today at five: growing calls for itv to scrap thejeremy kyle show following the death of one of the guests. the talk show has been taken off the air, but the incident has drawn growing and widespread political criticism. people's lives are being picked apart on television for the entertainment of others, and my concern is that vulnerable people have been put in that position and, in this case, a tragedy would seem to have happened. the guest had apparently failed a lie—detector test about infidelity. we'll have the latest. the other main stories on bbc news at five: one and a half billion users of whatsapp are told to update their apps urgently, after a major hack into its encrypted service. a man who claimed he was the victim of a paedophile network involving senior figures at westminster has gone on trial — accused

of perverting the course ofjustice. a stark warning over inequality in the uk — that pay and opportunity gaps are so extreme, they threaten the economy and democracy. with just over a week to go until elections to the european parliament, we'll be putting your questions to the main parties. first up today, the brexit party leader nigel farage — that's at 5.30pm. and we'll be speaking to waking the dead star trevor eve about the inspiration for his debut novel — a thriller tackling themes of revenge, redemption and mental health. it's 5pm. our main story is the growing calls for itv to permanently scrap

thejeremy kyle show after a guest on the programme died shortly after filming an episode. the show was suspended yesterday while a review is carried out. the chairman of the house of commons culture select committee, damian collins, has questioned the show‘s long—term future, saying the tv companies have a duty of care to the people who take part in their programmes. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has the story. steve dymond, who lived in portsmouth and was in his 60s, was the guest on thejeremy kyle show who died shortly after recording an appearance on the programme. his friends fear he took his own life. the full story may not be clear until itv‘s investigation and any inquest is completed, but it's reopened the debate into the duty of care offered on shows like this. it's thought that during his appearance, steve dymond took part in a lie—detector segment to try and convince his fiancee he hadn't been unfaithful. she told the sun that

he'd failed the test and that she believed those results. he was saying, "0h, i lied on three questions. that's why. so the test was wrong, it's all wrong. and i said, "i go by it, i watch it every morning, i go by it," do you know what i mean? definitely. imean... that was the whole point of being on there in the first place, to get the results. you're doing my head in, all of you... senior politicians are now calling for a closer examination of how guests are treated on tv shows like this. i think what there needs to be is an independent review of the way the programme exercises its duty of care towards people on it. people's lives are picked apart on television for the entertainment of others, and my concern is vulnerable people have been put in that position and, in this case, a tragedy would have seem to have happened potentially connected to someone's appearance on the show. itv says...

so what might this all mean for the broadcaster? i don't think it hurts itv. they've got a hole in the schedule. they've got some very creative people there. they'll come up with some new format, some new idea. it's an opportunity as much as anything. but i think they're right, absolutely right, to have taken the programme off the air. i think they behaved impeccably. it's not yet known when the results of the itv investigation may be made public. with me is lizo. let's start with some of the questions being raised about programmes of this kind. these questions have been around for quite some time. it's important to emphasise we don't yet have a com plete emphasise we don't yet have a complete set of facts by tv are having their investigation, off, look into it as well. presumably there will be an inquisitive looking into all of the facts into this

tragic death. if there is a connection between his appearance, steve dymond, on the show in his death, there will be... there have been questions over sometime for people... a resends in the 21st century, in 2019, is it the type of show we should have on a major broadcaster? something with the miss world competition is on the major broadcasters but then taken off, saying, is this really keeping in step with what the main broadcasters, what they should be saying about our society? in a broad sense, the same thing applies here, in that very serious questions are being asked in the year 2019, should it be seen as entertainment now? particularly over the last three yea rs, particularly over the last three yea rs , we particularly over the last three yea rs, we have particularly over the last three years, we have been looking so much of people's mental health,

fragility, vulnerability, and getting a better understanding of how people are being treated. lizo, thanks very much. lizo mzimba, our entertaining correspondent. the social media messaging platform whatsapp is urging its one and a half billion users to update their app, after it was targeted by hackers. the company says surveillance software was remotely installed on a select number of mobile phones. whatsapp, which is owned by facebook, said the attack was orchestrated by "an advanced cyber actor". here's our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones. 1.5 billion people around the world use whatsapp in the belief that it's a very secure way of communicating. now it's been revealed that a flaw allowed attackers to install spyware simply by making a missed call, and that enabled them to monitor everything the user did on their phone. whatsapp is a very pervasive application.

it's on even when it appears to be off, and also it has very, very wide—ranging permissions, so it can obviously use your camera and video, because we use that when we're using the app. users of both apple's iphone and android devices are being advised to install an updated version of whatsapp. whatsapp's owner, facebook, says it uncovered this vulnerability earlier this month and acted to fix it. it believes a select few users were targeted by what it calls an "advanced cyber actor", and the finger is being pointed at an israeli security company. nso provides surveillance tools to governments and has previously been accused of helping them to spy on human rights activists. they do sell to governments to use to fight crime and terrorism, but over the last couple years, there's been mounting evidence that, actually, their technologies are being used to target human rights defenders, to try and scare them... to commit human rights violations against the human rights defenders. in a statement,

the israeli firm said... keeping our communications secure from both hackers and government is a constant battle for the technology companies. this flaw has been fixed. there are undoubtedly more yet to be discovered. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. a man who claimed he was the victim of a paedophile network involving senior figures at westminster has gone on trial — accused of perverting the course ofjustice. carl beech, who's 51 and from gloucester, was known as "nick" during an investigation by the metropolitan police, which cost £2.5 million. 0ur correspondent fiona trott is at newcastle crown court. fiona. bring us the latest on what has been going on there. the prosecution told the court is quite impossible to conceive of allegations of a worse kind. this is what he told the police, they said, a former chief of

defence police, they said, a former chief of d efe nce staff police, they said, a former chief of defence staff raped him come of the former tory mp harvey proctor murdered a boy in front of him. he made allegations against the former secretary, the late prime minister edward heath and the presenterjimmy savo. this afternoon, the court heard mr beech had a lifelong fear of water. the prosecution said the police found photographs and videos of him swimming all over the world. the qc said it was an adult lifetime of swimming memories. thejury the qc said it was an adult lifetime of swimming memories. the jury was also played interviews carl beech gave with police. you're talking about an alleged murder involving a school friend called scott back in the 1970s, and he said that boy was deliberately run over. the prosecution said the police traced people called scott who are at school at the same time as him, and

the qc said all are welcome if alive, and obviously weren't murdered as a child. carl beech came forward in 2012 following operation you tree, which involved allegations againstjimmy savile, and carl beech was being told no investigation was donein was being told no investigation was done in relation to the churches he met and he was the subject of police. court was told this afternoon that carl beech, when he was being investigated by northumbria and police, fled the country and lived as a fugitive. the 51—year—old denies all the allegations against him and the child here in newcastle continues. fiona, thanks again for the update there in newcastle. fiona trott, r correspondent. the head of the national crime agency wants her budget doubled to deal with what she describes as the "staggering" threat posed

by organised gangs across the uk. lynne 0wens says that law enforcement is at breaking point, and warned the public will "feel the consequences" if the government doesn't find the nearly £3 billion in extra funding. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani reports. police! shouting. the tip of the spear in the fight against organised crime. police in the national crime agency arrest a significant suspect at this morning in the west midlands. the man held today believed to be part of a major human trafficking operation, holding women as slaves in the sex industry. this year—long investigation still has a long way to go. one man down, a battle won, but the war far, far bigger. the agency's latest report reveals how the threat from organised crime is changing faster than investigators can keep up. there are now an estimated 181,000 offenders linked to serious and organised crime.

the main areas include drug dealing, human trafficking and sexual exploitation. the nca says the uk needs £2.7 billion more over three years to pay for extra undercover surveillance, financial investigators and cybercrime specialists. as criminal networks become more extensive, more sophisticated and, in many cases, prepared to use greater levels of violence, just at the point where resources are under the greatest strain. a plea today directly to ministers, saying it's time for more cash. some may say we cannot afford to do that, to which my response is simply this. we cannot afford not to. the net cost to the state, just to the uk, with organised crime is £37 billion. you know, that is a lot of money we are talking

about and they are looking at a £3 billion increase, so roughly £700 million a year. that £700 million a year would increase their effectiveness greatly. the nca's bold demand to more than double its budget begs the question, why hasn't it said so before? but the agency argues the true scale of the threat is still emerging and the £650 million extra it says it needs every year is less than the weekly cost of organised crime, so is that an enormous cheque that ministers are willing to write? yesterday, a 12—strong gang that committed robberies from mopeds in london were finally convicted, intercepted and brought down after months of investigation. ministers say they've heard today's plea loud and clear. they haven't committed to a precise sum, but they've pledged to prioritise law and enforcement at the coming spending review. dominic casciani, bbc news. british steel says it's seeking further financial support from the government to help it address "brexit—related issues".

it follows reports the company needs a loan of up to £75 million to keep trading in the coming months. british steel is the uk's second largest steel firm, employing 11,500 people and a further 20,000 indirectly employed via its supply chain. the cabinet has been meeting to discuss the state of the on—going brexit talks with labour. some senior conservatives — including the sacked defence secretary gavin williamson — are warning theresa may not to form any compromise with labour and jeremy corbyn. the government's chief brexit negotiator, the senior civil servant 0lly robbins, is heading to brussels today to discuss how changes might be made to the political declaration on the uk's future relationship with the european union. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminster. vicki, let's talk about the pressure on the prime minister. what do you make of it? a lengthy cabinet discussion to at the end of which, they did agree to continue those discussions with labour. the big

question around westminster is, is there any point in continuing with them? is any progress being made? and going into their sixth week, and really doesn't seem much of a glimmer of hope, really, they're going to have some kind of deal, some kind of copper mice. i think the other interesting thing from cabinet is the suggestion they need to get on with it and maybe introduce their withdrawal agreements bill. that's legislation that's puts into law the way that we leave the eu. i think the conservatives desperate to show any kind of progress. they think they can have a stable majority. that means doing this deal with labour. john mcdonnell, the shadow chancellor, today saying what the concern of labour is is that if there were to be a change in conservative leader, they could just rip up any agreements that there is. labour have their own problems over a second referendum and how far they go down that road. those european elections looming next week. both

those main parties really fearing they are going to get a bit of a kicking from their own supporters will stub you wonder whether they just went to keep these talks going until then to try and show that they are doing something delivering brexit. vicki, many things again. vicki young with the latest talks in westminster. 16 minutes past five p:m.. the headlines on bbc news: growing calls for itv to scrap thejeremy kyle show following the death of one of the guests. one and a half billion users of whatsapp are told to update their apps urgently after a major hack into its encrypted service. a man who claimed he was the victim of a paedophile network involving senior figures at westminster has gone on trial — accused of perverting the course ofjustice. and in sport: manchester city could find out this week what sanction they'll face for possible breaches of finacial fair play. they deny any wrongdoing. there are reports that investigators want them banned from european competition.

england have been set a target of 359 for victory in third one dayer in bristol with pakistan — imam hitting a career best 151 — england 1—0 up in the series. and england defender beth cobden is out the netball world cup. the commonwealth games champion has ruptured a knee ligament for the second time and will miss thejuly tournament on home soil. more to come on all the stories around half past. there's a warning today that inequalities in pay and opportunities across the uk are so extreme, they're threatening levels of democracy. the concern comes from the institute for fiscal studies, which is launching what is says will be the most in—depth study ever undertaken of inequality across the country. 0ur correspondent colletta smith reports. inequality is a big problem in the uk. in fact, we've the highest income inequality of any developed country,

except for the united states. single—parent families are much more likely to come from that lower income bracket. the gender pay gap gets even bigger after a woman has given birth. and men from the most affluent areas of the country live on average 10 years longer than those from the least affluent areas, and that's a gap that's getting even bigger. there are plenty of obvious inequalities which this investigation will start with. how lower incomes impact children, the increase in the gender pay gap after a woman gives birth, and the regional inequalities and life expectancy differences between london and the north—east of england. but scratch beneath the surface, and there are other inequalities that are less obvious to spot. james and bethany each have a postgraduate degree but they've struggled to make ends meet for theirfamily. they say that's because some of the people they're competing against for work have more money

behind them to start with. we're competing with an elite and to compete with that elite, you could... you can do it but for me, as a parent, i didn't feel comfortable being, sort of, us being separated, even though we were a couple, and then working all hours. bethany has decided not to work at the moment because they can't afford to pay for childcare if she does. the institute for fiscal studies say that failing to tackle inequality is storing up problems for our whole society. income inequality is very important, but i don't think it's as important in explaining what's happening in britain today, for instance, as inequality in access to education, inequality in access to health, inequality in political access. it will take a while to piece together, but the hope is that this investigation will not only describe inequalities but suggest ways to tackle them. colletta smith, bbc news.

i think it's fair to say he's one of britain's best—loved actors, appearing in a stream of popular dramas since the 1980s. but now trevor eve has taken on a new challenge and written his debut novel. it's a thriller tackling the themes of revenge, and redemption and elements of mental health, and draws at times on his own experiences. before i talk to trevor, i want to share with the viewers one of his best known roles in waking the dead. so the key to this is jamesjensen, a writer who confessed to the murders originally. he just walked in off the street, into a police station, and signed a confession saying that he was guilty. what, just like that? yeah, but it was thrown straight out—of—court. not quite right. the judge deemed him unfit to stand trial and he was sent for psychological evaluation.

and while he was there, he beat up the male nurse. yeah. yeah, and it says here he hit him over 100 times in two minutes. 100 times in two minutes? that's major muhammad ali speed. trevor, one of the main roles he has played. welcome. thank you, and congratulations to you. after winter. i did not ask you to say that! i have pocketed the money. you hold it like a lawyer, protecting yourself. the novel, tell the viewers about it. it's called... short for everett millan. he goes to los angeles to settle the business affairs of his father, who has died and expectedly, and he believes the last 12 years of his father's life we re last 12 years of his father's life were ruined and he was really stifled by this particular man. and ever is intent on revenge. during

the course of this revenge, he meets this lady in beverly hills, who was nearly 50 years older than him. and through the relationship and their bond, and her love for him, he finds a redemption, a sense of redemption, and they embark on a very dark and complex journey together and that's all you're getting. it's tempting and intriguing. and there we have the cover. this is the debut novel. let me track it back to the genesis of the novel itself. how did this come about? i have always written. i am an actor, so words are mine tools. i have written diaries, a lwa ys tools. i have written diaries, always for private consumption. i went to see a friend in mexico for three days. i was there three months later and this idea of this book

came to me. it sounds rather simplistic but it did. and i enjoy the process enormously. i wrote for five hours a day for three months. i found my brain sort of went to mush after about four or five hours, found my brain sort of went to mush after about four orfive hours, and, well, let's say mush here. did you enjoy that process? usually. and it took me another three months to finish it. i did not really know what to do with it because i thought it was a book. but it's not — it's a manuscript. a book is a book when it's published. i do a very famous writer called william boyd — not tremendously well, but i knew him. i sent him my manuscript. he said, i'm incredibly busy, it will take me a month to read it. and three days later, i got an e—mail hejust said, this is tremendous. and quite literally, the tears just spurted...

i bet. from him? you news you said something —— you knew you had something. i knew i had something —— you knew you had something. i knew! had something. i feel very humble about having written it. this wasjust feel very humble about having written it. this was just my attempt. he was a term and his mentor and guided me, and without him,i mentor and guided me, and without him, i would be... mentor and guided me, and without him, iwould be... he was in mentor and guided me, and without him, i would be... he was in bible to the process. i mentioned the themes in the introduction. i mention revenge. and you're going to ask me about mental health. what role has that played? whenever we go through his childhood, we see events to where he is now, the age of 30, and the mental problems he has had through his life. and the incidents that have really contribute it to that. and i was asked by a journalist, gosh, this is very detailed and very accurate, and the

pharmaceutical knowledge is profound. you can't research it. i did research a lot of it but i think, like everybody, it's a difficult life we live, and so there have been, at one particular time many years ago, where i did find the stresses and strains of life to be excessive and it caused me, indeed, a lot of anxiety. at that point, i became very interested in not only kind of getting myself back on track, which i did through therapy and everything else, but also in the state of mental health and the fact that people are now allowed to come out about it and acknowledge the world puts an enormous pressure on us world puts an enormous pressure on us all and that is not a shame, or should not be ashamed, to have these issues in 1's life. i thought i would say it, as it's mental health month in the us and here. it's

still, even today, 2019, the climate has changed totally but it's still not a thing to do. know, and i think that's. .. what is not a thing to do. know, and i think that's... what is so great about the airwe are living that's... what is so great about the air we are living in is that we are now, it is becoming clean, and we are becoming honest and i think it's are becoming honest and i think it's a wonderful thing to be able to stand up and say, however long it is ago, and ourago, 25 stand up and say, however long it is ago, and our ago, 25 days ago, for me, to five years ago, i had a particular sticky time in my life andi particular sticky time in my life and i think that anybody who has reached the great old age of 67 would find it difficult not to say, my life has just been a breeze! know, is not. those in the moments when it's not, i think it is good to acknowledge for other people going through those. did you have a particular audience in mind, or were you just writing for general

consumption? that's a very ambitious way of putting it. i actually was just thrilled that i was getting a story down that was coming to me, and sort of was cohesive, so there was a narrative and the structure was a narrative and the structure was there, and ifound itjust really exciting. for me, ijust hope that it enables me... i am three quarters of the way through another book, and i just quarters of the way through another book, and ijust want to be able to, like everybody says, to do another one. that's kind of where i am at. you cannot say that and not allow me, are you going to say anything about the next one could shallow the next one is to flee the different. it starts in the hungarian revolution of 56. -- the next one is com plete revolution of 56. -- the next one is complete the different. it is not a follow—on from these people. complete the different. it is not a follow-on from these people. but the experience of constructing a novel. ended this construction. it requires lots of energy, lots of focus, its

something that you clearly enjoyed to such an extent that you want to go through it again. yes. i did not find an ordeal. mainly because i suppose, and with all respects to authors, that it's rather like when you play golf and you're not putting for your mortgage, you know what i mean? may be i am liberated by that. i think if you're actually having to write to pay for the electricity, maybe that's a whole different thing. ido maybe that's a whole different thing. i do feel privilege in that respect. it must have been a mistake! 1951! thank you very much. lomita for ever, we wish you the best with it. i am such a red mile or of yours. —— an admirer of yours. when the second book comes out, you will come back! there will be a

welsh version. trevor eve, great having them with us. straight to today's weather. a great day today. tony four celsius and parts of northern scotland. but like last night, as soon as we lose the sun below the horizon, ten pitchers are going to ta ke horizon, ten pitchers are going to take quite a dip. —— temperatures are going to take a dip. some of the cold est are going to take a dip. some of the coldest conditions are where temperatures rise to. more of a breeze. 0ne temperatures rise to. more of a breeze. one or two spots, still only a few degrees above freezing. just a little bit more breeze. still a fresh start for most tomorrow morning. another blue sky day for the vast majority, but there will be one or two changes over hills and northern england, southern scotland, outside chance of things bubbling up with a shower. vast majority, dry sunny day. 20 celsius or more across parts of northern, western england

and wales. things will change later this week. more of an easterly breeze developing. friday, could be a chance of one or two showers particularly in england and wales. this is bbc news. the headlines: growing calls for itv to scrap thejeremy kyle show, following the death of one of the guests. the talk show has been

taken off the air. 1.5 billion users of whatsapp are told to update their apps urgently after a major hack into its encrypted service. a man who claimed he was the victim of a paedophile network involving senior figures at westminster has gone on trial accused of perverting the course of justice. the national crime agency calls for its budget to be doubled to tackle what it calls the ‘staggering scale' of organised crime. a stark warning over inequality in the uk — that pay and opportunity gaps are so extreme they threaten the economy and democracy. and after the sport, with just over a week to go until elections to the european parliament, we'll be putting your questions to the brexit party leader, nigel farage. at 5:31pm, why don't we catch up with a day's sport? it isjohn today

at the bbc sport centre. manchester city could be banned from the champions league for a season if they're found guilty of breaking financial rules. a ban is thought to be the preferred punishment of uefa investigators. our sports editor dan roan is at city's etihad stadium, this something of a reality check for city after winning the premier league title on sunday? toa to a certain extent i think you are right. they are trying to prepare for the fa cup final. city find themselves on the verge of an unprecedented domestic treble, and now they hear this news coming out of uefa headquarters. there has been no official statement from europe's governing body. the panel that has been looking into the evidence over the last few months, first published by the german newspaper der speaker will, which alleged that manchester city had breached financial fair

play rules, that panel is of the view that if found guilty, a season long ban from the champions league would be a suitable punishment. of course, that would be very grave indeed for a club desperate to land european football's most prestigious clu b european football's most prestigious club competition for the first time. i think that was their priority this campaign and it slipped through their fingers. campaign and it slipped through theirfingers. this is only the first stage. the chair of the panel isa first stage. the chair of the panel is a former belgian prime minister, and it then goes to an adjudicatory chamber. the club can appeal and it may go to the court of arbitration for sport. they made a statement saying they were fully cooperating with the investigation and had provided comprehensive evidence showing they are innocent. it has also been said in the statement that they are extremely concerned that these reports suggest there have been leaks these reports suggest there have been lea ks and these reports suggest there have been leaks and that are to —— that

there are individuals trying to undermine the club. it has a long way to go. many thanks, dan, outside the etihad stadium. they sacked chris hughton yesterday, and it looks like brighton already know who they want to replace him. it's this man — the swansea boss graham potter. brighton's initial approach to speak to him has been rejected. hughton was let go after brighton avoided relegation byjust a couple of points. brighton stayed up at the expense of cardiff, and they've confirmed that their boss neil warnock‘s going to stay at the club. the club say he's the right man to guide them back top the premier league. and in scotland, slavan bilic has thrown his hat in the ring to become the next celtic manager. he had a decent run at west ham before being sacked in 2017. neil lennon's currently in post after taking over mid—season from brendan rogers but his long—term future is unclear.

it's the third one—dayer between england and pakistan, england are 1—up in the series after a brilliant match down in southampton a couple of days ago. and pakistan have set england a pretty decent total. 0pener imam ul—haq scoring 151 to take his side to 358 for 9 from their 50 overs. there was a brilliant stumping from tom curran and a fabulous catch from david willey in that innings — well worth a look on the bbc sport website. england about to bat, they need 359 to win. england's beth cobden is out ofjuly's netball world cup after suffering another serious knee injury. the defender, who won commonwealth gold last year, ruptured her cruciate ligament playing for the adelaide thunderbirds in australia over the weekend. she had onlyjust returned after 10 months out with the same injury.

injust over a week, the uk will go to the polls to vote in elections to the european parliament — the elections that were never meant to take place, given the original set date for the uk's departure from the eu, on 29th march this year. it's nearly three years since the uk voted to leave the eu in the 2016 referendum. in the run—up to the european elections on the 23rd may, we're talking to all the main uk parties, here on the bbc news channel, and we're putting your questions to them. today taking your questions is the leader of the brexit party, nigel farage.

andrew in middlesbrough asks: each time i want to thank the viewers for sending ina i want to thank the viewers for sending in a tonne of questions. not an easy task to select a decent cross—section. i will mention the christian name, or first cross—section. i will mention the christian name, orfirst name, of the person who has sent their men, and where they are from. that is the format. hopefully we will get through quite a few in the allocated time. andrew in middlesbrough asks: each time you request a wto brexit, you fail to admit their will be a significant number ofjob losses — my manufacturing company is one but the car industry supply chains are another — right across the uk, when will you just acknowledge these job losses?

no, absolutely not. under article 2a of the original treaty, we can apply, and the eu have tojoin us in this, to have a two—year period of no tariffs or quotas, during which we can sort out a trade relationship. theoretically, it could be a ten year period. relationship. theoretically, it could be a ten year periodm relationship. theoretically, it could be a ten year period. it could be up to ten, but two would be the standard. what is brexit about? it is about leaving political union. i came from the world of commodity trading, from business, and i want as few barriers to trade as we can possibly have, but the problem is this: the british government never asked for at free trade deal but for asked for at free trade deal but for a special close partnership. let's go wto, leave political union, leave the european court ofjustice, not pay them 39 billion, apply for article 2a, and it's a very soft landing. you have clearly expressed

that view before. the probable responses were that you could apply for ten years, but there has to be a plan and schedule agreed for concluding a final deal. it is highly likely that —— is unlikely that that plan and schedule would be in place with the eu before leaving, and for that reason it is a highly unrealistic proposal. we have been to geneva and met the wto. they are more than happy to broker the solution. they are there to make trade across the world easier. there isa simple trade across the world easier. there is a simple way of doing this. let's go for it and be positive. is another solution would be to say to you, if it is that clear and simple, why on earth is it not on the table? well, this is interesting. because whatever this government have said, they don't actually want a clean political break from the eu. mrs

may's deal, as they call it, keeps us may's deal, as they call it, keeps us very closely tried to —— title parts of the european union, and thatis parts of the european union, and that is why people like me use words like betrayal, because they pretend to do one thing while they are actually doing another. we want to leave political union and have great trading ties. that is how i want to go. emailfrom steve in guernsey — he asks: can you please explain exactly how much more each family will have to pay for their weekly shopping basket as a consequence of reverting to wto tariffs? do you accept that it would involve a higher cost of living? absolutely not. there are 12,500 everyday goods that we use, from underwear to children's shoes and all sorts of things, cut flowers or green beans from kenya, whatever it may be, on which tariffs are imposed by the european union. we leave the eu, we

then have the choice. if we wanted to, we could cut the shopping basket very significantly. let's be clear about this: the wto is a basis for trading. you then as a nation state make your own decisions about that. if we wanted to, we could reduce shopping baskets quite significantly. the wt option, you say, is potentially cost free? significantly. the wt option, you say, is potentially cost free ?m significantly. the wt option, you say, is potentially cost free? it is a basis for trading. what happens thereafter as up to the british government. we could choose to make things more expensive because we could leave ta riffs things more expensive because we could leave tariffs on with european goods. we might not have a choice. of course we will, because alternately they sell us foseco, bmws and other goods, but it is up to us to make decisions. the idea that food prices would go up because we leave with no deal is for the birds. 0k. mark from selby: ‘who

funds the brexit party? political parties need to be financially transparent. who funds you ?' we are the most transparent party in the uk. here is the exciting thing: we are approaching 100,000 people in less tha n we are approaching 100,000 people in less than five weeks who have signed up less than five weeks who have signed up as registered supporters of the brexit party, paying £25 a head. i have never seen fundraising at grassroots level in this country at this level ever. it is exciting. we have had one very big donation which we don't have to declare at all until the end of the campaign, and we have already declared the name of that individual. no other party... white like any other big donation? lots in the pipeline. and how soon would you be ready to divulge those? no party has done that. the story has been missed, and it is grassroots funding on a level never seen before in british politics.

that phenomenon is notable, no question about it. it is the extent to which you are also happy to tell us to which you are also happy to tell us if you get big donations, and thatis us if you get big donations, and that is the issue. no other party has declared a single donation. we have declared ours. we are more transparent than the rest put together. i will put the same question to the other parties. yellow might get an answer. i will. email from christopher in west sussex: what would do to avoid a hard border between the irish republic and northern ireland? we're not building a hardboard border and neither are they or the eu. unless donald trump is coming over to build a wall ijust don't know what this is about. when the prospect was raised a couple of months ago without leaving with and no—deal brexit, it is interesting that the irish prime minister next day said there would be no our border and so did michel barnier.

what is the reason for it? one might be for tariffs, which we can avoid through article 24. even if there were, we don't stop goods at borders and emptied the backs of lorries. it all gets logged online under the trusted trader scheme. we start with everything the same after 45 years of eu membership. there is no difficulty with the irish border whatsoever. despite the fact that it becomes an external border for the eu after brexit? that border operates, since thank goodness the good friday agreement, on the basis of live and let live and will continue doing that. you have different currencies, income tax rates, excise duties, huge differences but life goes on. are you resentful when you hear lots of

experts say the technological solution to it doesn't exist? it might exist in future but doesn't now. all of your online logging and stuff doesn't get us there. now. all of your online logging and stuff doesn't get us therem now. all of your online logging and stuff doesn't get us there. if you see that bridge in detroit that goes back and forth in canada every day, goods flow back and forth on which ta riffs goods flow back and forth on which tariffs are due, and drivers tap it in to their mobile phones. we are on the 21st century. matthew asks: ahead of a general election, what are your policies on matters other than brexit, eg health, education, crime? of course. a headline policy on health — what would that be? of course. a headline policy on health - what would that be? next thursday, we have a european election being contested on european issues, and i argue that it should be contested on democracy. we voted to leave, we were promised in a

general election we would leave, 500 mps general election we would leave, 500 m ps voted general election we would leave, 500 mps voted for us to leave, and we didn't leave on the 29th of march. let's deal with that, and after next thursday, you will hear a lot of policies from us. however, i will never call it a manifesto. that is the most abused word in the english language. in most people's mind, ma nifesto mea ns language. in most people's mind, manifesto means life. i will call it a contract with the people. matthew's point, and other people's, is that even before they go into the polling booth on thursday for the european elections, they would like a better idea what you're about. they are voting for meps. what is your party about in terms of its view of the world ungritted in the future? it is about being an independent country, reaching out to the commonwealth, helping the people in the country who are sole traders and self employed. and i have made all that clear as well. i got that,

but for example, this is to do with philosophy, on the future of the health service, which would help people to understand the philosophical colour of your party, what would you say? matthew, i won't play that game, because if we do that, we would be beginning to ignore the fact that the greatest democratic exercise in the history of this nation has been overturned by parliament. i saw of this nation has been overturned by parliament. i saneremy corbyn saying, we will talk about local issues. no, let's talk about the european issue. i promise, matthew, after that, you can ask as many questions as you want on other policies. do you believe labour is a leave or remain party?” policies. do you believe labour is a leave or remain party? i have no idea. he is sitting on the fence and getting away with it. in the last week, he is beginning to leech votes to the lib dems, who are clearly now the remain party. change uk have disappeared and we'll never hear from them again, in my opinion. on the other side, he is losing votes

to us. why? because nearly every single one of labour's mep candidate are remain supporting members who wa nt are remain supporting members who want a second referendum. there are 5 million labour voters who voted to leave. i am in south wales tomorrow, a classic area. there was a bigger leave vote in south wales than in england, and these are big labour areas, also might. the labour party has big problems over this and we so often talk about the splits in the tory party. labour has some issues as well. after 2017, you and others have been quick to say, look at how the votes stacked up in 2017, and the votes stacked up in 2017, and the assumption was that labour, given what it had said about brexit, was in effect a lead party, what you are now saying you are not sure? jeremy corbyn plays the game being in the middle. tom wants once a second referendum —— tom watson. your stammer wants a second referendum. many of their members too. in effect, labourers are remain

party, which gives them a huge problem. i will squeeze in one more. caroline: in the future, would the brexit party form an alliance with the conservatives to ensure brexit is delivered ? this comes after the conservative mp crispin blunt suggested the two parties could work together, in an interview on bbc newsnight last night. would that be anathema or not because my yellow might given both the parties have made promises and let us down badly, i would say this :if let us down badly, i would say this : if there was a deal that got us out and be a truly independent country, in order to achieve that, i would do a deal with the devil. gosh! ok, that's pretty clear. nigel farage, thanks for coming in. good to have you with us. ijust want to point out that tomorrow...

tomorrow, we will have ian blackford of the snp answering questions. on thurday sian berry co—leader of the green party will be taking your questions, and on friday it's the turn of chuka umunna from change uk. you can email us at askthis@bbc.co.uk or text us on 61124 or use social media with the hashtag #bbcaskthis. a great response today, so thank you for sending in the questions for nigel farage. the time is 5:50pm. the headlines on bbc news: growing calls for itv to scrap thejeremy kyle show following the death of one of the guests. 1.5 billion users of whatsapp are told to update their apps urgently after a major hack into its encrypted service. a man who claimed he was the victim of a paedophile network involving seniorfigures at westminster has gone on trial accused of perverting

the course of justice. the rate of unemployment in the uk has fallen to its lowest since the end of 1974. it went down to 3.8 percent in the three months to march. however, for people in work, wage growth has slowed. our economics correspondent andy verity reports. if this is the tightest market for recruiting people in 45 years across the economy, in the catering trade, it's off the scale. dan smith runs a restaurant in kent with a michelin star, but he can't attract or keep the chefs he needs. the number of vacancies in restaurants is high. just to hang onto people, dan's been offering four day weeks, equivalent to a big pay rise. it gets to the stage where, you know, you get a little bit desperate and then you have to offer that more money to be able to do it, for the business to be able to survive, otherwise it would get to the stage where we would have

to look at closing an extra dayjust because we didn't have enough staff to do it. it's not the restaurant owners being greedy and trying to profiteer off their customers, it's a case ofjust trying to cover the increasing costs that we are facing. in the past year, the number of people working in the uk grew by more than a third of a million. most of them were uk nationals joining the workforce, up 190,000. the number of eu workers grew by 98,000, and the number from outside the eu grew by 80,000. most of the new uk workers were women in full—time jobs, many of them 60 to 64—year—olds. some women who in the past would have been entitled to retire at 60 have to wait longer for their state pension, which has led many to stay in the workforce orjoin it for the first time. today's figures also show the amount each worker produces — productivity, took a drop in the first quarter of the year. productivity has been a big issue for the country over a period of time. and that is why we have a national productivity investment fund of £37 billion focused on infrastructure, focused on housing, focused on r&d and also

digital infrastructure, and we're making sure that we're making those investments so we do get productivity up. a tight labour market can benefit workers in better hours and pay. living standards are now improving, with pay rising faster than inflation. but unless productivity improves, inflation—beating pay rises are going to become harder and harder for employers to afford. andy verity, bbc news. he's been called the greatest jump jockey of all time, he's ridden some of the most famous horses in the sport's history, and was leading jockey at the cheltenham festival 11 times, and this month announced his retirement from the sport. on his 40th birthday, ruby walsh. our sports correspondent richard conway went to meet him in ireland. a final winner, the last in a glorious careerfor a final winner, the last in a glorious career for ruby walsh. but retirement brings a certain

benefits, including a guilt free visit to the local - reflect on visit to the local pub to reflect on his decision. the last 20 yards, just under three strikes, i was thinking, he's going to win, and this is it. but i was happy. it wasn't those last 20 odd thinking, oh, no. iwas wasn't those last 20 odd thinking, oh, no. i was thinking, wasn't those last 20 odd thinking, oh, no. iwas thinking, this wasn't those last 20 odd thinking, oh, no. i was thinking, this is going to happen. what is the overriding emotion you have? proud of what i did. i don't have regrets, because i was of what i did. i don't have regrets, because i was never of what i did. i don't have regrets, because i was never afraid to make a mistake. occasionally, those m ista kes mistake. occasionally, those mistakes lead to injury, this heavy fall in 2018 just one of a number that resulted in at least 15 broken bones, a ruptured spleen, and crushed vertebrae. the horse was unharmed, going on to win the cheltenham gold clock, but for the jockey, it prompted a period of reflection. that was the straw that broke the camel's back. the next timei broke the camel's back. the next time i am on the sidelines, it will be my choice. he insists there will be my choice. he insists there will be no comeback, but winning the

grand national aged just 19, trained by father ted, will linger long in the memory. thinking back to that day, as good a day as it ever gets? yellow just one day, as good a day as it ever gets? yellowjust one of those days where you seem to be able to remember everything about it, even though it is 19 years ago. i didn't know what i'd won. i didn't realise the magnitude of what i had done. it was a time, but it was incredible. writing and broadcasting on racing awaits. with that comes opinions about standards of welfare and safety. there will always be an element of risk in national hunt racing for horse and jockey. we have got a huge distance with it, and it is only right that they have had to but they cannot remove risk. we may have seen the last of ruby walsh in the saddle, but his own finishing post within the sport is still some distance away. richard conway, bbc

news, kilcullen, ireland. time for a look at the weather with matt. big contrast from day to night. minus two celsius before the sun was up minus two celsius before the sun was up this morning, but once the sun got to work, temperature shot up 24 celsius to a high this afternoon of 22 celsius. one or two spots across northern scotland even higher than that. that is because we are warming things up day by day, with blue skies in abundance, strong sunshine and light winds. always more breeze further south, where temperatures haven't climbed as much, even though the sun is every bit as strong. this is where we will see some of the lowest temperatures in the morning. clear skies for most as tomorrow starts. more breeze developing in

western parts of scotland and northern ireland tomorrow, coming from the south. that is because high pressure that has been keeping things dry and skies clear starts to nudge more into scandinavia. around the periphery is, we see a bit more breeze. that comes off a chilly see in southern areas. temperatures may not climb as much in northern ireland and central scotland. elsewhere, 23—25dc, attach higher than today. 20 celsius across northern england and wales. some isolated showers later in the day. a sign ofa isolated showers later in the day. a sign of a gradual change. high pressure continues to move away into scandinavia, and low pressure across central parts becomes more dominant, we see an easterly flow. one or two more showers potentially across western scotland, northern ireland, and more cloud after a sunny start through england and wales. sunshine

still around on thursday, strong at that, but temperature starting to come back again as we see that bit more cloud. more showers possible on friday. a chillier feel down the east coast with a stronger breeze off the north sea. the best of any brea ks off the north sea. the best of any breaks should be in the west by the end of the day, where we could see temperatures around 18 or 19 celsius. at the weekend, the cooler theme continues, and temperatures will be back to where they should be. a lot more cloud around, the best of the sunshine in the west, and more showers, particularly on saturday. more details after the bbc news at six, which is next.

tonight at six — it's the messaging app that so many of us use every day, and it's been hacked. whatsapp's encrypted service was meant to be secure. now it's emerged that some users have been under surveillance. 1.5 billion people use whatsapp, and they use it because they feel it's a more secure messaging app, and that their conversations are going to be private. with so much of our lives now governed by digital technology, how worried should we be? also tonight. calls for itv‘sjeremy kyle show to be taken off air for good after a former guest dies. on trial, the man who claimed a vip paedophile ring was responsible for abuse and even murder. the smart meters that could be costing you money,