today at one... the king sets out the new labour government's priorities at the state opening of parliament. fanfare. the monarch said the government's plans will be based upon the principles of "security, fairness and opportunity for all". welcome and dozens of measures have been announced by the government today. the most eye—catching likely today. the most eye—catching likely to be changes to the planning laws and more powers for english mayors. also on the programme... inflation holds steady at 2 percent in the year tojune — the same as last month. growing fears of another war breaking out in the middle east, as israel and the lebanonese armed group hezbollah exchange fire across their border. and taking the plunge. the mayor of paris — anne hidalgo swims in the seine — to prove its clean

enough for the olympics. and coming up on bbc news... just one day to go into the open championship gets underway at royal troon as the world's best golfers gather for the year's last major. —— until the open championship. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the king has outlined the government's plans for the year ahead. during the state opening of parliament.— during the state opening of parliament. , . ., , . during the state opening of parliament. , . . , . , ., , parliament. draft laws include plans to nationalise the railways and build more houses. our deputy political editor vicki young is in westminster. vicki, did this feel very different? i guess the pomp and ceremony will always be the same, it has been the same for centuries, hasn't it? of course it is a different feel after

so long since has been a labour government. they have had a long time to think about what they want to do in power, coming up for their proposals. interestingly, in the foreword to the king's speech written by sir keir starmer he had some interesting words to say. he talked about unity and how politicians are going to have to fight for trust and really urging people to be patient, saying this is going to be a decade of renewal, that things wouldn't change overnight and a very pointed comments saying the snake oil charmer populism may sound seductive but drives us into a dead of division and disappointment. trying to suggest this labour government will be different and outline the proposals he wants to bring forward. ian watson will explain all of that. labour's collection consisted of one word, change. the unveiling of the party's programme for government is

steeped in tradition. the ceremonial aspects of the state opening of parliament date back to the 1500s. today's king's speech was the first to be written by a labour government for 15 years. the royal assent summoned mps. this is to show the house of commons independence from the sovereign. political change was under way with this role reversal. keir starmer as prime minister, rishi sunak as leader of the opposition. mps crowded into the upper chamber as the king was given the task of summing up the new government's approach in one sentence. mi; government's approach in one sentence-— government's approach in one sentence. g ., ., sentence. my government will govern in service to — sentence. my government will govern in service to the _ sentence. my government will govern in service to the country. _ sentence. my government will govern in service to the country. now - sentence. my government will govern in service to the country. now a - in service to the country. now a soiler in service to the country. now a spoiler alert- — in service to the country. now a spoiler alert. if _ in service to the country. now a spoiler alert. if you _ in service to the country. now a spoiler alert. if you have - in service to the country. now a | spoiler alert. if you have happen in service to the country. now a . spoiler alert. if you have happen to flick through the pages of the labour party manifesto, much of what follows will not be a surprise. new

rules on spending and borrowing will be enshrined in law. most measures were about economic growth. my ministers will get britain building, including — ministers will get britain building, including three planning reform as they seek— including three planning reform as they seek to accelerate the delivery of high _ they seek to accelerate the delivery of high quality infrastructure and housing — of high quality infrastructure and housina. ., , ., of high quality infrastructure and housina. .,, ., _, of high quality infrastructure and housina. ., , ., .., ., housing. there was a commitment to new ureen housing. there was a commitment to new green prejects. _ housing. there was a commitment to new green projects, including - housing. there was a commitment to new green projects, including this. i new green projects, including this. eight there will be introduced to setup _ eight there will be introduced to set up great british energy, a publicly— set up great british energy, a publicly owned clean power company, headquartered in scotland. it will help accelerate investment in renewable energy, such as offshore wind~ _ renewable energy, such as offshore wind. ., ,., renewable energy, such as offshore wind. ., , ., ., renewable energy, such as offshore wind. ., ., ., , ., wind. labour won some conservative held seats at — wind. labour won some conservative held seats at the _ wind. labour won some conservative held seats at the election _ wind. labour won some conservative held seats at the election that - wind. labour won some conservative held seats at the election that had i held seats at the election that had eluded even tony blair. they were measures here to please traditional supporters as well, renationalising railway companies and about laws on workers' rights. mr; railway companies and about laws on workers' righte— workers' rights. my government will le . islate to workers' rights. my government will

legislate to introduce _ workers' rights. my government will legislate to introduce a _ workers' rights. my government will legislate to introduce a new- workers' rights. my government will legislate to introduce a new deal- legislate to introduce a new deal for working people to ban exploitative practices and enhance employment rights.— employment rights. there is also somethina employment rights. there is also something to _ employment rights. there is also something to please _ employment rights. there is also something to please the - employment rights. there is also something to please the former. something to please the former conservative prime minister. keir starmer will complete some of rishi sunak�*s unfinished business, suna k�*s unfinished business, including sunak�*s unfinished business, including new rights for renters, a law to ensure buildings are secured for terrorist attacks. the law to ensure buildings are secured for terrorist attacks.— for terrorist attacks. the bill will be introduced _ for terrorist attacks. the bill will be introduced to _ for terrorist attacks. the bill will be introduced to progressively i be introduced to progressively increase — be introduced to progressively increase the age at which people can buy cigarettes and impose limits on the sale _ buy cigarettes and impose limits on the sale and marketing of the apes. some _ the sale and marketing of the apes. some elements from the manifesto are missing for the time being like knowing the voting age to 16 and kicking octogenarian peers out of the house of lords. there has been pressure from the snp and the left of the labour party to lift the two child limit on benefit payments. that pressure is being resisted. the kin- that pressure is being resisted. the king cosmic— that pressure is being resisted. the king cosmic speech is about implementing what we said we were deep people shouldn't expect it to

implement things we didn't say we would _ implement things we didn't say we would do — implement things we didn't say we would do. , ,.,, ., implement things we didn't say we would do. , ., , would do. opposition parties said the will would do. opposition parties said they will hold _ would do. opposition parties said they will hold the _ would do. opposition parties said they will hold the new _ would do. opposition parties said. they will hold the new government would do. opposition parties said - they will hold the new government to account. we they will hold the new government to account. ~ ~ ., ., ., ., account. we know our role to scrutinise _ account. we know our role to scrutinise what _ account. we know our role to scrutinise what the _ account. we know our role to i scrutinise what the government account. we know our role to - scrutinise what the government is planning _ scrutinise what the government is planning to— scrutinise what the government is planning to do _ scrutinise what the government is planning to do and _ scrutinise what the government is planning to do and support - scrutinise what the government is planning to do and support where| scrutinise what the government is. planning to do and support where it is the _ planning to do and support where it is the right— planning to do and support where it is the right thing _ planning to do and support where it is the right thing to _ planning to do and support where it is the right thing to do. _ planning to do and support where it is the right thing to do. we - planning to do and support where it is the right thing to do.— is the right thing to do. we had to wait and see _ is the right thing to do. we had to wait and see if— is the right thing to do. we had to wait and see if it _ is the right thing to do. we had to wait and see if it will _ is the right thing to do. we had to wait and see if it will be _ is the right thing to do. we had to wait and see if it will be enough i wait and see if it will be enough and we — wait and see if it will be enough and we want to see more detail. at the same _ and we want to see more detail. at the same time we all want grace back in the _ the same time we all want grace back in the economy. if the government can delivery— in the economy. if the government can delivery it would be a good thing _ can delivery it would be a good thing for— can delivery it would be a good thing for all of us.— thing for all of us. even more measures _ thing for all of us. even more measures are _ thing for all of us. even more measures are out _ thing for all of us. even more measures are out to - thing for all of us. even more - measures are out to consultation. although the king has finished his speech, the real work of government is onlyjust beginning. let's have a closer look at what was included in the king's speech. the king outlined a0 bills, making it one of the chunkiest speeches in recent history. the last time there was a change of government, the new administration put forward only 22. one of the measures is a commitment to major planning reform, streamlining the planning process, reintroducing mandatory housing targets, and allowing building on the "grey belt".

the new government also intends to renationalise the railways by 2029 under a new public body, great british railways. and, local authorities are set to receive more more control over bus routes and the ability to set up their own bus companies once again. more powers will be transferred away from westminster, under an english devolution bill. other measures include the reintroduction of rishi sunak�*s proposed ban on anyone born after 2009 buying tobacco. our economics editor, faisal islam has been looking at some of the bills that might affect the economy. in a moment, we'll speak to our transport correspondent, katy austin. faisal, what stood out? they don't just want they don'tjust want grace, they say it is a fundamental mission. they also need to make some tough tax and

spend numbers add up in the near term. i think you saw a series of proposed laws designed to effect the wiring and the plumbing of our economy, trying to make it easier can lift restrictions businesses have been building infrastructure and houses and parts of our energy grid and to use, if you like, the big landslide majority to push through some painful political decisions. that is the sort of broader strategy. decisions. that is the sort of broaderstrategy. it decisions. that is the sort of broader strategy. it was notable for me that the very first bill mentioned by his majesty was one about stability, about budgetary responsibility. it is almost as if they are saying before we get to the growth stuff, we have to stabilise everything and avoid anyone in the future doing what liz truss did in her budget two years ago, essentially banning a law ——

bringing in a law banning that type of behaviour. they will strengthen the office for budget responsibility and strength and stability for what they hope will be growth in the future. renationalising the railways was one thing that was mentioned. what will it mean for train services? help? thing that was mentioned. what will it mean for train services? new laws were announced _ it mean for train services? new laws were announced to _ it mean for train services? new laws were announced to make _ it mean for train services? new laws were announced to make key - it mean for train services? new laws were announced to make key parts l were announced to make key parts of rail reform plans possible. when it comes to contracts to run passenger trains, like the ones you see at a station like this, some of those contracts are already publicly controlled. the idea will be those run by private train companies but those contracts would come into public control as they expire over the coming years all, the government says if they do not fulfil

commitment. do not expect that to happen overnight. it will be a process of some years. there was legislation to announce great british railways, it is a big change. it is about managing tracks and infrastructure and the trains. a big change. among the improvement tasked things like simplifying the ticketing system. the labour party says it is planned to save money and make things more efficient. cost could end up going up in the long term. there was also something announced today on buses, britain has most used form of public transport although they have been suffering declines in terms of numbers of services and users over the long term. the government has announced there will be new powers to allow local leaders to take control of bus services in the area,

including through franchising, something greater manchester recently became the first area out of london to do since the 1980s. that means rather than private bus companies setting a timetable where services go, the local authority does that instead. there will also be a restriction lifted on new publicly owned bus companies being created. the government now says all of this would mean local communities get the services they need. however, there are questions about whether it would work everywhere and for enough people to use those services, they need to make money otherwise local authorities would lose money. thank ou ve authorities would lose money. thank you very much _ authorities would lose money. thank you very much indeed. _ several hard—fought campaigns have been recognised in the king's speech today. martyn's law, named after manchester bombing victim martyn hett, would require venues to have stronger anti—terror plans. and a hillsborough law would introduce a legal duty of candour for public servants, honouring a decades—long campaign from the families of those who died in the disaster.

lauren moss has the details. without the support we would not have got this, honestly.— have got this, honestly. deegan marie has campaigned - have got this, honestly. deegan marie has campaigned tirelessly have got this, honestly. deegan i marie has campaigned tirelessly for a new law to protect the public after the death of her son martyn and others in the manchester arena bombing in 2017. it was the deadliest terror attack on uk soil in the last decade. it was originally proposed under the conservative government but did not come to pass before the election. the labour party is committed to this, putting in specific protections to reduce the risk of an attack. ~ . , , protections to reduce the risk of an attack. ~ ., , , , ., . attack. measures will be introduced to im - rove attack. measures will be introduced to improve the _ attack. measures will be introduced to improve the safety _ attack. measures will be introduced to improve the safety and _ attack. measures will be introduced to improve the safety and security | to improve the safety and security of public venues and help to keep the british public safe from terrorism.— the british public safe from terrorism. ~ , , terrorism. absolutely delighted it is in. terrorism. absolutely delighted it is in- totally— terrorism. absolutely delighted it is in. totally thrilled _ terrorism. absolutely delighted it is in. totally thrilled about - terrorism. absolutely delighted it is in. totally thrilled about it. - is in. totally thrilled about it. however. _ is in. totally thrilled about it. however, having said that, we have been _

however, having said that, we have been here _ however, having said that, we have been here before with the last king's— been here before with the last king's speech. it feels different this time — king's speech. it feels different this time because i have met keir starmen — this time because i have met keir starmen it— this time because i have met keir starmer. it feels like the beginning of the _ starmer. it feels like the beginning of the end — starmer. it feels like the beginning of the end of the campaign and hopefully i am right.— of the end of the campaign and hopefully i am right. another new law will be named _ hopefully i am right. another new law will be named in _ hopefully i am right. another new law will be named in memory - hopefully i am right. another new law will be named in memory of. law will be named in memory of those who died in the hillsborough disaster. what is called a duty of candour for public servants. the tragedy in 1989 led to decades of fighting for justice tragedy in 1989 led to decades of fighting forjustice for tragedy in 1989 led to decades of fighting for justice for the families of the 97 liverpool fans who were unlawfully killed. charlotte hennessy was six years old when her father charlotte hennessy was six years old when herfatherjimmy went charlotte hennessy was six years old when her fatherjimmy went to a football match and never came home. it was not acknowledged he was unlawfully killed and he was survivable until i was 34. i have been very anxious leading up to this point in case we were let down again. point in case we were let down aaain. ., ., . again. the law will force authorities _ again. the law will force authorities to _ again. the law will force authorities to be - again. the law will force authorities to be open i again. the law will force l authorities to be open and accountable when failures have been made and provide legal aid to families. we made and provide legal aid to families. ~ _, made and provide legal aid to families. ~ ., , .,

families. we could only ever moved forward and — families. we could only ever moved forward and learn _ families. we could only ever moved forward and learn things _ families. we could only ever moved forward and learn things from - forward and learn things from hillsborough if we make sure that laws and wrongs were corrected. bath laws and wrongs were corrected. both ma n laws and wrongs were corrected. both martyn cosmic — laws and wrongs were corrected. both martyn cosmic law — laws and wrongs were corrected. both martyn cosmic law and hillsborough law our legacy is born out of loss. the loved ones of those who died have faced long journeys of heartache and grief. turning that into some hope for the future that others will not suffer as they did. exact details about the bills will contain in a passage through parliament will become clearer in the coming weeks and months. let's go back to our deputy political editor vicki young in westminster. a lot included this morning — but some notable things missing too? yes, that is right. you might remember labourjoin a general election did talk about bringing in bates for 16—year—olds. that happens in local elections in wales and scotland. there is no sign of that here. the government would argue they have five years, it doesn't

have to be the first king's speech. there is no ai bill, for example. there is no ai bill, for example. there are also plans to make lords make peers retire at 80. that has not been included. it is controversial. i understand the anguished calls from al that labour peers pointing out they would have to retire. they are not there. some things which will prove controversial, lots of talk about child poverty were campaigners saying there is not enough to tackle that. there will be breakfast clubs in all primary schools but the two child benefit cap is staying. labour during the election never promised to get rid of it and say they will not bring in things they did not promise to do. you can rest assured that parties like the snp will try to force a vote on that if they can. that could be a bone of contention. at 2:30pm we will see the party leader with campaigners saying there is not enough to tackle that. there

will be breakfast clubs in all primary schools but the two child benefit cap is staying. labour during the election never promised to get rid of it and say they will not bring in things they did not promise to do. you can rest assured that parties like the snp will try to force a vote on that if they can. that could be a bone of contention. at 2:30pm we will see the party leader with rishi sunak now the leader with rishi sunak now the leader of the to improve the nhs. and we'll have more on the king's speech later in the programme. inflation in the uk remained steady injune at 2%, but there are now questions over whether the bank of england will begin to cut interest rates at the start of august. the current base rate — which affects borrowing including mortgages — is at a 16—year high. our business correspondent marc ashdown has the details. inflation is back on an even keel but here in basingstoke the impact of two years of shock with rising prices is still having an impact. taste

prices is still having an impact. we not reall prices is still having an impact. - not really able to pass the cost down to clients because we would end “p down to clients because we would end up losing clients so it is not fair to do so either because everyone is struggling. the to do so either because everyone is stru: rulin. , to do so either because everyone is strur rrlin. , ., to do so either because everyone is strur alrin. , ., struggling. the blue line on the chart shows _ struggling. the blue line on the chart shows how— struggling. the blue line on the chart shows how inflation - struggling. the blue line on the - chart shows how inflation remained at 2% for a second month running. the red line is core inflation stripping out volatile items like energy prices and that held steady at 3.5%. the green line is the worry, the services sector with things like hotels and restaurants, prices have continued to increase by 5.7%. all this data feeds into the bank of england thinking around interest rates. its base rate helps set mortgage rates and other borrowing costs and impact savings rates as well. it has been at 5.25% for16 rates as well. it has been at 5.25% for 16 years now for a year, a 16 year high. they do expect a cut but it could come now as soon as next month. �* ., , ., ._ month. before the news today we did ex-ect a month. before the news today we did expect a cut — month. before the news today we did expect a cut and _ month. before the news today we did expect a cut and i _ month. before the news today we did expect a cut and i would _ month. before the news today we did expect a cut and i would say - month. before the news today we did expect a cut and i would say the - expect a cut and i would say the latest news makes that a bit less

likely. latest news makes that a bit less likel . ., , ,, ., likely. the government is banking on r-eole likely. the government is banking on people spending _ likely. the government is banking on people spending to _ likely. the government is banking on people spending to boost _ likely. the government is banking on people spending to boost growth - likely. the government is banking on people spending to boost growth butj people spending to boost growth but balancing household finances remains a challenge for some. toad balancing household finances remains a challenge for some.— a challenge for some. food in particular— a challenge for some. food in particular has _ a challenge for some. food in particular has gone _ a challenge for some. food in particular has gone up - a challenge for some. food in - particular has gone up tremendously. you cut— particular has gone up tremendously. you cut your— particular has gone up tremendously. you cut your cloth to suit the money you're _ you cut your cloth to suit the money you're coming in. i'm retired but with— you're coming in. i'm retired but with a _ you're coming in. i'm retired but with a part—time job. you're coming in. i'm retired but with a part—timejob. in you're coming in. i'm retired but with a part-time job.— with a part-time “0b. in the last few years h with a part-time “0b. in the last few years r _ with a part-time “0b. in the last few years r and _ with a part-time job. in the last few years i did struggle - with a part-time job. in the last few years i did struggle quite i with a part-time job. in the last few years i did struggle quite a | with a part-time job. in the last i few years i did struggle quite a lot initially. things have started to level off a little bit especially since i got a newjob with a better income. since i got a new “ob with a better income. , , ., ., ., income. new figures show average house prices _ income. new figures show average house prices rose _ income. new figures show average house prices rose by _ income. new figures show average house prices rose by 2.296 - income. new figures show average house prices rose by 2.2% in - income. new figures show average house prices rose by 2.2% in the i income. new figures show average house prices rose by 2.2% in the 12 months to may. the third straight months to may. the third straight month of increases. yet another factor in a finely balanced economic landscape. the time is 13.18. our top story this afternoon. the government pledges to modernise the asylum system and end no—fault evictions in the king's speech at the state opening of parliament. and borisjohnson says he believes donald trump would stand firm

against aggression in support of ukraine, after meeting with the former president. also on bbc news. chelsea have begun internal disciplinary proceedings against midfielder enzo fernandes after he posted a video and social media that the french football federation says includes an alleged racist and discriminatory chant. as the war in gaza grinds on, there are growing fears that another middle east war might erupt. israel and the lebanese armed group hezbollah, backed by iran, have been trading fire across their border for the last nine months. the shia militant group — classed as a terrorist organisation by the uk — says it's supporting gaza. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports. they are here to keep the peace. but there's less and less of that.

ready to move, over. wejoin un peacekeepers patrolling hezbollah heartland. already a battleground. we're heading for the blue line, lebanon's unofficial border with israel. if all out war comes here, it could set the whole middle east alight. so where are we? so, uh, you are here in the outskirts of the village called yarun. tom fox leads the irish contingent. overall, it has been tense and unpredictable for the period of time we have been here. the farmers in the fields are no longer. crops have been destroyed as a result of bush fires. resulting from the exchanges of fire. how far are we now from the blue line? from where you're currently standing, you're approximately 400 to 500m from the blue line. and i presume the israelis are watching us now. everyone is watching people in this sector of the world.

and hezbollah's arsenal is eye catching, as flaunted in this propaganda video. the iranian backed fighters have more arms than many countries, including missiles that can strike all over israel. and israel has been striking back. most of the dead are fighters. sali sakaki was not. the 25—year—old was a volunteer paramedic killed in her own doorway. she was hussein's only daughter. could you tell me about sali? tell me about her. relatives go to check what's been hit. do you hear this a lot?

yes. every day. many times. every day. this time no airstrike, just israeli warplanes breaking the sound barrier. a weapon of fear. but death often comes from the sky. here, full military honours in beirut for a senior hezbollah commander killed in an israeli airstrike. so far, this is a limited conflict. but if it escalates, it could draw in other iranian backed militant groups in iraq and yemen and embroil the us. this is a show of grief and of anger, but it's also a show of strength. for months now, hezbollah has been burying fighters, but it has many more to take their place.

and if there is an all out war with israel, hezbollah will be a far more formidable enemy than hamas. if there's a ceasefire in gaza, hezbollah says it will also cease fire. its message, we don't want all out war, but if it comes, we will fight to the death. orla guerin, bbc news, lebanon. borisjohnson has said he believes donald trump would stand firm against aggression in support of ukraine — if he wins the us presidential election in november. the former prime minister had a thirty minute meeting with mr trump at the republican party convention in milwaukee. our north america correspondent nada tawfik is there. what more can you tell us? if any

evidence was _ what more can you tell us? if any evidence was further _ what more can you tell us? if any evidence was further needed - what more can you tell us? if any evidence was further needed that | evidence was further needed that this is donald trump's party, last night provided that. one by one his two most prominent primary challengers and his former foes took due to the stage last night to pledge their allegiance. his former un ambassador nikki haley who disagreed with him on support for nato and ukraine and questioned his stamina to lead during the primary said it was time to stand behind donald trump. she also said we agree more often than we disagree. also another rival ron desantis said donald trump had been demonised and prosecuted and nearly lost his life. we cannot let him down, he said. beyond this effort to show that republicans are more united than democrats, and references to divine intervention at work, we really did see an approach trying to reach out to moderates with senator marco

rubio said america firstjust means that out of many wear one. and here at the republican national convention more than one uk prime ministers you mentioned, boris johnson and after being photographed giving a speech to an empty room he later posted a picture with donald trump. he said after a conversation in which ukraine was the focus he felt that donald trump would be strong and decisive in supporting that country and defending democracy. but of course fears are growing about what will happen if the us cuts funding to ukraine. fiend the us cuts funding to ukraine. and with had some more information about the investigation into the attempted assassination of donald trump? that's right, there is mounting pressure still on the secret security and the director kimberly cheatle gave her first interview to abc news. and she said there were health and safety concerns that went into the decision of whether to put a sniper on the roof. she said the

roof was sloped and instead they decided to put the security detail inside the building. many have criticised that comment saying it defies belief and noting that the building behind donald trump was also sloped where the sniper that killed the gunman was position. she is going to be having to face a grilling at a hearing next week but she says the public should still have faith in the agency. thank you ve much have faith in the agency. thank you very much indeed. _ a campaign by some amazon workers to have union recognition at the firm's coventry warehouse has narrowly failed. if the gmb had won, amazon would have been forced to negotiate with workers over pay and conditions. zoe conway is our employment correspondent. zoe, what does this mean for amazon? the vote was incredibly close. the gmb lost by 28 votes. no doubt they're disappointed by the result, they're disappointed by the result, they had pulled resources into this

campaign. now what they are telling me this morning is that they are actively considering going again at the coventry warehouse and the reason they say that is notjust because the vote was close but because the vote was close but because of what they talk about as the strength of feeling amongst their members at the coventry warehouse. they will also be looking at the king's speech today and what that promises in terms of union recognition. because the government is promising to make recognition easierfor trade unions. so no doubt that will also be a factor in their thinking. in terms of what amazon are saying today, amazon have thanked the for part in this vote and they've also said that amazon places enormous value in its direct relationship with its employees and in other words they really do not think recognition is necessary. what this vote means is that for now at least amazon does not have to

negotiate directly with the gmb union over pay and working conditions.— union over pay and working conditions. ., ., ., ~' the foreign office says it is helping the families of two british men reported missing in sweden after a pair of bodies were found in a burned—out car in malmo. authorities say the deaths are being investigated as a suspected double murder. the victims had not yet been identified. police say the two bodies were found in a burnt out car on sunday afternoon on the outskirts of the city. identification could take time as the bodies are believed to be badly burnt. the deaths are being investigated as a suspected double murder. we are in the middle of the initial investigation. we'll conduct a forensic examination of these bodies to try to find out what has happened. in a statement to the bbc, the uk foreign office said officials are supporting the families of two british men reported missing in sweden and are in touch with the local authorities.

it's not yet known whether the two incidents are linked, although swedish media report that the two dead are british citizens. the car was discovered on the outskirts of malmo, sweden's third largest city. a police spokesperson said the vehicle was registered in neighbouring denmark. as well as being the host city of this year's eurovision song contest, malmo is known for high levels of gang violence. in its travel advice for sweden, the foreign office warns of the possibility of knife crime, shootings and explosions. swedish police told the bbc they're in contact with an unnamed foreign country in connection with the case, and they're calling for anyone who saw the car or the two people inside it to contact them. will vernon, bbc news. a trial date has been set provisionally for a man who is

accused of killing two men in london and transporting some of the remains to the clifton suspension bridge in london. adele says she plans to take an extended break from london. adele says she plans to take an extended breakfrom music london. adele says she plans to take an extended break from music after her current run of concerts. head of a ten day residency in munich the singer says she does not have any plans for new music and she wants to do other creative things. the mayor of paris, anne hidalgo, has been swimming in the seine to prove it's safe. the river is scheduled to be used for a number of events in the olympics, which begin next week, but heavy rainfall has resulted in higher levels of pollution in the water. our paris correspondent hugh schofield reports. a big day for paris, a big relief for the olympics. after weeks of tests showing bacteria levels in the river seine to be unacceptably high, with impeccable timing, things have come good. the city mayor, anne hidalgo, led the way.

she'd made a vow to take a swim in front of the cameras, to show to the world that the river, once again, is safe. it's a very lucky and happy day. it's also for the planet, you know, and for the river and for the ocean. we did it. a select group was invited to join the swim. among them, your correspondent. 0k. here goes. i'm going tojump. ready? one, two, three. quite a privilege, but for a few experiments in advance of the olympics, this is the first legal swim here for more than a century. good stuff. i got a mouth full of water as ijumped in, but it tastes fine. everything seems to be pretty cool. water's gorgeous. a bit murky, but it feels good and it's not cold at all. i think, i think we're well set up for the olympics. some members of swimming clubs were also invited. it was really cool and really nice to swim in paris, in the seine.

it's the first time and we are the first to swim, so it's really, really amazing. the city of paris. born here, born with the river seine. so we try to show that it's our natural system and our natural place to be here. what it all means is that olympic swimming events scheduled for the seine should now go ahead as planned. and beyond that, this will be one of the big legacies of the games — open air bathing once again in the middle of paris. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon. the king outlines the government's plans for the year ahead at the state opening of parliament. and harrowing cctv footage of near misses with speeding trains is released by network rail, as a warning to stay safe on level—crossings during the summer holidays. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look

at the weather. here is ben rich. it looks as if summer has at long last arrived. some of us getting to see some sunshine today and temperatures are climbing. by the end of the week in fact on friday parts of the uk could well get to 30 celsius. not quite 30 today, temperatures generally up into the 20s and the best of the sunshine across england and wales. more cloud and rain in northern ireland and western scotland but it will turn warmer and more humid as we head towards the end of the week. but will at last into the weekend? perhaps not. i will be back with all the details later. back to a main store t and in the king's speech setting out 40 draft laws including commitments to renationalise the railways and build

more houses, we have taken a look at some of the big challenges facing the government. we got a sense from the king's speech today about what this government regards as its top priorities and long term objectives. so what are they? well, raising gdp growth with a planning and infrastructure bill and also a national wealth fund bill, devolving more powers within english devolution bill, delivering net zero with a gb energy bill and also bolstering workers rights with an employment rights bill. but it's notable that some short term challenges facing keir starmer�*s government were not directly addressed in the king's speech, and let's explore some of them. first, public sector pay deals, decisions on pay rises for nhs staff, teachers, police and prison guards in england for 2024—25 have to be taken by the end of this month and the government may find it needs to find an extra £7 billion per year to prevent the wages of these public sector workers from falling further behind their counterparts

in the private sector. so you can see from this the average private sector inflation adjusted wages are around 4% higher than they were in 2010. but public sector wages, they're around 2.5% lower. and the average pay of nurses, teachers and doctors is even lower. so finding an extra £7 billion per year to change this picture would be challenging, given the government's chosen restraints on its spending and taxation powers. but if it fails to do this, it could find its targets to recruit more teachers and nurses even harder to achieve. also not really mentioned were local councils. a survey of local authority leaders earlier this year found around 1 in 10 were likely to have to effectively declare bankruptcy this financial year, which would force painful cuts in local services, and around 5 in 10 said they were likely to go bust in this parliament unless local government funding is reformed. now, ministers could give struggling councils a direct financial top up to keep them afloat, but that would also be expensive

for the treasury. third, not really mentioned were universities, the £9,250 per year tuition fee that universities in england can charge domestic students has been frozen in cash terms since 2017. this has led to warnings some universities could well go bankrupt in 2024. so do ministers allow universities to generate more income by raising that tuition fee? that would likely not go down very well with students. and to add to this list of items not really mentioned today, we can add the fate of the highly indebted thames water, which only has enough cash to last until next may. there is a bill in the king's speech to enhance the water regulator's powers, but it doesn't determine what the future of thames will be. and then there are prisons which are almost full and projected to be overflowing. the planning reforms in the king's speech could help deliver more prison building. but the bigger issue of reform of sentencing is not addressed.

so solving these problems doesn't necessarily require legislation, but it will require decisions from ministers sometimes in the coming months. and those decisions have the potential to be very unpopular with some people or very expensive for the government. and they have as much potential to shape this government's fortunes as what is outlined in the king's speech. still to come on today's programme. ahead of the paris olympics next week, british weightlifter emily campbell revisits her high school in nottingham, to see how she's inspiring the current students. now it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. with just one day to go until the 152nd open championship, local favourite robert macintyre hopes to be the first scottish

winner in quarter of a century. newcastle united are determined to keep eddie howe as the fa seek a successor to gareth southgate. and as the paris 2024 olympics draws ever closer, the city's mayor took a dip in the river seine amid water quality concerns. the world's top golfers are at royal troon, ahead of the 152nd open championship — the final major of the year. brian harman returns as the defending champion, rory mcilroy will be hoping to finally end his major drought, while lcoal favourite bob macintyre will hope to add the open to the scottish open he won on sunday. ben croucher is at royal troon. i assume the excitement is really

building? it i assume the excitement is really buildinr? . ., , i assume the excitement is really buildinr? . ., _ i assume the excitement is really buildinr? . ., building? it certainly is. welcome to r0 al building? it certainly is. welcome to royal troon — building? it certainly is. welcome to royal troon on _ building? it certainly is. welcome to royal troon on a _ building? it certainly is. welcome to royal troon on a picture - building? it certainly is. welcome i to royal troon on a picture postcard perfect day on the west coast of scotland. what a setting we have for the 152nd open championship. they were talking about football coming home the other day, but golf is coming back to its scottish roots. st andrews may be known as the home of golf but the open championship was bornjust down of golf but the open championship was born just down the road at prestwick golf club in 1860 and we are just a stone throw away. back then they played for a belt rather than a claretjug. but on the practice green, they are going through that final chipping motions, we have the driving range before the players take to the course later for the final practice round. if you are talking about iconic golf tournaments, the open championship fits that bill. you want an iconic golf course, royal troon fits that bill. you want an iconic golf hole,

they have added distance to this, but it is the shortest one but the fans are flocking to see, the postage stamp. the postage stamp, railway. they seem to be the ones where people slip at the most. i think watching the chaps approaching that par—3 is the one where i want to be seeing them, yeah. hope it stays dry, but it's going i to rain tomorrow isn't it, i think? so a bit of wind will make it interesting i think, - which will be good. let's see a scots winner, it's been too long. it'll be awesome, it'll be fantastic. you know, you homeboy here coming to troon, what a chance got. i mean, that would be - absolutely fantastic, yeah, that would be amazing. and why not? no doubt who the fans�* favourite is, bob mcintyre. he is growing in confidence at open championships, he comes into this competition in fine fettle after that win at the scottish open. a victory here 25

years after paul lawrie went to carnoustie, it would certainly be very popular. he is improving in confidence, finished in the top ten in his last two open championships, has the world number 16 and the name on everyone's lips as well. no prizes for guessing who that will be, rory mcilroy. given what happened to him at the us open, he was leading but missed his last putt. he would dearly love to end that decade long wait for a major. my game is in really good shape, you know, i had a nice reset after pinehurst, that was needed. and felt like i shook off a little bit of the rust last week and played 0k, felt like i probably could have given myself more of a chance to win the tournament. but i thought it was a solid week and, you know, it's like one eye preparing for this week but another

eye on trying to get into contention as well. he seems very relaxed. if you want to watch him, he is offjust after ten o'clock in the morning, about half—an—hour after bob mcintyre tees off after tommy fleetwood and jon rahm. the afternoon sees tiger woods return to troon and you have the world number one, out at around 3.10. it is a full�*s game trying to predict if any of them will be lifting the claretjug on sunday, but that is why you call it the open. one sentence i didn't expect to be uttering this week, i wish i had brought more suncream. indeed, thank ou had brought more suncream. indeed, thank you for— had brought more suncream. indeed, thank you for your _ had brought more suncream. indeed, thank you for your time. _ newcastle united chief executive darren eales says the club are determined to keep eddie howe

and will resist any approaches from the football association. howe, 46, is a leading contender to become england's next manager following gareth southgate's resignation. howe was appointed newcastle manager in 2021 and signed a new long—term contract extension in 2022. former england international, john barnes, believes the fa should look elsewhere. i'm leading towards graham potter, i have to admit because i think if you look at what he did in terms of implementing a style of play at brighton, notwithstanding it may not have worked at chelsea, which is very, very comprehensive in terms of the players understanding what they are doing. and if you can get very good players like we have to fit into a system, then i think that's the way forward. looking around at the candidates, apart from mauricio pochettino, who obviously i think will warrant a lot more money than gareth southgate was getting and they would be prepared to pay, i think the other such choice is either going to be eddie howe or graham potter, as i said. the lionesses will defend their european crown in switzerland

next year, after securing automatic qualification following a nervous draw with sweden. the hosts threatened during a tense second half, but england got the point they needed which means their focus turns to next year's finals. we're england, we want to be the best we can be, we're reigning european champions and that itself is a big target on our backs. everyone expects so much from us, we expect so much from ourselves, so for us now, we work hard, as we always do, we keep going. yeah, and we've got a year to prepare ourselves for the euros and we're all looking forward to it. so, england have booked their place at euro 2025. the remaining three home nations will have to navigate the playoffs which begin in october. scotland, wales and northern ireland will all be seeded in the league b playoffs, the draw for which will take place on friday. should they progress they will then face another two—legged playoff which commences in november. england defender lucy bronze has joined women's super league champions chelsea on a free transfer. the 32—year—old, who has signed a two—year contract,

left barcelona after her contact expired last month. "to know i'm a chelsea player still feels a little bit surreal," said bronze. chelsea have begun internal disciplinary proceedings against midfielder enzo fernandez after he posted a video on social media that the french football federation says includes an alleged "racist and discriminatory" chant. the argentine's chelsea team—mate wesley fofa na, who has one cap for france, posted on x an image of the fernandez instagram video describing it as "uninhibited racism" while the fff said it would file a complaint to world governing body fifa over the video which features a song sung by some of the argentina squad about france's players. in a statement, fernandez said... "i want to apologise sincerely for a video posted on my instagram during the national team celebrations. the song includes highly offensive language and there is no

excuse for these words. i stand against discrimination in all forms and apologise for getting caught up in the euphoria of our copa america celebrations. that video, that moment, those words, do not reflect my beliefs or my character. i am truly sorry." fernandez�*s club, chelsea, also issued the following statement... "chelsea football club finds all forms of discriminatory behaviour completely unacceptable. we are proud to be a diverse, inclusive club where people from all cultures, communities and identities feel welcome. we acknowledge and appreciate our player's public apology and will use this as an opportunity to educate. the club has instigated an internal disciplinary procedure." england have made one change to the team that thrashed the west indies in the first test, as mark wood replaces the now retired james anderson. ben stokes' team won by an innings and 114 runs at lord's, with gus atkinson taking 12 wickets in the match on his debut. england have not won a test series with more than one game since beating pakistan by winning all three matches in late 2022. the second test at trent bridge gets

underway tomorrow morning. paris mayor anne hidalgo fulfiled her promise to swim in the seine, to show the river is clean enough to host open—swimming competitions — amid water quality concerns ahead of the paris olympics. this is part of a broader effort to showcase the river's improved cleanliness, with the opening ceremony in the waterjust nine days away. since 2015, organizers have invested around $1.5 billion to prepare the seine for the olympics and to ensure parisians have a cleaner river in the years after the games. you can keep up with all those sports stories and much more on the bbc sport website and app, but that's all your sport for now. if caught early, cervical cancer can be easier to treat— but not everyone who is due a cervical screening books one. researchers at king's college in london hope that those who don't want to go to the gp,

will soon be able to take a test at home instead. the latest figures show that more than 4.5 million people are invited for a smear test each year in england — but less than 3.5 million attend. the trial involved giving at home hpv detection kits to women who hadn't taken regular smear tests. more than half of them returned a sample. it's not been rolled out on the nhs yet, but gp dr aziza sesay says it's simple to do. you use a long swab. it's about this length, but you only need to put your finger about halfway through. there's usually a demarcation, and then you either you can stand with your legs propped up on a chair or on the toilet if you're there, or you can be seated, pop it into the vagina in a similar manner. it probably gets about halfway. so once you feel the swab on your skin, onto your vulval skin, then you're in. turn it around for 20 seconds take it out, pop it into the sample pot. so we test for this high risk hpv,

because we know that cervical cancer is 99.8% associated with hpv, right? so the hpv self—sampling tests for it. and if you have it, then you move on to potentially have this cervical screening done at your gp surgery. but if you don't have it then we know for sure. so we're able to pick up non attenders. so i as a gp have patients do self swabs for you know if i want to test for infections. so it's not something that would be really new for a lot of people. and there's so many self screening tests out there. there's a bowel cancer screening test. like we said the long covid swab screening test so many out there that people are proficient in doing. network rail has released cctv footage of so—called near—misses, where people have ignored stop signs at level crossings. it's hoped the video will act as a warning for the school summer holidays. sean killick reports. a level crossing at

chertsey in surrey. the barrier is coming down but a lorry drives across anyway. though too late to clear the opposite barrier. it is trapped. a passenger hurriedly forces up the metal barrier. the lorry squeezes under but rips it off and they drive away. meanwhile last month outside a station near chichester, a train departs and two people decide to cross. but blocked from view, another train is approaching. the pair suddenly sprint, a split second from death. that last incident was here at fishbourne where network rail staff still can't believe the risk the pair took. the level crossing was down. they were not aware of the other train approaching. and that train almost struck them. they were within seconds of being struck by the train. they were not aware of the dangers and so it was very scary seeing that footage and therefore

even more important that we raise awareness of this risk to members of the public. we see a number of different behaviours. some of them individuals playing chicken on the railway. orjust really taking significant risks either in vehicles, sometimes it's people walking dogs, you know, really in really in uncontrolled situations. there has been a 31% increase in the number of near misses. so this is where people have come very, very close to being killed, struck by a train at level crossings. and so that increase is what we are really concerned about. and why we want to be making sure our message is out there. in another incident, two cyclists both jumped a red light at a crossing with what could have been tragic consequences. network rail says it is investing more in safety at level crossings including warnings, lights and cameras. and it is launching a campaign to coincide with the school summer holidays. we see incidents of misuse all year round but especially in holiday periods. and that is why we are launching a campaign today really to make children and their parents aware of some of the dangers associated with the railway at this time of year. for children and everyone, in departure, they have this message. we have fast trains moving sometimes

up to 140 miles an hour, we have a third rail which is electric, which is on all the time and can cause death or serious injury, and we have level crossings that are designed to keep people safe, so just follow those safety systems at each level crossing, it is very clear when you need to wait and those extra few minutes can save lives. sean killick, bbc news. british weightlifter emily campbell made history when she took silver at the tokyo olympics in 2022. now wants gold in paris. she credits her success to the support she had from her pe teacher. she's gone back to her old school with our reporterjayne mccubbin. emily campbell, britain's best. the uk's most successful weightlifter of modern times. and today she's going back to school. last time i was here...

yes. it's been a long time. very long time. it's so good to have you here. thanks for having us. nottingham girls academy is split into houses named after inspirational women. alice scott. what a woman. i know. well, you're up there, aren't you? i've done well. you have done incredibly well. but you know you are a true role model to our girls, and you're one of us, so... women are strong. women are not fragile. women never, ever give up. don't tell me i can't, because i can. it's so cool. so cool. this is a sport emily picked up by chance at university. emily campbell. can she hold it? yes she can. you can achieve anything you want to achieve. i picked up a barbell five years ago for the first time, and now i'm an olympic medallist. and the medals never stopped. moscow. gold. tirana. gold. yerevan. gold. sofia. gold. bogota. silver. tokyo. silver. what about paris?

gold? yes. of course. an olympic gold in paris this summer is the dream. and it's a dream she believes is possible thanks to the belief of one woman. yeah. you know, when i came to this school, the head of pe was a lady called patricia fitzsimons. and honestly, um, iactually get really emotional talking about it because i wouldn't have been where i am today without her because she was everything. everything and more. every time i struggled in the school, every time, it was hard for me. every time i didn't feel like i was going to make where i needed to be, she was just there every single step of the way. um, she's actually made me cry. at my olympic celebration party she was in the kitchen helping warm up food and take it out. and honestly, there's never going to be enough words to repay her. she really was special. she was so special.

there's a camera. tell her! emily campbell. can she hold it? yes she can. what a lift. you know, we had this lovely chat before. oh, no. you're gonna make me cry again, aren't you? are you ready? oh, god. somebody wants to say hi. hi. ijust cried on camera because of you. you're looking well ready for this? thank you, i am. i'm ready. this is it. we're going to get it perfect this time. and i'll be there. you'll be there in paris. i'm so excited, so excited. i can't wait to see you. i'll see you in paris. bye my love. see you later. love you too. bye bye. she brought strength, style and sass to tokyo. paris won't know what's hit it.

and good luck to emily. now the weather with ben rich. the only thing we are at risk of lifting other temperatures because they will be climbing in the next couple of days and for some of us quite a lot of sunshine out there. this is how it looked earlier on in worcestershire and we will see increasingly warm conditions for somebody end of the week. increasingly humid as well but that is not quite the whole story because this was the scene on the north coast of northern ireland earlier, a bit more cloud in the mix. and we will see frontal systems across the north and west of the uk. those frontal systems tending to be moving to the north of us allowing this warm and increasingly humid air to move out from the south. so for the rest of the afternoon england and wales seeing some spells of sunshine, i think as we head towards the end of the afternoon a lot of the end of the afternoon a lot of the cloud that bubbled up melting away. northern ireland and scotland will see more cloud and the odd spot of rain, temperatures around 16 up

to 24 degrees, exactly what we should be for the time of year. so into the evening we will see increasing amounts of cloud and some rain across northern ireland, western side of scotland and could turn misty and murky on some coastal hills. england and wales keeping hold of some clear spells, not a cold night a 12 or 13 degrees. tomorrow again we will see a weather front plaguing northern ireland, scotland, some cloud and splashes of rain but light and patchy through the day. but for england wales we should see some good spells of sunshine and it is going to be a warmer day. temperatures getting up to 26 or 27 degrees and even further north parts of north—east scotland getting into the low 20s. through thursday night into friday another frontal system pushing to the north—west of the uk. ahead of that we will be drawing in some really warm and humid airfrom the south. temperatures across parts of france

on friday getting well up into the 30s. some that warm air coming our way particularly across england and wales wove we will see lots of sunshine. always more cloud for northern ireland and scotland and even here and increasingly humid feel. temperatures up to 21 for aberdeen, 25 for newcastle, london 29 and i wouldn't be surprised if we got 30 degrees somewhere. so will it last? probably not because heading into the weekend this frontal system pushes and from the west and that could bring some heavy and thundery rain for some on saturday. but tending to sweep away that warm and humid air and tending to sweep away that warm and humid airand bringing in tending to sweep away that warm and humid air and bringing in something cooler by the end of the weekend. and then as we head into next week really back to square one, quite unsettled with some rain at times and then back to that cooler feel. so if you like the warmth can enjoy it while it lasts. good advice! that's all from today's bbc news at one. enjoy the rest of the day. goodbye.

live from westminster, this is bbc news. the pomp and pageantry of the state opening of parliament for the first labour government in 14 years. in a crowded house of lords, the king says the starmer government will create a new national energy company, nationalise railways, and reform planning and health laws. my government's legislative programme will be mission—led, based upon the principles of security, fairness and opportunity for all. the house of commons will this afternoon debate the contents of the speech — that's due to begin shortly we'll be talking through what the surprises were and what it means to you.