good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines. the final countdown — with just 2a hours until polling stations open, party leaders reinforce their core messages to voters. hurricane beryl roars through open waters towards jamaica, after killing at least six people in the southeast caribbean. the mother of missing teenager jay slater describes online conspiracy theories about her son as vile and extremely distressing. paying the price of gluten intolerance free—from products can be twice as expensive as regular ones, but why? i'll be finding out. what?! i think, ultimately, he is a good person. he is fighting against his own

goodness because he wants to be bad. and we speak to steve carell about returning as ex—supervillan gru in despicable me 4. good morning from wimbledon, where the buzz around the queue is all about jack draper. the new british number one triumphed in the kind of evening centre court thriller that andy murray used to provide. good morning, we have rain slowly clearing the east and behind it some cloud and showers. brighter skies developing in the west. all the details later. it's wednesday 3rd ofjuly. party leaders are racing across the uk, reinforcing their core messages to voters as they enter the last full day of campaigning before the general election tomorrow. prime minister rishi sunak told a conservative party rally he would fight for every vote,

while labour leader sir keir starmer insists that people who want change, have to vote for it. our political correspondent helen catt reports. at a conservative rally in central london last night, a last—minute intervention — to the obvious delight of tory supporters in the room. good evening, good evening. chanting: boris, boris! four—and—a—half years ago, this man led them to a sizeable majority. this time, he was warning against giving a much bigger one to sir keir starmer. if you want to protect our democracy and our economy and keep this country strong abroad by spending 2.5% of our gdp on defence, which labour still refuses to commit to, then you know what to do, don't you, everybody? crowd: yes! there's only one thing to do. vote conservative on thursday, my friends. the prime minister plans to reinforce that message today in the southeast of england. labour will also be using the final

day of campaigning to remind voters of the recent tory past. sir keir starmer, out campaigning yesterday, will urge people not to forget what he calls their legacy of economic chaos and one rule for them, another for everyone else. because the choice is stark. 1a years we've had of chaos, of division, of failure. that isn't going to change. have you seen anything in their campaign that suggests that the chaos and division is going to change? it isn't going to be changing. the greens have been suggesting that labour won't bring enough change and say they bring real hope. they'll be concentrating their message today on the four seats that, come friday, they hope will be theirs. in wales, plaid cymru will reinforce their pitch that the tories are negative, labour complacent, and that they are a genuine alternative to speak up for wales. while the snp claims the result in scotland between it

and labour is on a knife edge. reform uk's leader will be in its top target seat campaigning — returning to the party's core theme of getting immigration down to net zero. sir ed davey completed a cross—country dash in cornwall yesterday. the liberal democrats are today putting care back at the forefront of their campaign, saying they've brought it out of the shadows. for the leaders and the parties, these are the last few hours of full—throated campaigning, the very last chance for them to make their case before it's over to you tomorrow. helen catt, bbc news. chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us from westminster. interesting to see borisjohnson kind of with rishi sunak last night. also an interesting intervention from the former home secretary suella braverman.— from the former home secretary suella braverman. rishi sunak says he believes — suella braverman. rishi sunak says he believes he _ suella braverman. rishi sunak says he believes he will— suella braverman. rishi sunak says he believes he will be _ suella braverman. rishi sunak says he believes he will be prime - he believes he will be prime minister at the end of the week, at

least he told our colleague laura kuenssberg that on sunday. privately and increasingly publicly among other conservatives, the mood is different. the suella braverman intervention in the telegraph today speaks to that. she has written "it's over" and we need to prepare for the reality and frustration of opposition. she was home secretary until rishi sunak sacked her. she said the conservative vote is evaporating from left and right because of what she described as failures on immigration and on tax. she defended nigel farage's reform party and said the conservatives were hypocritical in the way they attacked reform. it struck me because boris johnson attacked reform. it struck me because borisjohnson made his first and i am told only step on the campaign trail with and i am told only step on the campaign trailwith an and i am told only step on the campaign trail with an attack on reform, calling nigel farage a

putinista. there are splits on the right of the conservative party and it might be on the early hours of friday, they are in view or it might be rishi sunak turns the election around and none of that comes into the public eye. we will find out at 10pm tomorrow.— we will be reflecting on interviews we have done with party leaders over the past weeks, going back to remind ourselves what they have told us. and we will go around party buses, political party bosses during the programme to see what the campaign brings in the last hours. but now we have what else is happening and the worrying weather in the caribbean. jamaica's prime minister has urged people to stock up on food, water and candles as they prepare for the arrival of hurricane beryl, which is expected to make landfall later today. winds of more than 240 kilometres

per hour have already caused extensive damage on other caribbean islands, as our correspondent will grant reports. if the nations that still lie in the path of hurricane beryl want to see what awaits, they should look no further than union island off the coast of st vincent and the grenadines, and its buildings were no match for the storm's destructive power. around 90% destroyed or damaged. roofs ripped off, power lines brought down, and a community left in ruins. it was a similar story and other low—lying caribbean islands like this one in granada. the warnings have prompted people into action with many taking last—minute precautions to protect homes and livelihoods. last-minute precautions to protect homes and livelihoods.—

last—minute precautions to protect homes and livelihoods. right. for its art, homes and livelihoods. right. for its part. the _ homes and livelihoods. right. for its part, the jamaican _ homes and livelihoods. iii. grit for its part, the jamaican government has stressed the seriousness of the storm in the hope people will heed advice of the authorities. essen; advice of the authorities. every area government _ advice of the authorities. every area government from - advice of the authorities. every area government from disasteri area government from disaster preparedness entity, the police force, to the fire brigade, all aspects of the government are in a state of readiness and we are ready for hurricane beryl and working with communities, especially our concern is for those members of the jamaican community that live in flood prone areas, low lying areas. so we are working to start the process of thinking through evacuations that may be necessary for those individuals.— may be necessary for those individuals. satellite images illustrate its _ individuals. satellite images illustrate its terrifying - individuals. satellite images illustrate its terrifying size l individuals. satellite images i illustrate its terrifying size and potential to unleash more destruction in the caribbean as it moves it has strengthened. first becoming category four, then a

maximum level category five with unprecedented speed. jamaicans hope it weakens again on the approach to the island. people in the caribbean are used to tropical storms but hurricane beryl is unique. no one has experienced a hurricane this strong this early in the season. it does not bode well for what is still to come. reporter nick davis joins us now from kingston. night—time there and we cannot see the situation. what is the advice for people living there and how tricky will things get? the advice. hunker down. _ tricky will things get? the advice. hunker down, stay _ tricky will things get? the advice. hunker down, stay in _ tricky will things get? the advice. hunker down, stay in place, - hunker down, stay in place, basically, if you are in a flood prone area you want to get out of that and try to go to a shelter early. it was interesting hearing that piece. it is scary. the rain

has just started coming that piece. it is scary. the rain hasjust started coming down. we know we are going to have a good 24—hour is or more of this. it will get bigger and bigger, which is scary for people. get bigger and bigger, which is scary for maple-— get bigger and bigger, which is scary for people. what situations have ou scary for people. what situations have you seen — scary for people. what situations have you seen happening? - scary for people. what situations have you seen happening? in - scary for people. what situationsj have you seen happening? in the caribbean, much of life is lived outside. ~ . caribbean, much of life is lived outside. ., , ., outside. what precautions can people take? even here, _ outside. what precautions can people take? even here, this— outside. what precautions can people take? even here, this is— outside. what precautions can people take? even here, this is my _ outside. what precautions can people take? even here, this is my patio - take? even here, this is my patio and i have had to take everything off the patio from the start of the day to make sure there is nothing that can be of harm to anybody or anything in the nearby area. it is deeply concerning for everyone in the area. ., ., deeply concerning for everyone in the area. ,, ., ~ the mother of the missing teenager jay slater has told of her pain and agony after searches failed to find her son in tenerife. the 19—year—old went missing on the 17th ofjune after he told a friend that he was lost in the mountains. in a statement issued through the missing persons charity lbt global, ms duncan said

that the family were absolutely devastated. nicky schiller reports. "words cannot describe the pain and agony we are experiencing. he is our beautiful boy with his whole life ahead of him and we just want to find him" — the words of jay slater�*s mother, debbie duncan, after searches failed to trace her son. the 19—year—old, from lancashire, has been missing since the 17th ofjune, after he told a friend he was lost in the mountains. he was in tenerife to attend a music festival with friends — his first holiday abroad without his parents. helicopters, drones and search dogs were all deployed to try and find him in the steep rocky area. but, over the weekend, the local police called off the search for the apprentice bricklayer. in her statement issued through the british overseas missing—persons charity lbt global, with this new picture of jay, debbie duncan thanked officers, who she said had worked tirelessly up the mountains where jay's last

phone call was traced. she also hit out at some stories around her son's disappearance, saying: debbie duncan did say the family had embraced the love and support they'd had from across the globe, but again appealed for privacy and urged the press to allow the spanish police to get on with their investigations. the search for the 19—year—old was officially declared over on sunday, but police have said the case remains open — although officials said they couldn't comment on reports that an airbnb property that jay slater stayed at before he went missing has been searched again by investigators. nicky schiller, bbc news. a police search is under way after a child was reportedly attacked by a crocodile while swimming in a creek

in australia's northern territory. the attack happened yesterday in a remote community about 220 miles southwest of darwin. our australia correspondent katy watson joins us now from sydney. good morning. what more do we know? we know the child is 12 years old, was swimming in a creek around dusk on tuesday evening when the alarm was raised about a crocodile attack. the community raised the alarm. local officers went to the scene. there is now a search and rescue operation under way. large areas of the creek where the child was swimming are being searched. the police are very much on this operation. this is an area that has 100,000 saltwater crocodiles, more than anywhere in the world, but attacks are rare, fatal attacks

rarer, the last was in 2018. police are investigating the cause of a stampede that killed at least 121 people at a religious gathering in northern india. witnesses said thousands of worshippers were trying to leave a hindu prayer meeting in the northern district of hathras when the crush happened. we're joined now by our reporter. good morning. what more can you tell us? ., , ., ., , ., ., us? the relatives of those who are missin: , us? the relatives of those who are missing. they _ us? the relatives of those who are missing, they have _ us? the relatives of those who are missing, they have been _ us? the relatives of those who are missing, they have been visiting . missing, they have been visiting various hospitals in neighbouring districts from where i am now, looking for information. because more than 120 people have died in the crash that happened in a village in this direction. we are outside a city. police are investigating how this was allowed to happen. they say initially permission was given for

80,000 people and they suspect there were more people than they were given permission. the police want to talk to the guru who organised the meeting and also trying to talk to organisers about what happened, how this incident happened. thank organisers about what happened, how this incident happened.— president biden has blamed his poor performance in last week's tv debate with donald trump onjet lag. meanwhile, the sentencing of his political rival, mr trump, for covering up hush money payments has been postponed until september. his legal team asked for his conviction to be overturned, after the supreme court ruled that former presidents had partial immunity for official acts that took place during their time in office. our correspondent helena humphrey reports. when donald trump became the first former us president to be convicted of a crime, the world was watching, wondering what punishment would await the man who could become president again. this was a disgrace. this was a rigged trial by

a conflicted judge who was corrupt. ajudge donald trump may not like, but who will now postponed but who will now postpone sentencing in his new york hush money case until september. to hear arguments from his legal team that he should benefit from presidential immunity. quite the contrast to what manhattan district attorney alvin bragg had to say when the verdict was handed down. while this defendant may be unlike any other in american history, we arrived at this trial and ultimately today at this verdict in the same manner as every other case that comes through the court room doors. by following the facts and the law and doing so without fear or favour. but since then, the us supreme court has ruled that presidents, as well as former presidents, have broad immunity from prosecution for official acts in office. a ruling trump's lawyers hope to use to their advantage, presenting fresh evidence from his time in the white house to try to have the case thrown out.

despite prosecutors saying they are doubtful it carries legal weight, it could be a political win for donald trump, allowing him to officially secure the republican nomination weeks before sentencing. and a summer of unencumbered campaigning as he looks to shore up support against his rival, president biden — facing doubts after a disastrous debate. mr biden said his poor performance had been down to jet lag. but a texas congressman had already called on the president to leave the race, becoming the first democratic lawmaker to say out loud what many democratic voters say they are feeling. children coming home from a school—trip might normally expect their family to welcome them home. but students in the channel islands had a rather different welcoming party. look at this.

a humpback whale leaping out of the water. i love the sound on this. you cannot hear the splash, they are screaming so loud. the children and teachers from jersey were treated to this rare sight as they headed back from a trip to the island of sark. students from st lawrence primary school said seeing the whale was the absolute highlight. that was the best bit. when the kids come back from school, what was the best bit? the bus. the service station. never the packed lunch. here's carol. you look like you are in a forest. i wish i was. you might also when i tell you the forecast. it is cloudy. it is also wet. the rain clearing to the east, leaving cloud and showers

behind. brightening up later but still sunshine and showers in parts of the west. you can see the rain in the night moving from the west to the night moving from the west to the east. behind it, another weather front comes in producing more rain in the north—west. slowly the rain clears from the east. behind it, cloud and showers. the second front pushing eastwards. on the other side, it will brighten up but still some showers. temperatures 12—18 north to south. it will be breezy. overnight, you can see the rain clears into shetland. then we have clears into shetland. then we have clear skies but prolific showers coming in especially in the north and west. we are looking here at gusty winds. we start tomorrow on a mostly dry note with sunshine. we will have showers from the start,

coming in from the north—west, some heavy and potentially thundery. it will be a windy day where ever you are. if you are in the showers in the wind, it will feel cool. further south, more sunshine. still windy but temperatures 11—20. still below average. if you are wondering what happens beyond that, the weather remains unsettled. the strongest winds on friday are likely to be in southern england. the odd shower and a spot of rain but in between some sunshine. we a spot of rain but in between some sunshine. ~ ., ., ~' a spot of rain but in between some sunshine. ~ ., a man who plotted to bomb a hospital in leeds has been found guilty of preparing acts of terrorism. 28—year—old mohammad farooq, worked as a nursing assistant at stjames's hospital and had planned to detonate a pressure cooker bomb in january last year. he was prevented from carrying out the attack by a patient who talked

him down and called the police. our reporter emma glasbey has been following the case. this was the moment a man told police he had a bomb outside a leeds hospital. there's a bomb there. what's in it? there's s a bomb inside. there's a bomb inside of it? it's not live, it's not live. it's not what? there's a bomb inside it, but it's not live? - what is it, what's it made from? a pressure cooker. and what's in it? it's not live. gunpowder. there's gunpowder. in a pressure cooker? mohammad farooq was an assistant nurse at st james's hospital and was described in court as a self—radicalised lone—wolf terrorist who made plans to carry out a murderous attack. when he was arrested, he had a pressure cooker bomb, knives and an imitation gun. the court was told that mohammad farooq came here to st james's hospital that night to commit a terrorist atrocity, but luck intervened. a patient here at the hospital, called nathan newby, thought something was amiss and began talking to farooq. he kept him calm, he moved him

away from the building and he called police. the court was told that simple act of kindness almost certainly saved many lives that night, because, as farooq later told police, nathan newby had talked him down. what were your intentions? to let it off inside. in fact, nathan newby even persuaded farooq to hand over his own phone so he could call 999. he was just about to kill a lot of people. whereabouts are you ? outside st james hospital. whoa!

right outside there. yeah. he just pulled a gun out. he just pulled a gun out? yep, yep. counter—terrorism police say this was about as close as it gets to a major terror attack being carried out, and the intervention was quite remarkable. i think nathan was incredibly heroic. i think what he did that night was unique. but he, when i've spoken to him, says he was just in the right place at the right time. i completely disagree with that. he was the right person in the right place at the right time, because most people wouldn't have done what he did and persuaded him not to go through with what his intentions were. just remarkable. most people, almost everybody else, wouldn't have been able to do that. it's thought this was farooq's plan a target — the raf base, a target — the raf base menwith hill, near harrogate. police discovered he'd been driving there in the days before his arrest with the bomb in his car, but he changed his mind because it's so well protected. instead, he turned to the hospital he'd been working at. the plan was to detonate his bomb and then use the knives to kill

as many nurses as possible. who knows how devastating the attack would have been. but it was a viable pressure cooker bomb. in interview, farooq said that he'd looked at the boston marathon bomb and, as a benchmark, he'd looked at that bomb and just doubled the amount of explosive he'd used. yes, it could have been utterly devastating. and, absolutely, ithink a very high likelihood of a significant loss of life. farooq is now waiting to be sentenced after being convicted of preparing acts of terrorism. a man who became radicalised online and came so close to attacking a place where people should be safe. emma glasby, bbc news. a remarkable story. let's take a look at today's papers. borisjohnson and rishi sunak are uniting to try and stop �*starmer—geddon�*, according to the headline in the daily mail. the former prime minister appeared at a conservative rally last night where he urged supporters to prevent sir keir starmerfrom

securing what he called a sledgehammer majority. in an interview with the mirror, the labour leader says the election is an opportunity to "turn our backs on 1a years of chaos, division, and failure". in the ft, british water companies could face legal action from people and businesses affected by sewage pollution. they are reporting on a supreme court ruling which means united utilities could be sued by a privatecompany for sewage released into waterways. and the guardian is marking the end of andy murray's wimbledon singles career, after he was forced to withdraw from the competition due to a back injury. but it says there's hope for fans of the two—time champion, because he has confirmed that he will compete alongside his older brother, jamie, in the men's doubles. and there is still the olympics. can you imagine the reception they

will get for that doubles match. it will be incredible. we will be there. mike well. food inflation has been a problem for many households during the cost—of—living crisis, but especially for those who require a specialist diet, including gluten—free bread or pasta because prices are often much higher for free—from foods. ben has the details. this is a real issue. they are more expensive. those free—from products have long been a familiar site supermarkets and food shops. but they're often more expensive. like other foods, they also went up in price as inflation soared. remember, food inflation hit 19.2% in march last year. although has since slowed. there is a growing demand for these products.

sales of milk appear to have increased by 10% in the last two years alone. and it all adds up. the cost of an average weekly shop for someone buying gluten—free products is 35% higher. that's according to the coeliac society — a charity supporting people with the condition that means they cannot eat gluten — the protein that's found in wheat. the group's research found that gluten—free bread was, on average, four and a half times more expensive. and gluten—free pasta was on average double the price of regular pasta. gluten—free cereals were also twice the price. and it's notjust people living with coeliac disease who require these products — there are a number of medical conditions that mean that people have to restrict what they eat. people like becky. i speak to a huge amount of people and myself — i have been gluten—free 15 years. and it is a real struggle. i think the hardest thing i find

is that gluten—free is not a choice. we don't choose to be gluten—free. so the fact that we are having to spend so much more on products is just absolutely crazy. we want to be able to just eat those everyday products. we don't want to have to chuck them out of our diet or think about eating stuff that we shouldn't, because it will make us really sick. so, yeah, it's the most frustrating thing. and it goes across the board that when you are adding in all these free—from products into your basket, that is going to add up and cast a huge amount of money more. why are these free—from products more expensive? when you look at the products themselves, it's the cost of the supply chain. so, in the supply chain, they are more expensive. the ingredients themselves, the raw ingredients, are more expensive because they are more niche. what you also have to think about, actually, is the downtime. so when you are producing the products, you have to clean down on the manufacturing side. any factory has to make sure

there is no contamination at all. and then when you are manufacturing itself, the runs that you use are much smaller than for a standard product. so if you've got lots of downtime, if you've got low runs and high ingredients, that makes, all in all, for a much more expensive product. the british retail consortium says retailers have worked hard to stock these items, but they are more expensive to produce and that gets passed in higher prices. lucy has been in touch and said her family requires these products because of coeliac disease. she says they spent £200 more on food than a family of four without needing to buy gluten free. does it affect you and your family? buy gluten free. does it affect you and yourfamily? do you have buy gluten free. does it affect you and your family? do you have dietary needs that means you have to buy a special ranges and is it affordable? in touch in the usual ways and give your name and where you are from and

we will share those later. i had ihada i had a friend come to my house last week and i made gluten—free brownies because she has coeliac disease. but the bag of flour cost almost £5. which is a lot. it adds up. the other point lucy made, sharing food should be a social, relaxing thing. but with these things, the cost and health concerns, often it becomes a stressful experience. send us your stories. where are the brownies? all gone. i didn't see any. i did make them the other day. were you not hear? next time, maybe. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning, let's get your bbc london news now with me, frankie mccamley.

today marks the 15th anniversary of a fire in a high rise block in south east london that killed six people. three women and three children died in the lakanal house fire in camberwell. a refurbishment by southwark council meant the block had combustible cladding amongst other things which an inquest found caused the fire to spread more rapidly. we can't see any more lakanals in rental towers in the future because if we do, that would be a gross failing. and also, you know, it doesn't really give a proper respect to those people that lost their lives in both instances. elderly and disabled londoners have warned that ongoing failures with the capital's on—demand minibus service have left them isolated. problems with tfl's dial—a—ride scheme were raised with mayor sadiq khan injanuary, but five months on, users say the minibuses can still arrive hours late, or sometimes not at all.

dial—a—ride has apologised and said they remain "committed to improving the service further". tfl says more than 90% of trip requests are met. it's the last day of political campaigning. meanwhile the elections watchdog has acknowledeged that there is pressure on the postal voting system, but it's not aware of any large—scale problems. residents in south—east london and other parts of the country had expressed concern that they hadn't received their postal ballots some days ago. there's advice on the bbc website about that and other questions you may have. just click on the election 2024 tab. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a part suspension on the elizabeth line, the overground and the district line as well as severe delays on the central line, it seems to be a mixture of equipment failures and faulty trains, so do check before you travel.

now onto the weather with kat. hello there, good morning to you. it is looking rather unsettled through today. largely cloudy skies, and it's going to feel breezy at times with a bit of showery rain. but although tomorrow it will feel windier, it's going to be largely dry for us and we should get good spells of sunshine. so here is your picture this morning, largely cloudy, any rain will eventually clear but some showers to follow. but it will stay mostly cloudy through the rest of the day. by the end of the afternoon for all areas, much drier. we are looking at highs today of around 19 degrees with a brisk south—westerly wind. now, through this evening, mostly cloudy skies with a few showers. one or two could fall on the sharp side. but the rest of the night is looking much drier with the best of the clear spell developing towards the end of the night. our temperatures fall away to around ten to 12 degrees. so a mild start to our thursday morning. thursday, a windier day but we should get a good deal of sunshine. it stays largely dry, but further outbreaks of rain expected through the day on friday. that's it from me for now.

more in half an hour. for now i'll hand you back sally and jon. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. throughout the last six weeks of this election campaign, we've heard from the leaders of all seven main political parties. we asked them the questions that really matter to you, explored some of the key issues and put their manifesto pledges to the test. let's take a look back now at some of the answers they gave. i'll be honest with you, we weren't ready for this general election. so i want us to become the opposition voice in parliament and in the country. that's the ambition. but you must have a target for seats. i've got no idea. why not, you're the leader... because i'm travelling

optimistically. but, ok, but people... i have no targets. if you say you're going to be a credible opposition or you want to be a credible opposition, you will need seats. so how many are you targeting? we're going to win seats. how many, i don't know. parliament comes back, however it is shaped, there needs to be an emergency health and care budget. we in the liberal democrats have put health and care right at the centre of our manifesto. we're the ones making it our top priority, the only party making it our top priority. we've got a quite ambitious programme. in the next parliament, they can be sure that _ in the next parliament, they can be sure that they will be camping and. i think_ sure that they will be camping and. i think we _ sure that they will be camping and. i think we could have a lot of liberal— i think we could have a lot of liberal democrat mps in the next parliament. more than you targeted? well, it seems to be going quite well. we're not going to be forming the next uk government. - so it's about how we use influence. this isn't an election _

about independence, it's an election about making sure that - within the context that we're in now within the uk, _ wales has a fair crack at the whip. so we're proposing a set of proposals that will create a betterfuture, real hope and real change. and that's why we need a group of green mps in the next parliament. the green party is the only party that's being honest in this election. in the house of commons, if you had, say, one or two green mps there among the 650, really, how much difference are they going to make? how would they sway any government with a big majority? i think that the new government and keir starmer would quite like it if they didn't have a range of voices in parliament that were scrutinising what they're doing. but it makes for a better government and a better democracy if there's a greater range of voices there. we've suffered because of having 14 years of austerity from the conservative government in the united kingdom, and we're suffering because of the economic damage of brexit. and my point is that all of these issues are a product of decision—making in westminster, and scotland would be in a stronger position if decisions were to be made in scotland for scotland. are you not effectively banging your head against a brick wall? it's a pointless argument. both the conservatives and labour

have said they will not engage in talks of another referendum. what i want to make sure is that we have a debate about making a difference to the lives of people in scotland. people are really struggling just now because of the effect of the cost of living crisis, because of the effect of spending cuts, and all of that is coming from decision—making in westminster. now, my answer to that is independence. people still, despite the number of debates we've had, despite the number of times you've sat here with us on the sofa, still don't feel like they know the full picture from you, keir starmer, about what it will be like with you as prime minister. we changed the labour party and the labour party we put before the country is a changed labour party. we campaign as changed labour and we will govern as changed labour. we will pick up the country in a broken state, put it back on its feet and rebuild it so that we can take it forward and people can genuinely say, iam better off, myself, my family, my community and my country.

when 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, and that's why, with confidence, i can say that i will keep cutting people's taxes, giving them that financial security. i just want to tell you something from the polling analyst, sirjohn curtice, who i am sure you are very familiar with. we asked him about the chance of you winning this election at the end of this week. he said this. "there is more chance of lightning striking twice in the same place, and a bit more, than rishi sunak remaining as prime minister." do you accept that? no, that's, that's his view. that's not going to stop me from working as hard as i can over these final few days, to talk to many people as possible about the choice. that was the prime minister speaking to us here on the programme yesterday. well, we heard a quote there from professor sirjohn curtice who has been a key part of election

coverage in the uk for last 45 years. the man who does the exit polls, he will be doing the exit polls tomorrow night. earlier we spoke to him about how he thinks this election campaign has progressed. there will, during the course of the day, be a forest of final opinion polls. but unless they show something dramatically different from what we've seen consistently throughout the course of the last six weeks, we are anticipating that the conservatives are going to end up somewhere around 20 points behind labour on thursday night. certainly that's been the message throughout the campaign. yes, support for the conservatives has fallen a bit, support for labour has fallen a bit as well, leaving the lead largely unchanged. but that kind of lead does point to a potentially heavy defeat for the conservatives and labour getting a substantial overall majority, even though perhaps labour may not get much more than around 40% of the vote. the truth is, the conservatives themselves have been acknowledging that the question is, how badly do they lose,

not whether they lose. and to be honest, that is where the uncertainty lies. maybe in the end, it's not as bad as some of the forecasts have been saying. and maybe we do end up with, let's say, around 150 conservative mps. but on the other hand, we can't rule out the possibility that it might end up being worse than that and that labour do end up with their biggest majority that they have ever managed to achieve. and that's where the uncertainty lies, and it is a not inconsiderable uncertainty. it could have important implications for the future of british politics. but as to who is going to be the tenant in 10 downing street, frankly all bets are now on sir keir starmer. professor sirjohn curtis, who will be in the bbc�*s election studio on thursday night, right through thursday night, right through thursday night, right through thursday night into friday with clive myrie and laura kuenssberg, bringing you all of the details, order the results, first and last on the bbc. �* ., ,., the bbc. and our correspondings are still out on the _

the bbc. and our correspondings are still out on the road _ the bbc. and our correspondings are still out on the road this _ the bbc. and our correspondings are still out on the road this morning - still out on the road this morning on the party buses, political party buses, not actual party buses! we will catch up with them through the morning. will catch up with them through the mornin:. �* . will catch up with them through the mornin:. h ., , ., morning. let's get there latest from wimbledon- — morning. let's get there latest from wimbledon. mike _ morning. let's get there latest from wimbledon. mike is _ morning. let's get there latest from wimbledon. mike is there _ morning. let's get there latest from wimbledon. mike is there with - morning. let's get there latest from wimbledon. mike is there with the l wimbledon. mike is there with the crowd to are back for another wait, goodman, mike. it is the busy routine, all of the tents packed away for another day as the fans get ready to go in to centre court number one court, that is where the camp get special ticket. it's been quite a roller—coaster of emotions, disappointment for the murray fans at not getting to see him on centre court. ironically the new british number one jack draper who filled the gap by murray provided us with a murrie style roller—coaster performance, and it turned out to be quite exciting for the fans, some of whom are now getting ready to see andy murray in the doubles tomorrow,

like kevin here. how did the day pan out? we were in early and we got our tickets were sent to got to see murray, and then there was that real disappointment, to hear that he wasn't playing. but disappointment, to hear that he wasn't playing-— disappointment, to hear that he wasn't playing. but the only club did a great _ wasn't playing. but the only club did a great job — wasn't playing. but the only club did a great job putting _ wasn't playing. but the only club did a great job putting draper i wasn't playing. but the only club did a great job putting draper on did a greatjob putting draper on centre court and it was a classic, 9:30pm at night, the roof closed at the brit winning. 50 9:30pm at night, the roof closed at the brit winning.— the brit winning. so both of you are now capping _ the brit winning. so both of you are now capping again. _ the brit winning. so both of you are now capping again, you _ the brit winning. so both of you are now capping again, you are - the brit winning. so both of you are now capping again, you are joining | now capping again, you arejoining now capping again, you are joining —— camping again, now capping again, you arejoining —— camping again, you havejoined the queue to see murray tomorrow, you are not going home until you see him are you? you are not going home untilyou see him are you?— him are you? absolutely not, i am a hue him are you? absolutely not, i am a huge murrie — him are you? absolutely not, i am a huge murrie fan, _ him are you? absolutely not, i am a huge murrie fan, this _ him are you? absolutely not, i am a huge murrie fan, this is _ him are you? absolutely not, i am a huge murrie fan, this is my - him are you? absolutely not, i am a huge murrie fan, this is my eighth i huge murrie fan, this is my eighth year doing — huge murrie fan, this is my eighth year doing the wimbledon queue and i am always— year doing the wimbledon queue and i am always here to see murray's matches — am always here to see murray's matches and i'm here until the biiier— matches and i'm here until the bitter end _ matches and i'm here untilthe bitter end-— matches and i'm here untilthe bitterend. ., ., , ., bitter end. how lovely was it that british number _ bitter end. how lovely was it that british number one _ bitter end. how lovely was it that british number one jack - bitter end. how lovely was it that british number one jack draper . bitter end. how lovely was it that british number one jack draper is taking the mantle from andy murray? he has set up this clash with

cameron norrie now in the next round. let's have a look at what happened. you witnessed the drama. draper, bottom of your screen, came through a bruising encounter with elias ymer of sweden last night winning in five sets. the 22—year—old is in good form having won the stuttgart tournament recently before beating world number carlos alcaraz at queen's. although he enjoyed the win, he appreciated many of the fans watching on may have wanted to see murray. but he said that murray was his own inspiration. over on court three british number two norrie, top of your screen, set up that clash with draper by beating the argentine world number 47 facundo diaz acosta in straight sets. it ended a run of four successive tour—level defeats for norrie. novak djokovic came into this tournament with doubts over his fitness after knee surgery three weeks ago, but he was untroubled in a straight sets win over vit kopriva to begin his quest towards an eighth title at wimbledon. he'll play british wildcard

jacob fernley in the second round. and there was quite a scene on court two as sixth seed andrey rublev crashed out. he couldn't contain his anger in his four—set defeat to francisco comesana, at one stage smashing his racket repeatedly into his knee. there'll be an all british clash in the second round of the women's singles when katie boulter meets harriet dart. british number one boulter, top of your screen, defeated 2022 semi—finalist tatjana maria of germany in straight sets in front of a packed court three. she's had a positive season so far, winning titles in san diego and nottingham. earlier british number two dart, top of your screen, overwhelmed china's zhuoxuan bai 6—4, 6—0. it's the first time since 1987 that there have been five british women in the second round at wimbledon. but the defending women's

champion is already out. marketa vondrousova falling to a surprise first—round defeat to spain'sjessica bouzas maneiro. she's the first wimbledon champion since steffi graf in 1994 to exit in the opening round. so, drama and here at wimbledon, drama at the euros in germany which is where we can find john watson, hello, john! the quarterfinal line—up is now complete but the talking point here last night as we were watching was that saved by the turkish goalkeeper, reminiscent of the great gordon banks. yes, they are likening the save that the turkish goalkeeper produced against austria to the save that gordon banks made in the 1970 world cup but i'm not sure it was as good as that, significant nonetheless. it

meant that turkey knocked out austria. dortmund could play here in the semifinals a week today if they could get there by beating switzerland on saturday, preparation is gearing up inside the english camp. they now know who would await them because turkey knocked out austria, they are through and also through, the netherlands who knocked out romania as well last night. it is one of those two that england would play in the semifinals. ben croucher reports. euro 2024 quarterfinalists, that would have a nice ring to it. romania had only reached the last eight months before, romania had only reached the last eight once before, the netherlands not since 2008. it didn't take long, though, for this one to roar into life. good hit, its a fabulous goal by cody gakpo! goalkeeper florin nita maybe not mobile enough at his near post. yet to hit top form, struggling to finish teams off, getting pelters from the pundits, sound familiar? netherlands were improved,

though, but another goal, a matter of inches. orjust a matter of time. gakpo, dragusin with him. ball hasn't gone out of play and donyell malen put it in the net! in or out, not such a close call as it turned out, and not really a close contest. malen rounded off the win in stoppage time. no need to wait in the other knockout tie. what a start for turkey! just 57 seconds it took for merih demiral to fire turkey ahead against austria, who just couldn't deal with corners. demiral at the double. the heavens opened, as did a gap at the far post for michael gregoritsch. austria topped a group containing france and netherlands but in these games you only get one last chance. not this time. pure turkish delight, and they have secured a place

forjust the third time in their history in the quarterfinals. where they will meet netherlands. sound good ? ben croucher, bbc news. i tell you what, it would not be a british summer if we were not being put through the wringer at wimbledon, would it? jon, sally, are we ready to be put through it all again this saturday as england take on switzerland? i am again this saturday as england take on switzerland?— on switzerland? i am not entirely sure, on switzerland? i am not entirely sure. john! _ on switzerland? i am not entirely sure, john! there's _ on switzerland? i am not entirely sure, john! there's a _ on switzerland? i am not entirely sure, john! there's a lot - on switzerland? i am not entirely sure, john! there's a lot to - on switzerland? i am not entirely sure, john! there's a lot to get . sure, john! there's a lot to get through before saturday! i think that sa s through before saturday! i think that says it _ through before saturday! i think that says it all! _ through before saturday! i think that says it all! can _ through before saturday! i think that says it all! can we - through before saturday! i think that says it all! can we take - through before saturday! i think that says it all! can we take it, i that says it all! can we take it, jon? we will — that says it all! can we take it, jon? we will need _ that says it all! can we take it, jon? we will need to _ that says it all! can we take it, jon? we will need to see - that says it all! can we take it, jon? we will need to see if - that says it all! can we take it, jon? we will need to see if we | that says it all! can we take it, - jon? we will need to see if we can take the weather, _ jon? we will need to see if we can take the weather, it _ jon? we will need to see if we can take the weather, it isn't - take the weather, it isn't brilliant, is it, carol? no, certainly not summer weather! it is breezy but it is going to turn windier on thursday in the north and friday in the south. rain at times

and temperatures are below average for this stage injuly. today we have a weather front bringing heavy rain, and another weather front bringing more rain. we have had heavy rain —— heavy rain through the night which will clear east, and as it does so behind it there will be cloud and showers. the second weather front brings in cloud and showers. the second weatherfront brings in rain moving east, and behind that it brightens up east, and behind that it brightens up to sunshine and showers. once again a breezy day in prospect with temperatures 12 to 18 or 19 degrees north to south. if you are going to wimbledon today, at the start of play we could have still some rain. that will turn lighter and more drizzly behind the main band of rain, it will still be fairly cloudy as well, temperatures 19 degrees. tomorrow we are looking at a bit more sunshine but it is going to be a windy day tomorrow. this evening and overnight, the rain clears up into shetland. then we will have

prolific showers and gusty winds, especially across the north west and also some clear skies. these are the temperatures, 11 to 20 degrees. that is north to south. heading into thursday, many of us start on a dry node with some sunshine, but we do have all of these showers coming in from the north and west, some merging to give longer spells of rain. although it is going to be windy everywhere, the gusty is will be in the northern half of the country where temperatures are 11 to 14 degrees and it will feel cool if you are exposed to the wind and rain. furthersouth you are exposed to the wind and rain. further south at the temperatures are 18 to 20. as a wind and into the not feeling to be —— out of the window and into the sunshine, not feeling too bad. then a next clutch of france bringing more rain across southern areas on friday. cloud associated with this, the rain could be heavy and prolonged, windy across southern

areas as well, so that will probably cause some disruption at wimbledon. move north, brighter skies and sunshine, some showers and later in the day some heavy showers pushing across northern ireland. temperatures from 13 in the north to 20 as we push towards the south. the outlook beyond that remains unsettled, there will be sunshine at times, rain, but also temperatures below average, how can i put that nicely, jon and sally? you below average, how can i put that nicely, jon and sally?— below average, how can i put that nicely, jon and sally? you did your best, thank— nicely, jon and sally? you did your best, thank you! _ the despicable me films are some of the best—selling animations of all time. the latest instalment, despicable me 4, is expected to make around $100 million during its opening this weekend. they are brilliant, aren't they? our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher went to chat all things minions with lead actor steve carrell at wimbledon, which helped to inspire some of the new scenes in the film. the most important part of a heist

is being aware of potential dangers. reformed supervillain gru and his minions are back again for a new adventure. despicable me is one of the world's most successful animated franchises. lead actor steve carell has been in all of the six films and has been explaining their appeal to me. what?! i think ultimately he's a good person. hejust, he's fighting against his own goodness because he wants to be bad. desperately trying. he desperately wants to be despicable. but he really isn't. i mean, at his core, i don't think he is. why do you think the films have been so popular with kids? because you look at gru and you think it might not be a character that kids would relate to or like, kind of, he's not cuddly, is he? the reason i signed on was that the writing wasn't condescending towards kids. it was a little edgy, it was a little scary. and i think kids like that, i think i think kids like it when it's not spoon fed to them.

and they like things that they can kind of figure out on their own and maybe get a little scared, maybe feel a little uncomfortable, but then laugh really hard. the minions really bring everything together in terms of the movie. that doesn't count, and... so with steve's character trying tennis, where better to take him than wimbledon? there's a scene in which gru is trying to fit into this new town, and he joins some very snobby local people to play tennis at their club. and he's never played tennis in his life, so he's trying to pretend that he's good at it and he's clearly not. the minions come in and help him out. huh? what the... he has the right equipment, but he just doesn't have any of the tennis acumen to pull it off. but it works out ok.

and were you channelling anyone in that scene? thinking of andy murray, federer, serena williams? sure, sure. john mcenroe. i was channelling john mcenroe as i was doing gru. dwight, dwight, get in here! carell, of course, is known for another iconic role in the american office. and i have to ask you, because so many people have said about michael scott, i know you're not going to be involved in the office kind of reimagining. would you ever, i'm praying now, would you ever... no, no, no. no? we want to know what he's up to! no! no, no, it doesn't, it wouldn't make sense, that crossover wouldn't make sense in any way. i think theyjust need to have their own show and let it be their show. for now, carell seems content with his minions and that growing all—star cast, including his friend will ferrell. will ferrell is a genius, i'm going to say it. he's also moving into soccer, football over here. he's invested in my team, leeds united. i heard, yeah. would you be tempted to, maybe? no, i think, i think some

of my friends have cornered the market on investing in football teams. listen, you'll be welcome, you could join in. how about, i could invest in a curling team? investing in curling? sure. despicable me 4 is expected to rake in around $100 million over its opening weekend. it will be in uk cinemas on the 12thjuly. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. curling, never knew that! if you have a curling _ curling, never knew that! if you have a curling team, _ curling, never knew that! if you have a curling team, we - curling, never knew that! if you have a curling team, we will. curling, never knew that! if you - have a curling team, we will connect you with steve! still to come on breakfast. we'll catch up with rebel the guide dog puppy, whose journey we've been following since the end of last year. he's now ready to start official guide dog training and has said goodbye to his first foster family and moved into a new home. isn't he gorgeous? can't wait, that is going to be a lovely catch up.

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning, let's get your bbc london news now with me, frankie mccamley. today marks the 15th anniversary of a fire in a high rise block in southeast london that killed six people. three women and three children died in the lakanal house fire in camberwell. a refurbishment by southwark council meant the block had combustible cladding amongst other things which an inquest found caused the fire to spread more rapidly. we can't see any more lakanals in rental towers in the future because, if we do, that would be a gross failing. and also, you know, it doesn't really give a proper respect to those people that lost their lives in both instances. elderly and disabled londoners have warned that ongoing failures with the capital's on—demand minibus

service have left them isolated. problems with tfl's dial—a—ride scheme were raised with mayor sadiq khan injanuary, but, five months on, users say the minibuses can still arrive hours late, or sometimes not at all. dial—a—ride has apologised and said they remain committed to improving the service further. tfl says more than 90% of trip requests are met. the roll—out of 4g and 5g mobile coverage on london's underground railways has been extended slightly to a new section of the elizabeth line between liverpool street and paddington. the ultimate aim is coverage across the whole tube and dlr network — similar to other capital cities who already provide the service. let's take a look at the tubes. a lot of problems this morning.

severe delays on the central line. some parts suspension is. worth checking before you travel. now onto the weather with kat. hello there, good morning to you. it is looking rather unsettled through today. largely cloudy skies, and it's going to feel breezy at times with a bit of showery rain. but although tomorrow it will feel windier, it's going to be largely dry for us and we should get good spells of sunshine. so here is your picture this morning, largely cloudy, any rain will eventually clear but some showers to follow. but it will stay mostly cloudy through the rest of the day. by the end of the afternoon for all areas, much drier. we are looking at highs today of around 19 degrees with a brisk south—westerly wind. now, through this evening, mostly cloudy skies with a few showers. one or two could fall on the sharp side. but the rest of the night is looking much drier with the best of the clear spells developing towards the end of the night. our temperatures fall away to around ten to 12 degrees. so a mild start to our thursday morning.

thursday, a windier day but we should get a good deal of sunshine. it stays largely dry, but further outbreaks of rain expected through the day on friday. that's it from me for now. more in half an hour. lots more on our website. see you at 7.30.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines. the final countdown — with just 24 hours until polling stations open, party leaders reinforce their core messages to voters. hurricane beryl roars towards jamaica after killing at least six people in the caribbean. the mother of missing teenager jay slater describes online conspiracy theories about her son as vile and extremely distressing. good morning from wimbledon. with hopes high for the homegrown players here in the queue. five british women, including katie boulter, are into the second round. new british number one jack draper triumphed in a centre court thriller. we have rain slowly clearing the east through today. behind it a fair bit of cloud and some showers.

later, it will brighten up in the west but here there will still be some showers. all the details shortly. it's wednesday, 3rd ofjuly. party leaders are racing across the uk — reinforcing their core messages to voters as they enter the last full day of campaigning before the general election tomorrow. prime minister rishi sunak told a conservative party rally he would fight for every vote, while labour leader sir keir starmer insists that people who want change have to vote for it. political correspondent helen catt reports. at a conservative rally in central london last night, a last—minute intervention — to the obvious delight of tory supporters in the room. good evening, good evening. chanting: boris, boris! four—and—a—half years ago, this man led them to a sizeable majority. this time, he was warning against giving a much bigger one to sir keir starmer.

if you want to protect our democracy and our economy and keep this country strong abroad by spending 2.5% of our gdp on defence, which labour still refuses to commit to, then you know what to do, don't you, everybody? crowd: yes! there's only one thing to do. vote conservative on thursday, my friends. the prime minister plans to reinforce that message today in the southeast of england. labour will also be using the final day of campaigning to remind voters of the recent tory past. sir keir starmer, out campaigning yesterday, will urge people not to forget what he calls their legacy of economic chaos and one rule for them, another for everyone else. because the choice is stark. 14 years we've had of chaos, of division, of failure. that isn't going to change. have you seen anything in their campaign that suggests that the chaos and division is going to change?

it isn't going to be changing. the greens have been suggesting that labour won't bring enough change and say they bring real hope. they'll be concentrating their message today on the four seats that, come friday, they hope will be theirs. in wales, plaid cymru will reinforce their pitch that the tories are negative, labour complacent, and that they are a genuine alternative to speak up for wales. while the snp claims the result in scotland between it and labour is on a knife edge. reform uk's leader will be in its top target seat campaigning — returning to the party's core theme of getting immigration down to net zero. sir ed davey completed a cross—country dash in cornwall yesterday. the liberal democrats are today putting care back at the forefront of their campaign, saying they've brought it out of the shadows. for the leaders and the parties, these are the last few hours of full—throated campaigning, the very last chance for them to make their case before it's over to you tomorrow. helen catt, bbc news.

they are clocking up the miles. chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us from westminster. interesting to see borisjohnson on the campaign trailfor interesting to see borisjohnson on the campaign trail for the conservatives and interesting to hear from former home secretary suella braverman.— hear from former home secretary suella braverman. rishi sunak told laura kuenssberg _ suella braverman. rishi sunak told laura kuenssberg on _ suella braverman. rishi sunak told laura kuenssberg on sunday - suella braverman. rishi sunak told laura kuenssberg on sunday that l suella braverman. rishi sunak told | laura kuenssberg on sunday that he still believes he will be prime minister at the end of the week once the votes have been tallied. but if you speak to conservatives, privately and increasingly publicly, they view what will play out as rather different. a clear example with this i have to say the extraordinary article from suella braverman, rishi sunak�*s former home secretary. she says it is over and we need to prepare for the reality

and frustration of opposition. she said the conservative vote is evaporating from left and right from what she sees as failures on immigration and tax. she defends reform and says the way the conservatives have a tax reform uk is hypocritical which is striking, because it becomes after rishi sunak and borisjohnson united yesterday. borisjohnson in a surprise appearance attacking reform uk, saying nigel farage and his party were putinistas because of his view the west encouraged vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine. so there are clearly splits on the right of the conservative party. suella braverman said after the election there will be a fight for the soul of the party. rishi sunak hopes to win the election and that will then not be the case. . ~ election and that will then not be the case. ., ~ i. election and that will then not be the case. . ~' ,, ~

election and that will then not be the case. ., ~ i. . ., ., the case. thank you. we will go to -a the case. thank you. we will go to party leader— the case. thank you. we will go to party leader buses _ the case. thank you. we will go to party leader buses later— the case. thank you. we will go to party leader buses later in - the case. thank you. we will go to party leader buses later in the - party leader buses later in the programme. now the other knees. —— other news now. jamaica's prime minister has urged people to stock up on food, water and candles as they prepare for the arrival of hurricane beryl, which is expected to make landfall later today. winds of more than 240 kilometres per hour have already caused extensive damage on other caribbean islands, as our correspondent will grant reports. if the nations that still lie in the path of hurricane beryl want to see what awaits them, they should look no further than union island. situated off the coast of st vincent and the grenadines, the island's buildings were no match for the storm's destructive power. around 90% destroyed or damaged. roofs ripped off, power lines brought down, and an entire community left in ruins. it was a similar story and other low—lying caribbean islands like carriacou in grenada. with jamaica next on the storm's

trajectory, the warnings have prompted people into action — many taking last—minute precautions to protect homes and livelihoods. flatten it good. right. i wouldn't like that injamaica. for its part, the jamaican government has tried to stress the seriousness of the impending storm in the hope people will heed advice of the authorities. every area of government from our disaster preparedness entity, to the police force, to ourfire brigade — all aspects of the government are in a state of readiness and we are ready for hurricane beryl and we're working with communities. especially our concern is for those members of the jamaican community that live in flood—prone areas, or low—lying areas. satellite images of beryl illustrate its terrifying size

and its potential to unleash more destruction in the caribbean. as it moves, it has strengthened. first becoming category four storm, then a maximum level category five, with unprecedented speed. jamaicans nowjust hope it weakens again on its approach to the island. people in the caribbean are used to tropical storms, but beryl is unique. no—one has experienced a hurricane this strong this early in the season. it doesn't bode well for what is still to come. will grant, bbc news, mexico. the mother of the missing teenager jay slater has told of her pain and agony after searches failed to find her son in tenerife. the 19—year—old went missing on the 17th ofjune after he told a friend that he was lost in the mountains. in a statement issued through the missing persons charity lbt global, ms duncan said that the family were absolutely devastated. nicky schiller reports. "words cannot describe the pain and agony we are experiencing. he is our beautiful boy

with his whole life ahead of him and we just want to find him" — the words of jay slater�*s mother, debbie duncan, after searches failed to trace her son. the 19—year—old, from lancashire, has been missing since the 17th ofjune, after he told a friend he was lost in the mountains. he was in tenerife to attend a music festival with friends — his first holiday abroad without his parents. helicopters, drones and search dogs were all deployed to try and find him in the steep rocky area. but, over the weekend, the local police called off the search for the apprentice bricklayer. in her statement issued through the british overseas missing—persons charity lbt global, with this new picture of jay, debbie duncan thanked officers, who she said had worked tirelessly up the mountains where jay's last phone call was traced. she also hit out at some stories around her son's disappearance, saying:

debbie duncan did say the family had embraced the love and support they'd had from across the globe, but again appealed for privacy and urged the press to allow the spanish police to get on with their investigations. the search for the 19—year—old was officially declared over on sunday, but police have said the case remains open — although officials said they couldn't comment on reports that an airbnb property that jay slater stayed at before he went missing has been searched again by investigators. nicky schiller, bbc news. a police search is under way after a child was reportedly attacked by a crocodile while swimming in a creek in australia's northern territory. the attack happened yesterday in a remote community about 220 miles southwest of darwin. australia correspondent katy watson

joins us from sydney. what more do we know? the 12—year—old child was swimming in a creek around dusk on tuesday when there were reports of a crocodile attack. the community raised the alarm. local police attended and there is now a search and rescue operation taking place with a large area of the creek being looked at by boat. the northern territory is home to the largest amount of crocodiles in the world, 100,000 saltwater crocodiles in that state alone. but attacks are rare, fatal attacks morag, the last in 2018. police are investigating the cause of a stampede that killed at least 121 people at a religious gathering in northern india. witnesses said thousands of worshippers were trying to leave a hindu prayer meeting in the northern district of hathras when the crush happened.

we're joined now by our reporter anbarasan ethirajan. good morning, what more can you tell us? i good morning, what more can you tell us? ., ., ., , . good morning, what more can you tell us? ., ., ., ,. , us? i am now at the scene where this ra er us? i am now at the scene where this prayer meeting _ us? i am now at the scene where this prayer meeting was _ us? i am now at the scene where this prayer meeting was held _ us? i am now at the scene where this prayer meeting was held about - prayer meeting was held about 24—hour is a go, and this was the entrance to the meeting and now people are dismantling the tent under which tens of thousands were here. police think more than 80,000 people were present here. when they tried to move towards the stage to get the blessings of a self—styled man, when people started trampling each other. they are looking for this man. the casualty figure is likely to go up. at the same time the investigation will focus on how the investigation will focus on how the local authorities allowed this incident to happen. it has come as a

huge shock for the villagers and nearby places. president biden has blamed his poor performance in last week's tv debate with donald trump onjet lag. meanwhile, the sentencing of his political rival, mr trump, for covering up hush money payments has been postponed until september. his legal team asked for his conviction to be overturned, after the supreme court ruled that former presidents had partial immunity for official acts that took place during their time in office. correspondent helena humphrey reports. when donald trump became the first former us president to be convicted of a crime, the world was watching, wondering what punishment would await the man who could become president again. this was a disgrace. this was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt. ajudge donald trump may not like, but who will now postpone sentencing in his new york hush—money case

until september to hear arguments from his legal team that he should benefit from presidential immunity. quite the contrast to what manhattan district attorney alvin bragg had to say when the verdict was handed down. while this defendant may be unlike any other in american history, we arrived at this trial and ultimately today at this verdict in the same manner as every other case that comes through the court room doors. by following the facts and the law and doing so without fear or favour. but since then, the us supreme court has ruled that presidents, as well as former presidents, have broad immunity from prosecution for official acts in office. a ruling trump's lawyers hope to use to their advantage, presenting fresh evidence from his time in the white house to try to have the case thrown out. despite prosecutors saying they are doubtful it carries legal weight, it could be a political win for donald trump, allowing him to officially secure

the republican nomination weeks before sentencing. and a summer of unencumbered campaigning as he looks to shore up support against his rival, president biden — facing doubts after a disastrous debate. mr biden said his poor performance had been down to jet lag. but a texas congressman had already called on the president to leave the race, becoming the first democratic lawmaker to say out loud what many democratic voters say they are feeling. if you are getting your kids ready for school, think of this couple. a scottish couple are celebrating the rare birth of naturally conceived quadruplets. arlene and john mitchell, from longridge in west lothian, became parents to ben, noah, harrison and rory on the 14th of may.

arlene said that welcoming them into the world was an incredible and overwhelming experience. overwhelming. they have that team. they delivered them. brilliant. good morning, you are probably up and awake and probably have been all night. morning, morning, morning, morning. carol has the weather. morning, morning, morning, morning. and congratulations. this morning a cloudy start. also wet. the rain slowly clearing to the east. behind it cloud and showers. it will brighten up later to sunshine and showers in the west. you can see the rainfall we have had. from the west to the east. we have a secondary

front in the west. that will produce more showers. as we go through the morning, fairly cloudy for most. rain moves away from the south—east but will take its time. some brighter skies but in the cloud behind the weather front producing rain, some showers. to the west, we will have thicker cloud and showers. whichever way you look at it, a cloudy, damp and breezy start. through the day, the second weather front coming in will push eastwards. heaviest across scotland and later it will brighten up to the west but there will be showers. temperatures 12-18 the there will be showers. temperatures 12—18 the north to south. overnight, the weather front lingers across shetland. some clear skies. then showers coming in across the north and west accompanied by gusty wind.

temperatures 9—13. tomorrow we start with sunshine. wherever you are will be windy. the strongest winds in the north of the country. and here also, especially in scotland, heavy showers, potentially thundery. further south, drier conditions with isolated showers. with the combination of elements in the north it will feel cool. in the south, it will not feel too bad.— it will feel cool. in the south, it will not feel too bad. former nurse lucy letby has been found guilty of trying to kill a premature baby girl known as baby k, following a retrial. last summer, the 34—year—old was convicted by a differentjury of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six more at the countess of chester hospital in 2015 and 2016. our north of england correspondent judith moritzjoins us now. everyone will know this is such a

distressing case. you have covered every development over the past years. another emotional day in court yesterday.— years. another emotional day in court yesterday. yes, not least for the family of— court yesterday. yes, not least for the family of the _ court yesterday. yes, not least for the family of the baby _ court yesterday. yes, not least for the family of the baby involved. i the family of the baby involved. this case, we have not been able to identify children, their families involved both last time in the original trial and in this retrial, the retrial involving one family and this was a baby who lucy letby we can say officially because she was convicted, she attempted to murder. at the original trial the jury could not decide which is why we came back for a retrial on this charge. originally, it took the jury a long time to reach their verdicts. it was a long trial. this time they were only sent out yesterday morning at 11.30 and before three o'clock they were back, unanimous, and when they

returned the verdict, lucy letby showed no reaction but the baby's family were emotional and the police spoke on their behalf outside court. we have had to go through a long, torturous_ we have had to go through a long, torturous and emotionaljourney torturous and emotional journey twice _ torturous and emotional journey twice but — torturous and emotionaljourney twice. but thisjustice torturous and emotionaljourney twice. but this justice will not take — twice. but this justice will not take away the extreme hurt, anger and distress we have all had to experience. it also does not provide us with— experience. it also does not provide us with an _ experience. it also does not provide us with an explanation as to why these _ us with an explanation as to why these crimes have taken place. we are heartbroken. devastated. angry and feel_ are heartbroken. devastated. angry and feel number. that are heartbroken. devastated. angry and feel number.— and feel number. that is the police s-ueakin and feel number. that is the police speaking on _ and feel number. that is the police speaking on the — and feel number. that is the police speaking on the family's _ and feel number. that is the police speaking on the family's behalf. i and feel number. that is the police l speaking on the family's behalf. and speaking on the family's behalf. situc investigations speaking on the family's behalf. fific investigations continue. speaking on the family's behalf. e'"ic investigations continue. cheshire police explained that this is an investigation that has various stages. we had the original trial that finished last year. and then the police immediately said we will

look at the footprint as they described it of lucy letby�*s career from 2012. this trial only involved a baby who was attempted i should say she attempted to murder. the police have expanded what they are looking at and are looking at cases of 4000 babies. it does not mean they are investigating and there could be criminality all the time but they will review it and see where it takes them and there will be a public inquiry. it is where it takes them and there will be a public inquiry.— be a public inquiry. it is a massive and really — be a public inquiry. it is a massive and really complex _ be a public inquiry. it is a massive and really complex case. - and really complex case. complicated, technically, medically. a lot of the evidence in this was based around the science, medical evidence of each baby. you will understand these were premature, sick babies in the neonatal unit. they were not babies born at full

term, in good health, so we spent a lot of time in court listening to that evidence.— lot of time in court listening to that evidence. very complicated. lucy letby _ that evidence. very complicated. lucy letby is _ that evidence. very complicated. lucy letby is serving _ that evidence. very complicated. lucy letby is serving multiple - that evidence. very complicated. | lucy letby is serving multiple life sentences. why is it important for the families that any more cases might be brought to court? that the families that any more cases might be brought to court? that is a ruestion i might be brought to court? that is a question i was _ might be brought to court? that is a question i was asked _ might be brought to court? that is a question i was asked about, - might be brought to court? that is a question i was asked about, why - might be brought to court? that is a question i was asked about, why we | question i was asked about, why we had a retrial. i think this is about these families finding the truth of what happened. lucy letby maintains she is innocent and gave evidence at both trials and this time she said i am not guilty of the crimes i have been convicted. for the families, they left hospital believing their babies had been harmed or died tragically through natural causes and one day the police came knocking and one day the police came knocking and said that is not what we think happened. they have had this journey as you have heard in that clip, which they described as torturous. going through the process of finding

out what happened to their children. there were times in the original trial when lucy letby did not attend. ,, ., , trial when lucy letby did not attend, ,, , , attend. she was there yesterday? that happened — attend. she was there yesterday? that happened at _ attend. she was there yesterday? that happened at the _ attend. she was there yesterday? that happened at the end - attend. she was there yesterday? that happened at the end of- attend. she was there yesterday? that happened at the end of the l attend. she was there yesterday? i that happened at the end of the last trial when she was sentenced. when the verdict was given and she was sentenced, she did not come to court. this time she was there through the evidence and yesterday when the verdict was delivered. she did not show any emotion. she will be sentenced on friday morning and thejudge says she be sentenced on friday morning and the judge says she is expected to be there. we the judge says she is expected to be there. ~ . . ~ the judge says she is expected to be there. ~ , ., ,, i. still to come on breakfast. tell me what has happened. just keep checking she is breathing. i am staying on the phone with you. she is still breathing a little bit. that was five—year—old lola making a 999 call that

saved her mum's life after she had a seizure. lola's bravery has been recognised with a special award and we'll hear more at 8.20. she is getting a special treat there. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning, let's get your bbc london news now with me, frankie mccamley. today marks the 15th anniversary of a fire in a high rise block in south east london that killed six people. three women and three children died in the lakanal house fire in camberwell. a refurbishment by southwark council meant the block had combustible cladding amongst other things which an inquest found caused the fire to spread more rapidly. we can't see any more lakanals in rental towers in the future because, if we do, that would be a gross failing. and also, you know, it doesn't really give a proper respect

to those people that lost their lives in both instances. elderly and disabled londoners have warned that ongoing failures with the capital's on—demand minibus service have left them isolated. problems with tfl's dial—a—ride scheme were raised with mayor sadiq khan injanuary, but five months on, users say the minibuses can still arrive hours late, or sometimes not at all. dial—a—ride has apologised and said they remain "committed to improving the service further". tfl says more than 90% of trip requests are met. it's the last day of political campaigning. meanwhile the elections watchdog has acknowledeged that there is pressure on the postal voting system, but it's not aware of any large—scale problems. residents in south—east london and other parts of the country had expressed concern that they hadn't received their postal ballots some days ago. there's advice on the bbc website about that and other

questions you may have. just click on the election 2024 tab. there's a part suspension on the elizabeth line, the overground and the district line as well as severe delays on the central line. so do check before you travel. now onto the weather with kat. hello there, good morning to you. it is looking rather unsettled through today. largely cloudy skies, and it's going to feel breezy at times with a bit of showery rain. but although tomorrow it will feel windier, it's going to be largely dry for us and we should get good spells of sunshine. so here is your picture this morning, largely cloudy, any rain will eventually clear but some showers to follow. but it will stay mostly cloudy through the rest of the day. by the end of the afternoon for all areas, much drier. we are looking at highs today of around 19 degrees with a brisk south—westerly wind.

now, through this evening, mostly cloudy skies with a few showers. one or two could fall on the sharp side. but the rest of the night is looking much drier with the best of the clear spells developing towards the end of the night. our temperatures fall away to around ten to 12 degrees. so a mild start to our thursday morning. thursday, a windier day but we should get a good deal of sunshine. it stays largely dry, but further outbreaks of rain expected through the day on friday. that's it from me for now. more in half an hour. lots more on our website. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. the nhs is a big issue for many voters and throughout this election campaign, we've been asking what questions you have for politicians, in a series called your voice,

your vote. helen barkerfrom liverpool got in touch, and wanted to know what a new government could do to make nhs waiting lists shorter. our health editor hugh pym has been to meet her. helen has struggled with a kidney condition for more than two years. it's left her stuck at home and unable to work. just check how many of the big dressings we have got. we are running low on the big dressings but we have got one additional pack left. ok, i'll do a prescription later. yeah, sort that out for us, that would be superb. last october, helen had an operation to remove part of a kidney blockage. she was told the second part of the procedure would be done within six weeks. she is still waiting. cheers, darling. see you later. i just wish that it would get done. it'sjust emotionally and physically draining. i'm at risk of getting another serious infection.

so, you know, that constant worry. and so far, she says she has heard nothing in this campaign about what might bring the list down. politicians should be explaining why these waiting lists are so bad. stop using the pandemic as an excuse, stop using strikes as an excuse, it's all about money, that's what it comes down to in my opinion. helen argues that with the waiting list of 7.5 million in england, and some of those too unwell to work, there are wider implications. if people got the procedures they needed, that would benefit the nhs. it would benefit the economy, it would benefit society. why can't they see it? why don't they see it, why don't they see the wider picture? or, if they do, why don't they do something about it? i will send a request to your doctor but they might need to keep you in. while more patients like helen wait for treatment, gp practices in liverpool and surrounding districts say they are coming

and yet more pressure. under yet more pressure. anna is a gp in bootle and sees the impact of long waits for hospital treatment. it sounds awful, actually, what do you take the pain when it is like that? she says patients' conditions can deteriorate as they wait many months for hospital care and gps have to pick up the pieces. we are seeing sicker and more complex patients then we would have perhaps seen in the past, because a condition is over time, you know, going to become worse. but it's also often going to become much more complex. so, yeah, it's a tough time for general practice, i've never known it is hard. i'm in my 20th year as a gp, and it's just never been this tough. in the next consulting room, her colleague massimo is examining a patient with a bowel inflammation. where is the pain now? on that side, sharp, sharp?

she has been waiting for six months for a colonoscopy in hospital and that adds to the gp's workload. the issue really is when she gets a flare up, and she's still on the waiting list and we don't know what it is, we still need to assess her and make sure there is nothing else, and see where she is up to, yeah. hospitals across the city did not want to give us access. it's a sensitive time during the election campaign. they said they were extremely busy. sojohn, a radiographer, agreed to do an interview as long as we didn't name the hospital where he works. john says the workload is even heavier because some patients waiting a long time need repeat scans. it can be really frustrating for a patient when they might have had a scan, been told they are ready for their operation for a year, 18 months later to come back and say, you have to have all these tests done again because they were, things have changed in your disease that mean that they need scans or tests needs to be repeated,

and thatjust adds even more to the backlog and can cause even more delays. helen has her artwork to take her mind off the discomfort and frustration, but like millions of others, she can only hope for better news on waiting lists. that news on waiting lists. report was from our health editor that report was from our health editor hugh pym and hejoins us now. waiting lists are clearly a big issue for lots of people who got in touch with us. what are the main parties pledging on that in their manifestos, can you run it through for us? ,, , ., manifestos, can you run it through for us? ,, g ., ., ., for us? sure, jon. you heard there that waiting _ for us? sure, jon. you heard there that waiting lists, _ for us? sure, jon. you heard there that waiting lists, very _ for us? sure, jon. you heard there that waiting lists, very large - that waiting lists, very large waiting lists, 7.5 million in england, is affecting different bits of the nhs having to step in to help people as well as patients like ellen. her question to us quite simply was, what is the next government going to do about it? so i have looked at key bits of the manifestos of the main parties

related to waiting lists. the conservatives for example want more community diagnostic centres, they say they want to introduce new more efficient technology to speed the process of patients getting treated in hospitals. labour say they want 40,000 more appointments and operations each week in england, the current level is around 2 million, i should say. they want a bigger role for high street opticians, getting them involved in doing tests and checks to take the pressure from hospitals and speed things up there. the liberal democrats say they want a ten year investment plan for hospitals and more focus on recruiting cancer nurses and investing in equipment. no health is a devolved current now of course health is is a devolved issue but spending commitments made in england will have an effect on devolved nations. the think tanks looking at

these policies say it could be a start but there is a long way to go and they don't really feel the parties have addressed the long—term challenges over funding for example in the nhs in. i challenges over funding for example in the nhs in— in the nhs in. i guess that is the thin , in the nhs in. i guess that is the thing. and _ in the nhs in. i guess that is the thing, and people's— in the nhs in. i guess that is the thing, and people's follow-up i thing, and people's follow—up question will be, all of those policies you have set out for us, will they be enough to sort out the underlying problem is that so many people face as they wait on the nhs? yeah, i think it represents a good start these parties, all of them, whoever is elected and formed the next government, in the view of the experts. but the main challenges are the ageing population, a larger population, more people with multiple conditions, more funding needed for new medicines. and some of the think tanks are saying that it's going to need between 30 and £40 billion more than what has been planned by the final year of the parliament, that is in real terms. and the parties have really not spelled—out what might be required

andindeed spelled—out what might be required and indeed how that would be funded, would it be more tax, or would it be more borrowing? so that i think there is a lot that is none of the manifesto. parties say they are committed to along term workforce plan to get more doctors and nurses but there is nothing in the manifestos to say how that will be funded and that remains one of the unanswered questions of the whole campaign. unanswered questions of the whole camaiun. . ~' ,, unanswered questions of the whole camaiun. . ~' �* unanswered questions of the whole camaiun. . ~ ~ ., ,, campaign. thank you, hugh. and thank ou to campaign. thank you, hugh. and thank you to helen — campaign. thank you, hugh. and thank you to helen who _ campaign. thank you, hugh. and thank you to helen who got _ campaign. thank you, hugh. and thank you to helen who got in _ campaign. thank you, hugh. and thank you to helen who got in touch - you to helen who got in touch through your voice, your vote. and all of the other people who have got in touch over the election campaign. this time tomorrow, the polling stations will be open. and it will be under way. stations will be open. and it will be under way-— stations will be open. and it will be under way. stations will be open. and it will be under wa . . , , ., �* be under way. nearly there, jon! and somethin: be under way. nearly there, jon! and something else _ be under way. nearly there, jon! and something else it _ be under way. nearly there, jon! and something else it is _ be under way. nearly there, jon! and something else it is definitely - something else it is definitely under way is a game of tennis at wimbledon, mike is there. good mornin: , wimbledon, mike is there. good morning. i— wimbledon, mike is there. good morning, i have _ wimbledon, mike is there. good morning, i have a _ wimbledon, mike is there. good morning, i have a new— wimbledon, mike is there. good morning, i have a newjob - wimbledon, mike is there. good morning, i have a newjob as - wimbledon, mike is there. good morning, i have a newjob as a line judge. we have australia against

india in a mini tennis. these guys are great! oh, i think you havejust taken someone's teeth out without smash. it is fantastic atmosphere this morning especially amongst british fans. and some people say it is never too early for champagne especially when you have a night in a tent where you are disturbed by a lot of snoring! great spirits. five british women into the second round in wimbledon for the first time since 1987, and great excitement about jack since 1987, and great excitement aboutjack draper! about jack draper! cheering. fit, about jack draper! cheering.- about jack draper! cheering. �* , cheering. a five set thriller! it was like a _ cheering. a five set thriller! it was like a semifinal. _ cheering. a five set thriller! it was like a semifinal. it - cheering. a five set thriller! it was like a semifinal. it was. - was like a semifinal. it was. daytime _ was like a semifinal. it was. daytime centre _ was like a semifinal. it was. daytime centre court - was like a semifinal. it was. l daytime centre court thriller, was like a semifinal. it was. - daytime centre court thriller, as draper really fulfilled the void left by his idol of andy murray, and the disappoint of andy murray not playing yesterday in the singles, it putjack draper into his playing yesterday in the singles, it put jack draper into his slot. and

he delivered this roller—coaster performance eventually coming through to set up a second—round clash with cameron norrie. draper, bottom of your screen, came through a bruising encounter with elias ymer of sweden last night, winning in five sets. the 22—year—old is in good form having won the stuttgart tournament recently before beating world number carlos alcaraz at queen's. although he enjoyed the win, he appreciated many of the fans watching on may have wanted to see murray. i have huge respect for cam, you know, he's one wonderful competitor. obviously made the semis here before, knows how to play on grass, final at queens. cam is someone who is extremely dogged. so good in the points, he's a lefty like myself. and you know, he's been top ten in the world, he is someone who can play incredible tennis and that match is going to be a good one, it's going to be really tough. over on court three british number two norrie, top of your screen, set up that clash with draper by beating the argentine world number 47 facundo diaz

acosta in straight sets. it ended a run of four successive tour—level defeats for norrie. dan evans, meanwhile, is still in the first round. his match against 24th seed alejandro tabilo will resume today with evans a set down before bad light stopped play on the outer courts yesterday. and there was quite a scene on court two as sixth seed andrey rublev crashed out. he couldn't contain his anger in his four—set defeat to francisco comesana, at one stage smashing his racket repeatedly into his knee. with real force as well, i with realforce as well, i bet with real force as well, i bet that had, he will have some bruises this morning! there'll be an all british clash in the second round of the women's singles when katie boulter meets harriet dart. british number one boulter, top of your screen, defeated 2022 semi—finalist tatjana maria of germany in straight sets in front

of a packed court three. she's had a positive season so far, winning titles in san diego and nottingham. i'm going to have to bring my a—game for sure. she is going to be fighting, i'm going to be fighting and i think for me it's about focusing on my own game and trusting that i'm going to find it no matter what happens. and trusting that the stuff that i am playing right now is really good, and at the end of the day, that's all i can do. i'm proud of myself regardless what happens, and it'sjust nice to see a lot of brits doing really well and to be one of those is awesome. earlier british number two dart, top of your screen, overwhelmed china's zhuoxuan bai 6—4, 6—0. it's the first time since 1987 that there have been five british women in the second round at wimbledon. that's pretty amazing, isn't it? i tell you what, it is building up to be some tournament, just like the euros which have been great as well, haven't they? i tell you what, john

in germany, in dortmund for us, you have got some talent here saying that they have been loving your coverage, say hello tojohn, everybody, it's over to you! mic, love that, thank you very much indeed from dortmund! turkey are through last night, there are a huge amount of techie fans here who enjoyed that crucial say that was made last night, —— turkey fans. and when that saver was made the atmosphere was like it is there with you, mike. netherlands and turkey through, one of them will be the team that england will face if they can get through to the semifinal if they get through a week today. can we think about it? we have switzerland on saturday and we need to ready ourselves for that. we will be looking at the england preparations in a moment. let's

reflect on the results are slight. the netherlands head to the quarter finals of the euros after beating romania 3—0 in munich last night. liverpool's cody gakpo opened the scoring and then set up substitute donyell malen here for the second. malen scored twice in the final ten minutes of the game to secure the win, ronald koeman's side reaching the quarterfinals for the first time in 16 years but they have their sights set on going further than that. 0f of course we are here with one mission, and that's to win the euros. we are a strong team, we have quality, and from the beginning, we are focused and we don't lose our focus. we are focused on the next match but the bigger picture is clear. and the netherlands will play turkey in the quarterfinals after they beat austria 2—1 in leipzig, merih demiral�*s double enough to see turkey through. but what about this late save from mert gunok, to deny austria a late equaliser. it's been compared to gordon banks' save that denied pele at the 1970 world cup, i'll leave that up to you to decide,

but it brought turkish delight to the team and fans in the stadium. england enjoyed a day off on tuesday ahead of their quarterfinal against switzerland on saturday. preparation is continuing, good morning, sir! if they win that, they can dare to dream against a potential semifinal against netherlands and turkey. some players spent some time with their families. what of the opposition switzerland? the big news is one of their star players should be fit. former arsenal man granit xhaka is expected to be fit for the match. and they will fancy their chances after they beat the defending champions italy in the last 16. we played against germany, we were good, we played against italy, also a big team. and why not, we can beat england. in a good mood now, and, let's see, it's a good challenge.

and my team is ready to have this big fight against big england. so, there we go. the state is set, england against switzerland on saturday, —— stage is set, and then potentially a semifinal in dortmund. jack draper better through the wringer last night, that is going to script. and it's probably better that we have a few days to prepare ourselves as we prepare for the quarterfinal against switzerland. i think you will want to clear your diary is on sunday, jon and sally because we might all want to lie down in a dark room if the last match is anything to go by! its]!!! down in a dark room if the last match is anything to go by! all we could be celebrating _ match is anything to go by! all we could be celebrating in _ match is anything to go by! all we could be celebrating in a - match is anything to go by! all we could be celebrating in a relaxed i could be celebrating in a relaxed and happy. we could be celebrating in a relaxed and happy-— could be celebrating in a relaxed and ha - . ~ , , and happy. we will be, we will still be partying- _ and happy. we will be, we will still be partying- we — and happy. we will be, we will still be partying- we are _ and happy. we will be, we will still be partying. we are not— and happy. we will be, we will still be partying. we are not as - and happy. we will be, we will still be partying. we are not as gearing| be partying. we are not as gearing u . be partying. we are not as gearing u- for be partying. we are not as gearing u - for that be partying. we are not as gearing up for that england _ be partying. we are not as gearing up for that england game. - be partying. we are not as gearing up for that england game. we - be partying. we are not as gearing| up for that england game. we have another one as well.

we're meeting england's newly—formed over—75s men's football team. they have a combined age of about 1,000 years! we'll speak to bbc radio manchester presenter mike sweeney who's made the squad, as well as team captainjeff martel and player manager ken pollock. they are pretty quick, aren't they? they are pretty quick, aren't they? the over 75, everybody, they are pretty quick, aren't they? the over75, everybody, how they are pretty quick, aren't they? the over 75, everybody, how good is that. we the over 75, everybody, how good is that. ~ . . the over 75, everybody, how good is that. . . , ., that. we will catch up with a guide do .u . . that. we will catch up with a guide dog puppy rebel _ that. we will catch up with a guide dog puppy rebel in _ that. we will catch up with a guide dog puppy rebel in a _ that. we will catch up with a guide dog puppy rebel in a minute, - that. we will catch up with a guide dog puppy rebel in a minute, get| that. we will catch up with a guide l dog puppy rebel in a minute, get an update with how he is doing, but carol has an update first, is that pollen levels? yes, good morning, everybody. the onl hiuh yes, good morning, everybody. the only high is the far south—east but everyone else is low and moderate. we have a clutch of weather fronts, the first has been bringing rain overnight, the second one is bringing rain across the west. it is

a cloudy start to the day, a wet start with the rain progressing eastwards, slowly moving away through the morning. behind it we will see a lot of cloud at times, patchy light rain and drizzle, and our second weather front in the west pushes east. later it will brighten up pushes east. later it will brighten up to sunshine and showers in western area. temperatures 12 to 18 or19 western area. temperatures 12 to 18 or 19 degrees, and it's going to be a breezy day. if you are heading to wimbledon today or tomorrow, it is likely to be wet for the start of play and let me go through the afternoon we will have cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle. tomorrow, a drier and bright today and it will be breezy. overnight the rain lingers across shetland, prolific showers across the north west, gusty winds as well. south we have clear skies, breezy with overnight lows between eight and 13 degrees. tomorrow we start off with

quite a bit of sunshine, it will be a windy day wherever you are but the strongest winds will be across the northern half of the country but this is where we will see the showers. the lion's share of the showers. the lion's share of the showers will be in scotland, and some of those will be heavy and thundery. some of them are emerging to give prolonged periods of rain. temperatures, 11 to 20 degrees. in the wind and the rain in the north it will feel cool. out of the wind and in the sunshine in the south—east, it will be highs of 20, feeling quite pleasant. moving on from thursday into friday, we had a little runner scooting across the south, that will bring some more rain and it will be windier in the south during the course of friday than on thursday. so you can see where we have got the rain across southern areas, cloud likely to cause some disruption at wimbledon. further north it is drier, brighter, there will still be showers across northern scotland but it will not be as windy and heavier showers particularly so in the afternoon,

spreading it across northern ireland. temperatures 13 to 19 or 20 degrees. beyond that, friday will be wet and windy in the south but into the weekend in the early part of next week, the weather remains changeable. it isn't typical summer weather, with temperatures below average for the time of year. normally for london the average temperature at this stage injuly would be 23, it's only going to be 21 at best. no sign of summer returning just yet but we have still got many months of summit left so hopeful that we will see some decent spells of sunshine.— spells of sunshine. some papers are su: atestin spells of sunshine. some papers are suggesting there — spells of sunshine. some papers are suggesting there could _ spells of sunshine. some papers are suggesting there could be _ spells of sunshine. some papers are suggesting there could be a - spells of sunshine. some papers are suggesting there could be a return l suggesting there could be a return of a mini heatwave, have you heard anything about that? i of a mini heatwave, have you heard anything about that?— anything about that? i have read that as well. _ anything about that? i have read that as well, and _ anything about that? i have read that as well, and i _ anything about that? i have read that as well, and i am _ anything about that? i have read that as well, and i am keeping i anything about that? i have read. that as well, and i am keeping my fingers crossed it is true. but at the moment, it is not looking likely in the next week or so. but that

could change, as i'm always saying! many months of summer still to come, as you say, thank you, carol. we've been following the journey of guide dog puppy rebel, since the end of last year. we first met when he was 12—weeks—old and was fostered by a family, who had volunteered to be guide dog puppy raisers after watching our report about shortages. rebel has now said goodbye to his first foster carers and hello to a new family, as he prepares to begin his official guide dog training. our correspondent sophie long has more. this is rebel. he's not new to your screens, but if you don't recognise him, it's because he's grown. they said, "all we know is he's eight weeks and he's a black lab." we first met rebel at 12 weeks old, when he became a much loved part of the niblock family just over a year ago. since then, they've been everywhere together,

but their journey started here on bbc breakfast. sammy is more important to me and he always will be. when our friend and colleague sean shared his last days with sammy, it was immensely difficult for sean, but the impact it had was huge. it moved many breakfast viewers to tears. it inspired others like the niblocks into action. it was heartbreaking to watch it, really. itjust made us think, why, why not sign up when we've got the time, the space and everything just to help make a difference. they were among thousands to volunteer to be guide dog puppy raisers after sean highlighted the impact of post—pandemic shortages. eight months later, they welcomed rebel into their home and became one of around 2,000 families helping to raise guide dog puppies. they spent their first christmas together, but they also knew it would be their last. as with their love and support, rebel would be ready forformal training a few months later. go forward! as we've watched rebel�*s journey, sean has introduced us to many people for whom,

like him, guide dogs are the difference between independence and isolation. ella said that without rio, herfirst guide dog, she'd never have been able to study maths at oxford university. she gives me that independence that i do kind of need, and i crave, that i need to live the life i want to, i want to lead. she's good for a cuddle at the end of an evening if i've had a bad day. and she's an excellent guide, she's very rarely led me astray. guide dogs show their paces along one of the centre's obstacle courses. since 1931, around 36,000 guide dogs have been matched with visually impaired people. but when the pandemic hit, the training scheme was suspended for the first time in the charity's history. walky time. last walk, come on then! good boy. rebel is now ready for his formal training. jess and evie have just a few more hours before he's collected, and he moves to a new home. the high has been watching him progress, and just the fact that he's even made it to formal training

because a lot of them don't. and obviously, watching him progress within his training. lows definitely been, well, these last few days of saying goodbye, and a few shoes and things like that, we've lost on the way. good boy. they knew it was coming, but parting was always going to be a bittersweet mixture of pride and pain. definitely emotional, but we're just really proud of him for even making it this far and hopefully he'll go on and change someone's life, so. that's what we keep holding on to, that as much as he's going to leave a big hole, he's going to really change someone else's life and that's why we signed up to do it. rebel will now live with another foster family who will take him to and from training and look after him in the evenings and at weekends. sophie long, bbc news.

so hard saying goodbye! but the good news is here. rebel has now arrived with his new fosterfamily, katie and ross, whojoin us now. good morning! good morning, hello! how is it going. _ good morning! good morning, hello! how is it going, how— good morning! good morning, hello! how is it going, how the _ good morning! good morning, hello! how is it going, how the settling - how is it going, how the settling in, looked like he is having a snack or a treat there! he in, looked like he is having a snack or a treat there!— or a treat there! he is, he is havin: or a treat there! he is, he is having a _ or a treat there! he is, he is having a couple _ or a treat there! he is, he is having a couple of— or a treat there! he is, he is having a couple of his - or a treat there! he is, he is . having a couple of his breakfast treats and a bit of a toy to keep you in place. he is settling in so well. we are really pleased. it's hard working with animals on live tv is what we have discovered! let’s is what we have discovered! let's see how the _ is what we have discovered! let's see how the next _ is what we have discovered! let's see how the next couple - is what we have discovered! let's see how the next couple of - is what we have discovered! let's see how the next couple of minutes ago! to be honest, rebel can do whatever he likes so don't worry about that. i'm just interested to know, what made you decide to foster a guide dog, how did you first think about it and decided to do it? yeah. about it and decided to do it? yeah, i think the reason _ about it and decided to do it? yeah, i think the reason we _ about it and decided to do it? yeah, i think the reason we decided - about it and decided to do it? yeah, i think the reason we decided to - i think the reason we decided to foster, i saw an ad for dog foster

us and we decided that particularly given the day—to—day commitments, this would be brilliant opportunity to help somebody with site loss and have the brilliant company of a lovely, lovely, well—behaved dog! so it is so rewarding to be able to do something to make a difference for people and that a key driver for us and why we decided to become fosters in the end. you and why we decided to become fosters in the end. ., ., ., in the end. you will have him for six months. _ in the end. you will have him for six months, so _ in the end. you will have him for six months, so what _ in the end. you will have him for six months, so what will - in the end. you will have him for six months, so what will those i in the end. you will have him for. six months, so what will those six months to look like? that basically consists of him _ months to look like? that basically consists of him being _ months to look like? that basically consists of him being dropped - months to look like? that basically consists of him being dropped off l consists of him being dropped off and picked up from school, so we do the school run between 7:30am, picking him up at 5:30pm. then he will have a key set of training to prepare him over six months to become a fully trained guide dog, fingers crossed. he seems to be progressing really well, so, that is how his training will go. i progressing really well, so, that is

how his training will go.— how his training will go. i don't want to be _ how his training will go. i don't want to be a — how his training will go. i don't want to be a party— how his training will go. i don't want to be a party pooper, - how his training will go. i don't want to be a party pooper, but| how his training will go. i don't i want to be a party pooper, but we have just seen the poor family saying goodbye at the end of their stint with him, and he will have to do the same, that is tough, isn't it? being a foster parent of guide dogs, ross. it? being a foster parent of guide dogs. ross-— dogs, ross. yeah, it will be, i imagine- _ dogs, ross. yeah, it will be, i imagine. fortunately- dogs, ross. yeah, it will be, i imagine. fortunately we i dogs, ross. yeah, it will be, i imagine. fortunately we knew dogs, ross. yeah, it will be, i- imagine. fortunately we knew from the start _ imagine. fortunately we knew from the start that it would only be six months. — the start that it would only be six months. so — the start that it would only be six months, so we are prepared for that moment _ months, so we are prepared for that moment it's— months, so we are prepared for that moment. it'sjust great knowing that he is going _ moment. it'sjust great knowing that he is going to go on and become a guide _ he is going to go on and become a guide dog — he is going to go on and become a guide dog and go on to do what he has been _ guide dog and go on to do what he has been training for. it will be hard _ has been training for. it will be hard at — has been training for. it will be hard at the time i imagine, but we have _ hard at the time i imagine, but we have got— hard at the time i imagine, but we have got six— hard at the time i imagine, but we have got six months to go, so we are very much— have got six months to go, so we are very much looking forward to enjoying _ very much looking forward to enjoying those to begin with. and what will enjoying those to begin with. el"ic what will rebel be learning over the next six months, what it is training like? , , ., like? so, basically, his training consists of— like? so, basically, his training consists of being _ like? so, basically, his training consists of being able - like? so, basically, his training consists of being able to, i like? so, basically, his training consists of being able to, for i consists of being able to, for example, walking on a lead nicely, being able to sit and wait for his

dinner, so really basic commands. it's still really early days in terms of where his training goes, but hopefully he should be able at a later date to be able to help guide somebody for example if they need to go to the shops somewhere, but also be able to do normal doglike things. just being able to go to the park and run about and be a dog and come back when he is called, already basic but important commands that he is learning. he is training to be a guide dog but we are also making sure he is able to go about his day today and be a normal dog as much as possible. it today and be a normal dog as much as ossible. ., ., ~' today and be a normal dog as much as ossible. ., ., ,, ., possible. it looks like the training is laruel possible. it looks like the training is largely treat — possible. it looks like the training is largely treat based! _ possible. it looks like the training is largely treat based! if - possible. it looks like the training is largely treat based! if you i possible. it looks like the training j is largely treat based! if you quite hungry? it is largely treat based! if you quite hunt ? . , . is largely treat based! if you quite hunt ? , , , ., is largely treat based! if you quite hunt ? ,_ ., hungry? it is, yes! no, well, he has set meal times _ hungry? it is, yes! no, well, he has set meal times of _ hungry? it is, yes! no, well, he has set meal times of the _ hungry? it is, yes! no, well, he has set meal times of the what - hungry? it is, yes! no, well, he has set meal times of the what he i hungry? it is, yes! no, well, he has set meal times of the what he can l set meal times of the what he can eat, their diet is regulated, so they do not overfeed him. itjust means that whatever treats you get allocated, this will come out of his

certain allocation, so no additional treats, he gets what he is given in terms of his kibble. but it really helps them to stay motivated, because he is a realfoodie! d0 helps them to stay motivated, because he is a realfoodie! do you have any left! _ because he is a realfoodie! do you have any left! just _ because he is a realfoodie! do you have any left! just about! - because he is a realfoodie! do you have any left! just about! we i because he is a realfoodie! do you have any left! just about! we have| have any left! just about! we have not his have any left! just about! we have got his frozen _ have any left! just about! we have got his frozen cod _ have any left! just about! we have got his frozen cod but _ have any left! just about! we have got his frozen cod but he - have any left! just about! we have got his frozen cod but he does i have any left! just about! we have got his frozen cod but he does like it. he is only a puppy, 15 months. i need to see what happens when it runs out! we need to see what happens when it runs out! ~ ., ., , ., , runs out! we have a big tab, hopefully — runs out! we have a big tab, hopefully it _ runs out! we have a big tab, hopefully it should _ runs out! we have a big tab, hopefully it should be i runs out! we have a big tab, hopefully it should be fine! i runs out! we have a big tab, | hopefully it should be fine! if there are people watching who think, i would love to do that, i would love to foster a guide dog puppy, what would you say, what they need to be aware of, and why should they do it? it’s to be aware of, and why should they do it? �* , ., to be aware of, and why should they do it? �*, ., ., ., to be aware of, and why should they doit? ., ., , do it? it's an amazing opportunity, particularly — do it? it's an amazing opportunity, particularly if _ do it? it's an amazing opportunity, particularly if you _ do it? it's an amazing opportunity, particularly if you have _ do it? it's an amazing opportunity, particularly if you have work i particularly if you have work commitments, for us, it's great that we have _ commitments, for us, it's great that we have him — commitments, for us, it's great that we have him at the evenings and weekends — we have him at the evenings and weekends. it's something that we have looked at for a while, and it's

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killed six people. three women and three children died in the lakanal house fire in camberwell. the block had combustible cladding — which an inquest found caused the fire to spread more rapidly. we can't see any more lakanals in rental towers la ka nals and grenfell towers in the future because, if we do, that would be a gross failing. and also, you know, it doesn't really give a proper respect to those people that lost their lives in both instances. the roll—out of 4g and 5g mobile coverage on london's underground railways has been extended slightly to a new section of the elizabeth line between liverpool street and paddington. the ultimate aim is coverage across the whole tube and dlr network, similar to other capital cities who already provide the service. let's take a look at the tubes now —

do check before you travel. now the weather. that rain many of you are waking up to should clear into this afternoon. staying cloudy though with high of 19 in parts. that's it for now. i'll see you in half an hour.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines. the final countdown — with just 24 hours until polling stations open, party leaders reinforce their core messages to voters. iam in i am in westminster where in the last minute a cabinet minister has all but conceded defeat in the

general election. hurricane beryl roars towards jamaica, after killing at least six people in the southeast caribbean. the mother of missing teenager jay slater describes online conspiracy theories about her son as vile and extremely distressing. paying the price of gluten intolerance, as free—from products can be twice as expensive as regular ones, but why? i'll be finding out. what?! i think, ultimately, he is a good person. he is fighting against his own goodness because he wants to be bad. and we speak to steve carell about returning as ex—supervillan gru in despicable me 4. good morning from the queue at wimbledon, where disappointment over andy murray not appearing has been replaced by excitement by the new generation katie boulter, one of five british women into the second round.

jack draper provided a murray—eqsue thriller on centre court we have rain slowly clearing the east and behind it cloud and showers. it should brighten up later in the west. all the details shortly. it's wednesday 3rd ofjuly. party leaders are racing across the uk — reinforcing their core messages to voters as they enter the last full day of campaigning before the general election tomorrow. prime minister rishi sunak told a conservative party rally he would fight for every vote, while labour leader sir keir starmer insists that people who want change, have to vote for it. political correspondent helen catt reports. at a conservative rally in central london last night, a last—minute intervention — to the obvious delight of tory supporters in the room. good evening, good evening. chanting:—

four—and—a—half years ago, this man led them to a sizeable majority. this time, he was warning against giving a much bigger one to sir keir starmer. if you want to protect our democracy and our economy and keep this country strong abroad by spending 2.5% of our gdp on defence, which labour still refuses to commit to, then you know what to do, don't you, everybody? crowd: yes! there's only one thing to do. vote conservative on thursday, my friends. the prime minister plans to reinforce that message today in the southeast of england. labour will also be using the final day of campaigning to remind voters of the recent tory past. sir keir starmer, out campaigning yesterday, will urge people not to forget what he calls their legacy of economic chaos and one rule for them, another for everyone else. because the choice is stark.

14 years we've had of chaos, of division, of failure. that isn't going to change. have you seen anything in their campaign that suggests that the chaos and division is going to change? it isn't going to be changing. the greens have been suggesting that labour won't bring enough change and say they bring real hope. they'll be concentrating their message today on the four seats that, come friday, they hope will be theirs. in wales, plaid cymru will reinforce their pitch that the tories are negative, labour complacent, and that they are a genuine alternative to speak up for wales. while the snp claims the result in scotland between it and labour is on a knife edge. reform uk's leader will be in its top target seat campaigning — returning to the party's core theme of getting immigration down to net zero. sir ed davey completed a cross—country dash in cornwall yesterday. the liberal democrats

are today putting care back at the forefront of their campaign, saying they've brought it out of the shadows. for the leaders and the parties, these are the last few hours of full—throated campaigning, the very last chance for them to make their case before it's over to you tomorrow. helen catt, bbc news. our chief political correspondent henry zeffmanjoins us an interesting intervention in the last few minutes from a cabinet minister. that is right. we have heard from mel stride, the work and pensions secretary over the campaign and usually it is him fiercely loyal to the conservatives and the idea they can turn the election around but this morning, speaking on the radio 4 today programme, he has all but conceded the general election. he said, i totally accept where the polls are means tomorrow is likely

to see the largest labour landslide majority, the largest majority this country has seen, bigger than 97, big of a 1931. what matters now is what kind of opposition do we have. really unusual for a cabinet minister to go that far at this point in a campaign. explain why he might make those comments so publicly? it might make those comments so ublicl ? . might make those comments so ublicl ? , , i. might make those comments so ublicl ? , , , ., publicly? it is beyond unusual. i cannot think _ publicly? it is beyond unusual. i cannot think of _ publicly? it is beyond unusual. i cannot think of an _ publicly? it is beyond unusual. i cannot think of an example i publicly? it is beyond unusual. i cannot think of an example of i cannot think of an example of someone doing something like this in recent memory. it is a real hail mary. why? we have seen over the past weeks with this super majority language that the conservatives are trying to use the prospect of a vast labour victory to ensure a vast labour victory to ensure a vast labour victory to ensure a vast labour victory does not happen. they think they are more likely to win over wavering voters if they say labour will win but you need a

strong conservative opposition rather than just arguing for a conservative government direct. is it what rishi sunak hoped his closing argument would be? i doubt it. buckle closing argument would be? i doubt it- buckle up. _ closing argument would be? i doubt it- buckle up. it _ closing argument would be? i doubt it. buckle up, it will— closing argument would be? i doubt it. buckle up, it will be _ closing argument would be? i doubt it. buckle up, it will be quite - closing argument would be? i doubt it. buckle up, it will be quite a i it. buckle up, it will be quite a couple of days. thank you. now more of this morning's news, including the damaging weather conditions in the damaging weather conditions in the caribbean. jamaica's prime minister has urged people to stock up on food, water as they prepare for the arrival of hurricane beryl, which is expected to make landfall later today. winds of more than 240 kilometres per hour have already caused extensive damage on other caribbean islands, as our correspondent will grant reports. if the nations that still lie in the path of hurricane beryl want to see what awaits them, they should look no further than union island. situated off the coast of st vincent and the grenadines, the island's buildings were no match for the storm's destructive power. around 90% have been destroyed or damaged. roofs ripped off, power

lines brought down, and an entire community left in ruins. it was a similar story in other low—lying caribbean islands like carriacou in grenada. with jamaica next on the storm's trajectory, the warnings have prompted people into action — many taking last—minute precautions to protect homes and livelihoods. see what you can do. flatten it good. right. i wouldn't like that injamaica. for its part, the jamaican government has tried to stress the seriousness of the impending storm in the hope people will heed advice of the authorities. every area of government from our disaster preparedness entity, to the police force, to ourfire brigade — all aspects of the government are in a state of readiness and we are ready for hurricane beryl and we're working with communities. especially our concern is for those members of the jamaican community

that live in flood—prone areas, or low—lying areas. satellite images of beryl illustrate its terrifying size and its potential to unleash more destruction in the caribbean. as it moves, it has strengthened. first becoming a category four storm, then a maximum level category five, with unprecedented speed. jamaicans nowjust hope it weakens again on its approach to the island. people in the caribbean are used to tropical storms, but beryl is unique. no—one has experienced a hurricane this strong this early in the season. it doesn't bode well for what is still to come. will grant, bbc news, mexico. the mother of the missing teenagerjay slater has told of her pain and agony after searches failed to find her son in tenerife. the 19—year—old went missing on the 17th ofjune after he told a friend

that he was lost in the mountains. in a statement issued through the missing persons charity lbt global, ms duncan said that the family were absolutely devastated. nicky schiller reports. "words cannot describe the pain and agony we are experiencing. he is our beautiful boy with his whole life ahead of him and we just want to find him" — the words of jay slater�*s mother, debbie duncan, after searches failed to trace her son. the 19—year—old, from lancashire, has been missing since the 17th ofjune, after he told a friend he was lost in the mountains. he was in tenerife to attend a music festival with friends — his first holiday abroad without his parents. helicopters, drones and search dogs were all deployed to try and find him in the steep rocky area. but, over the weekend, the local police called off the search for the apprentice bricklayer. in her statement issued through the british overseas missing—persons charity lbt global, with this new picture of jay, debbie duncan thanked officers,

who she said had worked tirelessly up the mountains where jay's last phone call was traced. she also hit out at some stories around her son's disappearance, saying: debbie duncan did say the family had embraced the love and support they'd had from across the globe, but again appealed for privacy and urged the press to allow the spanish police to get on with their investigations. the search for the 19—year—old was officially declared over on sunday, but police have said the case remains open — although officials said they couldn't comment on reports that an airbnb property that jay slater stayed at before he went missing has been searched again by investigators. nicky schiller, bbc news.

a police search is under way after a 12—year—old child was reportedly attacked by a crocodile while swimming in a creek in australia's northern territory. the attack happened yesterday in a remote community southwest of darwin. the areas is home to an estimated 100,000 saltwater crocodiles, more than anywhere else in the world, but attacks are uncommon. police are investigating the cause of a stampede that killed at least 121 people at a religious gathering in northern india. witnesses said thousands of worshippers were trying to leave a hindu prayer meeting in the northern district of hathras when the crush happened. our reporter anbarasan ethirajan has the latest. i am now at the scene where this prayer meeting was held about 24 hours ago, and this was the entrance to this prayer meeting and now people are dismantling the tent under which tens of thousands were here. police, they think more than 80,000 people were present here.

when they tried to move towards the stage to get the blessings of this self—styled godman, that's when people started trampling on the top of each other. now, police are investigating. they are looking for this selfo—tyled godman. the casualty figure is likely to go up. at the same time, their investigation will focus on how the local authorities allowed this incident to happen, because this has come as a huge shock for communities in the villagers and nearby places. president biden has blamed his poor performance in last week's tv debate with donald trump onjet lag. meanwhile, the sentencing of his political rival, mr trump, for covering up hush—money payments has been postponed until september. his legal team asked for his conviction to be overturned, after the supreme court ruled that former presidents had partial immunity for official acts that took place during their time in office. correspondent helena humphrey reports. when donald trump became the first

former us president to be convicted of a crime, the world was watching, wondering what punishment would await the man who could become president again. this was a disgrace. this was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt. ajudge donald trump may not like, but who will now postpone sentencing in his new york hush—money case until september to hear arguments from his legal team that he should benefit from presidential immunity. quite the contrast to what manhattan district attorney alvin bragg had to say when the verdict was handed down. while this defendant may be unlike any other in american history, we arrived at this trial and ultimately today at this verdict in the same manner as every other case that comes through the court room doors. by following the facts and the law and doing so without fear or favour. but since then, the us supreme court has ruled that presidents,

as well as former presidents, have broad immunity from prosecution for official acts in office. a ruling trump's lawyers hope to use to their advantage, presenting fresh evidence from his time in the white house to try to have the case thrown out. despite prosecutors saying they are doubtful it carries legal weight, it could be a political win for donald trump, allowing him to officially secure the republican nomination weeks before sentencing. and a summer of unencumbered campaigning as he looks to shore up support against his rival, president biden — facing doubts after a disastrous debate. mr biden said his poor performance had been down to jet lag. but texas congressman lloyd doggett had already called on the president to leave the race, becoming the first democratic lawmaker to say out loud what many democratic voters say they are feeling.

when children get home from a school trip they might expect to have their families welcoming them as they return. but students in the channel islands had a different welcoming party. lookhe was there to meet them. —— look was there. a humpback whale leaping out of the water. children shriek the children and teachers from jersey were treated to this rare sight as they headed back from a trip to the island of sark. students from st lawrence primary school said the whale was the absolute highlight. iam not i am not surprised. sark is lovely but that is amazing. here's carol with the weather. good morning. it is a cloudy and wet

start. you can see from the picture earlier in lancashire, that is what it looks like across many areas in terms of cloud cover. rain moves to the east. behind it a lot of cloud and showers. and a second band moving across scotland but later, it should brighten up in western scotland with showers and the same in northern ireland, north—west england, wales and parts of the southwest. further east it is cloudy, thick enough for light rain. through the evening and overnight, the first front is ensconced in shetland and then we see a plethora of showers in the north and west and some will be heavy, potentially thundery, accompanied by gusty wind. further south, clearer skies with an overnight low between 9—12. tomorrow some start on a dry note. wherever you are, it will be windy. still

showers piling in across the north, especially scotland, likely to be heavy and thundery. the wind and the showers will mean it will feel cool in northern areas. in the south, windy, but in the sunshine, maybe 20 degrees, feeling pleasant. and the weatherfor degrees, feeling pleasant. and the weather for the rest of the week is unsettled and on friday it is the south's turn to be wet and windy. showers in the north. food inflation has been a problem for many households during the cost—of—living crisis, but especially for those who require a specialist diet, including gluten—free bread or pasta because prices are often much higher for free—from foods. ben has the details. i know already lots of people have beenin i know already lots of people have been in touch. we have had so many e—mails.

those free—from products have long been a familiar site supermarkets and food shops. but they're often more expensive — and, like otherfoods, they also went up in price as inflation soared. remember, food inflation hit 19.2% in march last year — although has since slowed. there's growing demand for these free—from products. sales of plant—based milk have reportedly increased by 10% in the last two years alone. yet despite their increasing popularity, these ranges are still more expensive. and it adds up. the cost of an average weekly shop for someone buying gluten—free products is 35% higher than a regular shop. that's according to the coeliac society that supports people with the condition which means they cannot eat gluten — the protein in wheat. the group's research found that

gluten—free bread was, on average, four and a half times more expensive. and gluten—free pasta was on average double the price of regular pasta. gluten—free cereals were also twice the price. and it's notjust people living with coeliac disease who require these products — there are a number of medical conditions which mean that some people have to restrict what they eat — like becky. i speak to a huge amount of people and myself — i have been gluten—free 15 years. and it is a real struggle. i think the hardest thing i find is gluten—free is not a choice. we don't choose to be gluten—free. so the fact that we are having to spend so much more on products is just absolutely crazy. we want to be able to just eat those everyday products. we don't want to have to chuck them out of our diet or think about eating stuff that we shouldn't, because it will make us really sick. so, yeah, it's the most frustrating thing. and it goes across the board that when you are adding in all these free—from products

into your basket, into your basket, that is going to add up and cost a huge amount of money more. why are these free—from products more expensive? when you look at the products themseleves, it's the cost of the supply chain. so, in the supply chain, they are more expensive. the ingredients themselves, the raw ingredients, are more expensive because they are more niche. what you also have to think about, actually, is the downtime. so when you are producing the products, you have to clean down on the manufacturing side. any factory has to make sure there is no contamination at all. and then when you are manufacturing itself, the runs that you use are much smaller than for a standard product. so if you've got lots of downtime, if you've got low runs and high ingredients, that makes, all in all, for a much more expensive product.

the british retail consortium says retailers have worked hard to stock these items — but they are more expensive to produce and that gets passed on through higher prices. we've had so many comments about this. melanie from cambridge is a coeliac. she says: i am horrified at food prices. bread comes in tiny loaves, extra tiny slices and twice the price. surcharges for meals out, she points out. another issue is trying to read the teeny lettering of the ingredients. deborah says she has many food allergies and sensitivities to ingredients such as gluten, egg, cheese and yeast extract. she says:

she says it is horrendous. jean from abergele says my weekly shop is a lot more expensive and the choice isn't great either. for her, and issue is eating out. she said a lot of people do not cater and those that do are more expensive. shannon from manchester: i also can't eat dairy and the cost of dairy free products. one example the cost of one dairy free yoghurt is £1.25. the cost of a pack of six regular ones is £4. making them about half the price. how does that make sense? she says. if people have similar situations, even advice to share, all the details are on the screen to get in touch. it is not something you can get around. if that is your allergy, you have to go with it. that is the sentiment conveyed. someone saying these are medical conditions being penalised. now we

will tell you the story of a little girl. five—year—old lola from spalding who saved her mum kirsty�*s life by making a 999 call when she suffered a seizure. paramedics were so impressed that lola has been given a special bravery award by the east midlands ambulance service. our reporterjake zuckerman was there. tell me what's happened. she rolled off the sofa. and what's your name, please? lola. lola, how old are you, lola? five. meet lola, a special girl whose calmness and bravery saved the day. in april, her mum became seriously unwell at their family home near spalding, but luckily she knew to call 999. the ambulance man told me what to do, like how to move the stuff out of my way, out of mummy's way. and i needed to get her some water, and i needed to make

sure that there was, and i needed to make sure there was nothing around that might hurt her, and i needed to pop a pillow under her head. lola has been given a special bravery award by tim, who took her 999 call. i've had a lot of adults that have been a lot stressier, and it makes my life very difficult if they're stressing, because the first thing we have to do is calm them down, whereas in lola's case, didn't need that. it was — she was just unbelievable, actually, the way she was so calm with the situation. just, um, so proud of her. and quite, quite amazed atjust how much she did and how— much she was listening and following what i they told her to do. so, lola, shall we listen i to the call that you made? yes, please. yeah, do you want to press the play? has your mummy had a seizure in the last hour? has she been shaking all over her body? yeah. so just keep checking she's breathing. i am staying on the phone with you.

she is still breathing a little bit. ok, thank you, lola. every time i've heard it, it gets me, just how- amazing you are, hey? yeah. how do you feel about getting this award? what does it make you feel? er, proud of myself. you should feel really proud of yourself. where are you going to keep it? uh, on my wall, at... on my wall, in my bedroom so every day i can read it. lola hopes her story will inspire other people. i feel like all the mummys and kids and daddies watching this, they will feel proud of me and then they will teach their kid how to do this. jake zuckerman, bbc news. lola, you are right, we are all proud of you. so calm, dead cool. a lesson for all

of us. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with helen and sara. good morning. coming up. energy performance certificates help keep track of how efficient our homes are. but with warnings they're inaccurate, consumer champ matt allwright explains how to improve your rating for as little as possible. now's the time to think about it, before the colder months return. i'll share how small changes like light bulbs can make big differences. plus, 78% of uk adults don't have an isa. meaning 40 million people could be missing out on 20 grand's worth of tax—free savings every year. finance expert laura pomfret is here to help. high interest rates mean now is the time to— high interest rates mean now is the time to get— high interest rates mean now is the time to get an f isa. i'll show you the easy steps to opening an isa so you can start maximising your cash today. talking of cash, the price of olive

oil has soared 110%. some branded bottles can set you back a whopping 16 quid. cook briony may williams explores why rapeseed oil might not only be cheaper, but also win taste tests too. dr oscar's back, separating fact from fiction with today's health headlines. i'll tell you if a significant breakthrough could wipe out measles, and why spiders in your home can help hay fever. and we've served him an eviction notice and sent him to wimbledon. no sunshine yet. that is a shame. our gethin's getting the behind—the—scenes action and discovers how a rubber duck helps predict the weather. i have no idea how that works. i am sure he will tell us. may i sayjon, you are looking continental today. you dressed for hopeful weather. studio: i think i was optimistic.

i like the fact that you showed us gethin but did not let him speak. let's do this every morning, shall we? gethin gagged on bbc one. he can speak after 9.30. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning, let's get your bbc london news now with me, frankie mccamley. today marks the 15th anniversary of a fire in a high rise block in south east london that killed six people. three women and three children died in the lakanal house fire in camberwell. a refurbishment by southwark council meant the block had combustible cladding amongst other things which an inquest found caused the fire to spread more rapidly. we can't see any more lakanals and grenfell towers in the future because, if we do, that would be a gross failing. and also, you know, it doesn't really give a proper respect

to those people that lost their lives in both instances. elderly and disabled londoners have warned that ongoing failures with the capital's on—demand minibus service have left them isolated. problems with tfl's dial—a—ride scheme were raised with mayor sadiq khan injanuary, but five months on, users say the minibuses can still arrive hours late, or sometimes not at all. dial—a—ride has apologised and said they remain "committed to improving the service further". tfl says more than 90% of trip requests are met. it's the last day of political campaigning. meanwhile the elections watchdog has acknowledeged that there is pressure on the postal voting system, but it's not aware of any large—scale problems. residents in south—east london and other parts of the country had expressed concern that they hadn't received their postal

ballots some days ago. there's advice on the bbc website about that and other questions you may have. just click on the election 2024 tab. let's take a look at the tubes now. severe delays on the central line. there's a part suspension on the elizabeth line, the overground and the district line. now onto the weather with kat. hello there, good morning to you. it is looking rather unsettled through today. largely cloudy skies, and it's going to feel breezy at times with a bit of showery rain. but although tomorrow it will feel windier, it's going to be largely dry for us and we should get good spells of sunshine. so here is your picture this morning, largely cloudy, any rain will eventually clear but some showers to follow. but it will stay mostly cloudy through the rest of the day. by the end of the afternoon for all areas, much drier. we are looking at highs today of around 19 degrees with a brisk

south—westerly wind. now, through this evening, mostly cloudy skies with a few showers. one or two could fall on the sharp side. but the rest of the night is looking much drier with the best of the clear spells developing towards the end of the night. our temperatures fall away to around ten to 12 degrees. so a mild start to our thursday morning. thursday, a windier day but we should get a good deal of sunshine. it stays largely dry, but further outbreaks of rain expected through the day on friday. more online inculding on the expansion of 4g and 5g on the tubes. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. this time tomorrow, voting will be

under way. in the last hour, a senior conservative mel stride has conceded that labour will likely win "the largest majority any party has ever achieved" in tomorrow's general election. the work and pensions secretary also warned against an "untrammelled labour party" in power, telling voters they would "regret" such a situation. i totally accept that where the polls are at the moment means that tomorrow is likely to see the largest labour landslide majority, the largest majority that this country has ever seen.- the largest majority that this country has ever seen. much bigger than 1997, bigger— country has ever seen. much bigger than 1997, bigger even _ country has ever seen. much bigger than 1997, bigger even than - country has ever seen. much bigger than 1997, bigger even than the i than 1997, bigger even than the national government in 1931. what is, therefore, matters now is what kind of opposition that we have, what kind of ability to scrutinise government is there within parliament. i have accepted that we where the polls are at the moment, and it seems highly unlikely that they are very wrong because they have been consistent for some time, that we are therefore tomorrow

highly likely to be in a situation where we have the largest majority that any party has ever achieved... that was mel stride speaking to the bbc in the last hour. our political correspondent nick eardleyjoins us now. nick will be following the conservative's last day of campaigning. how unusual is it to hit a cabinet minister effectively accepting defeat even before the polls open? i accepting defeat even before the polls open?— accepting defeat even before the polls open? accepting defeat even before the --ollsoen? , , , polls open? i was surprised, jon, i think the prime _ polls open? i was surprised, jon, i think the prime minister _ polls open? i was surprised, jon, i think the prime minister for i polls open? i was surprised, jon, i think the prime minister for the i think the prime minister for the last couple of days, we have all been asking that question, saying a lot of your candidates privately say they think this is done and you are going to really struggle on thursday. and just yesterday lunchtime rishi sunak was saying, i wouldn't be doing this if i thought it was all over. the only poll that matters is the one on thursday. we should be totally clear about who mel stride is. he is a senior cabinet minister, he is one of rishi sunak�*s serving allies. they are

very close. so for mel stride to be effectively saying this morning, we are not going to win, labour are going to win a thumping majority, is a really big deal. we should also be clear about why he is doing it, because for the past 48 hours, even if rishi sunak wasn't saying it, it was pretty clear what he was trying to do, trying to shore up a traditional conservative vote. people who have may be in the past voted conservative and at this election are thinking of either not voting or may be voting for the reform party. the tories have been honing in on them in the past couple of days trying to say, if you do not want a massive labour majority, don't waste your vote, come and vote for the conservatives. i think that's what we are going to hear more of from rishi sunak this afternoon. i say this afternoon because you properly notice i am not on a campaign bus, i'm in my house. rishi sunak is doing a bunch of interviews this morning and then hitting the road. what is interesting is he is hitting the

road in places where the tories are usually pretty safe.— usually pretty safe. does the bus ick ou usually pretty safe. does the bus pick you up _ usually pretty safe. does the bus pick you up from _ usually pretty safe. does the bus pick you up from home? - usually pretty safe. does the bus pick you up from home? i - usually pretty safe. does the bus pick you up from home? i wish! i! pick you up from home? i wish! i have to make — pick you up from home? i wish! i have to make my _ pick you up from home? i wish! i have to make my way _ pick you up from home? i wish! i have to make my way into i pick you up from home? i wish! i have to make my way into town. | our correspondents will be joining some of the main political parties out on the road today, for the final full day of campaigning. first, let's go to our political correspondentjessica parker. she is on the labour campaign bus. what is the main message for voters from them? i what is the main message for voters from them?— from them? i think keir starmer the labour from them? i think keir starmer the labour leader— from them? i think keir starmer the labour leader today, _ from them? i think keir starmer the labour leader today, we _ from them? i think keir starmer the labour leader today, we have i from them? i think keir starmer the labour leader today, we have just i labour leader today, we have just reached the. so we are getting off the bus shortly, sir keir starmer will be trying to reiterate his message today of change, and that has evolved a little bit recently. indirect correlation with the warnings from the toys of a super majority, keir starmer saying if you

want change, you have to vote for it. he is trying to battle any possible complacency amongst would—be supporters or may be people there in two minds about where to vote. that will be the central message we hear from vote. that will be the central message we hearfrom sir keir starmer today. message we hearfrom sir keir starmertoday. it message we hearfrom sir keir starmer today. it will be a pretty frantic set of stops. we are in wales at the moment, then scotland, then england as well. despite the cautionary messages from labour, saying that they are not complacent despite having had this significant lead in the polls throughout the campaign, when you speak privately to activists and campaigners, there is an upbeat mood. they feel that they could be getting close to power. of course polling day is tomorrow. now let's talk to tom symons with the liberal democrats. thank you, jess. we havejust symons with the liberal democrats. thank you, jess. we have just pulled in at a _ thank you, jess. we have just pulled in at a service station on the m4. as anybody— in at a service station on the m4. as anybody now knows, i think we have _ as anybody now knows, i think we have covered an enormous amount of the election— have covered an enormous amount of the election battle map in the last five days—

the election battle map in the last five days from northern scotland to southern _ five days from northern scotland to southern cornwall. today it is wiltshire, _ southern cornwall. today it is wiltshire, hampshire, hertfordshire, bil wiltshire, hampshire, hertfordshire, big lib _ wiltshire, hampshire, hertfordshire, big lib dems targets in there for them _ big lib dems targets in there for them to— big lib dems targets in there for them to chase. we have had a brief chat with _ them to chase. we have had a brief chat with sir — them to chase. we have had a brief chat with sir ed davey who is on the bus with _ chat with sir ed davey who is on the bus with us — chat with sir ed davey who is on the bus with us today and he said a few things _ bus with us today and he said a few things. firstly he said he thinks that his — things. firstly he said he thinks that his stance, falling of the paddle — that his stance, falling of the paddle board, going on the roller—coaster, bungeejumping, has roller—coaster, bungee jumping, has allowed _ roller—coaster, bungeejumping, has allowed him more than any campaign he can— allowed him more than any campaign he can rememberto allowed him more than any campaign he can remember to talk about lib dems— he can remember to talk about lib dems policies. he says that was really— dems policies. he says that was really worth doing. he is also watching _ really worth doing. he is also watching the polls like everybody else _ watching the polls like everybody else. some people is to come out today _ else. some people is to come out today lib— else. some people is to come out today. lib dems go down to eight or 20 seats— today. lib dems go down to eight or 20 seats in— today. lib dems go down to eight or 20 seats in parliament, they will be disappointed, if they get to 40 or 50 they— disappointed, if they get to 40 or 50 they will be pleased, if they get to 60 _ 50 they will be pleased, if they get to 60 or— 50 they will be pleased, if they get to 60 or 70 as examples have suggested, they will be cock—a—hoop. he talked _ suggested, they will be cock—a—hoop. he talked about one issue, if the liberat— he talked about one issue, if the liberal democrats become the third party about the snp, that means they -et party about the snp, that means they get something quite valuable for them, _ get something quite valuable for them, they get the chance to ask a

question— them, they get the chance to ask a question every prime minister's questions which currently ed davey doesn't _ questions which currently ed davey doesn't have. he described that to me earlier— doesn't have. he described that to me earlier as potential nirvana. on that note _ me earlier as potential nirvana. on that note about the snp, it over to katie _ that note about the snp, it over to katie hunter with the snp.- katie hunter with the snp. thank ou, katie hunter with the snp. thank you. tom- _ katie hunter with the snp. thank you. tom- yes. _ katie hunter with the snp. thank you, tom. yes, the _ katie hunter with the snp. thank you, tom. yes, the snp- katie hunter with the snp. thank you, tom. yes, the snp leader i katie hunter with the snp. thank. you, tom. yes, the snp leaderjohn swinney hasjust arrived you, tom. yes, the snp leaderjohn swinney has just arrived here in a fairly wet cumbernauld in the last few minutes. the first of many campaign stops today. he is targeting seats across the central belt of scotland. and his message is that the election is a foregone conclusion in england, and in his opinion labour will win this vote. but his message in scotland is that the race is very tight, too close to call, in his words it is on a knife edge. so he is urging his base to come out and vote for the snp. that's in stark contrast to the result in 2019, when the snp did win

48 seats in scotland are better labour who just won one seat. the snp are expecting a much —— compared to labour whojust won snp are expecting a much —— compared to labour who just won the one seat. they are facing a much tougher test this time round. you they are facing a much tougher test this time round.— this time round. you wait all morning _ this time round. you wait all morning for— this time round. you wait all morning for a _ this time round. you wait all morning for a bus _ this time round. you wait all morning for a bus and i this time round. you wait all morning for a bus and then i this time round. you wait all i morning for a bus and then you get three at once!— morning for a bus and then you get three at once! reform uk is targeting voters in the newspapers and online as part of its £1 million advertising campaign. leader, nigel farage says the party's been flooded with donations and seen membership double to 60,000. he's repeating his claim reform is the "real opposition". rhun ap iorwerth is doing a one—day tour of plaid cymru's current and target seats. he says his focus is on giving wales a voice in westminster and delivering a fairfunding deal. and the green party is aiming to win at least four seats. co—leaders carla denyer and adrian ramsay will spend the final full day of campaigning in the tight marginals to ensure supporters come out to vote.

i have just seen mike i havejust seen mike in i have just seen mike in the queue at wimbledon. look, is it starting to rain? . . . �* to rain? yes, a little bit. but it doesnt to rain? yes, a little bit. but it doesn't matter, _ to rain? yes, a little bit. but it doesn't matter, nothing i to rain? yes, a little bit. but it doesn't matter, nothing really| doesn't matter, nothing really dampens the spirits of the hardy campers here. and i tell you what, life in the queue moves quickly here at wimbledon. this is the queue for today, they are going in to see the likes of emma raducanu on centre court in a few hours. have a great day. this is the queue for tomorrow, this is die—hard murrie fans who will spend all day in the rain, catherine looks very cosy in her tent, you have been here since sunday? tent, you have been here since sunda ? ,, ., , ,-] sunday? sunday afternoon, yes. they were on centre _ sunday? sunday afternoon, yes. they were on centre court _ sunday? sunday afternoon, yes. they were on centre court yesterday, i were on centre court yesterday, hoping to see andy murray, a great disappointment they did not get to see him in the singles but more than made up for in the fact that you saw jack draper with a murrie style

performance, a teatime thriller. these guys will spend all day here, they have pitched their tent to make sure they will see murray in the doubles tomorrow. kevin reading his book, i'm sure you will have time for war and peace today! all day in the rain. it's part of the tactics here. i am fascinated by the camping strategy. how people have had to change plans, get more time off work and stay for an extra day or two. i have been getting some tips about how to adapt to life in the camp. a change of pitch in the wimbledon queue as fans had to adapt notjust to the changing weather, but the news that andy murray would not be playing in the singles any more. sad, isn't it? it's really sad, yeah. end of an era. yeah, no, it would have been awesome to see him at wimbledon, but unfortunately not. so what about the doubles now? will you change your tactics this week and wait on maybe camp another night to see him thursday or friday in the doubles with jamie? 0h! i think he's just amazing -

for british sport, not just tennis. the achievements are fantastic. and he's kept playing - because he loves the sport. for fans playing the waiting game, this is as close as they'll get to tennis. and the andy murray situation has meant some will have more time to enjoy the atmosphere here. some of the fans who had camped here since sunday waiting to see andy murray in the singles on the second day have had to go home with theirjobs and busy lives to lead. others, though, are now changing their tactics, altering their plans for the week and when they actually go on to centre court to try and see andy now in the doubles. it does mean extra nights camping out in the tents. but actually, look, it's it's not a bad life. we've got to camp another night, which will be a nightmare! you've got a great set up. what do you mean? it looks like the best week possible. yeah, but you only get about four hours sleep. yeah, i know about that

with the snorers. maybe we'lljust stay the week. yeah. just stay the week will be fine. it's worth it, though, isn't it, don't you think, to see andy one last time with brotherjamie on centre court, potentially? yeah, it would be amazing. it would be amazing. yeah, it really would. what would it mean, how emotional would you be? oh, i'd be in tears. she'd cry, she would cry. i would! beyond the queue inside the grounds on henman hill, time to reflect on all those magical murray moments enjoyed by fans up here over the years. the player to finally end the 77 year wait for a british men's singles champion in 2013, and winning it again in 2016. surreal, it's surreal. it's like, you queue for this, you're here for this, and then it doesn't feel real once you're here, it's weird. it's completely weird. surreal, i can't sum it up. he's a legend, one of the top three like when tennis was at its greatest peak, i think _ so it's hard to see him go, but it's amazing to see his last tournament. i wish he played singles, but i'm still looking forward to his doubles.

these are the reasons, then, so many in the queue will now make sure they stay on and are there for the moment andy potentially plays his last match in the doubles alongside brother jamie. what i do love about camp life in the wimbledon queue is that you can have a pyjama day all day in your tent, because you're waiting for the next day's play, isn't it? it's a perfect place to have a �*jama day. it is! are you going to be in your pyjamas now until murray plays in the doubles? no, i am going to go over and get dressed and have a wash. well, i'm just preparing... for a long stay now? yeah, well, oh, we would love to see andy. in the doubles? yes, yes. so hopefully we can see him before we go home. already building up to what will be an emotional day for so many fans camping out all day to try and see

andy murray on centre court in the doubles tomorrow. there is also great excitement over the future, for example, katie boulter yesterday made sure she was one of five british women through to the second round of the singles draw in the women's game for the first time since 1987. so much to look forward to as well. i will really miss this camp when you have to leave, you make so many new friends. and at this time of day, there is also a sense of sadness. those who are not returning to camp, you might never see again. so when people leave, a lot of people don't want to take their equipment with them, especially if they are from abroad, so they also say goodbye to their homes, their equipment that has kept him going the last few days. some have left them just here, they are meant to take them over to the left luggage space over there. i will give them a hand. i tell you what happens is all of the equipment that is left behind is recycled and taken in by a local church, to make sure it can all be used again. i might need to come back for the second

load. over to the left luggage so it can be used again for the next set of campers. can be used again for the next set of campers-— can be used again for the next set of camers. �* �* i. ... of campers. aren't you good, mike? sor ! of campers. aren't you good, mike? sorry! helping _ of campers. aren't you good, mike? sorry! helping everybody _ of campers. aren't you good, mike? sorry! helping everybody at - of campers. aren't you good, mike? sorry! helping everybody at the i of campers. aren't you good, mike? i sorry! helping everybody at the same time. sorry! helping everybody at the same time- kicking — sorry! helping everybody at the same time. kicking over _ sorry! helping everybody at the same time. kicking over some _ sorry! helping everybody at the same time. kicking over some lady - sorry! helping everybody at the same time. kicking over some lady at i sorry! helping everybody at the same time. kicking over some lady at the i time. kicking over some lady at the same time- — time. kicking over some lady at the same time- is _ time. kicking over some lady at the same time. is that _ time. kicking over some lady at the same time. is that somebody i time. kicking over some lady at the same time. is that somebody lying | same time. is that somebody lying down? are they all right? i same time. is that somebody lying down? are they all right?- down? are they all right? i didn't mean to wake — down? are they all right? i didn't mean to wake you _ down? are they all right? i didn't mean to wake you up! _ down? are they all right? i didn't mean to wake you up! good i down? are they all right? i didn't i mean to wake you up! good morning! nice to see you! _ mean to wake you up! good morning! nice to see you! you _ mean to wake you up! good morning! nice to see you! you are _ mean to wake you up! good morning! nice to see you! you are on _ mean to wake you up! good morning! nice to see you! you are on the i mean to wake you up! good morning! nice to see you! you are on the tv, i nice to see you! you are on the tv, don't swear! _ nice to see you! you are on the tv, don't swear! let's _ nice to see you! you are on the tv, don't swear! let's talk _ nice to see you! you are on the tv, don't swear! let's talk about - nice to see you! you are on the tv, don't swear! let's talk about the i don't swear! let's talk about the big tingling _ don't swear! let's talk about the big tingling game _ don't swear! let's talk about the big tingling game now. - don't swear! let's talk about the big tingling game now. but i don't swear! let's talk about the big tingling game now. but not i don't swear! let's talk about the i big tingling game now. but not that one! —— the big england game. you may think that by the time you're 75 you'd like to sit back and enjoy retirement, but how about playing football for your country instead ? well, that's exactly what bbc radio manchester presenter mike sweeney will be doing later today, when the all new england over 755 men's team take on wales. our reporter stuart pollitt caught up with mike before the big match.

final preparations for the fearsome fullback entitled to a free bus pass. get it, steve! oh, to sweeney. today, his weekly friendly match in oldham. next up playing for england. an international call up at the age of 76! well, that's the bit that really is surreal, you know, when you've played low non—league football. i played football pretty much the last 60 years and i played competitive football till 60. after hearing about the new over 75 england team, mike attended a trial match near london. he said, "right, this is the squad and we're going to be playing wales and you're in the squad." it was an amazing experience. well done, reds! to win, lads, ollie. the vocal veteran has won the admiration of his footballing friends. yeah, when he heard it on the radio, i texted all the lads, i thought it was brilliant, yeah. good on him, yeah.

i think it's fantastic. um, inspirational guy, i plays with us every week, pulls up with the odd injury i because he's getting on a bit. at his usual monday kickabouts with his friends, mike is almost 20 years older than the next player. when he joins up with the over 755, he'll be joining a squad with a combined age of more than 1,000. listening to bbc radio manchester with me, mike sweeney. tuesday morning, the sun is shining, good morning. i've been doing my life a bit like benjamin button, so it didn't start on the radio till i was in my 30s, didn't have a recording contract till i was 30, i had my youngest when i was 53, so i'm doing all this stuff almost in reverse. the game is being held at the england training base, st george's park in staffordshire. an over 755 world cup is planned for later this year. that will include teams from germany, from denmark, from america, even one team coming over from australia. i think everybody's really looking forward to it because it'sjust a further marker that people at those ages can still be running about and playing football.

mike believes the benefits of exercise go beyond the football pitch. i would say that from a health perspective, for me to feel like this at the age i am, and ifeel fit, 5trong mentally and physically, ifeel healthy. when we've trained tonight, i'll have a load of endorphins swimming around. you can't buy that feeling. and mike's now hoping to experience the winning feeling on his england debut. stuart pollitt, bbc news. we are nowjoined live from st george's park by mike sweeney, manager ken pollock and captain geoff martel. mike, we're used to seeing you in the bbc of here, give us your secret, how have you managed to get your first england call—up for the over 75 is? what is it, we'll need to know! i

over 75 is? what is it, we'll need to know! ~ . ., , over 75 is? what is it, we'll need to know! ~ . ., ., to know! i think patience has a lot to know! i think patience has a lot to do with it! _ to know! i think patience has a lot to do with it! just _ to know! i think patience has a lot to do with it! just hanging - to know! i think patience has a lot to do with it! just hanging around | to do with it! just hanging around for so long. i have been playing football for 60 years now, and a5 for so long. i have been playing football for 60 years now, and as i got older and kept playing, you think, is it time to stop? and i didn't. and to get the call at this age, i think it'sjust didn't. and to get the call at this age, i think it's just the fact that i am still around and can walk, it is really an incredible experience. and you are right, i see you guys every day. to get the call to be the england international at 76 years of age is wonderful. to be doing myjob at 76 years of age is incredible a5 at 76 years of age is incredible as well and a great honour. you at 76 years of age is incredible as well and a great honour.- well and a great honour. you say it's amazing _ well and a great honour. you say it's amazing to _ well and a great honour. you say it's amazing to be _ well and a great honour. you say it's amazing to be able _ well and a great honour. you say it's amazing to be able to - well and a great honour. you say it's amazing to be able to walk, i well and a great honour. you say i it's amazing to be able to walk, we are looking at some pictures of you here, mike, you can do more than walk, you are pretty speedy there. you are running around, you are looking great. and ken, you are the player manager of the england over 755, you are 76 a5 player manager of the england over 755, you are 76 as well. ha5 that will always be part of your life? very much so. i was playing for my

school _ very much so. i was playing for my school team — very much so. i was playing for my school team and i was nine, and i'm playing _ school team and i was nine, and i'm playing now— school team and i was nine, and i'm playing now at 76. so it's been quite _ playing now at 76. so it's been quite a — playing now at 76. so it's been quite a long road but extremely enjoyable. quite a long road but extremely en'o able. ~ ., i. ., quite a long road but extremely enjoyable-— quite a long road but extremely en'o able. ~ ., ., ., enjoyable. what you get out of it? well, there _ enjoyable. what you get out of it? well, there are _ enjoyable. what you get out of it? well, there are enormous - enjoyable. what you get out of it? well, there are enormous health i well, there are enormous health benefits, — well, there are enormous health benefits, and mike has already alluded — benefits, and mike has already alluded to that. exercise is preventative and curative. and what we're _ preventative and curative. and what we're is _ preventative and curative. and what we're is helping us, and, you know, almost _ we're is helping us, and, you know, almost by— we're is helping us, and, you know, almost by default it is helping the nhs _ almost by default it is helping the nhs the — almost by default it is helping the nhs. the more we can do to keep ourselves— nhs. the more we can do to keep ourselves healthy, evidently, the better— ourselves healthy, evidently, the better for— ourselves healthy, evidently, the better for us and also the increasing amount of time and we can spend _ increasing amount of time and we can spend with _ increasing amount of time and we can spend with our family and friends, with our— spend with our family and friends, with our loved ones. it's incredibly beneficial, — with our loved ones. it's incredibly beneficial, what we are doing, and what _ beneficial, what we are doing, and what we _ beneficial, what we are doing, and what we encourage others to do, quite _ what we encourage others to do, quite frankly. what we encourage others to do, quite frankly-— quite frankly. geoff, england catain, quite frankly. geoff, england captain. how _ quite frankly. geoff, england captain, how does _ quite frankly. geoff, england captain, how does that i quite frankly. geoff, england i captain, how does that sound? 0h, quite frankly. geoff, england - captain, how does that sound? oh, i couldn't believe _ captain, how does that sound? oh, i couldn't believe it _ captain, how does that sound? oh, i couldn't believe it when _ captain, how does that sound? oh, i couldn't believe it when ken - captain, how does that sound? oh, i couldn't believe it when ken said that i_ couldn't believe it when ken said that i was— couldn't believe it when ken said that i was going _ couldn't believe it when ken said that i was going to—

couldn't believe it when ken said that i was going to be _ couldn't believe it when ken said that i was going to be the - couldn't believe it when ken said. that i was going to be the england captain _ that i was going to be the england captain it's— that i was going to be the england captain it's a _ that i was going to be the england captain. it's a great _ that i was going to be the england captain. it's a great honour, - captain. it's a great honour, particularly _ captain. it's a great honour, particularly as— captain. it's a great honour, particularly as i— captain. it's a great honour, particularly as i come - captain. it's a great honour, particularly as i come from. particularly as i come from guernsey, _ particularly as i come from guernsey. to _ particularly as i come from guernsey, to have - particularly as i come from guernsey, to have a - particularly as i come from i guernsey, to have a guernsey particularly as i come from _ guernsey, to have a guernsey person in an— guernsey, to have a guernsey person in an england _ guernsey, to have a guernsey person in an england team, _ guernsey, to have a guernsey person in an england team, it _ guernsey, to have a guernsey person in an england team, it goes - guernsey, to have a guernsey person in an england team, it goes back- guernsey, to have a guernsey person in an england team, it goes back a i in an england team, it goes back a lon- in an england team, it goes back a long way — in an england team, it goes back a long way we _ in an england team, it goes back a long way we have _ in an england team, it goes back a long way. we have had _ in an england team, it goes back a long way. we have had a - in an england team, it goes back a long way. we have had a matt i in an england team, it goes back a long way. we have had a matt le i long way. we have had a matt le tissier— long way. we have had a matt le tissier etc, — long way. we have had a matt le tissier etc, so _ long way. we have had a matt le tissier etc, so to _ long way. we have had a matt le tissier etc, so to be _ long way. we have had a matt le tissier etc, so to be in— long way. we have had a matt le tissier etc, so to be in that - long way. we have had a matt le tissier etc, so to be in that same state _ tissier etc, so to be in that same state as— tissier etc, so to be in that same state as what _ tissier etc, so to be in that same state as what they _ tissier etc, so to be in that same state as what they have - tissier etc, so to be in that same state as what they have been i tissier etc, so to be in that same l state as what they have been able tissier etc, so to be in that same - state as what they have been able to do to play— state as what they have been able to do to play for— state as what they have been able to do to play for england _ state as what they have been able to do to play for england is _ state as what they have been able to do to play for england is just - do to play for england is just enormous _ do to play for england is just enormous to— do to play for england is just enormous to me _ do to play for england is just enormous to me to - do to play for england is just enormous to me to be - do to play for england is just enormous to me to be able. do to play for england is just. enormous to me to be able to do to play for england is just - enormous to me to be able to have that honour~ — enormous to me to be able to have that honour-— that honour. people at home are auoin to that honour. people at home are going to be _ that honour. people at home are going to be thinking, _ that honour. people at home are going to be thinking, how- that honour. people at home are going to be thinking, how will. that honour. people at home are. going to be thinking, how will this geoff? you are 78, is that right? a, geoff? you are 78, is that right? a bit older, 79! happy _ geoff? you are 78, is that right? a bit older, 79! happy birthday! - geoff? you are 78, is that right? a bit older, 79! happy birthday! and| bit older, 79! happy birthday! and from a family _ bit older, 79! happy birthday! and from a family of— bit older, 79! happy birthday! and from a family of footballers? - bit older, 79! happy birthday! and from a family of footballers? yes, j from a family of footballers? yes, we have, from a family of footballers? yes, we have. yes. _ from a family of footballers? yes, we have. yes. my _ from a family of footballers? yes, we have, yes, my father - from a family of footballers? yes, we have, yes, my father was - from a family of footballers? yes, we have, yes, my father was a - from a family of footballers? yes, we have, yes, my father was a very good _ we have, yes, my father was a very good footballer, _ we have, yes, my father was a very good footballer, well— we have, yes, my father was a very good footballer, well known - we have, yes, my father was a very good footballer, well known within| good footballer, well known within the channel — good footballer, well known within the channel islands. _ good footballer, well known within the channel islands. and - good footballer, well known within the channel islands. and for- good footballer, well known within the channel islands. and for thosej the channel islands. and for those people _ the channel islands. and for those people who — the channel islands. and for those people who are _ the channel islands. and for those people who are more _ the channel islands. and for those people who are more london, - the channel islands. and for those people who are more london, he i people who are more london, he actually— people who are more london, he actually helped _ people who are more london, he actually helped lead _ people who are more london, he actually helped lead document. people who are more london, he. actually helped lead document get into the _ actually helped lead document get ihto the spurs— actually helped lead document get into the spurs team _ actually helped lead document get into the spurs team early - actually helped lead document get into the spurs team early on. - actually helped lead document get into the spurs team early on. —— l actually helped lead document get . into the spurs team early on. —— len buckmah _ into the spurs team early on. —— len buckman. guernsey— into the spurs team early on. —— len buckman. guernsey is _ into the spurs team early on. —— len buckman. guernsey is well- into the spurs team early on. —— len buckman. guernsey is well known i into the spurs team early on. —— len|

buckman. guernsey is well known for having _ buckman. guernsey is well known for having in _ buckman. guernsey is well known for having in the — buckman. guernsey is well known for having in the older— buckman. guernsey is well known for having in the older generation - having in the older generation having — having in the older generation having lots— having in the older generation having lots of— having in the older generation having lots of spares - having in the older generation having lots of spares —— - having in the older generation having lots of spares —— spurs having in the older generation - having lots of spares —— spurs fans because _ having lots of spares —— spurs fans because of— having lots of spares —— spurs fans because of lender. _ having lots of spares —— spurs fans because of lender. [— having lots of spares -- spurs fans because of lender.— because of lender. i don't know if ou're because of lender. i don't know if you're watching _ because of lender. i don't know if you're watching the _ because of lender. i don't know if you're watching the euros - because of lender. i don't know if you're watching the euros but - because of lender. i don't know if| you're watching the euros but how because of lender. i don't know if- you're watching the euros but how do you're watching the euros but how do you feel about taking on that pride and playing for england and giving the fans something to cheer about? you are right, its up a site that we are playing this game at this time. —— it apposite that we are playing this at this time. it's great to be playing at this age as an england player. but it is the empathy of the national team, you can get our stage of life and still be playing football, and still putting in a useful stint on the pitch. i think it's so incredible to get the juxtaposition of the two, i really do, it's wonderful.— do, it's wonderful. mike, ken, geoff, fantastic, _ do, it's wonderful. mike, ken, geoff, fantastic, inspiring - do, it's wonderful. mike, ken, geoff, fantastic, inspiring to i do, it's wonderful. mike, ken, i geoff, fantastic, inspiring to hear from you. i love the fact that your collective age is over 1000. not

just these three! ihla. collective age is over1000. not just these three!— collective age is over 1000. not just these three! no, not 'ust as, thank you! — just these three! no, not 'ust as, thank you! good * just these three! no, not 'ust as, thank you! good luck, h just these three! no, notjust as, thank you! good luck, guys! - just these three! no, notjust as, i thank you! good luck, guys! cheers, thank you! good luck, guys! cheers, thank ou! thank you! good luck, guys! cheers, thank you! yes. _ thank you! good luck, guys! cheers, thank you! yes, they _ thank you! good luck, guys! cheers, thank you! yes, they are _ thank you! good luck, guys! cheers, thank you! yes, they are 350 - thank you! good luck, guys! cheers, thank you! yes, they are 350 each! | thank you! yes, they are 350 each! no! the despicable me films are some of the best—selling animations of all time. the latest instalment, despicable me 4, is expected to make around $100 million during its opening this our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher went to chat all things minions with lead actor steve carrell at wimbledon which helped to inspire some of the scenes in the new film. the most important part of a heist is being aware of potential dangers. reformed supervillain gru and his minions are back again for a new adventure.

despicable me is one of the world's most successful animated franchises. lead actor steve carell has been in all of the six films and has been explaining their appeal to me. what?! i think ultimately he's a good person. hejust, he's fighting against his own goodness because he wants to be bad. desperately trying. he desperately wants to be despicable. but he really isn't. i mean, at his core, i don't think he is. why do you think the films have been so popular with kids? because you look at gru and you think it might not be a character that kids would relate to or like, kind of, he's not cuddly, is he? the reason i signed on was that the writing wasn't condescending towards kids. it was a little edgy, it was a little scary. and i think kids like that, i think kids like it when it's not spoon fed to them. and they like things that they can kind of figure out on their own and maybe get a little scared, maybe feel a little uncomfortable, but then laugh really hard. the minions really bring everything together in terms of the movie.

that doesn't count, and... so with steve's character trying tennis, where better to take him than wimbledon? there's a scene in which gru is trying to fit into this new town, and he joins some very snobby local people to play tennis at their club. and he's never played tennis in his life, so he's trying to pretend that he's good at it and he's clearly not. the minions come in and help him out. huh? what the... he has the right equipment, but he just doesn't have any of the tennis acumen to pull it off. but it works out 0k. and were you channelling anyone in that scene? thinking of andy murray, federer, serena williams? sure, sure. john mcenroe. i was channelling john mcenroe

as i was doing gru. dwight, dwight, get in! carell, of course, is known for another iconic role in the american office. and i have to ask you, because so many people have said about michael scott, i know you're not going to be involved in the office kind of reimagining. would you ever, i'm praying now, would you ever... no, no, no. no? we want to know what he's up to! no! no, no, it doesn't, it wouldn't make sense, that crossover wouldn't make sense in any way. i think theyjust need to have their own show and let it be their show. for now, carell seems content with his minions and that growing all—star cast, including his friend will ferrell. will ferrell is a genius, i'm going to say it. he's also moving into soccer, football over here. he's invested in my team, leeds united. i heard, yeah. would you be tempted to, maybe? no, i think, i think some of my friends have cornered the market on investing in football teams. listen, you'll be welcome, you could join in. how about, i could invest in a curling team? investing in curling? sure.

despicable me 4 is expected to rake in around $100 million over its opening weekend. it will be in uk cinemas on the 12thjuly. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. that looks like good fun. i love those movies. _ that looks like good fun. i love those movies. they _ that looks like good fun. i love those movies. they are - that looks like good fun. i love those movies. they are going i that looks like good fun. i love. those movies. they are going to that looks like good fun. i love - those movies. they are going to keep auoin those movies. they are going to keep going forever! — stay with us, headlines coming up. live from london, this is bbc news.

parties make their final pitches to the public on the last full day of general election campaigning. the conservative cabinet minister tells the bbc he accepts the polls are pointing to a massive labour majority. pointing to a massive labour ma'ori . �* pointing to a massive labour ma'ori .�* g ,, pointing to a massive labour ma'ori .�* g ., ~ majority. i'm jessica parker with the labour _ majority. i'm jessica parker with the labour campaign _ majority. i'm jessica parker with the labour campaign as - majority. i'm jessica parker with the labour campaign as sir- majority. i'm jessica parker with the labour campaign as sir keir| the labour campaign as sir keir starmer embarks on a last dash tour of wales, scotland and england. hurricane beryl heads towards jamaica when it is expected to bring life—threatening and torrential rains. and the mother of the missing teenagerjay slater reveals her pain and agony after police in the search for her in tenerife. welcome to bbc news today. on the last day of election campaigning,

the conservative cabinet minister has