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. 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. janine jansen, bbc news. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon: party leaders tour the country on the penultimate day of the general election campaign. they're hoping to win over undecided voters, with less than 48 hours to go until the polls open. and we will look at what to do if you're sold

restricted view tickets at a concert without being informed. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's darren bett. thanks. i will show you why the weather has changed. take you back to late june, weather has changed. take you back to latejune, the jet weather has changed. take you back to late june, the jet stream weather has changed. take you back to latejune, the jet stream was to the north of the uk, we had hot air blowing northwards at temperatures reached 30 degrees. but now the jet stream is much further south, we are on colder side thejet stream is much further south, we are on colder side the jet stream and temperatures are much lower. will it change? let's pick somewhere in the middle, what about wolverhampton? this is the next seven days, some rain, and it will still be cool for a good while longer. a full focus later and an update on hurricane beryl. later and an update on hurricane be l. ., ., later and an update on hurricane be l. . ,, , ., later and an update on hurricane be l. . ,, i. the new children's laureate has been revealed as the award—winning author and screenwriter frank cottrell—boyce. he wrote his first children's novel, millions, 20 years ago, and says he wants to use his two—year tenure

to fight inequality through reading. jayne mccubbin has been to meet him. can you introduce yourself with your new title? i am frank cottrell—boyce, the 13th waterstones children's laureate. how does that feel? it feels amazing. yeah, amazing. it's an amazing lineage to step into. frank is a multi—award winning authorfrom liverpool. but if you don't have children to read to... ..well, this may be the cottrell—boyce work you're most familiar with. good evening, mr bond. good evening, your majesty. the queen acted twice in her life. twice. and both times i was in the writing team. how the hell did that happen? that's so weird. how did it happen?! so weird. i always keep one for emergencies. so do i. and as joyful as that is... i keep mine in here. ..it�*s being with kids that is your number one? 100%, 100%.

scripting a moment for the world's most famous monarch to seemingly skydive into the 2012 olympics with 007 is obviously pretty special, but frank says it's nowhere near as special as writing for and reading to children. reading at a young age makes a real difference, helps to make you happy. and i know what i owe to children's books. so being put in a position to bring more children to that happiness is an amazing, amazing feeling. this is my dad. wasn't he handsome? this is my mum. that's their wedding photo. obviously that's their wedding, they didn't dress like that all the time. who read to you, frank? well, my mum, my dad, me and my brother lived in one room and my gran lived in the other. so my mum used to take me to the library a lot, i now realise to just get some space. and then the other people who read to me were bernard cribbins and kenneth williams and john grant onjackanory.

"is there nothing we can do?" asked the ladybird, appealing to james. "surely you can think of a way out of this?" why do you suppose his hands are all covered i with spaghetti in cheese sauce? well, perhaps he's a burn case. an emergency. amazing. you know, the power of your voice. reading to people is huge. read to your children. do it. despite the cold of the ice age and the frequent lack of food i and the danger from wild animals, the neanderthal folk— are quite a merry lot. you can see a moment sometimes when you're reading to kids, that something clicks and that the whole world becomes different for them, you know, and that you have to imagine things before you do them. you know, we had to dream of going to the moon before we went to the moon. clinging high to the branches... for 25 years, the children's laureate has promoted the importance of children's literature. but the latest author to hold the title fears underprivileged children are left out. today he's calling for a national provision to guarantee every child has access to books.

after 20 years of writing for children and visiting schools, how do you feel about what you see? um, first of all, it's always a joy, absolute joy everywhere you go, which is a wonderful thing, but also incredible inequality. you know, you go from one school to another and there's just no level playing field at all. some kids are really struggling in terms of the buildings, in terms of the neighbourhoods. we know that if you are used to books and if you're read to at a young age that bestows, like, an enormous, invisible privilege on you. so if i can help those kids who are missing out on that enormous invisible privilege to access that, i mean, what a thing to spend a couple of years doing. that's your mission? that's my mission. mission not impossible. then a broad grin broke out on his face.

tomorrow i'll tell you what they saw, and you will be, _ as they, were amazed. because you believe in happy endings? i believe in happy endings. yes, absolutely. goodbye. still to come on today's programme: as the countdown to thursday's election continues, we'll be hearing about some of the issues that have matterd most to you during the campaign as part of the bbc�*s your voice, your vote project. now it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. andy murray has played his last singles match at wimbledon. he's only fit enough for the double. six of the best. james anderson is in the wickets in what could be his final game for lancashire. and preparing for the first test

against the all blacks, steve borthwick makes his changes in the front row. hello there. we'll start with tennis, because we've had plenty of play on the second day of the wimbledon championships. there's lots of british interest, but not andy murray. 10 days after an operation to remove a spinal cyst, he is erring on the side of caution and has pulled out of his first round match, he says he will play doubles with his brother jamie though. chethan pahtak is at the all england club. chethan, this isn't the wimbledon farewell he or anyone wanted, but he just didn't want to start a game that he might not have been able to finish.

absolutely. people were asking him in the week in the press what is it that you are after here? you don't need to play another match and he said i suppose it is closure. this is such a special place for him, he is such a special place for him, he is a two—time wimbledon champion, he won olympic gold here, he wanted his final farewell won olympic gold here, he wanted his finalfarewell in won olympic gold here, he wanted his final farewell in centre court in the singles and that's not to be. he has try hard to be fit, he had a cyst removed from his back, his back 0k cyst removed from his back, his back ok but it has caused nerve damage in his right leg and that pain has not recovered in time. we had to statement this morning. not a huge support to hear his team say unfortunately despite working incredibly hard on his recovery the operation, andy has taken the difficult decision not to play singles this year. he is disappointed but has confirmed he will play in the doubles with jamie. we will see an andy moray show of sorts, probably late thursday we expected to scheduled alongside jamie, they have not played doubles

together at a grand slam so that will give him his moment on court, how much movement he has we will wait and see. but it is a emotional. thousands queued to hope to see andy moray on centre court. it's been incredibly challenging for him in the latter part of his career. obviously things centre around his hip surgery and to come back and, you know, compete the way he has with a metal hip is unprecedented. and then with the back surgeries, he had a back surgery quite a long time ago, another one just recently. so i think for me, you know, just his attitude to give absolutely 100% to everything he's done within the sport is incredible. and, you know, the fact that he didn't get the chance to play, you know, singles is a little bit disappointing for him and the fans, but it will not detract in any way from what an incredible career he's had. other british players in first round action today. we had a rain delay. 11 british

-la ers we had a rain delay. 11 british players are — we had a rain delay. 11 british players are hoping _ we had a rain delay. 11 british players are hoping to - we had a rain delay. 11 british players are hoping to reach i we had a rain delay. 11 british. players are hoping to reach the second round today. one encore next to me it stopped play for 30 or 40 minutes on the outside court. centre court there is an opportunity for jack, andy moray being bumped off means andy draper is seeded for the first time, he will play the 28—year—old from sweden who is one of those next gen players, has kicked on. jack draper is one to watch, comes in having won his atp tour meant, or with the former south african tennis player who says jack is a top ten player. he has never

reached the second week of wimbledon just once. we are going to see katie boulter, she is the women's british number one. she comes into the championships for the second time having won the nottingham title. tricky opponent. she came back from maternity leave and went all the way through to the semifinals. she enjoyed playing on the grass. that could be a potentially tricky match. let me take you to what is happening at the moment. billy harris from the isle of man is making his wimbledon debut court number 15. he's playing jaume munar of spain but does currently trail

not a great start. serena williams has backed up winning wimbledon, six winners across the last two years. elena rybakina is playing another, the rumanian at the back. it looks like that is on serve again. we are also going to see iga swiatek. four times french open champion, she has been number see then we are on centre court to see novak djokovic. busy day ahead.

as we mentioned, a busy day for british players at wimbledon today, 11 players in singles action in total. rain had interupted play on day two but before it did, harriet dart took the first set against china's bai zhuoxuan. they did resume and a short time ago she won the second set 6—love. a double fault from the chinese player and dart is through to round two. pauljubb, who reached the semifinals in mallorca prior to wimbledon, is in a commanding position in his match against thiago seyboth wild. he took the first set 6—1 and the second set 6—3 so looking good to make the second round. billy harris from the isle of man is making his wimbledon debut on court number 15. trail by two sets. jan choinski is also in action on day two. the britain lost the first set to italy's luciano darderi but is fighting back in the second.

james anderson has taken six wickets for lancashire on the third day of their county championship match against nottinghamshire anderson, who holds the record for most test wickets by a pace bowler, will play for england for the final time at lord's next week in the first test against west indies. before joining the backroom staff as a fast—bowling mentor. he hasn't made any announcement about his plans for doemstic cricket but he is now 41 and this could be his final appearance for lancashire. notts are 74—6 at lunch in theirfirst innings. england head coach steve borthwick has made two changes to the side that thrashed japan last month as he prepares to take on new zealand in dunedin in the first match of their two—test series. joe marler and will stuart come in at prop in place of bevan rodd, who drops out of the match day squad entirely, and dan cole. if cole comes off the bench, he'll will equaljason leonard's tally of 114 caps, the most by an england forward, while fin baxter is set to make his debut off the bench. no changes to the backline, where marcus smith again starts at fly half. uncapped wing ollie sleightholme, son of former england international, jon, is among the replacements.

the quarterfinal line up at the european championship will be completed later today. two more games in the last 16, first up netherlands play romania in munich. it's been a week since the dutch played their last game, that was their group defeat to austria, who play turkey this evening. ronald koeman's side qualified for the last 16 as one of the best third placed teams. romania were top of a really tight group e, the one that saw every team finish level on points, it's their first knockout match at a european championship for 24 years. translation: holland are the favourites. - they have achievements, they have incredible players. they're worth about a billion. so they have experience of the knockout stages. but we have our own strengths. we have consolidated a good group, both in the human and sporting level, and we have a country behind us who need to support us.

bit of premier league transfer news, tottenham have signed the leeds teenager archie gray. the 18—year—old, who can play in midfield or defence, was the championship's young player of the year last season as leeds narrowly missed out on promotion, losing to southampton in the play—off final. spurs have signed him for around £30 million on a six—year deal, with defenderjoe rodon going the other way for £10 million. lot's more on the bbc sport website or your bbc sport app, more reaction to andy murray pulling out of the singles draw in what will be his final wimbledon appearance, and the very latest on the second day of the championships. music fans have been left angry and out of pocket after paying for expensive seats at concerts that turn out to have a restricted view. so what are your rights if it happens to you? nina warhurst explains. 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 in the uk economy is around £6.6 billion annually. but what about those tickets with restricted views? well, there are rules. the society that represents companies like ticketmaster and axs, who ran ticketing for the taylor swift tour, say 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. have a look at this photo that patricia the swiftie sent to us. so patricia spent more than £600 on one vip ticket to see taylor, but have a look. when she settled to near her seat in murrayfield, she couldn't see over these tents, obscuring the view

of much of the stage. as you can imagine, patricia was not happy. we were sold a vip package, the most expensive vip package for the uk leg, and we were just, like, really devastated that we got tents in front of us all night. they did not declare it as an obstructed seat which, again, they usually do anyway when you book, because i go to the theatre a lot, they always say if it's an obstructed seat. the vibes were amazing. it's such a safe space for women. but absolutely, like, i was a bit disappointed because i paid that much and my view was obstructed. so what are our rights? well, when you've bought a ticket that hasn't been sold as having a restricted view, we asked the experts. the consumer rights act says that you should have any service given to you with reasonable care and skill. now, if you cannot see the stage and you weren't told about that, then arguably that consumer rights act might have been breached. so i would say go straight

to the venue staff, ask them to move your seat. you can even quote the consumer rights act at them. sometimes they do have alternative seating available. now, if they don't, i would say take lots of pictures, make sure you've got all the evidence. you need to be able to prove that you couldn't see the stage on the night. and then the next day, or maybe the following week, if you're still recovering, i would say contact the ticket seller and let them know that you need, at the very least, a partial refund because you did not get what you paid for. aeg, who own axs, who promote the taylor swift tour, told us they were sorry to hear about patricia's disappointment and that they do work to ensure fans' experiences are maximised, and that issues like this should be raised with the venue, where staff can sometimes help to rectify the problems. during the election campaign we've been asking you to get

in touch as part of our your voice your vote' project, to tell us which issues really matter to you. more than 13,000 people responded, and our bbc teams have been 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 for many. i don't want to 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 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 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 weighed in 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. colletta joins me now. were the top issues different depending on where people live? that's true, as you said at the beginning we have had over 13,000 people contact us over the last five weeks so some of the broad themes are the same right the way across the uk, but when you look at the different regions and different countries in the uk, different priorities emerge. looking at london specifically it was housing and crime coming out top. housing was also top in the north west of england, particularly manchester, in the south—east it was climate change which was also key in scotland alongside the nhs, which was a priority everywhere. in northern ireland people were particularly

complaining about the performance of the nhs, in wales they were looking out long waiting lists particularly to see gps and realists coming up, particularly significantly about buses —— and rural issues coming up. there was a lot of talk about a pilot scheme, also in scotland and the uk. there are connections across the uk. there are connections across the uk. there are connections across the uk but priorities are not necessarily the same everywhere, in the west midlands it was health and social care and immigration and in the north—east of england it was climate change and the cost of living, with child poverty particularly an issue there. we saw some powerful stories in the vt. how did you choose which were the most important to share? collea g u es colleagues across the bbc have taken a different approach, local radio has often gone back to these people and got them in when they are having discussions with political candidates so individuals have put questions directly to politicians.

we have featured lots of individual stories on television both locally and nationally over the last five weeks and it has been incredible to read through lots of those stories, chat to people and see how their lives are at the moment and often how they feel disconnected with politics and feel politics are not listening, do not understand why they are coming from. to put those stories across has been incredible. and whoever is in government on friday, this can be a really useful way of reminding them what people care about? yes, and it is about the population, the public setting the agenda rather than the politicians. we have 13,000 people, thank you to everybody who contacted us and sorry if we did not get back to all of you that you might be contacted in the weeks and months ahead because those issues will still be a problem for people and still be important to people in the weeks and months ahead so we might get back in touch with you and told the government, whoever it might be, to the code. it

told the government, whoever it might be, to the code.— told the government, whoever it might be, to the code. it has been a big preject. — might be, to the code. it has been a big preject. and _ might be, to the code. it has been a big preject. and is — might be, to the code. it has been a big project, and is important- might be, to the code. it has been a big project, and is important too. i big project, and is important too. thank you forjoining us. now the weather with darren. not good news, lots of cloud, westerly winds to the rest of the week bringing the risk of rain at times and also cool for the time of year. when the sun is out it feels warm, we had sunshine earlier along the south coast of england but we have a bit more cloud now. these are the averagejuly have a bit more cloud now. these are the average july temperature have a bit more cloud now. these are the averagejuly temperature is, what we would expect for this time of year, 19 to 23. what shall be getting today? quite a bit lower by 4 degrees or so? 15 degrees at the central belt of london, we might make 20 in the south of england. winds from the west, much more cloud to come our way —— 15 degrees in the central belt of scotland. sunshine is hard to find with increasing

clouds breaking the risk of showers and the risk of drizzle affecting london and the south—east for the tennis, but no showers will be across the north. this evening and open at the thick cloud comes in from the atlantic and we will see rain, heavy rain probably across the northern half of the uk put some rain had south—east, keeping temperatures up to double figures, maybe a little lower than that in scotland but it should not last too long, with the way, becomes drier with pockets of rain and drizzle and wales and the south—west will be dull, misty and murky for most of the day. sunshine and showers into scotland in the afternoon, late sunshine across other western areas as the rain clears away the temperature is very similar to today. staying cool. the weather front will be chased away into thursday, no pressure to the north of the uk, but i suppose, strong winds in particularfor the northern half of the uk and this is where we

will see most of the showers, that the longer spells of rain at the risk of thunder in scotland. the further south you are, the better chance of staying dry, and some welcome sunshine will boost temperatures. into the caribbean, an update on hurricane beryl which is strength to category five with 165 mph winds, it might weaken towards jamaica but there was a hurricane warning enforcement we could get a dangerous storm surge of five feet above normal levels. the eye of the hurricane crashed right over grenades, the only saving grace as it is moving quickly so it will be very close to jamaica on wednesday, we could get 12 inches of rain, it heads towards the yucatan peninsula, making landfall on friday. thank ou, making landfall on friday. thank you. darren- _ that's all from today's bbc news at one. enjoy your afternoon.

live from london, this is bbc news. with 48 hours left until the vote, the government says it's urgently investigating reports some people are yet to receive rishi sunak says he hasn't given up and can still win. the government says it is investigating reports and people are yet to receive their postal ballots. hurricane beryl strengthens to a category five storm as it sweeps across the caribbean. emergency teams tackle wildfires on the greek island of kos for a second day. and andy murray won't play in this year's wimbledon singles, but is still planning a final championship appearance in the doubles. it championship appearance in the doubles. , , , doubles. it is very disappointing we will miss his _ doubles. it is very disappointing we will miss his last _ doubles. it is very disappointing we will miss his last game _ doubles. it is very disappointing we will miss his last game as - doubles. it is very disappointing we will miss his last game as a - doubles. it is very disappointing we will miss his last game as a singlesj will miss his last game as a singles match, but let's wish him well, that is the most important thing.