mr biden and top democrats on capitol hill are backing harris to beat donald trump in november's election. for his part, mr trump says it will be easier to beat kamala harris than mr biden. six people arrested, after a teenage boy was shot dead in west london. "an absolutely tragic incident". police appeal for information, after four adults and two children die in a collision between a car and a motorcycle in west yorkshire. and kitesurfing makes its debut at this week's paris olympics. we speak to one medal hopeful. in the last an hour, sir keir starmer has set out plans to curb reliance on foreign workers by improving skills training in england. speaking at the farnborough air show, the prime minister announced a new body to address what he called the "fragmented and broken" training system. we know that national renewal,

it's not going to happen overnight. we are fixing the very foundation of our country, and that is long and patient work. but i can announce another step along that road today, another marker of the future, with the launch of a new organisation that we hope will transform notjust how we train our young people and adults, but also, the relationship between business and the education system. a plan to make sure that we are training young people not just for any business, but for the businesses that exist in their communities, the skills that you and they need to take each other forward. so i'm delighted that today we're launching skills england, and appointing richard pennycook as the interim chair. the prime minister, sir keir

starmer, launching skills england in the last hour. we will have more on that throughout the day. four adults and two children have died after a collision involving a car and a motorbike in west yorkshire. it happened on the a61, between wakefield and barnsley, on sunday afternoon. our reporter, oli constable, sent this update from the scene. police cars have been coming and going all night here to what officers have described as "an absolutely tragic incident". they were called to barnsley road here, on the border between barnsley and wakefield, shortly before 4:00 on sunday afternoon. a crash between a motorbike and a car left a male rider and his female passenger dead. those in the ford focus, a man and a woman, along with two young girls, also died at the scene. the road has been closed for much of sunday and overnight, while police investigated what happened and how six people came to lose their lives.

well, superintendent alan travis, of wakefield district police, said, "this is an absolutely tragic incident, which has resulted in the loss of six lives. our thoughts go out to the families of those who have died, who we are working with to provide support at this time." police have arrested six people on suspicion of murder, after a teenage boy was shot dead in west london. the metropolitan police said officers were called after reports of a shooting in a park in ladbroke grove. the six males who were arrested on suspicion of murder remain in custody. the victim's identity hasn't yet been released. let's speak tojon donnison, who's at the scene. what have police been saying about what happened? still what have police been saying about what happened?— what have police been saying about what happened? still a pretty heavy olice what happened? still a pretty heavy police presence _ what happened? still a pretty heavy police presence here _ what happened? still a pretty heavy police presence here as _ what happened? still a pretty heavy police presence here as you - what happened? still a pretty heavy police presence here as you might l police presence here as you might expect. forensic teams are on the ground and the blue and white tent behind me is where the body is located and where those forensic experts are operating. the shooting happened around about 7:20 pm last

night. there had actually been a family fun day taking place in the parkjust next door. music, food, that sort of thing. so it will have been busy. police say they believe the young boy who was shot was 15 years old. he hasn't yet been identified. officers say they are working to get in touch with his family and confirm his identification. but as you say, six miles have been arrested and they are being questioned on suspicion of murder. 1 are being questioned on suspicion of murder. ., , , , are being questioned on suspicion of murder. . , , , ., murder. i assume there is quite a lot of shock _ murder. i assume there is quite a lot of shock in _ murder. i assume there is quite a lot of shock in the _ murder. i assume there is quite a lot of shock in the area _ murder. i assume there is quite a lot of shock in the area that - murder. i assume there is quite a lot of shock in the area that this | lot of shock in the area that this could happen. lot of shock in the area that this could happen-— lot of shock in the area that this could hauen. , , could happen. yes, absolutely. there is actually a — could happen. yes, absolutely. there is actually a school _ could happen. yes, absolutely. there is actually a school nearby _ could happen. yes, absolutely. there is actually a school nearby here - could happen. yes, absolutely. there is actually a school nearby here and l is actually a school nearby here and this morning, parents have been bringing their kids to school, finding this police cordon in the way and having to go round. it is a busy, built—up residential neighbourhood. and as i say, yesterday afternoon and sunday afternoon, a lot of people will have been at this fun day in the park so

a lot of shock, as you say. find been at this fun day in the park so a lot of shock, as you say.- a lot of shock, as you say. and i assume police _ a lot of shock, as you say. and i assume police are _ a lot of shock, as you say. and i assume police are appealing - a lot of shock, as you say. and i assume police are appealing for| assume police are appealing for anyone who might have any information to come forward and a big forensic operation happening at the scene? ., �* , , big forensic operation happening at the scene? . �* , , ., the scene? that's right, they are a- ealinu the scene? that's right, they are appealing for _ the scene? that's right, they are appealing for information. - the scene? that's right, they are appealing for information. there | appealing for information. there will of course have been a lot of people around and the fact they have arrested six people so quickly suggest that there might have been a lot of witnesses as to what happened. but they are, as you say, gathering that forensic material now so they can proceed with this operation as swiftly as possible. jon donnison. from west london, thank you. new nhs figures show nearly half a million people in england have been diagnosed with dementia — one of the highest rates in the world. nhs england says the increase is partly because of the country's ageing population. it has been proactively sending teams to assess patients, saying the sooner someone is diagnosed, the quicker they can get help.

let's speak to alex osborne, policy manager at the alzheimer's society. alex, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. i wonder if i could get your initial reaction to these figures? your initial reaction to these fiaures? ~ , ., ., figures? absolutely, thanks for havinu figures? absolutely, thanks for having me- _ figures? absolutely, thanks for having me- so _ figures? absolutely, thanks for having me. so really, - figures? absolutely, thanks for having me. so really, really- having me. so really, really positive news to see the progress that has been made on dementia diagnosis rates in england. we hugely welcome the work the nhs has done to push up diagnosis rates. but now that we approach the national target that has been set for england, that is for two thirds of people living with dementia to get a diagnosis, we would like to see bold and ambitious new targets set for the future. because the current target does leave a third of people living with dementia in the uk without a diagnosis and therefore, without a diagnosis and therefore, without the vital care, support and symptomatic treatment that that can bring. 50 symptomatic treatment that that can brin . _ ,, ., , symptomatic treatment that that can brina. , , ., ., symptomatic treatment that that can brina. , , . ., ,, bring. so 'ust explain what the nhs is doinu bring. so just explain what the nhs is doinu to bring. so just explain what the nhs is doing to try _ bring. so just explain what the nhs is doing to try and _ bring. so just explain what the nhs is doing to try and diagnose - bring. so just explain what the nhs is doing to try and diagnose people| is doing to try and diagnose people earlier so they can get that

treatment. 50 earlier so they can get that treatment.— earlier so they can get that treatment. ., , , ., treatment. so as you identified ourself, treatment. so as you identified yourself, proactive _ treatment. so as you identified yourself, proactive case - treatment. so as you identifiedj yourself, proactive case finding treatment. so as you identified i yourself, proactive case finding is a big part of this. encouraging people to go forward and speak to their gp. we at the alzheimer's society have been doing the same. we have a brilliant tool on our website endorsed by the royal college of gps, the dementia symptoms checklist, so i encourage anyone at home that is worried about their memory or the memory of a loved one to have a look at that. but yes, ultimately, it is basically about approaching people, encouraging people to come forward and to understand that problems with memory are notjust an inevitable part of ageing. it could be something to look into further. haifa ageing. it could be something to look into further.— ageing. it could be something to look into further. how do you know if ou've look into further. how do you know if you've got _ look into further. how do you know if you've got a _ look into further. how do you know if you've got a loved _ look into further. how do you know if you've got a loved one _ look into further. how do you know if you've got a loved one who - look into further. how do you know if you've got a loved one who is - if you've got a loved one who is getting older the difference between someone who is just losing their memory slightly to something that could be more serious and lead to

dementia? the could be more serious and lead to dementia?— could be more serious and lead to dementia? _ , ., , ., ' dementia? the symptoms of different es of dementia? the symptoms of different types of dementia _ dementia? the symptoms of different types of dementia vary _ dementia? the symptoms of different types of dementia vary quite - types of dementia vary quite dramatically. so that's why we are encouraging people even if it is a memory problem that people might just think it's part of getting old, they go and have a conversation with their gp and get that checked out. it is or is better to have the information at your fingertips. so we were saying that the uk has one of the highest rates of diagnosis of dementia —— it is always better. is that because we have more dementia orjust because the nhs has been more proactive in trying to diagnose people? more proactive in trying to diagnose --eole? , ., , ., . people? dementia prevalence in the uk is on the — people? dementia prevalence in the uk is on the rise. _ people? dementia prevalence in the uk is on the rise. we _ people? dementia prevalence in the uk is on the rise. we know- people? dementia prevalence in the uk is on the rise. we know nearly i people? dementia prevalence in the uk is on the rise. we know nearly a | uk is on the rise. we know nearly a million people live with dementia in the uk right now and that is set to rise to 1.4 million people by 2040. so certainly, more people getting dementia is a factor. i think the progress that we have seen is thanks to more people coming forward. but

because dementia is the uk's biggest killer, we do need to make sure that we've got this proactive action to continue to get people diagnosed. there are a number of things that alzheimer's is proposing we do. the first is setting a bold and ambitious new dimension diagnosis rate target for the future. another is ensuring that we invest in diagnosis. so that is making sure that we have the workforce and the tools that we need to get more people diagnosed more quickly. and people diagnosed more quickly. and on that last point, that costs money and the nhs is already under pressure financially. it and the nhs is already under pressure financially.- and the nhs is already under pressure financially. it does, but althou:h pressure financially. it does, but although there _ pressure financially. it does, but although there is _ pressure financially. it does, but although there is a _ pressure financially. it does, but although there is a financial- although there is a financial implication obviously to early diagnosis, it does bring significant cost savings later down the line. so was well as the personal benefits of diagnosis brings in bringing information and support, allowing people to access care, it does also mean people are living if they get the right support, in the early

stages of dementia for longer. they are in the later phases where people have more complex care needs for a shorter period of time. so that does bring a significant cost savings in the longer term. alex osborne. from the alzheimer's society, thank you forjoining us on the bbc news. thank you. more now on our top story. a growing number of senior democrats are throwing their support behind kamala harris, after president biden confirmed he would not be contesting the election this november. he'd come under increasing pressure from within his own democratic party, after that stumbling performance in that tv presidential debate, and a series of high—profile verbal mistakes. we asked our north america correspondent david willis to look at the way events spiralled, leading to mr biden's withdrawal. this would not have been how joe biden would have wanted his more than 50 years in public life to have come to an end. he'd faced growing calls to withdraw from the presidential race. yet the decision, when it came, nonetheless caught many people by surprise.

joe biden was at his delaware beach house, where he's been recuperating from the effects of covid, and reports here suggest that on saturday evening, he called a meeting of his senior advisers, and they worked together late into the night to draft that statement, announcing that letter announcing that he was withdrawing as his party's presidential candidate. now, it wasn't until sunday, those reports suggest, that mr biden informed vice president kamala harris of his decision, after a meeting with members of his family. a lot of white house aides were also kept in the dark, apparently, until the very last minute. now, in that letter, joe biden says that he is withdrawing as his party's nominee for the sake of his party and the country, but that he will continue to serve out the remainder of his term in the white house.

now, joe biden, of course, originally saw himself as a one—term president, but set his sights on a second term after he came to the belief that he was the only person in the party who could possibly beat donald trump. well, now he has endorsed his vice president, kamala harris, in the hope that she can do that very same thing. and much now depends on whether anybody in the party comes forward to challenge kamala harris. democrats are hoping that her ascension will energise the party and bring more of their supporters to the polls, and many of them just want a break from the last few weeks, which have seen some very ugly headlines as far asjoe biden is concerned. kamala harris will attend an event in the building behind me, the white house, later today. she in the building behind me, the white house, later today.— house, later today. she is due to

take joe biden's _ house, later today. she is due to take joe biden's place _ house, later today. she is due to take joe biden's place at - house, later today. she is due to take joe biden's place at a - takejoe biden's place at a prearranged event involving some local sporting teams. and we expect that event at around 4:30pm uk time and we will be there to see if we get comments from the kamala harris team. we have had comments saying kamala harris has raised $46.9 million for the presidential campaign, since the announcement yesterday. the campaign team also say they have taken the formal step of adopting the name harris for president. that means that she can access the funds that had already been raised forjoe biden and that war chest was $96 million injuly, according to official filings. million injuly, according to officialfilings. so the money coming in to kamala harris since that announcement yesterday. world leaders have been paying tribute to president biden, since news emerged of his decision to drop out of the presidential race. here in the uk, the prime minister,

sir keir starmer, said he respected joe biden's decision, describing his career as "remarkable". he added that mr biden will have made his decision based on what he believes is best for the american people. the german chancellor, olaf scholz, described president biden as "my friend", and said he's achieved a lot — for his country, for europe, for the world. he went on to say his decision not to run again deserves respect. president zelensky said ukraine is grateful to president biden for his unwavering support for ukraine's fight for freedom, and says, "we will always be grateful" for his leadership. and the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, described president biden as a "great man", and said everything he does is guided by his love for his country. he went on to say that as president, he is a partner to canadians and a true friend. former british ambassador to the united states lord kim darroch has

provided insight into what eureopean leaders are thinking about biden's exit from the presdiential race, and how kamala harris' foreign policy position may differfrom biden's. there is certainly a lot of concern around europe about the prospect of a second trump presidency because of some of the things that trump has said — like stopping military aid to ukraine, like leaving the paris climate change deal, his public disdain for nato. but people can read the opinion polls over here as well as they can in the us, and it is clear that following that genuinely disastrous debate performance three weeks ago, that biden was slipping in the polls, trump was getting further ahead, and that his prospects, his path to a victory in november was increasingly narrowed, not nonexistent. so i think around europe, you will see people thinking, well, that had to happen. now the democrats need to get their act together quickly, find a viable candidate to stand against trump and campaign through the autumn.

and in your view, is that viable candidate kamala harris? look, it could be, but i personally think — and i think there are other observers who agree — that they'd be better having a competition of some sort truncated, accelerated, finishing at the democrat convention in mid—august than, as it were, a coronation. she may be the best candidate, but she would be better placed to fight for the presidency if she had won that competition, rather than if she just simply was deemed to be imposed upon the party. so she may be the best. there are other talented politicians around. and i think it's significant the four biggest names in the democrat party — obama, pelosi, schumer, the leader of the senate,

and jeffries, the leader of the democrats in the house — none of them have yet endorsed kamala harris. so maybe there is some pressure that there should be an open competition. if it is kamala harris, would herforeign policy be much different from president biden's? i think it would be a continuation of president biden's, and i think that would mean that america would stay in the international climate change agreement, america would continue to give a lot of, the majority of the military aid reaching ukraine, continue to be tough and challenging to china, and would continue to be strong supporters of nato. so i don't see any big divergences there. do you think there would be any change with the middle east? because there are some commentators

who say that she has a slightly different view on the israel—gaza war than president biden. well, we'll see on that. that's difficult to predict. but i can't see her taking a fundamentally different line than that the israeli ground offensive in gaza needs to end as soon as possible and that, thereafter, there needs to be a process both to rebuild gaza and to try and find a permanent solution in that region, which could only come, i think, about through a process of trying to reach a two—state solution there. so i can't see a big change there, but maybe some nuances. and do you think if it was another candidate — as you said, it might be an open competition and it might not be her that we are looking at, whoever it is that takes on donald trump is, foreign policy—wise, likely to carry on with what president biden's path has been? i think so. i mean, first of all, of course,

you need another candidate and no—one has declared yet. so whatever i think about the competition being preferable, it may end up as a coronation. but really, whoever comes through on the democrat side, there may be some minor differences of emphasis, but i think foreign policy, you will see largely continuity. if it's trump, you will see some very big challenges for europe. and if we focus on donald trump, how do you think the fact that it is no longer going to be president biden facing him changes his campaign? i think two things. i mean, one, ithink biden, on the back of that debate performance, was absolutely their preferred candidate to go up against through the autumn, because it looked like he wasn't... that he lacked the mental sharpness and the physical stamina and robustness to campaign effectively against trump.

so now, they're dealing with an unknown. who's it going to be and how will they campaign and how will they perform? they will be preparing their attack lines, especially on kamala harris, since so many people have come out in support of her already. but also, against the other candidates. i wonder whether, to be honest, trump will want to do that second debate, scheduled for september, if he's against someone who is a much, much better debater certainly thanjoe biden proved the first time round. and otherwise, they willjust have to look for weaknesses in the records of potential democrat candidates that can be exploited. but trump basically always campaigns on his greatest hits and rather vague promises about how everything will be better, unimaginably better in the future. so in terms of his own pitch, i don't think it's going

to change very much. lord kim darroch talking about global reaction. the kremlin has a daily call with journalists and no surprise, this has come up in that cold. some lines from it. the kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov was asked to comment onjoe biden leaving the presidential race. he said, this is america's election campaign and although we are talking about an election campaign in one of the world's biggest countries, this is not an internal matter, this cannot be a priority for us. and of course, it is not for us to give on an assessment of the decision by the current president as of a presidential candidate. they were asked by the bbc has surprised the kremlin was by events in the us and how closely the kremlin was following them. he said, to be honest, in recent years, what has been happening in the us has taught us not to be surprised at anything there so we were not very surprised. we pay close attention to what is happening in america, that is

obvious, but it is the same with all the other big countries in the world. this is of interest to us. of course, we watch closely what is happening in the world. the american network nbc asked the spokesperson to comment on the potential candidacy of kamala harris and dmitry peskov said, we cannot give an assessment of the potential candidacy of ms harris from the point of view of our bilateral relations because we haven't seen her make any contribution to these relations yet. she has made several statements with, i quote, unfriendly rhetoric towards our country, but haven't seen any other actions from her regarding a bilateral relation either positive or negative. so lines out of the kremlin on events in the us. sir keir starmer has set out plans to curb reliance on foreign workers by improving skills training in england. speaking at the farnborough airshow, the prime minister announced a new body to address what he called the fragmented and broken training

system. it fragmented and broken training s stem. ., , ., fragmented and broken training sstem. ., , ., system. it cannot be right that some --eole system. it cannot be right that some people don't — system. it cannot be right that some people don't get _ system. it cannot be right that some people don't get to _ system. it cannot be right that some people don't get to feel— system. it cannot be right that some people don't get to feel the - system. it cannot be right that some people don't get to feel the pride - people don't get to feel the pride in making a contribution. the dignity of work, just because we can't find a way of creating a coherent skill system. that can't be right. so i have to say that we won't be contentjust to pull the easy lever of importing skills. we are turning the page on that. but i want to be clear as well, we are going to make sure that there are highly motivated, ambitious, talented young people who want to work in your business. that is our long—term ambition. we are going to fire up the training of more uk workers and match people's aspirations, which i know are there, with more opportunity. and in doing this, we will drive growth. because if there is one thing we know that

will drive innovation and accelerate productivity, it is having the skilled workers you need to grow your business. so from the get go, skills england will work with the migration advisory committee. we will identify current and future skills gaps. put in place plans to address those gaps and reduce our long—term reliance on overseas workers. 5ir long-term reliance on overseas workers. ,, ,, ., long-term reliance on overseas workers. ,, ,, . ., workers. sir keir starmer. live to our political _ workers. sir keir starmer. live to our political correspondent - workers. sir keir starmer. live to our political correspondent at - workers. sir keir starmer. live to| our political correspondent at that speech. he is talking about investing in skills. was there any timeframe on this? tale investing in skills. was there any timeframe on this?— investing in skills. was there any timeframe on this? no is the short answer to that. _ timeframe on this? no is the short answer to that. what _ timeframe on this? no is the short answer to that. what the _ timeframe on this? no is the short i answer to that. what the government is doing is saying that we need a big reform of the system. it doesn't work at the moment. businesses want to focus money on certain things, but they cannot because of the rules. so the government is setting up rules. so the government is setting up this body skills england, which will be able to decide where the money goes. the priorities. but keir

starmer has also done something quite explicit, which is to link this with bringing down net migration, something he promised to do during the election campaign, something that was likely to happen anyway. but the question then becomes, when does that happen, how quickly can the skills be fermented to make sure that as keir starmer said, there is an over reliance, his phrase, on overseas workers? i put that question to him at the end of that question to him at the end of that speech and the simple question in answer to your question is the government isjust not in answer to your question is the government is just not putting a timeframe on it. keir starmer said it would be arbitrary to do so. that there are no quick fixes. and actually, it is a slightly interesting backdrop to all these announcements and all the speeches keir starmer is giving. he is talking about change, he is talking about fixing things which he says are broken. but there is always that caveat that it is going to take time, that these things don't have a

magic bullet or a silver bullet, which can solve them. so it does feel like with this, like the issue of the channel and small boats crossing the channel and the economy and various other things, the government is setting out its stall at the moment. it has only been in power 2.5 weeks, but the results may take a bit of time. he power 2.5 weeks, but the results may take a bit of time.— take a bit of time. he was also asked about _ take a bit of time. he was also asked about events _ take a bit of time. he was also asked about events in - take a bit of time. he was also asked about events in the - take a bit of time. he was also asked about events in the us, | take a bit of time. he was also l asked about events in the us, of course. he asked about events in the us, of course. . , �* , ~' course. he was, indeed. as i think robabl course. he was, indeed. as i think probably every _ course. he was, indeed. as i think probably every international - course. he was, indeed. as i think| probably every international leader will be today. his answer was that he respected president biden �*s decision not to seek the democratic nomination for the election in november. he said he thinks it will have been taken in the interests of the american people. the question i put to him after some discussion with my colleagues this morning was, do you think he is capable of seeing out the next six months, if he has decided he is not the man to go forward with the nomination, can he stay in office for the next six months? no firm answer from

stay in office for the next six months? no firm answerfrom keir starmer, but he did hint he thought that was the case that president biden could stay in office, saying he looks forward to working with him for the rest of his presidency. thanks very much indeed. the weather now with carol kirkwood. hello again. as we go through this week, the weather is fairly settled. there will be showers at times, rain today and on thursday, but a lot of dry weather as well, with temperatures close to where we would expect them to be at this stage injuly. something about today, though, is the pollen level is moderate or high across many parts of the country and we're still talking grass and nettle, although starting to subside in the south—east in terms of the grass pollen. we also have various weather fronts moving across us, they've been introducing a fair bit of cloud through the course of the morning and some showers moving from the west to the east. but the cloud breaking up, with more sunny spells developing. any showers in the south rattling through on a brisk wind. further north, they will be slow moving, and here, too, you might get the odd heavy one and the odd rumble of thunder. temperatures, 14 in the north

to a pleasant 25 degrees as we push further south. by the end of the afternoon, the cloud will be building across northern ireland and south—west england, introducing some patchy rain, which will cross parts of england and wales through the course of the night. a lot of the showers further north easing, and under clear skies in rural areas, temperatures could slide away to about 5 degrees. but in towns and cities, 9—16 will be more like it. tuesday night into wednesday, we've got this ridge of high pressure across us. you can see weather fronts waiting in the wings, so we say goodbye to the dregs of the weather front in the south—east and then a lot of dry weather. yes, there will be the odd isolated shower and breezy down this north sea coastline, which will take the edge off the temperatures here. but top temperatures, 15 to about 24 degrees. so tuesday into wednesday, this high pressure squeezed further east, and then these weather fronts do come in from the west. so on wednesday itself, there will be a lot of dry weather, variable amounts of cloud here and there, thick enough for the odd spot of light rain. but its later in the day we do

have the thicker cloud, murky conditions, some patchy light rain coming in from the west. top temperatures once again up to about 24 degrees. wednesday into thursday, the fronts continue to come in from the west and push eastwards, so you can see a lot of us are going to have a cloudy day, and there will also be some rain or some showers around. but as we head on into friday, it's drier, some showers in the north and west, potentially a little bit of rain to start in the south. live from london. this is bbc news kamala harris says she intends to "earn and win" the democratic nomination asjoe biden exits the us presidential race.

the president and top democrats on capitol hill are backing kamala harris to beat double top. —— to beat donald trump. for his part, mr trump says it will be easier to beat kamala harris than mr biden. our other main headlines. a student leader calls for a pause in the bangladesh job quota protests which have left more than 150 people dead. and more than 20,000 people on the spanish island hello, i'm nicky schiller. we start in the united states with reaction tojoe biden's decision to quit november's presidential race. he is backing his vice president kamala harris to now take on donald trump in the election. many top democrats have followed his lead and have also thrown their support behind her. kamala harris says she

intends to "earn and win" the nomination.