the far—right national rally. the british prime minister, keir starmer, is travelling to scotland which is led by a pro—independence party. sir keir wants to improve relations between the central government and other parts of the united kingdom. president biden is facing growing unease amongst party colleagues as he continues to insist he won't drop his bid for re—election. senior democrats are reported to be planning an emergency meeting about mr biden�*s presidential candidacy. and four volunteers have emerged from a small compound in texas where they've spent more than a year in conditions simulating those on mars. the new business secretary has said "job guarantees" will form part of the negotiations with steel giant tata about its port talbot site. jonathan reynolds said there was "a better deal available" on the future of the plant, but said newer technologies

would employ fewer people. we see this as a major priority. i have already spoken to tata steel about it, as has the new prime minister made time for that conversation. i will be talking to them again today, asking representatives of the workforce, sharon and unite, also community and gmb, to talk to me next week about that. it is not about underwriting loss—making businesses in perhaps a way we might have thought of industrial policy in the past. it is about being a partner for investment in future. there is more money available for the steel industry under our plans for government. but that is about making sure we meet this transition with the private sector together and recognise — i think sharon used the phrase — it is a good example of how we have to make sure that decarbonisation is not deindustrialisation, and we've got to do that together. but there is a better deal for port talbot and the steel industry as a whole, i am sure of that.

meanwhile, the tata steel uk ceo rajesh nair said in a statement: "i congratulate sir keir starmer on his election victory and look forward to working with the new government on our shared goals of growing the production "of green steel in the uk, and building a positive operating "environment for this critical industry." let's speak to alastair rush of echelon wealthcare, a financial advisory firm. alastair has reviewed the advice given to some steelworkers regarding their pensions in the past and has been talking to the workers on a regular basis since. what you make of the comments by the new business secretary?— new business secretary? nothing in these comments _ new business secretary? nothing in these comments will _ new business secretary? nothing in these comments will be _ new business secretary? nothing in these comments will be new - new business secretary? nothing in these comments will be new to - new business secretary? nothing in i these comments will be new to people working here and when you go back to when vaughan gething declared he wanted wales to be carbon free by 2050, what did we think would happen to the largest single source of pollution in wales? it is bound to close and if you add to that the

fact there has been minimum investment by tata in the steelworks and safety standards have plummeted, the places on its knees, then number five blast furnace was always going to close and it closed prematurely and the best they can happen is number four blast furnace stays open for a year or two longer but electric arc furnace is coming and we knew about it.— electric arc furnace is coming and we knew about it. what about the new business secretary _ we knew about it. what about the new business secretary saying _ we knew about it. what about the new business secretary saying jobs - we knew about it. what about the new business secretary saying jobs will. business secretary saying jobs will form part of the negotiations with tata? do you see anyjobs being saved? i tata? do you see any “obs being saved? ., �* ~ ., ., ,, saved? i don't know where the “obs will be utilised. i saved? i don't know where the “obs will be utilised. we i saved? i don't know where the “obs will be utilised. we know i saved? i don't know where the “obs will be utilised. we know that h will be utilised. we know that electric arc needs far fewer workers and behind—the—scenes, between six and behind—the—scenes, between six and 700 workers have already voluntarily left the steelworks since last september anyway when the announcement will first made to go to places like hinkley point to work there and the redundancies that will eventually require it will be far fewer anyway so there may be some

political settling to be done there but the bottom line is not so many jobs are required but the question will be, where else within the town may they be used? there is talk of a wind turbine farm being used in the docks. let's see that get started. at the moment, there is lots of talk but no action. i at the moment, there is lots of talk but no action-— but no action. i suppose this new government _ but no action. i suppose this new government has _ but no action. i suppose this new government has only _ but no action. i suppose this new government has only had - but no action. i suppose this new government has only had a - but no action. i suppose this newl government has only had a couple but no action. i suppose this new. government has only had a couple of daysin government has only had a couple of days in office so what would you like to see them do in terms of trying to make sure there are jobs available for those who are going to lose theirs at tata? part available for those who are going to lose theirs at tata?_ lose theirs at tata? port talbot is an incredible _ lose theirs at tata? port talbot is an incredible community - lose theirs at tata? port talbot is an incredible community and - lose theirs at tata? port talbot is an incredible community and the | an incredible community and the eldest steelworkers know their jobs have to go andy cole coke has closed a few months to go and they want the young lads to keep theirjobs and they just want tata to uphold young lads to keep theirjobs and theyjust want tata to uphold its share or it's part of the deal by giving them a fair arrangement for redundancy. —— de cole coke has

closed. if there are arrangements in cleaning up the site and getting new jobs up and running in the docks they want to be part of that too and they want to be part of that too and they are very pragmatic butjust fed up they are very pragmatic butjust fed up of getting messed about but this is also happening with the chinese on port teesside so it is notjust port talbot where this is happening. do you believe this new government cant make a difference? i do you believe this new government cant make a difference?— cant make a difference? i think at the bray best _ cant make a difference? i think at the bray best number— cant make a difference? i think at the bray best number four - cant make a difference? i think at the bray best number four blast l the bray best number four blast furnace will stay open for a little bit and this has been prearranged for quite a while and what we are seeing now has been arranged for months and months so i'm sure it will stay open for a little bit and there will bejob will stay open for a little bit and there will be job losses but there is nothing new that will come out of the next few weeks but the men just want to have a good deal, that is all. ., ~ , ., ., want to have a good deal, that is all. ., ~ i. ., , , all. 0k, thank you for being with us from port talbot. _ all. 0k, thank you for being with us from port talbot. -- _ all. 0k, thank you for being with us from port talbot. -- at _ all. 0k, thank you for being with us from port talbot. -- at the - all. 0k, thank you for being with us from port talbot. -- at the very - from port talbot. —— at the very best. the prime minister is beginning his

tour of the uk's nations today. sir keir starmer is travelling first to scotland where he'll meet the first minister and snp leaderjohn swinney. yesterday the prime minister keir starmer held his first cabinet meeting, and spent his first full day in downing street. earlier geeta, guru—murphy spoke to sam white. he is the former chief of staff to sir keir starmer. and to caroline slocock, who is former private secretary to conservative prime ministers margaret thatcher and john major, and the director of the think tank civil exchange. she started by asking sam white if he ever thought labour could win such a big majority. i went to work for keir maybe three or four days after he got elected leader of the labour party, running his strategy during covid. and at the time, my motivation was, i thought we'd had a long period of really poor government in the uk and a period where the labour party had largely exited the pitch of serious politics. you know, arguably labour, as michael heseltine has said in the past, can win any election it chooses to, itjust has to choose to do it. and i wanted to help keir bring the party back from the brink of a near extinction—level event, as the tories have experienced this week. back to being a credible alternative

government, and i did believe it was possible. i went back to work for him a second time in 21—22 as his chief of staff, and i remember meeting donors who said to me, "yeah, yeah, "it's all very well, but this guy's not going to win, is he? "you're losers. "you're not going to come back from this. "you can't really believe it." and people like deborah madison and i said, "no, we've left ourjobs. "we've come to do this because there is a narrow "route back." it's like, you know that bit in the avengers movie where they're fighting thanos, and doctor strange looks into all the different futures, and there's like one million futures and they win in one of them? it's an incredibly narrow path, full of self—sacrifice and bravery, and that's the path we decided to take. 0k, we'll come back to that thought in a moment. but, caroline, just let me bring you in. are you surprised by the distance travelled, first of all? and there is a huge change, isn't there, in the direction of government that will happen now, both for the ministers and for civil service. yes,

i mean, obviously it's a historic moment. and they're now setting out to try and deliver some of the things that they promised. and i think the most fundamental thing is trust. and keir starmer made a very big pitch in his speech on the steps of number ten to restore trust, you know, calling it a wound that needs to be healed. and we're now looking for the actions and not just the words. and actually, on that day, civil society leaders, experts and others wrote to him to say, you know, "these are the actions "that you need to take to restore trust." and they include setting up that new ethics and integrity commission he's promised and sticking to really high standards, committing to the rule of law and actually respecting key democratic institutions which have recently been really trashed. you know, institutions like the civil service, civil society itself, the bbc and others. and really having stronger parliamentary accountability, so important when you've got such a big majority, including not sidestepping parliament through the abuse of secondary legislation to avoid

proper scrutiny and bringing the country together in real partnership. now, you can do these things without massive resources. you know, they're actually easy to do in lots of ways. but if you do them well and restore that trust, you will unlock a lot of resources in society. it's notjust, you know, the government, civil service, you know, big resources though they are, and the money that they may pour into it. but it's also the wider resources of society as a whole, including, you know, voluntary organisations, for example, across the country, who, if we can create a shared purpose, will work with them and make some of these things real. what instincts will govern which policy choices he goes down the route of when provided with different solutions? yeah, so values—wise, his values, i think, are pretty evident

and pretty strong. and they are about things like public service, about integrity in public life and about making society fairer. i don't know if you saw, gb news had an interview with him shortly after the sky news — sorry to mention competitors — debate where they where he talked about his father being a toolmaker. you know, it's true. you didn't hear it from me, but that's true. and they laughed at him when he said my dad worked and they laughed at him when he said, "my dad worked in a factory." he was genuinely angry in this gb news clip, and said, you know, "my father would say this to people at social events "and they would pause afterwards, and they didn't know "what to say to him." and he felt disrespected because of the place he sat in society. and the reason i bring that up is because with keir, it was genuine anger, hit him in a nerve. there's this sense that society is a bit snobby. it is a bit... there's less chance for social mobility.

people are judged on where they've come from. people are disrespected for doing manual work, factory work, all sorts of important parts of what actually makes oui’ country a success. so these are the values i think, that you're going to see instinctively kind of come out in his approach to politics, but they will be tempered by what actually works. we're not here to be the party of protest. we're not here for performative politics. we're here to actually try and change the country from one of its worst inheritances, certainly in my lifetime, to something where we restore some trust back in the public. 0k, caroline, i mean, in terms of the public demand now from this government, obviously there are a lot of huge problems. in your experience, how long does it actually take to deliver the kind of change that people might expect to see? i know that's a tough question. do you think, you know, are we looking at the end of the whole parliament? are we looking at sort of four or five years? is it likely that governments can, you know, bring change on public services within a couple of years?

i think that it is a long—term project, you know, to do some of these things. for example, the nhs, you can put in extra resources, which obviously they're planning to do in terms of appointments, and you can make some reforms. but probably the deeper reform is to invest in prevention, which actually would take a lot of the strain off the nhs, and put in place a much better system of social care. and these things do take time so we're probably looking at two terms for a really fundamental change. but what you can do is you can change the style of government very quickly. and, you know, back to my point earlier, i think you can actually start to unlock resources in society. so, change will happen. but i think to get the big, deep changes that we need to see, we're probably looking at least to the end of five years and possibly two terms, which of course is the idea behind the mission—driven government, you know, the decade of renewal. what you really need

when you are achieving change, from my experience of working for margaret thatcher, who had three terms, is you really do need to keep your eye on the ball. you know, there are massive, massive distractions out there. she didn't read the newspapers. she just got a brief summary. every morning she focussed on driving through the things that she really wanted to achieve. and that's what keir starmer needs to do. and notjust not be distracted by, you know, probably a pretty hostile media and many things which are thrown at you as you go along as a prime minister and really try to get the fundamentals right. and a lot of that is happening not at the top of government, but actually at the front line of services. and he needs to really unlock that potential there, i think. leading us democrats are reportedly set for emergency talks after president biden insisted he won't drop his bid for re—election. it comes amid growing unease amongst party colleagues after mr biden's poor tv debate against donald trump. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has the latest.

if the lord almighty came down and said, "joe, "get out of the race," i'd get out of the race. the lord almighty is not coming down. a high—profile tv interview but the uncertainty goes on. unless the lord almighty convinces him to step down, joe biden told abc news' george stephanopoulos in this exclusive interview he's going nowhere. and if you stay in, and trump is elected, and everything you're warning about comes to pass, how will you feel in january? i'll feel as long as i gave it my all, and i did as good a job as i know i can do, that's what this is about. but since that interview, a fifth member of the house of representatives has urged mr biden to call it a day. this was angie craig from the state of minnesota after donald trump's awkward debate performance. the president needs to get out there and show the american people he is up to it. but now she says he has to go, explaining in a statement... the next few hours could be

crucialfor mr biden. the leader of the democrats in the house, hakeem jeffries, is reported by us media to be planning an emergency meeting with senior colleagues. if they decide to try to convince him to drop out, the president could be facing a clarion call rather than the current low—key pressure to rethink his position. donald trump, meanwhile, has taken to social media to mock mr biden, suggesting he should... there are now less than four months till the election and if the democrats are to change their candidate, time is running out to launch an effective campaign with a new man or woman up against donald trump. peter bowes, bbc news. england fans have been celebrating after the team defeated switzerland at the euros, thanks to a perfect set of penalties. gareth southgate's team are now through to the semi—finals, and will face the netherlands in dortmund on wednesday. 0ur sports editor dan

roan watched them win. commentator: england go through! another penalty shoot—out is won. this what it meant for the manager, his players and the fans after england held their nerves to deliver in dusseldorf. to come from behind again and show the character and resilience we did, we talked to the players about that. winning tournaments is not just about playing well. i thought we did play well today but it's not just about that. you have to show all those other attributes to win. the fans who witnessed the drama here starting to believe. brilliant! i can't hear my voice after it. i was screaming too much, but it's coming home. absolutely love it. fantastic. come on! not before time and all! i'm soft, me, mate. honestly, that's the best feeling ever. i thought bellingham's 94th minute winner was the best feeling ever. if they can do that...

0ld gareth's lucky. he's not the best tactically| but he seems to be getting through with a few lucky shots. once again, though, england did it the hard way, going behind when breel embolo poked home, to give his side a deserved lead. and switzerland score! man of the match bukayo saka came to his side's rescue. saka having a go! 0ne—all after extra time, the match went to penalties. with england one up in the shootout, manuel akanji was first up for the swiss. saved by jordan pickford! with both sides then scoring, up stepped saka. saka scores! his missed spot kick had led to england losing in the final of the last euros. three years on, redemption. here we go. with the next three penalties all scored, sub trent alexander arnold had the chance to seal it. trent takes the net off!

with five perfect penalties and pickford's decisive save, england had prevailed. commentator: england go through! i'm going to put it up there. for sure, yeah, it was special, special. you know, how we fought back, and to go to penalties as well, the last time we took a penalty shootout at the euros, we all know all what happened. so proud of everybody, how we got over the line. with even prince william struggling to contain his emotion, england had dug deep to claw their way to victory by the narrowest of margins. that was absolutely magnificent, wasn't it? if you've been looking for a plumber recently, you may have found one hard to come by, with the industry warning of a shortfall. it's hoped that teaching plumbing in schools will help boost numbers in the longer term, and give children valuable life—skills. laura may mcmullan reports. drilling. learning the tools of the trade. and a hands—on plumbing opportunity for these pupils at sandon primary academy in stoke—on—trent.

we do like to think outside of the box. for us, it's a great opportunity to give our children transferred applied maths skills, real—life science, teamwork problem—solving. science, teamwork, problem—solving. they're going to high school soon, these children are, and we want to give them experience of real—life work. and it was all hands to the deck. more than 150 pupils here have been learning pipework and how to fit a radiator. it's an option for a really good job. plumbing is, like, a high—paying job. i liked how we did the water- because we could see how we built the pipes and we could see if the pipes that we built i were strong enough to hold the water source. i'm loving it so far. it's, like, fun to do it and i see it being like a job in the future i could do. and according to industry experts there is a shortage of plumbers due to a skills gap and an ageing workforce. it's estimated that 70,000 new plumber recruits will be needed by 2032.

and it's something these tutors from plumb learning are well aware of. they say by giving youngsters hands—on experience at an early age, the plumbing trade will benefit in the long run. you're never going to teach a child to read without there being a book or a word or a letter, so how can they say, "i know what i want to do in a career"? it's so important because when we give them something linked to real life, they can see like tangible evidence of what they can achieve. and it was certainly top marks for their handiwork today, with no leaking pipes. it's hoped that sessions like this can ignite a passion for learning new skills. laura may mcmullan, bbc news. i hope they go round to my kids'

school. that would be very handy. the 0scar winning film producerjon landau, whose work included titanic and avatar, has died at the age of 63. he was the long—time business partner of the director, partner of the director james cameron and produced three of the top four highest—grossing movies of all time. landau helped make history with titanic, the first film to make $1 billion at the global box office. thousands of fans have been left disappointed after the former fleetwood mac star stevie nix postponed her show in glasgowjust hours before she was due on stage. it would have been herfirst solo gig in scotland, but organisers said she had to recoverfrom a minor leg operation. the moulin rouge is an iconic paris landmark. but two months ago the cabaret club's famous logo — the windmill — was left without its huge sails when they suddenly fell off. now they've been restored — just in time for the paris 0lympics. stephanie zakrisson has the details. in a can—can show in front of the club, one of the most visited attractions in the french capital,

they dazzled spectators gathered in the streets outside, the red and gold sails of the windmilljust behind them lighting up the parisian nightjust as they have been doing for more than 100 years. the blades inexplicably fell off in april but have been restored. we were all very sad, it was something we couldn't even believe had happened. we are so thankful that no one was hurt. but it was also so lovely to receive so many messages from the public and everyone around the world sent us messages to say, "we are feeling "so sorry for you guys and we hope your wings will be "back up soon." and so that was really touching. and tonight, i'm so happy to see it lit up again, and to be dancing in front of it. like, we don't get to do this every night. tonight is definitely one for the history books. and the venue is truly a part of the capital's history. when its doors opened in 1889, it was the first building in paris to use the marvellous new technology of electricity to light up and spin the wings of the windmill.

the original complex was ravaged by a fire in 1915, but rebuilt a couple of years later. so when the wings broke earlier this year, the venue made sure to pull out all the stops to get them back into place just in time for when the olympic torch is due to pass the landmark. translation: it's a special evening. there is a lot of excitement, a lot of emotion, because obviously we remember what happened two months ago. we have received so much support from everyone, and it's quite emotional to now see this fervour again on blance square. this fervour again on blanche square. the sails have been recreated exactly as the previous ones, but they are not rotating yet. a little more time is needed to install the motorisation system. but the show is back on like the wings of the moulin rouge. stephanie zakrisson, bbc news. well, the show is back on at the mulan rouge and voting is well under

way as well in the second round of parliamentary elections and this is the scene right now in paris where we can show you the polling booths as well and this is one in paris where voter turnout has been pretty high, said to be the highest in a0 years. —— de moulin rouge. this is the second run of parliamentary elections and marine le pen's national rally is heading for enough votes to take control of the national assembly and many left—wing candidates withdrew to allow centrist votes to be concentrated on one contender and many police have been deployed and the national rally made many gains in the first round, winning 33.a% of the vote, historic wins for them. polling will close at

seven o'clock bst and we will have special coverage as the polls close. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there! it was a promising start to our sunday morning — lots of sunshine around, but the showers have been developing, some of them turning out heavy and thundery. and that's how it's looking for the rest of the day. these heavy and thundery showers pushing from west to east. and it's england, wales which will see most of these torrential downpours because of this weather front, which is enhancing them as it's moving across the country, fewer showers and lighter winds further north. in fact, parts of western, south—west scotland could stay dry altogether today, quite pleasant in the sunshine and maybe turning a bit dry behind the heavy showers for wales and south west england too. now, winds still a feature across southern areas. quite breezy. a strong westerly breeze. further north, much lighter winds. but the temperatures still disappointing for this time injuly. mid to high teens from north

to south across the country. so yes, there will be some disruption to play at wimbledon today and again tomorrow, courtesy of a new area of low pressure moving up from the south. now, as we head through this evening, the showers fade away quite quickly, in fact, and overnight skies will clear widely with light winds. it's going to turn quite chilly. temperatures in single digits in towns and cities — even lower than these temperatures suggest out of town, but recovering across the south. and that's because we've got a new area of low pressure moving up from the south. that will introduce more cloud, outbreaks of rain and southerly breezes from the near continent. so we start cool but fine. lots of sunshine around for monday morning. quite quickly, though, rain and cloud will be pushing into southern britain, spreading northwards, probably reaching mid wales, the midlands later in the day. further north, a few showers developing, the odd heavier one but some good sunny spells continuing and i think with more sunshine around tomorrow, central and eastern parts will see highs of 20 or 21 degrees, but for most it's the mid to high teens. a bit of a grotty—looking day on tuesday. that rain pushes northwards monday

night into tuesday, the heavy rains pushing into scotland and northern ireland, some strong easterly winds as well. england and wales will see the winds turn lighter and we'll see a mixture of sunshine and scattered, potentially heavy, thundery downpours. top temperatures around 20 or 21 degrees once again. unfortunately, it does look unsettled as we move through the rest of the week. low pressure always nearby, bringing showers or longer spells of rain. temperatures remaining just below average for the time of year.

live from london. this is bbc news. voters in france, head to the polls, casting their ballots in the second and final round of a snap election. president emmanuel macron is one of those who has voted, polls predict a shift from his party towards the far—right national rally.

we'll bring you live analysis from across the country, on one of the most significant french elections in years. the new prime minister, keir starmer, tours the uk's nations, his first stop, edinburgh. demonstrations across israel, urging the government to reach a deal with hamas. the group is reported to have accepted a us proposal to begin talks of a hostage release. and four volunteers emerge from a small compound in texas, having spent more than a year living in conditions simulating those on mars. hello, i'm samantha simmons. people in france are continuing to cast their ballots in the second round of parliamentary elections. earlier, president macron has cast his vote in le touquet. turnout — so far — appears on course to be highest in over a0 years.

final opinion polls suggest marine le pen's far—right