this is bbc news, the headlines. rishi sunak and liz truss go head—to—head with a tax policy as they set out their pitches to the members of the conservative party. what is not affordable is putting up taxes, choking off growth and ending up taxes, choking off growth and ending up in a much worse position. her leadership _ up in a much worse position. her leadership rival says borrowing £30 billion to fund tax cuts would be inflationary. if billion to fund tax cuts would be inflationary-— billion to fund tax cuts would be inflationa . ., ., , inflationary. if the government goes on a hue inflationary. if the government goes on a huge borrowing _ inflationary. if the government goes on a huge borrowing spree, - inflationary. if the government goes on a huge borrowing spree, that - inflationary. if the government goesi on a huge borrowing spree, that will only make _ on a huge borrowing spree, that will only make the situation worse and that will_ only make the situation worse and that will mean this problem we have gobber— that will mean this problem we have gobber last longer. in that will mean this problem we have gobber last longer.— gobber last longer. in scotland, calls to step _ gobber last longer. in scotland, calls to stop punishing - gobber last longer. in scotland, calls to stop punishing addicts l gobber last longer. in scotland, i

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good evening. now that the conservative leadership contest has been whittled down to two candidates rishi sunak and liz truss, the focus is shifting to what each of them stands for. it's early days but the battleground appears to be economic policy. mr sunak was chancellor for nearly two and a half years but ms truss says he got it wrong. speaking to the bbc, the foreign secretary who was formerly chief secretary to the treasury, says successive chancellors have pursued polices that have failed to produce growth over the last twenty years. the conservatives have been in government for the last twelve years. about 160,000 conservative party members will now decide the political leadership of the whole country. here's our political editor chris mason. you can tell us whether you like pancakes or not. meeting the electorate of tomorrow, liz truss was in peterborough this afternoon. the foreign secretary's gaze beyond this conversation has been on her opponent, rishi sunak, putting up

taxes when he was chancellor, but now, she is extending her critique. the fact is, we have had economic policy, notjust under this government, for the past two decades, there has been a consensus on our economic policy and it has not delivered economic growth. what i know about the treasury from having worked there, they do resist change, and what people in britain desperately need now is change. and yes, liz truss was the chief secretary to the treasury for two yea rs. here she is on budget day, five years ago, and here she is, a year later, full of enthusiasm about the then chancellor philip hammond's speech. her opponent rishi sunak was chancellor himself until a fortnight ago. what gives you the edge over liz truss? his instincts and hers on tax cuts are strikingly different. they both want them but she says they should happen now and rishi sunak�*s supporters say the responsible thing to do is wait. making promises in terms of cutting taxes, basically putting that on a

credit card, is the wrong thing and that is what i think we are in danger of doing right now if we follow that philosophy. what we have got to do first is get inflation under control, as rishi sunak said, and then next year, look at cutting personal taxes as we get things under control. what we have here are two competing visions about what it actually means to be a conservative. for liz truss, the focus is on cutting taxes, getting rid of regulations and trying to boost the economy. for rishi sunak, the focus is on balancing the books and not cranking up the national debt. when you look at polls and surveys of conservative party members at the moment, liz truss's approach appears to be more popular but this race is onlyjust beginning. for now, both candidates are introducing themselves to the country and conservative party members. doors have been opening in government for liz truss for years. i have been here before. she joined the cabinet as environment secretary in 2014.

she has beenjustice secretary, too. it is early days. and international trade secretary as well. liz truss was already in a cabinet when rishi sunak was elected in 2015, but his rise was rapid. he was a minister by 2018 and chancellor by 2020, and it is his record in thatjob, his response to covid, his outlook on tax, thatis serving up their first big skirmish of this contest. chris mason, bbc news, westminster. well this evening, rishi sunak has been speaking on lbc, and was asked what would be the impact on inflation after burrowing £30bn for tax cuts? i think it would be inflationary. we have got— i think it would be inflationary. we have got a — i think it would be inflationary. we have got a situation today where everyone — have got a situation today where everyone knows inflation is running much _ everyone knows inflation is running much higher than we would like. we are not_ much higher than we would like. we are not alone in experiencing that, it is happening in europe and the us and other_ it is happening in europe and the us and other countries. interest rates are already— and other countries. interest rates are already rising and inflation

makes — are already rising and inflation makes everybody purer. in that situation, — makes everybody purer. in that situation, my strong point of view is if the _ situation, my strong point of view is if the government goes on a huge borrowing _ is if the government goes on a huge borrowing spree, that is only going to make _ borrowing spree, that is only going to make the situation worse and it means— to make the situation worse and it means this — to make the situation worse and it means this problem we have gobber last longer. if we don't get a grip of inflation — last longer. if we don't get a grip of inflation now, it will make family— of inflation now, it will make family spirit in the long run and i will avoid — family spirit in the long run and i will avoid that at all costs. the conservative mp theresa villiers backed the former chancellor's sconomic policy. we have just come through the biggest health emergency and hundred years war. that impacts on finances. rishi sunak is clearly wants to bring down taxes but he believes we have to tackle inflation and grow the economy first in order to give us headroom to cut taxes in a responsible and sustainable way. well liz truss was speaking about her economic policy, after the insitute for fiscal studies suggested her plans to cut taxes may exceed the treasury's fiscal headroom.

my my plans do not exceed the headroom. i am very clear they are about £30 billion worth of costings and those are affordable within our current headroom but what is not affordable is putting up taxes, choking off growth and ending up in a much worse position. many international bodies say that our current policy is contractual and will lead to a recession and we simply cannot afford that. i want to put money back into the pockets of hard—working people. iam hard—working people. i am here in peterborough today meeting families who are struggling with the cost—of—living, that is why we need to reduce national insurance. that's why we need to have a temporary moratorium on the green energy level to reduce fuel bills so we can help families, grow the economy and grow those tax revenues in the right way.

patrick minford, economist and advisor at the independent business network, supported foreign secretary's economic vision, and explained why. these are tax cuts or rather reversals of proposed tax increases that would damage supply. if you increase supply which is what this reversible do, that of course improves inflation because it adds supply availability to the main way in which we are cutting inflation which is through the bank of england raising interest rates and tightening monetary safe. i'm joined now by our political report david wallace lockhard. there is obviously a number of quotes on how many views of economic policy you would get depending on how many economists you ask. it is incredibly complex and is being presented simplistically, there is a very small number of people who will

choose between these two candidates across the country, what does the polling suggest? that across the country, what does the polling suggest?— across the country, what does the polling suggest? that is right. this whole debate _ polling suggest? that is right. this whole debate is _ polling suggest? that is right. this whole debate is coming _ polling suggest? that is right. this whole debate is coming down - polling suggest? that is right. this whole debate is coming down now| polling suggest? that is right. this l whole debate is coming down now to economics. it is a very complicated and at the same time it is quite straightforward, liz truss wants to cut taxes straightaway if she becomes prime minister. former chancellor rishi sunak once to keep them as they are which would include some tax rises due to come in, for example corporation tax quite soon and once inflation is more manageable, he wants to see tax cuts then. this comes down between the two to a very small group of people, thought to be around 160,000 conservative party members who will select the next prime minister. although we should always be careful about poles and take them with a pinch of salt, they do suggest that liz truss has the advantage. rishi

sunak himself saying when he was on lbc, he acknowledges that he is in second place, trying to catch up on liz truss. those party members will not get their ballot papers until the 1st of august. this is a crucial point in the campaign when everything is still to play for. these two candidates have spent the last few weeks pitching themselves to mps and whittling the candidates down to a final two, now they will turn to the members and talk about what they can offer to them in the country. i suspect we have intense campaigning, selling themselves going forward and obviously tax and economic policy will be part of that. ~ ., economic policy will be part of that. . . . economic policy will be part of that. ~ . ., . ., that. what about the character cuestion, that. what about the character question. we _ that. what about the character question, we are _ that. what about the character question, we are seeing - that. what about the character question, we are seeing liz . that. what about the character i question, we are seeing liz truss criticise her own government that she has been part of, tories have beenin she has been part of, tories have been in charge for the last 12 years? any polling how that is going

down? rishi sunak is calling for increased taxes despite the criticism of his own family's non—dom status and not contributing to taxes on the way they might have done. those criticisms levelled against them, how much of that is likely to play out?— likely to play out? they could be a hue likely to play out? they could be a huge factor _ likely to play out? they could be a huge factor in _ likely to play out? they could be a huge factor in politics, _ likely to play out? they could be a huge factor in politics, especially i huge factor in politics, especially when there is a general election or one for a party leader which has a small electorate. personality and what you think of that individual will play huge part in it. as you said, liz truss was saying today that economic policy over the last 20 years was not good enough. since 2014, remembershe 20 years was not good enough. since 2014, remember she has sat in the cabinet of conservative governments, including a stint in the treasury but she is now saying that now is the time to change policy

completely. she was arguing against tax rises privately but as prime minister, she could scrap it. some people in the conservative party might not like the fact she position, some might see that as being loyal to borisjohnson and might like her position there. for rishi sunak, another big question for those in the party who do not like the fact he was one of the first to resign from boris johnson's first to resign from borisjohnson's cabinet, first to resign from boris johnson's cabinet, starting at first to resign from borisjohnson's cabinet, starting at domino effect which brought him down. there will also be those who like the fact he is talking about a fresh start, talking about restoring trust in politics and the fact he did eventually distance himself from what was going on in borisjohnson's government. there were some for whom that will be deeply popular. the party membership has quite a long time yet, until the 1st of august

before they get their ballot papers to start making their minds up. until they get those ballot papers, they might not be giving it a lot of thought. now they know the final two candidates, this might be their first time of intensely engaging with this process. we first time of intensely engaging with this process.— first time of intensely engaging with this process. we will get to know the final _ with this process. we will get to know the final result _ with this process. we will get to know the final result at - with this process. we will get to know the final result at the - know the final result at the beginning of september. is your sense that the party is divided after all the blows levelled by different candidates and are jockeying for position, is it likely they will united the end of this? n0 sound.

rather than the wrongs of their opponents rather than the wrongs of their opponent's policy. you could see when ultimately when one of them wins out here gets the go—ahead as prime minister, it might be hard for the other to take a job in that cabinet. essentially be part of a government which is going forward with policies they were dead set against in the election process of finding a new leader. also interesting in this contest compared to past ones, rishi sunak and liz truss, rishi sunak has more support among mps but not considerably more. looking back at other conservative

leadership elections, there was more of a clear favourite with the mps at the point they got down to a final two whereas with rishi sunak and liz truss it is more finely balanced which potentially makes things more difficult. conservative mps seem to be easy —— might evenly split between these two. it be easy -- might evenly split between these two.— be easy -- might evenly split between these two. it will be an interesting _ between these two. it will be an interesting summer. _ between these two. it will be an interesting summer. thank - between these two. it will be an interesting summer. thank you. thank you. in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are yasmin alibhai brown, the author and journalist, and sian griffiths, who's the education editor at the sunday times. us presidentjoe biden has tested positive for covid. in a statement the white house said he was experiencing "very mild" symptoms last night. and tested positive this morning. the 79—year—old president is fully vaccinated and boosted he is also taking anti viral drugs

designed to protect the vulnerable. it's understood the his symptoms remain slight and he will continue to work while in isolation. out north america correspondentjohn sudworth is in washington there has just been a press briefing, what did they tell us? essentially an expansion of that summary you just gave us. they stressed his symptoms were mild, he experiences fatigue, a runny nose, a dry cough, there is no issue with his oxygen, it is normal. he is continuing to work while isolated. the white house has tweeted a photograph of him sitting at his desk, smiling. he has telephoned lawmakers this morning that he was supposed to meet in a trip to pennsylvania he had to cancel. the white house has emphasised his risk of serious illness is low because he has been fully vaccinated and twice boosted, making the point that is

his policy and programme, he has been trying to make it available for all americans. turning this into a platform as well. they say he will be closely monitored and there will be closely monitored and there will be daily updates from the white house about his condition but the general tone of the announcement or the information from the white house is that the symptoms are mild. he is doing all right. he is staying where he is and still working.— he is and still working. thank you very much. _ he is and still working. thank you very much, barbara in _ he is and still working. thank you i very much, barbara in washington. let us catch up with the sport. let us start in the tour de france were stage 18 was just us start in the tour de france were stage 18 wasjust one. us start in the tour de france were stage 18 was just one. the winner is just three stages away from victory. the defending champion crashed. the dane waited until his rival was back

on his bike. he rode away on the slope to extend his lead to three and a half minutes. geraint thomas is still third while chris froome had to withdraw due to a positive covert test. england beat spain in extra time last night and the second england euro quarterfinals takes place tonight, and is currently goalless. 16 minutes played in that one. the winner will play france or the netherlands. germany have won eight times this tournament, they have also won all three of their group games. it will be very hard for the austrians indeed. england's charley hull is three shots off the lead after the opening round of the

championship in france. the 26—year—old carved a five under round. the leader is on eight under. former manchester united player jesse lingard has confirmed he has signed for nottingham forest on a free transfer. he has 32 england caps and has signed a one—year deal. he left united after more than 20 years at the club when his contract expired at the end ofjune. with just a few weeks ago before the start of the football season, clubs are busy revealing their new kits. more come have an unstable play this season in boxer shorts. tyson fury will have his name their shorts this season, making the announcement in his typically understated way. hello, tyson fury here, big

announcement, the gypsy king has just sponsored his local football club. let's have a fantastic season and smash it. come on the boys and girls. he and smash it. come on the boys and uirls. ,. ., and smash it. come on the boys and uirls. ,_, , girls. he scored 72 goals in 42 names. girls. he scored 72 goals in 42 games- he — girls. he scored 72 goals in 42 games. he also _ girls. he scored 72 goals in 42 games. he also scored - girls. he scored 72 goals in 42 games. he also scored during | girls. he scored 72 goals in 42 - games. he also scored during the 1966 world cup final. he spent his entire club career at hamburg. with 580 appearances. england women have started their t20 series against south africa. the hosts won the toss in chelmsford and it did not take them long to take a wicket. she took four wickets tonight. ijoint four wickets tonight. i joint record. four wickets tonight. ijoint record. a short time ago south africa finished their innings on

110. another diagnosis of motor neurone... he was diagnosed last week following six months of testing. as dortmund from the club said they were entirely committed to supporting him, his wife and three children in whatever way was required. that match is on bbc one at the moment, germany against austria and also on bbc radio 5 live. thank you very much. i hope they can stay with us while they watch the match as well. cross promotion. thank you. an inquiry looking into how the uk has handled the covid—19 pandemic has launched today. baroness hallett, the former high courtjudge who is leading the inquiry, says it's time for facts, not opinions and promised to be resolute in her quest for the truth. so far, nearly 178,000 people in the uk have died with coronavirus. the hearings will begin in

september, and the first witnesses will be called next spring. professor david nabarro is a special envoy at the world health organization to the director general on covid—19. he says it's a mistake to think with an inquiry under way that we're simply dealing with an historical fact. the most important thing about this virus is that it is not going away and it comes back in surges every two or three months. the surges are often driven by new variants. we don't know in advance what these variants are going to do. as you just said, the current variants because a pretty unpleasant illness. they are incredibly transmissible and they are responsible for lots of absenteeism right now. but i am not personally keen to see mandates reintroduced and i certainly do not

want to imply that lockdown is have to come back again. what matters right now is integrated action at the local level to work out with all the local level to work out with all the different groups involved what is the most sensible way to keep society going, to keep people in employment whilst at the same time reducing the risk of long covid and reducing the risk of long covid and reducing the risk of long covid and reducing the likelihood of absenteeism. local, integrated, people centred thinking and action is the key now. most important, don't dismiss it, it is still here and it is still horrible. we can speak now to peterjones about the covid inquiry he's the co author of the �*practical guide to public inquiries'. he joins us from cardiff. thank you for your time today. how long will this inquiry work and will it be timely enough so we can learn the lessons fast enough and question those who have been making

decisions? fin those who have been making decisions?— those who have been making decisions? ., decisions? on the timing of it, it very much _ decisions? on the timing of it, it very much depends _ decisions? on the timing of it, it very much depends on _ decisions? on the timing of it, it very much depends on when - decisions? on the timing of it, it very much depends on when the | decisions? on the timing of it, it - very much depends on when the next pandemic around the corner. the purpose of this inquiry is how things were dealt with regarding covid. it is looking at what has happened but the purpose of it is to come up with recommendations so that when the next pandemic occurs, britain and indeed elsewhere around the world is better equipped to deal with the next pandemic so your previous speaker was talking about the focus of this being the various variants of covid. i am sure that will be in the mind of the inquiry but it is going to be looking forward to learn lessons for the future so the recommendations will mean we are better equipped in this country and elsewhere to actually handle a future pandemic if and when one happens. the timings are such that these inquiries rarely last short periods of time, particularly an inquiry lay such as this which is

terms of reference which are very wide and will affectjust about everybody in the population so it is very difficult to see how an inquiry of this nature can be conducted quickly within the legislative ambit we have in this country and one just hopes the lessons can be learned from this recommendation made and there is no pandemic round the corner. ., . y there is no pandemic round the corner. ., ., ,, ., , there is no pandemic round the corner. ., ., ,, ., corner. how many years are we talkin: , corner. how many years are we talking. how _ corner. how many years are we talking, how long _ corner. how many years are we talking, how long you - corner. how many years are we talking, how long you think- corner. how many years are we j talking, how long you think this will last? is there anything that could be done to shorten it so it is more relevant now and those who have made decisions can be held to account politically?— made decisions can be held to account politically? holding people to account politically _ account politically? holding people to account politically means - account politically? holding people to account politically means very i to account politically means very much looking backwards and taking account of what decisions were made and should the decisions have been made better. that is all backward —looking. recommendations for the future is really what is needed. those will come at the conclusion of the public inquiry. the accountability will be there for all to see. looking at the comparatives,

i won inquiry i was involved with for seven years, it lasted that long. the iraq inquiry lasted a long time. the grenfell inquiry is still ongoing. the legislative system in this country means there are procedural hoops that everybody has to jump through. procedural hoops that everybody has tojump through. i think procedural hoops that everybody has to jump through. i think the fastest inquiry i was ever involved with was an inquiry that was pretty much done in three years. it is very difficult to see how this could be done any quicker and it is likely to take a lot longer. lord savile who chaired an inquiry and spoke recently on radio estimating this would be another six or seven years. i think thatisif another six or seven years. i think that is if you commonly held. what can be done to speed things up? the cheer of the covid inquiry is making an interim report along the way, as

has happened with grenfell so that if lessons are being learned, recommendations can be formulated along the way and will be made by interim report which means that whilst you're producing interim reports, the work generally is being delayed. in answer to your question, i do not think this will be a quick inquiry and the mechanisms that exist are not there to hold quick and effective inquiries in the short—term. and effective inquiries in the short-term— and effective inquiries in the short-term. , ., ~ and effective inquiries in the short-term. , ., short-term. robert jones, thank you ve much short-term. robert jones, thank you very much for— short-term. robert jones, thank you very much for your _ short-term. robert jones, thank you very much for your time. _ robertjones, thank you very much for your time. a new report on tackling drug addiction in scotland is calling for a major cultural shift in the way the problem is dealt with. the report, which was commisioned by the scottish government, says the approach to drugs should move away from punishment towards care. in 2020, 1,339 people died as a result of a drug overdose in scotland that's more than three times the rate of the rest of the uk and the highest in europe.

the smack was just to keep me level, the cocaine i liked the rush. the street valium itook because they made me forget everything. kegin made me forget everything. kevin should not be _ made me forget everything. kevin should not be here _ made me forget everything. kevin should not be here today. - made me forget everything. kevin should not be here today. last - made me forget everything. kevin should not be here today. last year, on the brink of death after taking cocktails of drugs, he was revived nine times after overdosing. saved by the bell overdose reversal drug. it is horrible getting revived. you feel strong out and rotten. you are just automatically a way to get another one. i have since learned that could be the reason i was overdosing because my tolerance, although naloxone brings your out of it, it is also still in your system so you go and get something else and you collapse again. so you go and get something else and you collapse again-— you collapse again. kevin is now sober and _ you collapse again. kevin is now sober and volunteering - you collapse again. kevin is now sober and volunteering with - you collapse again. kevin is now sober and volunteering with a i sober and volunteering with a charity and hoping to move on with

his life. it charity and hoping to move on with his life. ., charity and hoping to move on with his life. . ., ., ., his life. it gave me a reason to want to keep _ his life. it gave me a reason to want to keep going. _ his life. it gave me a reason to want to keep going. naloxonel his life. it gave me a reason to - want to keep going. naloxone kept me breathing but support made me want to live. a, , .,, ~' breathing but support made me want to live. a, , .,, ~ ., to live. more people like kevin are bein: to live. more people like kevin are being saved _ to live. more people like kevin are being saved by _ to live. more people like kevin are being saved by naloxone _ to live. more people like kevin are being saved by naloxone because. to live. more people like kevin are| being saved by naloxone because it is more money being spent on it by this got —— scottish governmentjob death task force. after three years of research the final report was published today, delivered by a chairman who has only been on the job for six months. it has 20 recommendations. it says treatment services should be held to a higher standard and there should be drug law reform at uk level. there should be a cultural shift to stop punishing addiction. some of those arguments have been made before. what is different now is that this is recognised as a public health emergency in scotland, the first minister described as that and we are seeing report what needs to be changed, like the misuse of drugs act for 50 years, we have tried locking people up for possession of

drugs and that is not the solution. this is an issue of addiction which needs treatment and care and support. compassion not stigmatisation and discrimination and criminalisation. the stigmatisation and discrimination and criminalisation.— and criminalisation. the former chairman resigned _ and criminalisation. the former chairman resigned last - and criminalisation. the former chairman resigned last year, i chairman resigned last year, claiming she had been asked to rush herfindings. she looked claiming she had been asked to rush her findings. she looked at today's report is bland without teeth offering little direction. this re ort is offering little direction. this report is miles _ offering little direction. this report is miles away - offering little direction. this report is miles away from our prioritised _ report is miles away from our prioritised plan that the task force was originally recruited to provide. so i was originally recruited to provide. so i am _ was originally recruited to provide. so i am sad — was originally recruited to provide. so i am sad this government has squandered this opportunity. the dru: squandered this opportunity. drug policy squandered this opportunity. tue: drug policy minister squandered this opportunity. tte: drug policy minister acknowledge squandered this opportunity. t'te: drug policy minister acknowledge the shortcomings to the response and said change will happen. the shortcomings to the response and said change will happen.— said change will happen. the task force response, _ said change will happen. the task force response, has _ said change will happen. the task force response, has highlighted i said change will happen. the task force response, has highlighted a| force response, has highlighted a number of priorities, particularly around challenging the stigma. there

are workforce issues that need to be addressed as a matter of urgency. there is much progress, it has been made, we have already implemented some implementations which came from the task force from this report in previous reports but undoubtedly there is much more to do. meanwhile, there is much more to do. meanwhile, the tories say uk reform is not the issue. .. , issue. the fact is with the same legislation _ issue. the fact is with the same legislation that _ issue. the fact is with the same legislation that is _ issue. the fact is with the same legislation that is reserved - issue. the fact is with the same legislation that is reserved in i issue. the fact is with the same l legislation that is reserved in the united _ legislation that is reserved in the united kingdom, scotland is worse than anywhere in the united kingdom and across— than anywhere in the united kingdom and across europe so there are issues — and across europe so there are issues specifically in scotland that need to _ issues specifically in scotland that need to be handled which the scottish— need to be handled which the scottish government has the powers to deal— scottish government has the powers to deal with right now and they are not dealing with them.— not dealing with them. kevin could have been among _ not dealing with them. kevin could have been among last _ not dealing with them. kevin could have been among last year's - have been among last year's fatalities, those figures will be released next week. let's talk about that with austin smith. this problem scott and has

been facing has been noted that for a long time, it is complex. what does this report tell us that is new and helpful?— does this report tell us that is new and helful? , _, and helpful? somebody commented toda that and helpful? somebody commented today that there's _ and helpful? somebody commented today that there's nothing _ and helpful? somebody commented today that there's nothing new - and helpful? somebody commented today that there's nothing new in i today that there's nothing new in the report, and in relation to that, it's been negative and hitting targets and so on. the reason there's not a lot of new things in their report is we've got to the bottom of the barrel. we know what is wrong, we spent a long time dividing the problems we have in scotland. but we know what to do about it, the evidence clearly shows the best way to support people in terms of overdose deaths is to have people in treatment, and for that treatment to be of a high quality, and to have aspiration within that treatment notjust and to have aspiration within that treatment not just address substantive issues, but background issues. and also the social issues that go along with it, including

homelessness, social isolation, having something to do during the day. having something to do during the da . �* ., , ., , day. and what in your view is the reason for _ day. and what in your view is the reason for those _ day. and what in your view is the reason for those background - day. and what in your view is the i reason for those background pieces of action not happening? itrai’eiiii reason for those background pieces of action not happening?— of action not happening? well in scotland for _ of action not happening? well in scotland for a _ of action not happening? well in scotland for a long _ of action not happening? well in scotland for a long time, - of action not happening? well in scotland for a long time, they i of action not happening? well in i scotland for a long time, they were refusing to face where the evidence took us. so most medical treatment now should be community—based, and for people with opiate problems, which is the vast majority of people who die, we should have substitution treatment which involves methadone. for a long time in scotland we've been looking for something else, some magic bullet or something unique to scotland. and it's something where we see across all societies it is a issue for people

in treatment. we should not be stigmatizing that treatment, which makes things worse. truth? stigmatizing that treatment, which makes things worse.— stigmatizing that treatment, which makes things worse. why do you think this is worse — makes things worse. why do you think this is worse compared _ makes things worse. why do you think this is worse compared to _ makes things worse. why do you think this is worse compared to other- this is worse compared to other areas in europe? in england, which is the most — areas in europe? in england, which is the most direct _ areas in europe? in england, which is the most direct comparison - is the most direct comparison because the treatment is similar in the sociology is similar, as well— just to get your head around the figures, we've got 5 million people in scotland, 56,000 people who have drug problems, more than 1% of the population. amongst those people, we have over 1000 deaths a year and we've had that for several years now. we have a population five times higher than in england in terms of death, and the drug use is substantially higher too. but we haveis substantially higher too. but we have is a lot of people having a drug problem in scotland, which has complex roots in their history. and in scottish culture, and the pattern

of drug use is similar to the pattern of alcohol use, it's associated with problems in childhood and trauma, associated strongly with poverty, and namely additional traumas such as isolation, disempowerment. just briefl , isolation, disempowerment. just briefly. when _ isolation, disempowerment. just briefly, when you talk about scottish culture, is it possible to define what that is that is leading people to this lifestyle? tt define what that is that is leading people to this lifestyle?— people to this lifestyle? if you look around _ people to this lifestyle? if you look around the _ people to this lifestyle? if you look around the world, - people to this lifestyle? if you look around the world, where | people to this lifestyle? if you - look around the world, where you have the most extreme substance abuse problems, you have a disconnection, a dispossession, if you like, in scotland. heroin problems directly relate back to the 19805 problems directly relate back to the 1980s when the problem started, and go over the 1980s and 90s. the average person who dies from an opiate overdose is now in their 40s—

is that generation of people who unfortunately bore the brunt of the economic changes we've seen in scotland. we economic changes we've seen in scotland. ~ ., scotland. we will leave it there, austin smith. — scotland. we will leave it there, austin smith, thank _ scotland. we will leave it there, austin smith, thank you - scotland. we will leave it there, austin smith, thank you very i scotland. we will leave it there, - austin smith, thank you very much. thank you. more on our top story? both it's one thing for the prime ministerial hopefuls to be laying out their economic stalls — but do their numbers stack up? today, the independent think tank the institute for fiscal studies has been looking at what rishi sunak and liz truss have said so far. here's our economics editor faisal islam. here are the steps in between the foreign office and the treasury. the two departments, in mr sunak�*s case, until very recently, where the mps vying to be our next prime minister ran great offices of state. it's been a very busy time with war in europe and a related inflation crisis. but the debate over who gets to number ten looks like being driven by economics. the backdrop is important here. inflation is at a 40—year

high and heading higher. there's risk of recession and worries of growth slowing, as the economy stutters. and at the same time as all this, the tax burden is at its highest as a share of the economy in 70 years. so between the two candidates, a big choice has opened up. liz truss wants to make huge tax cuts, some from day one. firstly, reversing the only recently enacted national insurance rise — that would cost the exchequer £13 billion a year. then there's not going through with the planned significant rise in corporation tax from next april. that's another £17 billion a year. and on top of that, there's significant changes to energy bills that are not precise but could cost a few billion or several billion, so let's call that 34 billion in total. now, the government's current room for manoeuvre on its spending plans is about £30 billion if it's to hit its borrowing targets.

but the government's budgetary watchdog, the obr, say that that £30 billion may not even exist. so that would mean more borrowing, and it would take up all of the budgetary room for manoeuvre. to the extent that tax cuts have an effect on inflation, it would be to increase inflation beyond what it would otherwise be. both the bank of england and the office for budget responsibility think that we're at about capacity in the economy, which would imply that putting more money in people's pockets will drive up prices. so it is a balancing act, and for households it could mean immediate lower taxes, with ms truss or at a later moment with mr sunak. some further help with energy bills too, but the risk of stubborn inflation is that interest rates from the bank of england go yet higher. we're yet to hear all the detail, but the number ten race could see a material change in economic policy. faisal islam, bbc news. today marks the 50th anniversary of bloody friday,

when the ira detonated 19 bombs across belfast in the space of an hour. nine people were killed and 130 others were seriously injured. the provisional ira issued an apology in 2002, and said it had not been their intention to kill what it called "non—combatants." staying with the troubles — a coroner has said that the five people, including four teenage soldiers, who died in the guildford pub bombings in october 1974, were unlawfully killed. the ira detonated bombs at two pubs in the surrey town which were known to be used by soldiers. at the inquest the coroner said the main bomb was probably planted by a young couple who were never identified, and it was part of a wider conspiracy. duncan kennedy reports. the coroner richard travers today described this as a violent and devastating blast, followed by darkness, panic and confusion. privates caroline slater

and ann hamilton, guardsmen william forsyth and john hunter, and a civilian, paul craig, had, mr travers concluded, been unlawfully killed by the ira. the inquest has been all about filling in the details of what happened in this former pub, 48 years ago. the coroner concluded that the device went off behind this war and was made of ten pounds of nitroglycerin, placed in a bag or a sack. —— behind this wall. and he said it was most probably put there by what he called "a young courting couple" who were never identified and never traced. police tried creating artist's impressions of the man and woman but they were never caught. some of the victims�* families had wanted the inquest to try to find out who the bombers were but that was ruled out. private ann hamilton's family refused to take part in the inquest, saying in a statement today, "this was our last chance to engage in a process to produce truth, justice and accountability, but we have been excluded from that

process and our voice, on behalf of ann, was not heard." the guildford four were jailed for the attacks, but in 1989, their convictions were quashed. surrey police say they are now seeing if the inquest�*s findings are enough to start a new criminal investigation. alongside the disclosure process, we have been examining all of the material and assessing it to consider whether a reinvestigation is a viable option. no date has been set yet for that to be finalised but once it is complete, surrey police will consider whether a reinvestigation is a viable option. it has taken half a century and an inquest to answer some of the questions about the guildford pub bombings. but history has brought understanding, not accountability. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in guildford. the bbc is to pay substantial damages to the former nanny of prince william and prince harry

over false claims about her which were used to obtain a panorama interview with princess diana in 1995. alexandra pettifer, who used to be known as tiggy legge—bourke, appeared at the high court to hear a public apology from the corporation over the fabricated allegation that she'd had an affair with prince charles, which resulted in an abortion. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. at the time of its transmission, it caused a sensation. now, 27 years later, the panorama interview with diana, princess of wales, is a matter of disgrace to the bbc over the deceitful tactics deployed by its reporter martin bashir to obtain the interview. one of those deceits was to make what the high court heard was a false and malicious allegation against the woman on the left here, tiggy legge—bourke, who at the time was working as the prince of wales' personal assistant. the bbc has agreed to pay substantial damages to ms legge—bourke, or mrs alexandra pettifer

as she is now, and the bbc�*s director general tim davie has apologised to her, to the prince of wales, and the dukes of cambridge and sussex. in a statement, mr davie said... mr devi hoped other broadcasters would exercise similar restraint. mr davie said the panorama programme would never again be shown by the bbc. he hoped other broadcasters

would exercise similar restraint. the bbc will be hoping after the investigation by the formerjudge lord dyson and the compilation of his detailed report last year, and now today's court settlement, that it will finally be possible to draw a line under what, by any account, must surely be regarded as a shocking example of unscrupulous behaviour. it is my view that the deceitful way the interview was obtained substantially influenced what my mother said. those were prince william's words after lord dyson's findings were published. it was clear that the hurt and the anger were deep. those feelings of a son whose mother was so deceived may have diminished a little by now, but they will surely not have disappeared. nicholas witchell, bbc news. scientists have developed a new telescope to detect the smashing together of dead suns known as neutron stars — up until now, something that ordinary telescopes were unable to do. it gives astronomers the opportunity to study these objects for the first time. our science correspondent pallab ghosh has had exclusive access to the new telescope and sends this report from la palma, in the canary islands.

opening to the heavens, high above the clouds. a new telescope scans the skies for one of the most enigmatic objects in the universe — a neutron star. they're the smallest and densest bodies in the cosmos, so heavy that a sugar cube of it would weigh about the same as eight billion people. scientists have now found a way to detect them. neutron stars have such powerful gravity that they're drawn together until they eventually merge. when that happens, there's a flash of light and a powerful shock wave ripples across the universe. when that shock wave is detected on earth, the new telescope scrambles into action to find the exact location of the flash. the astronomers have to work fast. the flash of light lasts only a couple of days. computer software is key in this impossibly difficult hunt. researchers compare pictures

of the same bit of sky night by night, and any speck of light that wasn't there before may be the momentary colliding neutron stars. you would think that these explosions are very energetic, very luminous, it should be easy, but we're having to search through 100 million stars for the one object that we're interested in, and we need to do this very rapidly because the objects will disappear on a time scale of a few days, so really this needle—in—a—haystack challenge almost doesn't cut it. it's a huge challenge. these quick collisions create conditions that take us to the very edge of the laws of physics. it could help to answer the mystery of how some of the heavier elements — such as gold and platinum — are created in the universe. the british—built telescope, called goto, is nimble, and can rapidly scan every bit of the sky above it. when a real good event comes along, it's all hands on deck to make the most of it and that's, yeah, it's a nice sort of feeling,

to, sort of, spring into action. with these instrument, researchers are learning about the cosmos faster than ever before and are on the precipice of a new age of astronomy. so now we have almost a new way of looking at the universe. we're not hoping for new discoveries — we're being told where to find them, and we're getting to uncover, piece by piece, what lays out there in the universe. so far, just one neutron star collision has been detected. now, this new telescope can pinpoint them routinely, revealing a new view of the universe that has, so far, been hidden. pallab ghosh, bbc news, la palma. professor danny steeghs of warwick university is the person who leads the project. hejoins me now. thanks very much for your time. how significant is this new telescope and what will it show you? obviously

very exciting — and what will it show you? obviously very exciting for _ and what will it show you? obviously very exciting for me _ and what will it show you? obviously very exciting for me to _ and what will it show you? obviously very exciting for me to see _ and what will it show you? obviously very exciting for me to see it - and what will it show you? obviously very exciting for me to see it live - very exciting for me to see it live in a lipoma, and it's a really important of the maccabees of our ability to study these objects. one of these events unfolds in the interviews, and we need something like our goto system to then locate where it's happening, and then in turn direct or more powerful telescopes on tops of mountains to study it. in telescopes on tops of mountains to stud it. , ., study it. in terms of the significance _ study it. in terms of the significance of - study it. in terms of the significance of the - study it. in terms of the - significance of the information, what would you hope it tells you? neutron stars are a remarkable objects. they are very extreme objects. they are very extreme objects. from gravity, strange nuclear physics affects we can't really understand. a key to how we have the elements and the whole universe formed. but to put this together and figure this out, we need information on the light that

goto is capturing, and potentially all the bits of information to figure this physics out. find all the bits of information to figure this physics out. and you're talkin: figure this physics out. and you're talking about _ figure this physics out. and you're talking about golden _ figure this physics out. and you're talking about golden plutonium, l figure this physics out. and you're i talking about golden plutonium, the elements? ., �* , talking about golden plutonium, the elements? . �* , ., , elements? that's right, quite a big chunk of the _ elements? that's right, quite a big chunk of the periodic _ elements? that's right, quite a big chunk of the periodic elements - elements? that's right, quite a big chunk of the periodic elements is l chunk of the periodic elements is formed in this explosion, that's only way you can make them. when they explode, they spread to the universe and they in turn and up in stars and planets like our own. 50 stars and planets like our own. so the secret of some very key elements that we all enjoy and use. would it help us in informing those if we wanted to potentially? t help us in informing those if we wanted to potentially?- help us in informing those if we wanted to potentially? i think so. we are still— wanted to potentially? i think so. we are still in _ wanted to potentially? i think so. we are still in the _ wanted to potentially? i think so. we are still in the very _ wanted to potentially? i think so. we are still in the very early - wanted to potentially? i think so. | we are still in the very early stage of this, we detected one of these and are looking forward to seeing many more, and often the details are difficult to fully explain so i'm sure it will take us a couple years to put it altogether. but that's what we are forward to. find to put it altogether. but that's what we are forward to. and we've heard a bit in _

what we are forward to. and we've heard a bit in the _ what we are forward to. and we've heard a bit in the report, - what we are forward to. and we've heard a bit in the report, but - what we are forward to. and we've heard a bit in the report, butjustl heard a bit in the report, butjust to explain what exactly this neutron star idea is in terms of the scale of it, can you give us a further idea? , ., , ., , idea? so these are 'ust a couple kilometres h idea? so these are 'ust a couple kilometres across, _ idea? so these are just a couple kilometres across, but - idea? so these are just a couple kilometres across, but if - idea? so these are just a couple kilometres across, but if you i idea? so these are just a couple i kilometres across, but if you pack the whole mass of the sun, it's a really hard to imagine object. we believe this formed when a massive star explodes, some of its core implodes and creates this ball of neutrons. we don't actually fully understand the structure or what determines the exact size of those neutron stars, and that is something we will try and figure out. but neutron stars, and that is something we will try and figure out.— we will try and figure out. but they are very heavy? — we will try and figure out. but they are very heavy? extremely, - we will try and figure out. but they are very heavy? extremely, the i are very heavy? extremely, the densest objects _ are very heavy? extremely, the densest objects we _ are very heavy? extremely, the densest objects we know, - are very heavy? extremely, the densest objects we know, and i are very heavy? extremely, the i densest objects we know, and the next thing you can imagine that would crunch... you may produce a black hole. but a black hole is actually harder to study, whereas these neutron stars, when they smashed together, there's a lot of interesting things we can study without telescopes.—

interesting things we can study without telescopes. interesting things we can study without telesco es. . .,, ~ , without telescopes. almost weekly we are reporting — without telescopes. almost weekly we are reporting on _ without telescopes. almost weekly we are reporting on some _ without telescopes. almost weekly we are reporting on some amazing - without telescopes. almost weekly we are reporting on some amazing new i are reporting on some amazing new science and space developments, and discoveries on the horizon. what will this mean for us on a daily basis? fir. will this mean for us on a daily basis? . ., ., will this mean for us on a daily basis? �* ., ., , will this mean for us on a daily basis? . ., ., , , basis? a lot of it is partly technology driven, - basis? a lot of it is partly technology driven, so - basis? a lot of it is partly technology driven, so a l basis? a lot of it is partly. technology driven, so a lot basis? a lot of it is partly - technology driven, so a lot of the innovations we use around electronics, digital cameras that you now have in your phones, but also some very advanced machine learning software algorithms do have very much real—world applications. for me, the main faction here is the fundamental research, figuring out some of these big questions about the universe. but by doing so we are designing and developing fast technologies and algorithms that we then hope will also be useful in a much broader context. find then hope will also be useful in a much broader context.— much broader context. and 'ust finall , much broader context. and 'ust finally, sometimes i much broader context. and 'ust finally, sometimes we �* much broader context. and 'ust finally, sometimes we look i much broader context. and just l finally, sometimes we look ahead much broader context. and just - finally, sometimes we look ahead and think, "gosh, what happens when this life on this planet isn't potentially possible any more?" the

pace of these discoveries and knowledge being and get —— being gained is incredibly rapid, isn't it? yet one wonders about life beyond, as always, the possibilities of what lies elsewhere. what does this telescope help us with? mellie this telescope help us with? well, we will be mainly _ this telescope help us with? well, we will be mainly focusing - this telescope help us with? well, we will be mainly focusing on - this telescope help us with? -tt we will be mainly focusing on these stars, but this telescope will scan the whole sky regularly. it will give us the opportunity to find other things in our data, signals from stars and other potential systems around those stars. so while that's not the main goal of this particular project, we do hope that... as we designed this eye on this guy, it's paying attention pretty much all the time all over the sky. this will also allow us grants to get further insight into some of these things that you mentioned. of course our discoveries, there are planets near our stars, discoveries, there are planets near ourstars, and discoveries, there are planets near our stars, and again we have all

these telescopes that we can work together, that's really the important thing is this notjust a team at goto, but we want to make the most of our telescope in conjunction with all these fantastic other detectors and space telescopes that you've heard of on the news recently at our disposal, just to maximise the knowledge that we can find through them. herr; maximise the knowledge that we can find through them.— find through them. very good to seak to find through them. very good to speak to you. — find through them. very good to speak to you, best _ find through them. very good to speak to you, best of luck - find through them. very good to speak to you, best of luck with l find through them. very good to | speak to you, best of luck with it all, thank you very much indeed. thank you very much. social media sites are now the number one source of news for teenagers, according to a survey by the broadcast regulator ofcom. instagram, tiktok and you tube are now the most popular sources for young people, but print, tv and radio news outlets still dominate in older age groups. here's more from our media correspondent, david sillito. young teenagers are not the biggest consumers of news, but around a half say they are interested in what's going on. but where are they getting it from? the answer, of course — their phones, tablets and computers. even for those studying media,

tv and newspapers are far from the first port of call. due to the fact that we have an accessible, like, phone which knows everything and we are able to find all the information we need at a click of a button, it's almost unnecessary to us to purchase something when it's for free on our mobiles. the top three places helping to keep them up—to—date are instagram, tiktok and youtube. and this is new — last year, the number one source was bbc one. it's now slipped to number five. i think teenagers don't appear to be going directly to news brands online, so just 5% say they use bbc news online. fewer than one in ten say they use a newspaper website. so it's much more that news is being pushed to them through their social feeds from a wide range of sources,

and children do say that they recognise that they get a bigger range of opinion through their social media services than they do through other news organisations. however, tv as a whole is still bigger than any app or website, and the biggest overall source of news for teenagers? theirfamilies — and mum and dad are rather more likely to be getting their news from more traditional sources. david sillito, bbc news. my my teenagers listen to the radio and watch the telly. long live our youngsters. here's thomas with the weather. i want to show you that hot air is never too far away this time of year. now this planetary view of the atmosphere over the next ten days shows these very warm currents of air to the south of us where you'd

expect them across the mediterranean. and you can see these patterns, undulating patterns, and it's all about whether we get into one of the crests or ridges of the heat that could be spreading in from the south. now this is a schematic the south. now this is a schematic the next ten days or so, and where you see that ridge, that's the hot air travelling north. we could find ourselves in one of these hot spells again in the next ten days or so. so statistically across europe this time of year is pretty much the peak of the summer in terms of temperatures, heat waves are highly likely across spain, france, into germany — so close to us, and that means the chance of hot air returning to the uk. now how about rainfall patterns? hears low pressure sweeping across the northwest of the uk. by the time the rain reaches the southeast, not much. again the same pattern, low pressure towards the end of this ten day period sweeps further north, not an awful lot of rain in the south where we desperately need it. in

summary over the next ten days or so, it's in the northwest of the uk where we will have fleeting weather fronts, perhaps 20—30 mm of rain to western parts of scotland, but further southeast generally speaking, maybe five mm or so. having said that, local thunderstorms are possible as well. so here's the forecast for friday, and the met office is suggesting there could be some local downpours across some southwestern and western areas, perhaps further north during the day, but many of us missing the storms altogether and those temperatures and conditions cooler than we've had, 22 in london, the high teens further north. over the weekend, one of the reasons why hot air comes this way is pressure which approaches our shores. with the winds blowing around like so, the winds blowing around like so, the wind tends to sweep up the heat from the continent and pushed up towards the continent and pushed up towards the south and southeast, whereas in the south and southeast, whereas in the northwest we get the opposite, cooler atlantic air and outbreaks of rain. on saturday, we figure

outbreaks of rain across northern ireland and scotland, mind you somewhat hit and miss, whereas in the southeast and eastern parts of england, the temperature will start to pick up, peaking by the time we get a sunday. so saturday still the high 20s. you'll notice it's the key wind direction here blowing out of the southwest — so imagine south air across national air across france, and showers and much fresher for belfast and glasgow, 20 celsius whereas we hit 30 celsius again possibly on sunday in east anglia, may be the southeast. into next week, this is monday and tuesday, those low pressures moving through, bringing rain to the northwest at times but not an awful lot of rain towards the southeast of the country at all. so let's have a look at the outlook into next week — you'll notice that trend in the rising temperatures across the south of the uk, high 20s, we could be

approaching 30 celsius at some point. but in the northwest, and will always stay fresher. —— it will always stay fresher.

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