theresa may is off to see the queen this afternoon. what will happen? well most people probably thought the election was already underway. but officially at least the election does not get underway until her majesty announces the dissolution of parliament. that will happen this afternoon when theresa may emerges and makes the short trip to buckingham palace to ask her majesty to dissolve parliament. she will then return to make a statement in downing street and from that moment on mps are no longer mps, they're simply candidates vying for your vote. parliament has already shut up shop, no longer any debates legislation, civil servants will be barred from doing or saying anything which might in any way be interpreted as political. the election officially will have begun. with five weeks to go. thank you. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. the weather is not treating as

equally today, some of you may feel it isa equally today, some of you may feel it is a little bit unfair. across scotla nd it is a little bit unfair. across scotland blue skies and sunshine but further east, the wall enda brady all, a lot of cloud and some rain as well. the cloud has been marching on gci’oss well. the cloud has been marching on across south eastern areas. we had some midlands through wales, the midlands and the south west but that tends to disappear this afternoon. the best of the brightness across northern england and especially northern ireland and scotland. although rather windy across the tops of the pennines. and even with the sunshine temperatures of ten or 11 degrees along that eastern coastline. some splashes of rain around and even inland, disappointing the cool as we go

through the rest of the afternoon. but further west we have 20 degrees. but further west we have 20 degrees. but where we had the sunshine by day, we get clear skies overnight so some places could be cold enough for some places could be cold enough for some frost. further south but temperatures will hold up a little bit more, eight or 9 degrees in the town. across scotland in rural areas it could get down to freezing or attached below. a similar story tomorrow, the best of the sunshine in north areas. further south, wales, commit east anglia, the south coast, more in the way of cloud and the odd shower. not quite as chilly as it is today perhaps. friday looks similar with more clout in the south and brighter skies further north. but the wind really starts to pick up but the wind really starts to pick up towards the south west, the sign

ofa up towards the south west, the sign of a change that will try to happen as we start off the weekend. low pressure trying to come in from the south but high pressured to the north is pretty strong and will hold firm. so during the weekend especially after the north west of scotland, plenty of sunshine. further south moor in the way of cloud and generally more cloud further south again. generally dry and not feeling quite so chilly across the south east. things turning just a little bit less unfair. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. the eu chief negotiator michel barnier has warned the process will not good afternoon, i'm hugh with a look at the day's sport here on bbc news. and lord coe, the president

of the world governing body for athletics the iaaf says it must consider european athletics' suggestion that all world records before 2005 should be wiped. the bodies are desperate to make a clean break in athletics after recent doping scandals and coe believes all proposals should be considered. these proposals actually underpinned three really important things. it toughens up our stance on anti—doping, it makes sure world records are set in an environment where we know there is proper measurement and proper technology, and that samples of those athletes that set the world record are going to be held for ten years. these are all important proposals, but they need to be discussed. clearly detail

needs to come through and i want to hear from the athletes and the athletes will make their voices very clear and there has to be global debate. mike powell says the plans are disrespectful and an injustice and a slap in the face. he stands to lose his world record set in nt 91 if it is implemented. he said he would legally challenge any ruling and has already spoken to his lawyer. javelin thrower goldie sayers says she will leave athletics with "a deep sense of injustice" after announcing her retirement. sayers, who's 3a, is still waiting to see if she will be awarded a bronze medalfor the 2008 beijing olympics, as the third placed russian athlete had it taken away for doping and is currently appealing. the best moment of my career was stolen, which is incredibly frustrating. i have been angry about it but also happy that i can say that potentially i am an olympic medallist. having produced such a

good performance, it was not as if i just missed out, i broke the british record and produced one of the best performances for someone finishing out of the medals. that would have been a solid silver in every subsequent olympics. it is a bitter pill to swallow. former world number one ilie nastase will not be invited into the royal box at wimbledon this year, following his behaviour at last month's fed cup tie. nastase was romania captain for their match against great britain but he was ejected after a foul—mouthed rant at gb captain anne keothavong and british number one johanna konta. he's been provisionally suspended by the international tennis federation. the winners of this year's wimbledon singles titles will earn £2.2 million each in prize money. that's an increase of £200,000 on the sums won last year by andy murray and serena williams, and even those losing in the first round will walk away with £35,000. garth crooks, an independent trustee of the anti—discrimination

organisation kick it out, has called for black players in italy to boycott this weekend's matches, unless the ban on sulley muntari is lifted. pescara midfielder muntari was banned for one game after he protested against racist abuse in a serie a match at cagliari on sunday. the former sunderland and portsmouth player was booked for dissent after asking the referee to stop the game, and walked off in protest. kick it out described the italian football authorities as "gutless". that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll have more in the next hour. labour and the conservatives have been trading blows on tax plans this morning. the tories have warned of a "tax bombshell". but labour's shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, dismissed the claim as "lies" and said labour's plans were fully costed. it isa

it is a pack of lies. i do not know why the bbc or the media are giving it any room whatsoever, it is a pack of lies. they have included £35 billion of investment money, capital expenditure, they do not seem to know the difference between capital and revenue. all you include in your day—to—day spending is the interest rates. they have invented figures in terms of commitments we have given which we have not. where we have given commitments they have not identified where we have said that will come from. it is a pack of lies. with me is dr faiza shaheen, who's the director for the centre of labour and social studies. claim and counterclaim on tax already. yes, as we would expect. when you look across what the conservatives have put out today on what the labour party has pledged so

far since the election was announced there is a mismatched or the conservatives are bringing out things, costing things like free childcare places, when labour has not committed to that. they said they want to move towards that. it seems unfair to be pointing the finger at the labour party. we should be having honest conversations about what to do about the public spending crisis. like services are screaming out for more money. we have to have that conversation and i look forward to seeing what the conservatives say they are going to do. on the point thatjohn mcdonnell they are going to do. on the point that john mcdonnell raised they are going to do. on the point thatjohn mcdonnell raised on the difference between revenue and capital spending, this is where an economist gets excited, capital spending is long—term investment into the economy and it is great to hear labour talk about that. it is really about what to do in the long—term vision. looking at brexit we might have to think about how we recalibrate the economy going forward. how important is tax going

to be in this election? it has been billed being about brexit predominantly and how the brexit because she regions go. is tax going to ta ke because she regions go. is tax going to take a back seat? compared to the previous two elections public spending was high on the agenda. up until now i would not have thought it would be as central because of brexit and because the labour party is going strongly on the issue of public services the conservatives have been pulled into the debate and they think they can point the finger at the labour party but in 2015 they said similar messages about labour not being credible but they ended up adopting a lot of labour's plans. not being credible but they ended up adopting a lot of labour's plansm is hard for the voter looking at claim and counterclaim, figures bandied around, obscure taxes sometimes being discussed. it is not easy to make sense of what the different parties are saying. yes, even me who looks into these things all the time, it is confusing. once

we have the manifestos out, once those are fully costed and we get the detail we deserve, we will have institutions and think tanks who will be able to differentiate and tell us what the parties are doing and what is credible and what is not. we need to be thinking about the long—term, not just not. we need to be thinking about the long—term, notjust the short—term tax issues of what we do and public services which is important, but also what we do to make sure we have a strong economy moving forward and addressing issues that brexit will throw up. thank you. ajudge in san francisco will decide later today if the taxi—hailing app uber must halt the developments of parts of its new self—driving car. the company has been accused of stealing technology designed by google. dave lee reports. pulling over. uber is, of course, no stranger to a courtroom. but its latest opponents are perhaps its most formidable so far. waymo is a self—driving car firm owned by alphabet,

the parent company of google. waymo has accused two former employees of stealing self driving technology by downloading 111,000 files related to the design of the system that helps the cars see what is around them. the two accused employees created otto, a self—driving truck that was company bought by uber last yearfor $680 million. now waymo wants a judge in san francisco to put in place an injunction on uber using the disputed technology. it could men uber‘s new self—driving cars being trialled in cities around the us could be taken off the roads. at the very least, it could be a major setback for uber as it tries to be the first company making commercial self—driving cars an everyday reality. however, uber denies using any of google's technology, saying the company are just trying to stifle independent innovation. dave lee, bbc news, san francisco. the shortlist for this year's

turner prize includes two artists over the age of 50 for the first time in more a quarter of a century, after the award lifted its upper age limit. the turner prize has become one of the best—known arts awards. each year, four artists are shortlisted. at 62, one of britain's leading black female artists, lubaina himid, becomes the oldest person to be nominated. another black british artist, 52—year—old hurvin anderson, is also now eligible for the £25,000 prize. also shortlisted are londoner rosalind nashashibi and german—born andrea buttner. the winner will be announced in december. with me is art critic estelle lovatt.

the bar has been raised. what is unusual, the first time it is not at a50 unusual, the first time it is not at a 50 yearcap, unusual, the first time it is not at a 50 year cap, so we have artists in their 50s which shows that it can ta ke their 50s which shows that it can take a lifetime to be discovered overnight, because this propels you into the limelight. it is interesting the subject matter be working closely, it is political, dealing with identity, so you have artists dealing with theirjamaican and caribbean identity or african, oi’ and caribbean identity or african, or dealing with war, all sorts of politics going on. the turner prize is almost like the drone of the art world in that it gives you a different perspective of the world than you think of. nominees i have run through, who is the favourite or your favourite? it is really difficult because when we see the

work in hull in september we will have a much broader idea of what the judges are looking for but also is there any one real winner? there are four nominees so they are all winners. cornelia parker was a nominee, she did not win, but this year she is the election artist. at this age parliament there was, that you could not be in at over 50, it seems rather arbitrary looking back. yes, and also, 50, is that really a young british artist? but it is great because everybody finds their voice and development at a different stage so to cap it at a number seems a little bit unfair. it can take a lifetime become an overnight success. do you think the strength of these nominations shows that are in this country is in a pretty healthy state? what does it say about british art? absolutely. this

is one of the most respected art competitions worldwide. it always has an idea of what is going on perfectly around us and that is the wonderful thing about art and artists. artists can whisper louder than words are spoken. it is the earliest and most informative form of communication. do you think it is innovative what we are looking at, the work of the four nominees? yes. you have references to hallgarth, to international styles, film, media, politics, there is something for everybody. even if you go along heating the turner prize, you have something called the turner prize, which makes fun of the turner prize, but if you heat the turner prize you have to go along because you will love being part of what everybody is talking about, and woody allen says

that the best place to pick up a partner is an art gallery. good advice. can you have a prize where you pick a winner when art is objective? everybody is a winner but it isjudged on objective? everybody is a winner but it is judged on the year's previous exhibitions and this is the first year they will take into consideration the work being exhibited in hull. it is a very unusual year. what are the criteria for the winner? what do they have to achieve? the judges have to have a sparkle in their eye for them. we will see in december. thank you. in a thank you. moment a summary of the business news this hour but first the headlines on bbc news: the eu chief negotiator says there is no desire to punish britain over brexit, but the uk must settle its accounts. the conservatives claim labour will unleash "economic chaos"

chancellor says the tories are telling "absolute lies". two men and a woman from bournemouth are arrested in connection with the death of a businessman who was shot dead at his home in dorset. in the business news: supermarket giant sainsbury‘s has announced an 8.2% fall in profits for the year as it warned of a challenging trading market. full—year profits before tax have fallen to £503 million. these are the first results to include argos and habitat, which were bought by sainsbury‘s last year. growth in the uk's construction industry hit a four—month high in april, adding to tentative signs that the economy might be recovering a little momentum after a lacklustre start to the year. the pmi for the sector rose to 53.1 from 52.2 in march, better than forecasts for a slight fall. apple is the world's most valuable company and it made another huge profit in the first three months

of the year, £41 billion. but the firm sold fewer iphones than a year ago, down 1%. however, the california based firm sold just under $53 billion worth of products, as it continues to dominate sainsburg‘s fllllgge-arnrcrfitshave.. ..- - ., .. ,- down 8.2% from £5118 million. the supermarket has been hit by price cuts and tough competition on the high street. these are the first results to include argos and habitat, which were bought for £1.11 billion last year. once their sales are added in, overall group sales increased 12.7%. the firm also warns that underlying profits in the next six months will be lower than in the last six months. emma simpson spoke to the firm's chief executive, mike coupe, who explained why sales are up,

but profits down. sales are up because we acquired argos in the second half of the year and that has added to our sales line but profits are down because we have seen pressures in prices but we have also given our colleagues a 11% pay rise, so we have invested and we have given a good pay review. the market continues to be competitive. it is important that we invest in pricing and grow our business where we think there are market opportunities and we do that with merchandise. that is an area of growth for the future. a survey by comres for bbc radio 5 live suggests only a third of young working britons would tell their employer if they were experiencing mental health issues. only a quarter of working britons say they would feel comfortable declaring a mental health issue at a job interview with a future employer and half feel their current employer needs more training on how to support employees with mental health issues. the survey is being published

as part of bbc radio 5 live's state of mind season. i am joined by nick baber, founder and director of kpmg's be mindful network. how did you get involved with this issue? i suffered from mental health issues probably from childhood, so for me it was nothing new living with a mental health condition, in this case depression. it was after a particularly difficult and harrowing episode of depression that i decided i would find a mental health network at work. we had similar networks for other areas like lg bt, at work. we had similar networks for other areas like lgbt, but it felt like there was something missing on mental health, so i set up the network signs that people are fea rful of network signs that people are fearful of admitting to a mental health issue because they are

fea rful health issue because they are fearful it could impact on their opportunities. are they right to be worried? absolutely. my situation was that i came out of my mental health condition at work because i knew i had a very supportive environment. i do not think everybody is as lucky as i am so naturally i can see why be ball would worry. the results of the survey are interesting in that if you had done the survey a couple of yea rs you had done the survey a couple of years ago the statistics would have been a lot worse so we have made improvements, but we are nowhere near. . . improvements, but we are nowhere near... for example getting parity with physical health and mental health and how we deal with it. you think there are improvements but what needs to be done? something individuals can do or are you trying to get through to managers?m individuals can do or are you trying to get through to managers? it is a host of things. in an organisation the leadership have a responsibility towards their employees equally as an employee you have a

responsibility to manage my physical and mental health. it is a joint thing. there are obvious things employers can do. one is to create a culture of openness so that within kpmg we have senior leaders talking about their mental health and in turn that gives permission for junior staff to talk about their mental health. we offer training to managers, people with people leadership roles, and we have support tools, networks, people to talk to. which allows people to get the support they need after they have confided about what is quite a serious or can be very serious condition. thank you. marks and spencer has hired the chief executive of cycling retailer halfords, jill mcdonald, to take charge of clothing, home and beauty. the retailer has struggled with its clothing sales in recent years, while its food section has boomed. itv‘s chief executive, adam crozier, who is credited with helping to turn

around the broadcaster's fortunes, is to step down after seven years. mr crozier built up itv‘s production arm, reducing its reliance on shrinking advertising revenue. the world's biggest carmaker volkswagen has seen a massive jump in profits for the first three months of this year. the company made £3.63 billion which is 40% more than a year ago as it sold 2.5 million cars. but the diesel emissions scandal also continues to have a financial impact. so far it's cost more than £15 billion. and middlesbrough is the best place in the uk to get mobile 4g coverage while bournemouth is the worst. that's according to the consumer group which? and analyst opensignal, which measured data from mobile phones across 20 cities in the uk. they say "critical" reforms are needed to provide a better service for customers. sainsbury‘s share price is down. they had a fall in profits. it's warned rising costs will hit its profits in the coming months. marks and spencer has

hired the chief executive of cycling retailer halfords, jill mcdonald, to take charge of clothing, home and beauty. it would seem that halfords and marks & spencer is executive not happy about that. that was the intended message behind this photo 01:14 black male students from cambridge university. "young black men don't grow up thinking they'll make it here. they should." that was the intended message behind this photo 01:14 black male students from cambridge university. they got together to pose because in 2015 of the 3,400 new undergraduates accepted into the university only 15 were black men. 23 black women were accepted that year. earlier my colleague victoria derbyshire spoke to studentsjimi babasola and peter adefioye, who are featured in the picture, along with ore ogunbiyi, who took the photos, about why it was so important to them.

we pulled together a few guys that we knew and i got the camera out, and i said, let's make this happen. tell us more. more about myself, i did primary school and secondary school in nigeria and then i came to the uk for a—levels and subsequently university. the message that you want to send from this photo? the message i want to send is to encourage young black men to believe that they can come here because i think there is this image that they might have about what the average or typical cambridge student is like, and they feel like they really won't fit in here. so we want to get the message out to them that they will, like there is a place for them here. what do you think the stereotypical image of a cambridge undergraduate is? that is a very good question. often not people who look like us. i think the archetypal image of a cambridge student is typically someone who is maybe caucasian

and certainly doesn't come from backgrounds like us. so it is important that we challenge stereotypes because perception is quite key nowadays. what is your background? if you don't mind me asking. i grew up in east london, to be specific my parents were from nigeria. that is about it, really. what has your experience been like at cambridge? my experience has been quite interesting. in terms of this issue specifically i feel that there are a lot of different things being done, so we have the likes of the acs, we have the fly network, the race equality charter. these are trying to balance out the under representations of people like myself. my experience has been interesting so far. in terms of getting the message out, this photo has been shared i do not know how many times, so it is working. yes.

yes, it is. it is really important to try to get it to everyone, so everyone who has the potential to get here should not think they do not have the opportunity because they do. you have to put some work in. yes, definitely. you must be delighted with how this has been shared around the world. yes, definitely, it is unprecedented, i do not think we thought we would get this kind of response. it has been crazy. the university can do all these amazing things but if we are not encouraging people out there we are not going to change these numbers, and the message is to empower. we can inspire young black men that cambridge is within their reach and this is something they can do, and we are proud to be part of this. the headlines are coming up, but

first the weather. a mix of whether come contrasting fortu nes a mix of whether come contrasting fortunes depending on where you are. some of us getting sunshine. that was from the scottish highlands. beautiful blue skies. a very different story in the south and east, this cloud working its way in with outbreaks of patchy rain. most places dry but underneath the cloud it feels very chilly. temperatures no higher than nine or 10 degrees. a lot of cloud and southern areas, the best of the sunshine towards the north and west, which could lift temperatures to 20 degrees in western scotland. this evening, it will not be particularly cold. a touch of frost for northern ireland and scotland. minimum temperatures

6-9d. the and scotland. minimum temperatures 6—9d. the next few days, northern areas will have the best of the sunshine. other south and east, cloud. it will not feel as chilly as today. this is bbc news. i'm jane hill live at westminster, where every seat in the commons is up for grabs, as official election campaigning gets under way. the prime minister will visit the queen at buckingham palace to mark the dissolution of parliament. in brussels, the eu chief negotiator denies claims it's drawing up a big divorce bill to punish britain for brexit, but says the uk must honour its commitments. there is no punishment, there is no brexit bill, the financial settlement is only about settling the accounts. whilst we'll meet our international obligations, we'll meet the legal