taking on the elites — jeremy corbyn spells out his pitch for the election. the labour leader said big business would pay more tax, and he promised a £10 minimum wage. it's the establishment versus the people. it's our historic duty to make sure the people prevail. this election is about ensuring that we have strong and stable leadership in this country in the national interest. so, as the battle lines become clearer, we'll get reaction from voters. also tonight: revving up — why the world's leading financial organisation is forecasting greater global economic growth. hopes of a step forward in tackling dementia. researchers are looking at new ways to use existing drugs. the teenage racing driver who's lost both legs after a crash. formula 1 stars help to raise more than £500,000. here, there was the gold very neatly

wrapped in its case. he was tuning up an old piano and discovered a treasure trove. but who do the gold coins belong to? coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news... andy murray bows out early at the monte carlo masters after a 3—set defeat in the third round. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. in his first major speech of the election campaign, the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has styled himself as the anti—establishment candidate, taking on what he called a system rigged against working people. he told supporters that a labour government elected on the 8th ofjune would not play by the old rules, doffing

its cap to the powerful. with theresa may promising strong leadership, our political editor laura kuenssberg looks at their different messages and what they mean for the election. no one's going to say they're all the same. not in this election. and not the admirers of the labour leader, who queued round the block to hear him. we need something different, not more of the same. i really enjoy seeing him speak. this is about who should be leading the country and should be our prime minister, because he's offering a real alternative. the left waited a long time for a leader likejeremy corbyn. but will the rest of the country rush towards him? he is their star. but what about you? the labour party that is standing up for working people to improve the lives of all. it's the establishment

versus the people. it's our historic duty to make sure the people prevail. in practice, that means hikes to the minimum wage, bigger benefits for carers, higher taxes for some of the biggest businesses, who he said, proudly, should fear him. if i were southern rail, or if i were philip green, i'd be worried about a labour government, i really would. if i were mike ashley, or the ceo of a tax avoiding multinational corporation, i'd want to see a tory victory, i really would. why? because those are the people who are monopolising the wealth that should be shared by each and every one of us in the whole country. applause but it means more borrowing, and spending too. ideas that at the last election didn't do labour many favours. what is it that you hope to show

to voters in the next seven weeks beyond this room that they haven't seen in the last two years since you've been the party leader? 0ur message is one of inclusion. and social justice. and socialjustice. and we're going to get that message out across the whole country. and i'm very confident of that. this invited audience of loyalists lapped to their feet. this was a classic jeremy corbyn speech, the kind of speech that won him the labour leadership election. he spelt out in sky—high letters how he would pitch this campaign. the people versus the powerful. he is obviously a man of principle and integrity, we know that for a fact. can he stepped up to the plate at the next level? while mikey has got 50 days to do that. i'm really impressed, jeremy has always said the right thing, he has always said the right thing, he hasjust never had the opportunity. he isa hasjust never had the opportunity. he is a decent man, maybe decent

people do not get elected will stop but he has also got an allotment, he makes his own jam, did you know that? i did know that. welbeck you go! beyond the crowd in seats like gluten, will his campaign cut through —— in seats like gluten. gluten, will his campaign cut through -- in seats like gluten. he isa through -- in seats like gluten. he is a modern socialist, give him the chance and he will make changes. is a modern socialist, give him the chance and he will make changeslj don't think he is a coherent leader, i voted labour in the past but i would not vote for him. the prime minister claims he is not up to the job. she was on a low—key visit in marginal enfield. this election is about ensuring that we have strong and stable leadership in this country in the national interest. it's about strengthening our negotiating hand for brexit and sticking to our plan for a stronger britain, developing a more secure future for ordinary working people in this country. jeremy corbyn's a happy campaigner, comfortable with his fans. but he needs millions more, a brutal election beckons. laura kuenssberg, bbc news,

westminster. sojeremy corbyn may have characterised the election as a battle between the people and the elites, but what are the issues that voters are actually concerned about? 0ur deputy political editor, john pienaar, has been finding out in norwich. pick a place, almost any place. a street, in market, and you will see why this election is happening now. ask around here in norwich, famous for its churches, but important now for its churches, but important now for its churches, but important now for its many voters who may, just make a switch their loyalties on polling day. theresa may wants a big mandate. whoever wins will need one. theresa may likes grammar schools and thinks that is the way to help the kids get on. what do you think? i think potentially it is a good idea. but i think it could favour children whose parents could give them more advantage. to help with entrance exams. plots so fair after

all? potentially not. do you think oui’ all? potentially not. do you think our hospitals need a lot more money? every time there is an election or anything, the only way to do things is to promise to get the votes, and none of the promises other country normally. jeremy corbyn and labour wa nt to normally. jeremy corbyn and labour want to seek better off people, better paid people, paying more in tax, whether it is £70,000 per year people or whatever it is, do you think it is a good idea or a bad idea by silly about idea. you will then do what we did in the 19705, and drive all of the high taxpayers abroad. we're already looking at the risk of big companies going over to europe, that would accelerate that. i think europe, that would accelerate that. ithink our europe, that would accelerate that. i think our level of taxes enough. when you started in 50% or 60% tax, people will leave. we may end up having to pay a lot more for social ca re having to pay a lot more for social care for the elderly. how do you think that will go down? well, i live on a large council e5tate think that will go down? well, i live on a large council estate and people there will be very angry if

they have to pay a lot for care, they have to pay a lot for care, they really would. they would... they would go balli5tic. perhaps we need to invite, i don't know, some of them backed u5 need to invite, i don't know, some of them backed us all to tout for us. of them backed us all to tout for us. so the next government will face one hard sell after another, on reform, on spending, austerity will not end overnight and the economy could well 5low not end overnight and the economy could well slow down before it picks up could well slow down before it picks up again. forget the polls for a moment, nobody has voted yet. but when we do, we will hand the next pm a tougher ta5k than any other leader has faced in modern times in peacetime. the customer may not a lwa y5 peacetime. the customer may not always be right, but try telling the customer that. britain's next prime minister won't just customer that. britain's next prime minister won'tju5t want customer that. britain's next prime minister won't just want to customer that. britain's next prime minister won'tju5t want to win, 5he 01’ minister won'tju5t want to win, 5he or he will need a big one, and not ju5t or he will need a big one, and not just for brexit. john pienaar, bbc news, zero. —— dowrich. let's get more on our top story then with our political editor, laura kuenssberg, who is in westminster. a5 as you suggested in your report, jeremy corbyn wa5 as you suggested in your report, jeremy corbyn was using the language that won him the labour leadership, but this is now a general election.

it is, and it is very different. from the moment he became the labour leader about has not been, can journey corbyn but fire in the bellies of those on the left, it is can he read out to voters of all varieties —— can he reach out. his p i’og re55 varieties —— can he reach out. his progress along that road has been bumpy to say the least. but we saw today in a kind of vintage corbyn performance, he is going to be thumping the same top. he's not changing for anyone, his message loud and proud i5 changing for anyone, his message loud and proud is that in his view the tories are the party for the wealthy few and he wants to look after everybody else. he starts this election as the real underdog. his tea m election as the real underdog. his team believe they will narrow the gap between the two parties, may be quite sharply. but with only seven weeks to go this is a short campaign that has caught everybody by surpri5e. time is against them. that has caught everybody by surprise. time is against them. one ofjeremy corbyn's biggest union backer5 i5 ofjeremy corbyn's biggest union backer5 is involved in his own election fight, and there has been a development today. what has been

happening? len mccluskey is the boss of the biggest union, united. he is one ofjeremy corbyn's mo5t influential backers. mo5t one ofjeremy corbyn's mo5t influential backers. most people believe that if len mccluskey wa5 not behind him, jeremy corbyn would not behind him, jeremy corbyn would not behind him, jeremy corbyn would not be in hisjob. a man called gerard quinn has been trying to announce him from the leadership, but today out of the blue he 5u5pended but today out of the blue he suspended from his but today out of the blue he suspended from hi5job but today out of the blue he suspended from his job at the union, unite. baby can really work out exactly what has gone on. it matter5 —— nobody can work out. the role of the unite boss is keyed to the state of the labour party in this election, and in terms of what happens next. the result is officially not expected until next week, but they may well emerge tomorrow. thank you, laura. the deadline for parties in northern ireland to try and form a government has been extended to the end ofjune beyond the forthcoming general election. several parties at stormont have 5aid talks were unsustainable a5 they'd be campaigning against each other. launching the greens' election campaign in bristol,

co—leader caroline luca5 said her party would stand up for equality and a bigger role for the state. she appealed to young people to vote green, and she said were betrayed over tuition fees, a lack of affordable housing and inaction on climate change. the parents who disguised the death of their baby by pretending she had died on a london bus have been convicted of causing or allowing her death, but cleared of her murder. the old bailey was told that four—month—old imani suffered multiple injuries, including fractured rib5 and a broken wri5t, before her death in september last year. richard lister‘5 report contains distressing detail5. rosalind baker and jeffrey wiltshire — the parents of four—month—old imani, whose violent death they tried to cover up. on september 28th last year, baker was spotted on cctv in a shop near her home in east london carrying imani in a sling. imani'5 face is obscured by a piece of cloth. minutes later, we see

wiltshire pushing their other child onto a bus. baker follows with imani. they kiss, and as the doors clo5e, wiltshire gives her a thumbs up. but both parents know imani is already dead. it's not until half an hour later that baker calls out for help, saying her baby is unwell. this woman immediately checks on imani and alerts other passengers, one of whom ru5he5 to tell the driver what's going on. baker is still on the phone, but she doesn't call 999. another pa55enger does that. what has happened was by the baby is losing her life. the jury was told that when medical teams finally examined imani, they found she'd been dead for some time, and had a string of terrible injuries. a0 rib fractures, a broken wri5t, and a fractured 5kull — which is what caused her death. baker and wiltshire were acquitted of murder, but found guilty of causing or allowing

imani'5 death. and judge nicholas hilliard said they were facing a substantial prison sentence. richard lister, bbc news, at the old bailey. nine years after the global financial crisis, the head of the world's leading financial organisation, the international monetary fund, has given an upbeat assessment of the world economy. christine lagarde said that strong growth was returning to america and europe, britain's two largest export markets. 0ur economics editor, kamal ahmed, reports from america. meet matt levatich — the man who runs, and rides, harley—davidsons. the all—american company that export5 around the world. if things are going well for businesses like this, then that is a signal that the global economy is set fair. i asked mr levatich if the economy is indeed looking up. a lot of this is just psychology. when people feel more confident, then they're willing to make, if you will, financial ri5ks of investing in something, improving your home,

buying a motorcycle. when they feel really uncertain, they pull back and they wait. and so the election and so forth has helped people feel more optimism. running more smoothly at harley, and for the us. american growth is up. and it's not alone. european growth is up. uk growth is up. the official imf forecasts have certainly made for better reading, although they have been wrong before. and for the head of the world's leading financial organisation, there are reasons to be cheerful. we are forecasting growth in 2017 at 3.5%. and 2018 at 3.6%. and that's a significant update from 2016. which is all good news. but we need to make sure that this momentum is sustained. when you come to a company like harley—davidson, you are immediately struck, not just by the size of the factory, but by the sense of optimism.

yes, some of that is down to the presidential election. but a lot of it is down to the return of global economic growth. a return so marked, some are arguing, that ten years after the financial crisis, the global economy has finally turned a corner. it is notjust the makers of big american bikes that are keen on global growth. for britain, the bounce—back for our two the exported markets — the us and the rest of the eu — is likely to mean higher exports. harley—davidson will be hoping these new positive forecasts are right. as will those closer to home. kamalahmed, bbc news, milwaukee. our top story this evening: jeremy corbyn spells out his pitch for the election, saying big business would pay more tax — and he promised a £10 minimum wage. and still to come: the mystery of an old piano and the 900 gold coins hidden in it —

who put them there? coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news... there's a place in the europa league semifinal at stake for manchester united. we'll have the latest from old trafford ahead of their match against anderlecht. critics call them the crack cocaine of the high street and are asking forfixed odds betting terminals to be more heavily regulated. the government is carrying out a review of the machines, which allow customers to place bets of £100 a time. it will publish its findings after looking at hundreds of responses.

the association of british bookmakers, which represents betting shops, denies they have any link to problem gambling. sian lloyd reports. i have put like 200 quid in, i've been up to nine grand and back down to nothing within the space of like six hours. because ijust keep going and going and going, i don't stop. sarah grant is struggling to stop gambling. she's just moved into a flat after two years in a homeless hostel. sarah lost everything, including herjob, because of her problem gambling. you keep putting money in, and then once it comes to a certain amount of money, then you start thinking, well, actually let's just put some more in. i have to win now because i've put all this money in. it's bound to drop, it's going to do it, and itjust keeps going and going. these are the type of machines sarah used, fixed odds betting terminals found in bookmakers on high streets up and down the country. they are the subject of a government review. customers play casino—type games. with a maximum stake of £100, they offer the chance of a £500

win every 20 seconds. critics say the high stakes and speed of play makes them particularly attractive to some. these machines have been called the crack cocaine of the high street, what's your response to that? i think you have to look at the evidence. these machines have been available for 15 years. during that time, the levels of problem gambling in the uk haven't risen at all. they have stayed very, very stable. if these machines were specifically linked to problem gambling, you would have seen the rise in the levels, and you haven't. figures from the regulator, the gambling commission, show a slight increase in the number of people classified as problem gamblers over the past 12 months. the government believes the total number could be as many as 600,000. this secret filming shows how some players have reacted to the scale of their losses, taking their anger out on the machines. the industry says players are protected by messages that warn them about how long they have been playing. critics say they don't

go far enough. you can put money in these machines and you can stay there all day and you can lose thousands and thousands and thousands of pounds because you become addicted to that machine. so i think that's why we have to do whatever we can to take legitimacy away from these machines. sarah is receiving therapy for her addiction, but wanted to share her experience of fixed odds betting terminals. those who represent betting shops say it's the most regulated retailer on the high street. the government review is a chance for all voices to be heard. sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff. jenson button has helped to raise more than half a million pounds to help a 17—year—old racing driver who had his lower legs amputated after being involved in a crash. rising star of formula four, billy monger, hit a stationary car during the race at donington park in leicestershire on sunday.

our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. 17 years old and life changed forever. billy monger was competing at donington park when he collided with a stationary car at around 120 mph. he was airlifted to the queen's medical centre in nottingham, where he underwent surgery. he's actually had the lower leg, just below his knee on his right leg, removed, and then his left leg really is halfway up his thigh, where that has been removed. it's obviously devastating for us all but the main thing is to keep a brave face on for billy. billy monger‘s talent was well known even when he was at primary school. at the age of nine he was featured on blue peter. you were phenomenal. how fast were you going? 55 mph.

right now, billy's team is raising money to help fund his ongoing recovery. the total is over half 1 million pounds, with lewis hamilton and jenson button amongst the supporters. one man is offering to help billy monger race again. david birrell lost his lower legs in an explosion while serving in afghanistan. he now drives for a racing team using his prosthetic limbs. it was hard, but now its second nature. to get billy standing next to me one day with his race gear on in a picture waiting to get in his car would be for me probably the highest motivation in my life. formula four drivers dream of the big time, practising again today, the thrill. billy monger‘s accident is a reminder of what will also always be part of their sport, the risk. joe wilson, bbc news. scientists have found a way of halting dementia and parkinson's disease in mice. the drugs used are already given to patients for other conditions including depression. as our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports,

the next step is to begin trials on humans. this research mouse has a degenerative brain disease which is destroying its coordination. look how it drags its rear legs. the second mouse has the same condition but has been treated with a drug that has kept it healthy. the lead scientist says patient trials could begin in the year with the aim of halting alzheimer's and parkinson's disease in humans. halting is an incredibly important goal here because i do dementia clinics and if ican because i do dementia clinics and if i can hold disease when people come to see me, then you could maintain a meaningful quality of life, independence and freedom from institutionalisation, which would be an extraordinary achievement. so we are not talking about a cure for dementia, but drugs that might slow

alzheimer's and parkinson's disease. these neurodegenerative conditions involve the loss of healthy neurons in the brain. that starts with the build—up of faulty proteins which triggers a natural defence response, this makes the cells starved and eventually die. the drugs prevent the defence mechanism kicking in, and so halt brain cell death. these medical research laboratories in leicester have found two drugs which work in mice and they are safe in humans. 0ne work in mice and they are safe in humans. one of the drugs is already used as an antidepressant, butjoy watson is not getting her hopes up because so many other alzheimer's trials have failed. she was diagnosed on her 55th birthday and now even a simple tasks like reading can bea now even a simple tasks like reading can be a problem. you want to believe that it's going to be, you know, a fantastic thing that it is

reported to be but i don't allow myself to get that enthusiastic any more. i would myself to get that enthusiastic any more. iwould rather wait myself to get that enthusiastic any more. i would rather wait until more substantial evidence is there for the taking really. this is the antidepressant which halted neurodegenerative disease in mice, but what works in rodents may not in humans. the patient trial results will be eagerly awaited. fergus walsh, bbc news. it wasn't buried in the ground or marked on a map but the largest hoard of gold coins ever found has now been declared treasure after it was discovered hidden inside an old piano. the sovereigns are thought to be worth up to a quarter of a million pounds, as our midlands correspondent sima kotecha found out. a piano which was donated to a college in shropshire, butjust before christmas, this man discovered hundreds of coins in dusty hand—stitched packages underneath its keyboard. i'd been called in to tune

and repair this piano, so i took out a couple of the keys and up in the top here, and hey presto, there were some interesting packages. so i quickly got my penknife and quickly undid one of the ends. then i thought, that's gold! experts say it's the largest gold sovereign hoard everfound in the uk. it consists of more than 900 coins, most of which were made during queen victoria's reign. out of all these coins, this one is the oldest. it dates back to 18117. this one, however, was made in 1915 and that suggests the coins were hidden around that time. we know there's 930 gold coins there, and that's more than six kilos' worth of gold, that's worth a lot of money. back in the day when it was hid, in 1915, you could have bought a four—bed town house with that,

which is the equivalent of around £350,000 today. an inquest ruled it was unclear who the treasure really belonged to. now any reward will go to the college and the tuner. yes, it was like that! yes, it was! it was great. i was actually dancing up and down so i do have emotions sometimes! sima kotecha, bbc news, shropshire. let's get the weather now. a lovely jovial spirit, unfortunately they haven't had the sunshine we have had. this is st andrews, 19 celsius, no surprise we have had the best temperature is there. we have had a lot of cloud elsewhere though and that's how it's been. that's how it will be for many during the day tomorrow. you can see the extent of the cloud overnight, with some showers in there. we do have another

weather front approaching in the north and that's with its wind will become the main feature of the weather in the next 36 hours. the head of that, chilly but mostly frost free. there could be some fog south of the for tomorrow morning, but a different complexion to the weather for the east of scotland tomorrow morning. it will be windy, damp, patchy rain coming into the north of england and northern ireland through the day. i mentioned the fog, which will clear, then it will be dry and cloudy with bright and sunny spells developing from time to time. where they do develop, 16 degrees, which is average for the time of year. to the north of the weather front, time of year. to the north of the weatherfront, introducing colder air. ten or11 weatherfront, introducing colder air. ten or 11 degrees at best tomorrow. then that chilly air gradually moved southwards as we go towards saturday morning. the showers are turning wintry on the

hills of scotland. some bright it brea ks hills of scotland. some bright it breaks developing to the south and west and we could see 1a, but it will be a cold feeling day. in the midlands feeling warmer with sunshine and light winds. feeling warm in the sunshine and light winds, but distinctly unsettled for parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england later in the day and it gets cold next week. and that's it, now on bbc one we can join the bbc news teams where you are. and hello. and this is bbc news. the headlines this evening: the labour leader, jeremy corbyn's promised to stand up for working people against the establishment in his first major speech of the election campaign. but of course they do not want us to win, because when we win it is the people not the powerful who win. theresa may plans to stick to her pledge to reduce annual net migration to below 100,000 a year

after britain leaves the european union. gerard coyne — the man challenging len mccluskey for the leadership you of britain's biggest union unite — has been suspended from his job you of britain's biggest union unite — has been suspended from hisjob as a regional official. scientists hope they have found a drug to arrest neuro—degenerative brain diseases, including dementia. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. jeremy corbyn says he'll fight a rigged system, and warns the election is not a foregone conclusion. the gap in the polls.