hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. in an 11—year—old in anii—year—old girl in an 11—year—old girl has died after falling from a roller—coaster. we are all deeply saddened. therese and philip may appeared on the one show. i never knew she wanted to be prime minister until she was quite established in the shadow cabinet. jeremy corbyn has refused to confirm he would take britain out of the european union. you said brexit is

settled, does that mean if you are prime minister, hell or high water, whatever the deal on the table we will be leaving the european union? there was a clear vote one year ago, there is now the negotiations which have already begun. a british man suspected of being part of an islamic state group beheading hostages has been convicted of terrorism offences in turkey. the former royal marine, alexander blackman, gives his first broadcast interview to the bbc after being released from prison. he was convicted of killing taliban fighter in afghanistan, and says he regrets his actions. the international ballroom dancer he has become the new head judge on strictly come dancing, replacing len goodman. an 11—year—old girl has fallen from

a water ride at a theme park in staffordshire. she was on a school trip to drayton manor. she has died. phil mackie is at the park now. trip to drayton manor. she has died. phil mackie is at the park nowm should have been a day to remember for this 11—year—old girl and school friends, on the splash canyon ride just behind those roller—coaster is. somehow she fell into the water, despite the best efforts of everybody to save her, she was pronounced dead, having been airlifted to birmingham children's hospital. a terrible day for her and the family, and the theme park, owned by the same family since 1950. they have never had a serious accident until today. george brian, the grandson of the original owners,

and the third generation to run the theme park, had this to say early on. so it is with great sadness we have to report a young girl has passed away at birmingham children's hospital after falling onto one of out hospital after falling onto one of our rights this afternoon. staff reported an 11—year—old girl fell into the water. park staff were immediately on the scene, tending to the patient, west midlands ambulance arrived to edit her to hospital. we are truly shocked and devastated, i'm sorry, our thoughts are with her friends and family at this difficult time. i think you could see and hear how upset mr brian was. we have heard eyewitnesses talking about members of staff in tears, when it became clear this little girl was very seriously hurt, and later that she had died. daniela ralph picks up the story. the air ambulance after

being called to one of the country but my biggest theme parks. it landed at the grounds of drayton manor in staffordshire, following an incident at about 2:20pm this afternoon. also alongside other emergency services, responding to reports of the child had fallen from ata reports of the child had fallen from at a water ride at the theme park. it has been confirmed an 11—year—old girl from the leicester area died after being airlifted to birmingham children's hospital. she had been at drayton manor on a school trip. she was hurt after falling off this ride, the splash canyon. it is hugely popular. designed to make you feel you are travelling through fast flowing rapids. those at the park at the time described the confusion after what had happened. we were in the cinema when we saw the ambulances come racing past. at first nobody knew what was going on. there was a bit of a panic as to why

the police were there. as we got told, somebody fell out of the rapids, the splash canyon. i'm not sure how serious it was. many of the staff members were very upset. the splash canyon is described as a wild ride, unpredictable and thrilling. opened in 1993. it has 21 votes, each one holding a maximum of six people. those people need to be at least three feet tall. after the incident, the area around the ride was closed off to the public. although the park remained open. the health and safety executive has been informed of the incident, and says they are making enquiries. it is clear that everybody fought extremely hard to save his little girl's life. daniela says the health and safety executive is involved. clearly a very important

investigation? absolutely, staffordshi re investigation? absolutely, staffordshire police are in charge of the investigation at the moment. the up and safety executive kept informed of developments. soumaoro, their members will want to be here looking at the ride, investigating alongside the police, talking to witnesses, members of staff who may have seen how that girl somehow got into the water from the right. it is still unclear as to whether or not the park will be open tomorrow. it stayed open this afternoon, although splash canyon remained closed. it is not as simple as closing school trips, of tickets but, convention centre as well. we will let you know what they're going to do soon. theresa may has been speaking on the one show alongside her husband

philip, making a rare appearance on to —— on television. they discuss shoes, howard she inspired another politician. there is discussion, obviously, i decide when dave benson. i had said i would not have an election until 2020, when i became pm last year, the most important thing was the ability. i wa nted important thing was the ability. i wanted to give the country that stability, showed we were getting on with the brexit process. when we we re with the brexit process. when we were going through the process of strengthening article 50, it became clear other parties were looking ahead to disrupt negotiations. i felt it was important to have an election, get a clear mandate can ta ke election, get a clear mandate can take that forward. strengthen the uk's and in negotiating. it is going to be tough. back in 1996. there you go. they could have very much the

new? how did you decide which one was going to stand for office? which one was going to do a normaljob?m was not as thought through. we were askedif was not as thought through. we were asked if one of us wanted to stand for the local council. you are very keen to stand. it fitted at the time. at this election, the choice is about leadership. for the future. about individuals? a strong and sta ble about individuals? a strong and stable government, strong and stable leadership. we mentioned earlier, tough negotiations coming ahead. there will be tough times getting brexit right. you need to have that stability and certainty to be able to do that. not just about brexit, taking the country beyond brexit. philip, first. first impressions of your wife to be ? philip, first. first impressions of your wife to be? what a lovely girl, and she still is. did you fancy her

instantly? absolutely. it was love at first sight. obviously if you are the kind of man who expects his tea on the table o'clock every evening, you could be disappointed. do you make of the? from time to time. she's a very good cook. very good cook indeed. a large number of cookery books. at home, obviously we live in the flat in downing street. we like to go home at weekends, that is where my cookery books are. who has banned the red box from the bedroom? never made an appearance. never try to get it going. i like buying nice shoes. gives me a reason to go and buy some more. it can have a serious side to be. and the full story, happened about four, five years ago, i was story, happened about four, five years ago, i was on story, happened about four, five years ago, i was on the list of the house of commons, young woman in the lift, i looked,

house of commons, young woman in the lift, ilooked, nice house of commons, young woman in the lift, i looked, nice perishes. house of commons, young woman in the lift, ilooked, nice perishes. i like your shoes. she said your shoes gotten involved in politics. there was somebody, through something quite normal, seeing interesting shoes, got interested in politics, working in the house of commons. there you go. joining us from just outside our newsroom where i'm sitting, our correspondent richard galpin. before this interview took place, i was being told by political sources, the aim of it was for a different audience, provided by de one show, to get in the minister's husband, and to get to know her a bit better. to get to know them as a couple. did it work? i'mjoined bya couple. did it work? i'mjoined bya couple of guests. we have caroline frost, from the huffington post. and joanne nadler, author, written books

on the conservative party. you were a spin doctor underjohn major's conservative government. can i start with you, what is your reaction to what has happened today? do you think, it seems like there was clear goals, did they achieve them? what we did see was a very authentic version of mrs may and her husband. who i have known for very many years. not particularly well, that i have met them on several occasions. have they come across on the television is how they come across when you meet them face to face. if the intention was to introduce people to the real mr and mrs may, it was a successful project. do you agree with that? that the prime minister, known for being somewhat wooden, she came across as being a bit warmer? more of a human being?

interesting, as a completely nonpolitical journalist, interesting, as a completely nonpoliticaljournalist, i watched the tv viewer's i. it was interesting nonpolitical questions, all glued togetherfor interesting nonpolitical questions, all glued together for one specific outing. perhaps not theresa may's natural domain, she seemed happy to a nswer natural domain, she seemed happy to answer them, shoes, family, wedding pictures. it seemed like a portrait was being painted. would you have advised john major to do the same thing? is it a good idea generally for such senior politicians? the interesting thing about mrs may, although she has been in the front line of british politics for a long time compared to many colleagues, not very well— known a personality. during the john major government, there was a sense it's only people who get to know him he would be more successful, more popular. what i advise colleagues to do was consider

putting politicians on programmes like breakfast television, as well as things like newsnight. you get to reach a completely different audience. why strange, as prime minister, having been a politician for a long time, people are still having to get to know that in the last few weeks before an election. what you think about that? the greta garbo factor plays a part. when artists disappear, and they come back. we have heard that we will not hear a lot about her. those tantalising crumbs becomes the dividend. what i would say, today the conservatives have made an important announcement on energy, not uncontroversial. i suspect the timing of this particular appearance has something to do with that. all the chatter will be about this appearance, not necessarily about the energy announcement. did you not think at times she seems

uncomfortable answering questions about bank c. when it was questions about bank c. when it was questions about politics, straight onto strong and stable government, strong and sta ble and stable government, strong and stable leadership, again. that is what i was saying. it was an authentic portrayal of her. although i think she is a charming woman, she is quite reserved. this kind of environment, not necessarily the obvious one for her. for them to something you recommend politicians to do, it is not without risk. when you had strong and stable, what was your reaction? i thought, that is the box ticked. perhaps she will feel ready to move on, she knows people back home will be watching, 0k people back home will be watching, ok we have done our bit. people back home will be watching, 0k we have done our bit. did it make you groan, having added so times already? i thought at least we have got that out of the way. there were a fewjokes. philip may started off with a joke. i'm the one who takes the bins out, in the household. do those kind of things resonate?”

think it seemed quite self—deprecating, rather of him. then it went into his rather odd thing about having boyjobs and girl jobs in the household. i did think, lam not jobs in the household. i did think, i am not sure about that. then again, true to them. it felt like every other, we have all been to an awkward dinner party, where team of people don't know the other guests, they were desperately trying to find some camaraderie, common ground. just about achieving that. certainly those skins will ibisevic tomorrow. thank you very much indeed. other political leaders will be on the one show, including jeremy corbyn. the one show will have ongoing

coverage of the election. including jeremy corbyn. there is confusion over the labour policy on brexit. jeremy corbyn said in manchester the bricks issue was settled. speaking to laura kunz burke, he repeatedly said that labour would take them out of the european union. jeremy corbyn! a showbiz introduction. labour has had more drama in 18 months than some parties do in a decade. but he is on the main stage now. so are you ready for his lines? the economy is still rigged in favour of the rich and powerful. when labour wins, there will be a reckoning for those who thought they could get away with asset stripping our industry, crashing our economy through their greed and ripping off workers and consumers. a dramatic call in front of his shiny new battle bus, but since he has been in charge,

labour has gone backwards. we have four weeks to ruin their party. to have a chance to take our wealth back. we must seize that chance today and every day untiljune the 8th. he has brought multitudes of new members, but what about the mainstream ? you said rather dramatically there would be a reckoning if you become prime minister. a reckoning does not sound like a few people at the top paying a little bit more, it sounds more radical. much higher taxes for business? it is a reckoning in our society that very big business should pay more in tax, corporation tax should not be lowered, as the conservatives propose to give away more than 60 billion in tax cuts. how much more would you put on...? you will have to wait until for the manifesto for the details. i thought you might say that.

when you use language like promising a reckoning and talking about people taking back their wealth, to some voters, to some of our viewers, it sounds like the politics of envy. not at all. what i am saying is that we all benefit when we all do better. we are a very rich country but unfortunately the riches are not very fairly spread around and the levels of inequality are getting worse. we need to understand the anger that many people feel in this country. 6 million earning less than the living wage, a million on zero—hours contracts. many on short—term jobs and short—term working, in communities that have seen precious little investment for 30 years. their anger is palpable and real. are you angry? yes, i do get angry about poverty. about injustice and inequality. why do you believe you can win a general election from the left, because the evidence under your leadership is the kind of things you have been saying,

which go down like a storm in a room like this, but the evidence is in the wider electorate, the labour party has been going backwards. all the evidence is — ask people the question on wages, ask people the question on housing, on education, ask people the question on social care. ask them those questions, all of which are framed in our policies, and you find people say, yes, i agree with that. that is what he wants to take on the road, with big promises to come. voters in salford were curious. i do not think he is necessarily the individual, but where he is coming from i think resonates with people here and other parts of the country. there are that many people in the labour party who hate him — i would not say hate him, but do not get on with him, i do not think he has much of a chance. but it has been hard for labour to settle on a position on leaving the eu. the leader wants to draw a line. this election is not

about brexit itself, that issue has been settled. the question now is what sort of brexit we want and what sort of country do we want britain to be after that. his aides are adamant that settled means settled — a labour government would leave, but when i asked him several times, the answer was not quite so clear. does it mean if you are prime minister, whatever the deal on the table, we will leave the eu? there was a clear vote at the referendum a year ago, but there is now the negotiations that have already begun. that is not my question, my question is if you are prime minister, we will leave come hell or high water, whatever is on the table at the end of the negotiations? we win the election, we will get a good deal with europe. can you categorically say we would definitely leave? if you will not, there is a possibility things could change and we might end up looking differently at our options. the danger is of the approach the conservatives are taking in their megaphone diplomacy

on europe, our view is you have to talk to them, negotiate with and recognise there is a lot of common interest, particularly in manufacturing. that is the process we are following. but for all the leaders in this merry dance, every word and move matters. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, trafford. the former labour leader ed miliband has attacked theresa may and the conservatives for refusing to put a cap on energy prices. he said to date after years of price hikes, energy bill should be falling. we have had a year after year of rising bills under the conservatives. now there come a policy that theresa may said they cannot guarantee that energy bills will not keep rising. it isa energy bills will not keep rising. it is a price con, not a price cap. the liberal democrat leader has been

campaigning in the south—west. he warns that a conservative government with a large majority would take people for granted. the liberal democrats have promised a second referendum on any brexit deal. the nhs is the focus of the green party today as they continue their campaign on the isle of wight. the party's co—leader caroline lucas has accused the government of putting the nhs through "a cruel form of shock therapy." her party has pledged to give the health system a "cash injection." let's talk about labour first, the party was quick to save labour will lead britain out of the european union if they win the election. a clarification onjeremy corbyn's comments a little earlier in the day. the confusion with the mixed messages, but it is there. it is, jeremy corbyn fumbled the question, when asked by laura about whether he

would take britain out of the european union no matter what. even if the deal was absolutely terrible, he did not engage, answer the question. back to his question, the clarity of labour's brexit position. they say that except brexit will happen, they want the best deal possible, fullest access to the single market. it lacks a clarity and definition, compare to the liberal democrats, who want a second referendum. theresa may is at adamantly believe the single market, the custom union. labour have struggled since the beginning of the election campaign to really nailed down election campaign to really nailed d own exa ctly election campaign to really nailed down exactly what their position on brexit is. it really matters for them. ina brexit is. it really matters for them. in a large number of safe labour seats, there were strong votes in favour of leaving the european union. there is some expectation that this confused position on brexit could cause them

a lecture. if it continues to be muddy, in a way it was today. onto the conservatives and the price cap on energy tariffs. by all accounts, the cabinet, wasn't, is not united on this particular policy? there was a discussion in the cabinet, about whether this cap would be fixed or not. whether they would be proportionate calculation arrangement in place, it enabling an aggregate difference between the highest and lowest prices, rather than capping the price at a fixed amount. it was assumed that greg clark, the energy minister, wanted something more flexible, allowing more competition to continue. theresa may said there needed to be fixed cap, ogem will decide what that will be. the adjusted every six months or so. a firmer position was taken by theresa may. interesting policy. she indicated this was something she wanted to do at the

beginning of her leadership at the tory party conference. she talks about dysfunctional markets. speaking at the energy market for criticism. the way they have approached this indicates she's quite prepared to be interventionist, where she does nothing markets are working, she wa nts nothing markets are working, she wants the state to get involved. fascinating to see, if they win again, how that applies to other sectors. onto phil and theresa may on the one show. the party handlers thought this kind of appearance, for some people, would humanise her, open and soften up her image. is that what they were after. ellie simmonds it might have worked? clearly what they were after. a programme like that reaches a different sort of audience. people who don't necessarily watch the news all day long, access for the latest

twists and turns at westminster for the general election campaign. a big departure for theresa may. when she ran for the leadership of the party, she made a point of saying she was not a shabby politician. did not wear her heart on her sleeve, that is what she said. persuaded by people around that this would be a good thing do. that the two them together would face gentle questioning on the one show. we did not learn very much, beyond the fact philip may likes wearing ties, takes the bins out, occasionally make city. no mistakes, nothing that will make number ten sweats, as a result they will consider it a good job done. did we learn anything substantial about brexit, her political priorities? if they win the next election? of course we did not, but never meant to be that sort of interview. good to see you. we

will find out what tomorrow's front pages make of that. hundreds of workers at ben nugent facility in the united states were told to take cover after a facility was damaged. authorities say there has been no radiation at the plant, but staff were told not to eat or drink. schools are convictions including rapes and murders could be called into question after allegations that thousands of blood samples have been contaminated. the national police chiefs council says the vast majority of samples are from drug—driving cases but they also include serious crimes such as rape and murder.

the health and safety executive is to prosecute in nhs trust over the death of a teenager. connor sparrowhawk drowned in a bath, run by southern health in 2013. the trust has apologised again to his family. time for a look at the weather. here's thomaz schafernaker. clear skies this evening and tonight. pretty chilly one on the way. first thing tomorrow morning, some grass frost around. especially outside of town, losing this cloud is very stubborn in central and eastern areas of the uk. wednesday looking very promising across most of the uk. here is the weather for the rest of the night. clear skies across the uk, apart from the far north of scotland. these are city temperatures in rural areas, could be 2—3d, cold enough for a touch of

grass frost. tomorrow, sunshine all round, almost. northern parts of the country a little bit more clout than the spots of rain. temperatures responding up into the high teens in some areas. thursday, friday, increasing amounts of cloud, by friday, thunder and lightning. downpours in some areas. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news with clive myrie. the headlines at 20:30: an 11—year—old girl has died, after falling from a ride during a school trip to drayton manor theme park in staffordshire. managers there have expressed their condolences. we all truly shocked and devastated, and our thoughts... excuse me, with theirfamily and our thoughts... excuse me, with their family and friends at this tremendously difficult time. theresa and philip may have appeared together on the one show, talking shoes, household chores, and political ambition. i knew you were interested in politics, but i never heard theresa say she wanted to be prime minister

until she was well established in the shadow cabinet. jeremy corbyn has launched labour's election campaign, but in a bbc interview refused to confirm, he'd take the uk out of the european union, if brussels offered a bad deal on brexit. a british man suspected of being part of an islamic state group that beheaded hostages, has been convicted of a terrorism offence in turkey. you are up—to—date on the news, what about the sport? juventus already had a handsome advantage in their champions league semi final against monaco. and they've added to it already tonight. 2—0 up from the first leg, mario mandzukic has added to their lead in the first half of the second leg at the juventus stadium. he and fellow striker gonzalo higuain had already had good chances to score before the croatian broke the deadlock.

since then, dani alves has scored another. that is now 4—0 on aggregate to juventus another. that is now 4—0 on aggregate tojuventus against monaco, heading to cardiff, it would seem, the italian champions. greenock morton and dundee united are meeting tonight trying to keep alive their hopes of gaining promotion to the scottish premiership. this is a play—off quarterfinal first leg, morton lead 1—0. the winner will take on falkirk for the right to meet the team finishing second from bottom in the premiership for a place in the top flight. just the first leg to night. andy murray is through to the third round of the madrid open after a hard fought win over the romanian marius copil. the world number one did win in straight sets, but had to battle to eventually take the first 6—4. before improving in the second to claim it 6—3 and go through. murray is attempting to reach the final in madrid

for a third year in a row. meanwhile, maria sharapova will continue her controversial return from a doping ban at the pre—wimbledon tournament in birmingham. as it's expected she'll be given a wildcard for the event by the lta. several players have criticised the number of wildcards she's received since returning from a 15 month suspension. the tour de france champion chris froome has been knocked off his bike while training near his home in monaco. the british rider, who was unhurt, posted this picture on social media: but there have been some thrills and spills on today's fourth stage. the first involved another team sky rider, diego rosa, who appeared to be on the receiving end of something approaching road rage from javier moreno. then with just 11 miles to go, to fernando gaviria might have turned as pink as his leader's jersey with embarrassment after misjudging his speed at a corner and taking a number of riders the wrong way with him.

the stage was eventually won by jan polanc. britain's geraint thomas finished third with adam yates eighth, moving them up to second and third in the overall standings. jamie roberts will captain wales in next month's tests against tonga and samoa. roberts, who's been capped 91 times by his country, missed out on a third tour with the lions and started every six nations match on the bench, but he'll lead a 32—man squad. which includes 13 uncapped players. they take on tonga in auckland on june the 16th. and samoa a week later in the capital apia. iam i am excited everyone involved. it is going to be special, playing the all blacks and samoa. in recent history, they have been a tough team to beat. two very tough games. so it isa to beat. two very tough games. so it is a huge challenge. i can't wait to get stuck in with the group of

players involved. double olympic champion nicola adams will face mexico's maryan salazar in herfirst fight in her home city of leeds for 20 years. it'll be adams‘ second professional contest. against a woman just over half her age, and will be the first time she's fought over four three—minute rounds. rather than the conventional two—minute rounds in women's bouts. the event is now 2—0 up at half—time. 4—0 they lead against monaco on aggregate. that is all the sport for now. more in the next hour. let's get more now on the election campaign, withjeremy corbyn saying there will be a ‘day of reckoning' for the rich and powerful if labour wins the election. speaking in manchester, he said he's calling time on those he described as tax cheats, greedy bankers and rip—off bosses. today i say to tax cheat, the rip—off bosses and greedy bankers, enough is enough. applause

in this election, labour is standing for decentjobs. investment for the future. shared wealth creation. security at work. affordable homes for all. and a fully funded national health service and schools. applause training and skills, an end to rip—off privatisation. fair taxation and afairer, rip—off privatisation. fair taxation and a fairer, more equal country. jeremy corbyn launching labour's campaign today. with me isjournalist rachel shabi. he is declaring war on tax cheat, greedy bankers, he talked about a fully funded nhs, investment in school, training and skills, there

is pretty much nothing there that anyone would disagree with, anyone would disagree with, the question is, why are the polls still saying what they are saying?” is, why are the polls still saying what they are saying? i think that question is exactly what this election campaign launch is trying to address. i think what the campaign is trying to do is to speak to people who might be feeling disillusioned with politics, in the sense that, it doesn't matter who you are voting for, they are not listening and there won't be a change. it won't make any difference. i thinkjeremy corbyn is trying to signal that there is a change. there is a rupture. this is not politics as usual. this is something very different. the idea is that this will cut through and affect the polls. what he is saying and what the party is saying is, we get why you are angry, we are angry too. we are outraged that one of the richest countries in the world have people struggling every day, and

thatis people struggling every day, and that is most of us, notjust a few. we still have wage stagnation. job insecurity, rising prices, food banks, which nurses are now using. kids going to school hungry and nhs in crisis. this party is saying, we fear is about that. we want to make it clear that we are not politics as usual, we are going to change that. the expectation and hope is that we'll what —— that is what will make the impact. it is all laudable and important, but the message gets obscured, doesn't it, it gets drowned out by today, this confusion over what for a lot of people is the central issue of the campaign, and thatis central issue of the campaign, and that is brexit. mixed messages, is britain going to be let out of the european union byjeremy corbyn or not? i don't think there is a mixed message, the labour party has been clear about saying we are leaving the eu, brexit is happening. what is

to be decided now is what kind of brexit we have, and therefore, what kind of country we want to live in. that is the distinction that the labour party is keen to push, that actually their vision of brexit is very different. it won't be a bosses brexit, one that leaves britain stagnating and struggling. it will bea stagnating and struggling. it will be a brexit that seeks to put people and theirjobs, be a brexit that seeks to put people and their jobs, and be a brexit that seeks to put people and theirjobs, and their lives, their economy and their children first. i don't think there is any ambiguity in the labour position brexit. but he did seem to have difficulty in saying it if there is a bad deal on the table after the brexit negotiations, then we are leaving the european union. he had trouble getting those words out. there is no question about that. he was asked five times by laura kuenssberg. i think what happened

today was, this is a party that has launched their election campaign, a party that feels it has made its position on brexit clear. as clear as the conservatives have made it. let's be fair, it is not like they have gone into much detail either. we are talking about broad brushstro kes we are talking about broad brushstrokes in the brexit debate. but this is a party that actively wa nted but this is a party that actively wanted to launch its election campaign, talk about what actually makes it different from politics as usual. and that's why you saw makes it different from politics as usual. and that's why you saneremy corbyn and other labour leaders talk about this rigged economy, talk about this rigged economy, talk about bankers, talk about the rich list, talk about unscrupulous tosses, because they are signalling very much that they are not the party that is going to be pandering to that. this labour party is going to that. this labour party is going to be going after that kind of behaviour to make sure that britain

isa behaviour to make sure that britain is a country where no one is left behind. he has four weeks before the election, not a lot of time to get those messages through, to cut them through all the noise, all the heat of the campaign. how is he going to do that? well, again, this is what they are attempting to do, to try and generate some cut through to show that there is some distinction, because we are dealing with a population that, you know, is tired of elections. we have had a few. and is also very disillusioned by the idea that actually politics really is the same old, same old. it is about the interests of a few and not being concerned about the many. i think if the labour party has a chance of getting its message through, it will be on that basis. it will be on the basis of signalling that there is a

distinction, that this is not a party that is interested in politics as usual. that this is a party that is going to make quite significant changes. we are seeing that, not just in the tone of what they are saying, but also in the policies they are talking about. but five yea rs of they are talking about. but five years of the coalition government, a majority at the last election for the conservatives, seven years in all, and labour has gone backwards, not forwards. you see that changing infour not forwards. you see that changing in four weeks? i am not sitting here and saying it is going to be a breeze. i don't think anybody is. it isa breeze. i don't think anybody is. it is a very critical election and one in which politicians in the labour party are clearly saying every vote counts, and we will pursue every single vote. we are not taking any vote for granted. i don't think anyone thinks it is going to be easy, but this is again, this is about looking at what kind of country britain could be. that is

what the labour party is signalling, and signalling again. it doesn't have to be like this. this is one of the richest countries in the world, there is no reason for this to be there is no reason for this to be the situation, and signalling that it does intend to make a difference. 0k, it does intend to make a difference. ok, rachel, good to see you. thank you for coming in. a man arrested close to the houses of parliament last month has been charged with terrorist offences. khalid mohammed omar ali, who's 27 and from north london, is accused of preparing acts of terrorism. he's also been charged with two counts of possessing explosives in 2012. a30 a 30 very rolled man has been convicted of terrorism. a court in turkey found in west london guilty of being a member of so—called islamic state. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, has been following the trial in istanbul. aine davis posing with a fighter in syria.

today, he became the first of the suspected beatles — the infamous islamic state gang from britain — to be sent to prison. at this turkish court house, threejudges found him guilty of being a member of is and sentenced him to seven—and—a—half years in jail. as he was led from court, flanked by prison guards, i asked for his reaction — he just swore at me. he's the second alleged beatle to be taken out of action. his friend mohammed emwazi, jihadijohn, was killed in a drone strike two years ago after beheading two british hostages and three americans. aine davis was captured 18 months ago at this luxury seaside villa complex, a0 miles outside istanbul. he had risked secretly crossing the borderfrom is—controlled parts of syria and travelling hundreds of miles to meet up with fellow is supporters here. but the turkish intelligence services were watching, they moved in, and at last one

of the suspected so—called beatles, had been captured in this, the most unlikely of locations. the well—known spanish newspaper journalist javier espinosa was one of the hostages held and tortured by the beatles in 2014. he was released before the beheadings began, but today was hugely relieved that aine davis was finally, safely, behind bars. i think he should face justice, whatever it is, it doesn't matter if it's in england or turkey or whatever, he should be injailforever. aine davis is suspected to be one of the four branded the beatles, because of their english accents, by the captives they held and beheaded. the most infamous was the killer mohammed emwazi, orjihadi john. the others have been named by the us state department as alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh — both alive and still in syria. javier espinosa remembers how one of the beatles, nicknamed george,

always talked about how much he despised the west. he used to say, "i hate you." i mean, it was a very common phrase that he used. "we hate you. you don't know how i hate you." that hatred developed when all four men were radicalised in west london. davis, a small—time drug dealer, was once jailed for having an illegal gun, now he's serving seven—and—a—half years in a turkish prison for being a member of islamic state. daniel sandford, bbc news, istanbul. the former royal marine — who was jailed for killing a wounded taliban fighter in afghanistan — has given his first broadcast interview since being freed last month. alexander blackman — who was also known as marine a — said he still doesn't know why he opened fire and called it a ‘moment of madness.'. he's been speaking to our

correspondent clinton rogers. i don't know why exactly i did it. it's still a moment of madness, i think is the best description i can give. yes, it's not exactly the proudest moment of my life. in the last three years, much has been has been said about alexander blackman. today, his wife alongside him, he was having his say on a decision, in the heat of battle, that led to a murder charge. his actions captured on helmet camera. there you are, shuffle off this mortal coil, you (bleep). nothing he wouldn't do to us. i know. if you look at that video, it would seem plain to everyone that you knew what you were doing. it's a five—minute section of an incident that took well over an hour and, to be fair, you can put quite a few different spins on what's said, and unless you were actually there, you don't know the full story. obviously, i told my version of events when i was at trial. hindsight is a wonderful thing, and given, especially what's

happened to us in our life, if you could go back, you would change thing. if he had a time machine and could go back and do things differently, he absolutely would. blackman's conviction for murder led to protests. his wife claire led the campaign for his release, but her husband had offered her the chance to walk away from their marriage. i said if she didn't want to stick around or wanted to part company at that point, or at any point throughout the process, it would be something i'd understand and i'd, sort of, wish her well with the rest of her life. so you were basically offering her the chance to walk away? yes. never crossed my mind, never once. i wouldn't have done anything differently. i know sometimes people said to me, you know, "how are you doing this? how do you keep going?" i don't really have an answer, but it wasn't an option to do anything else. it's only 11 days since he was released from prison. now they both say they need time to readjust to life as a couple. in seven years of marriage,

they've been apart more than they've been together. clinton rogers, bbc news, somerset. the headlines on bbc news: an 11—year—old girl has died, after falling from a ride, during a school trip to drayton manor theme park in staffordshire. theresa and philip may, have appeared together on the one show, talking shoes, household chores, and political ambition. jeremy corbyn has launched labour's election campaign, but has refused to confirm, that he'd take the uk out of the european union. an update on the market numbers for you, here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. te na nts to tenants to go until the end of trading. a zoo which had been threatened with closure following the death

of hundreds of animals and one of its keepers is to remain open. cumbria's south lakes safari zoo was refused a renewal of its licence in march after inspectors raised concerns about its founder, david gill. however, barrow council was told improvements had been made since the zoo was taken over by a new company injanuary. the bbc‘s yunus mulla reports. councillors had to decide if a new management company which has taken over the running of the zoo from january can be trusted with the improvements that are needed to make it up to standard. today, councillors agreed with inspectors that those improvements had been made and there had been a change in culture at the zoo. of course, the zoo were delighted with that result. right now, the main concern is the

safari zoo and the future is secure. we arejust safari zoo and the future is secure. we are just relieved and just over the moon with the decision. we can't thank the committee members, the inspectors and officers, and eve ryo ne inspectors and officers, and everyone that has been working hard to get at it. there were objections from animal welfare groups that claimed any improvements was it official. they wanted the license not to be given. this is of course because david gill, they say, was around. they say these changes were purely superficial. david gill, who is the founder of the zoo was not here today. he was appealing against the decision to refuse him a licence earlier this year. i am told by his legal representative that that appeal will be withdrawn tomorrow morning and he wishes the cumbria zoo company lifted the best for the future. the liberal candidate in south korea's presidential

election has claimed victory. moon jae—in favours greater dialogue with north korea, in a change to current south korean policy. the early election was called after a corruption scandal led to the impeachment of the former president. official results have yet to be released. the sun columnist, and former editor, kelvin mackenzie is leaving the paper — because of controversial remarks he made about the everton footballer, ross barkley. kelvin mackenzie was suspended last month after comparing the player to a gorilla. our media editor, amol rajan, reports. kelvin mackenzie is a giant of british tabloids. a brash and brutal editor editor who was a close confidant of his patron, rupert murdoch. but this time he went too far. a column about everton footballer ross barkley, whose grandfather is nigerian, compared him to a gorilla. mackenzie claimed not to know about the heritage but his column,

published on the anniversary of the hillsborough disaster that he so notoriously misrepresented, prompted everton to ban the sun from its stadium. newspaper columnists are meant to provoke strong feelings and over nearly five decades in fleet street, kelvin mackenzie certainly did that. but this time was different for two reasons. first, because his column threatened to further alienate the sun's readers in the north—west and second because there's a huge scandal is erupting at rupert murdoch's fox news over in new york. what rupert murdoch and fox want to do is show that they are fighting prejudice rather than feeding it. you are about to enter the no spin zone... murdoch's bid forfull control of sky is currently with the media regulator, ofcom. there is concern within murdoch's company that bad headlines could thwart their ambitions just as the phone hacking scandal derailed their last bid for sky. i was just amazed that given the sensitivity of it that no one took a closer look at the column. i can't believe that kelvin's column is so sacrosanct that lawyers and editors, it was good friday, so the top tier team may not have been there, but even so it seems to be a systemic failure, not just involving kelvin mackenzie. it remains to be seen if mackenzie has cut ties

with murdoch's company completely. amal rajan, bbc news. the bbc has announced len goodman's replacement on strictly come dancing. the new head judge will be shirley ballas, known as the queen of latin who frequently appears on the american version of the show, dancing with the stars. shirley will appear when strictly returns this autumn. david sillito reports. shirley ballas, the queen of latin. here in her dancing heyday and, now, the new head judge for strictly, and she comes with quite some recommendation from the man she's replacing. when i fist saw her, i was absolutely gobsmacked. best feet ever! one of my true favourite latin women dancers of all time.

and as we can see from their dancing, charles, corky and shirley, hell bent on success. so what's she like? definitely determined — she's won everything on both sides sides of the atlantic — and confident. so what's your weakness? i don't have any. please welcome the fantastic shirley ballas. and she's got deep connections with the strictly formula. her son mark is a veteran of the american version of the show, so toojulianne and derek hough, dancers that she mentored and all trained here, at italia conti, in london. when it comes to dancing, does she really know her stuff? more than her stuff, she really does. she's an expert. she goes all around the world coaching all the professionals. and when it comes to judging, tough or tender? she's going to be tough — more because she's a perfectionist. so, judging dancing — no problem.

however, we're talking about strictly, and the real test will be how the publicjudges the newjudge. david sillito, bbc news. stunning pictures of earth taken from space have been released by nasa. international space station astronaut tomas pesquet took them while he and colleague shane kimbrough performed shane kimbrough performed 6500 spacewalk 16 days ago. their primary task was to prepare for a future upgrade to the space station so that the next generation of crewed space vehicles are able to dock.

the pair also carried out general maintenance work macleod trail king and shrinking. it has almost gone. over the next day, many of us will have things like this like in wales. we are saying goodbye to be low grey sky that has been shrouding eastern areas. with the clearing skies, it will be chilly tonight. temperatures will drop away like a stone, as we often say. lots of clear weather out there through this evening. a bit of cloud and rain through the far north of the country across northern scotland, the northern isles. these are the city temperatures. spin that around and we will get the rural values. outside of town, around two or three, cold enough forfrost values. outside of town, around two or three, cold enough for frost on the grass. beautiful weather first thing in the morning. we start with scotla nd thing in the morning. we start with scotland in the afternoon. aided bit more cloud, spots of rain from the far north into orkney may be as well. more cloud across grampian. in

the lowlands into ireland, crossed the lowlands into ireland, crossed the lake district, wales and southwards, beautiful weather. temperatures in the sunshine will be getting up to the mid or high teens. the wind very light as well. the biggest change will be a cross the eastern portion of the country. this is where the biggest change will be occurring over the next 12 to 18 hours, more sunshine on the way. a big change by the time we get to the end of the week, low pressure will approach our shores on thursday. what does that mean? increasing cloud in the south west and central areas, and maybe showers getting in during the course of the afternoon. still, it will be warm, despite crowd, temperatures up to 20, still nice and sunny in the north. by friday, more humid, potentially thundery weather heading our way. the downpours will be hit and miss.

some areas will be completely dry. others will have rainfall in a short space of time. there could be flash flooding around on friday. the weekend looks breezy, warm and muqqy' weekend looks breezy, warm and muggy, showers around, too, but overall, some of us will be having some fine weather as well. so tomorrow, stunning, stunning wednesday on the way. from then onwards, the weather going downhill a bit. but we do need rain. it is russ atkins. like this man will be the new president of south korea. i will be a president that serves all the people, even those who did not support me. he wants better relations with north korea. we will look at what else missed them mean's victory will mean for his country. america is considering deploying thousands more troops to afghanistan, a shift in policy. live to washington. french politics continues to get shaken up, the former prime minister says he is

jumping ship tojoin immanuel macron's party. this socialist parties there, it is behind us, not the history and values, but it