today at one: labour launch their election manifesto — with promises of economic growth and wealth creation. sir keir starmer said labour has changed as a party and confirmed it won't raise key taxes. we will not raise income tax. we will not raise national insurance. we will not raise vat. that is a manifesto commitment. also on the programme this lunchtime... new figures show a rise in nhs waiting lists for routine hospital treatment in england. g7 leaders meeting in italy discuss using frozen russian assets to help ukraine one of rishi sunak�*s aides says sorry for betting on the date of the general election did you have any inside information? i clearly made a huge error of judgment. that is for sure. i

apologise _ judgment. that is for sure. i apologise and i will be working in montgomeryshire and glyndwr on the doors _ montgomeryshire and glyndwr on the doors. buf— montgomeryshire and glyndwr on the doors. �* , ., ., , doors. but if you have inside information _ doors. but if you have inside information when _ doors. but if you have inside information when you - doors. but if you have inside information when you place | doors. but if you have inside | information when you place a doors. but if you have inside - information when you place a bet? as i said, i will not be expanding. and scotland train on the eve of their opening game of the euros — among their travelling fans, one reunited with his daughter from australia. i can't believe it. a perfect weekend, this is, perfect. if scotland get a win against germany, that's nothing compared to seeing my little girl, my little girl again. and coming up on bbc news: sam kerr extends her stay at stamford bridge. the chelsea striker has signed a two—year contract extension with women's super league champions. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. sir keir starmer says labour

will put growth and wealth creation at the heart of its plans for government. he was launching the party's election manifesto in manchester and ruled out increases to the rates of income tax, national insurance and vat. our political correspondent iain watson has the details. lets start with a spoiler alert. stability, not surprises, was the watchword of the labour manifesto. so much so that they even unveiled it in the very venue where keir starmer launched is five missions for government over a year ago. these missions, health, crime, energy, education and the biggest single chunk of the manifesto, the economy. fix. single chunk of the manifesto, the econom . �* , . single chunk of the manifesto, the econom . ~ , ., single chunk of the manifesto, the econom.m., ., economy. a plan built on stable foundations, _ economy. a plan built on stable foundations, with _ economy. a plan built on stable foundations, with clear- economy. a plan built on stable foundations, with clear first - economy. a plan built on stable i foundations, with clear first steps. tough spending rules that will keep taxes and inflation low. nhs waiting times cut, with 40,000 extra appointments every week. a broader

security command, to smash the criminal smuggling gangs. he also made this pledge. _ criminal smuggling gangs. he also made this pledge. we _ criminal smuggling gangs. he also made this pledge. we will- criminal smuggling gangs. he also made this pledge. we will not - criminal smuggling gangs. he also | made this pledge. we will not raise income tax- — made this pledge. we will not raise income tax. we _ made this pledge. we will not raise income tax. we will— made this pledge. we will not raise income tax. we will not _ income tax. we will not raise national insurance. we will not raise vat. that is a manifesto commitment. so raise vat. that is a manifesto commitment.— raise vat. that is a manifesto commitment. , ., , commitment. so where is the money for the manifesto _ commitment. so where is the money for the manifesto promises - for the manifesto promises coming from? if for the manifesto promises coming from? ., .., ., , ., from? if we grow the economy at an hinu from? if we grow the economy at anything like _ from? if we grow the economy at anything like the _ from? if we grow the economy at anything like the rate _ from? if we grow the economy at anything like the rate of- from? if we grow the economy at anything like the rate of the lastl anything like the rate of the last labour government, we would have tens of billions of pounds worth of investment for our public services every year. so, if you take nothing else away from today, let it be this. this changed labour party has a plan for growth. but this. this changed labour party has a plan for growth-— a plan for growth. but there won't be a growth _ a plan for growth. but there won't be a growth sourt _ a plan for growth. but there won't be a growth spurt overnight. - a plan for growth. but there won't i be a growth spurt overnight. labour insiders say the aim of the manifesto was to promise tangible change which does not cost a fortune. but that wasn't enough for this protester. the fortune. but that wasn't enough for this protester-—

this protester. the same old tory olicies. this protester. the same old tory policies. labour— this protester. the same old tory policies. labour say _ this protester. the same old tory policies. labour say there - this protester. the same old tory policies. labour say there are - this protester. the same old tory i policies. labour say there are clear dividin: policies. labour say there are clear dividing lines _ policies. labour say there are clear dividing lines with _ policies. labour say there are clear dividing lines with the _ dividing lines with the conservatives, for example a new state—owned power generator, which they say will bring down bills, they argue many of the policies will offer hope for the next generation. we can restore the dream of homeownership to 1.5 million families. we can create 3000 new nurseries, to give them the best start in life. nurseries, to give them the best start in life-— start in life. one labour insider ave me start in life. one labour insider gave me his— start in life. one labour insider gave me his verdict. _ start in life. one labour insider gave me his verdict. good - start in life. one labour insider. gave me his verdict. good enough start in life. one labour insider- gave me his verdict. good enough to win an election, he says, but not desperately inspiring. what is concerning the labour team is the risk of complacency, given that they are so far ahead in the polls. the mantra you are going to be hearing and the remaining three weeks of the campaign is that if you want to change, you are going to have to go for it. labour says the manifesto is pro—business and pro—worker, but the big unite union didn't think it went far enough on employment rights and did not endorse it. labour clearly wanted to win over people who didn't back them last time, the first few pages of the manifesto were aimed at

national security and immigration. labour sniffs that power is in its grasp. keir starmer, like tony blair before him, has likened his big poll lead to carrying a precious vase across a slippery floor, and he says he is not going to start a juggle with it in the closing stages of the campaign. our chief political correspondent henry zeffmanjoins us from manchester where labour have just launched that manifesto. and henry, were there any surprises in it? ina word, in a word, no. i mean, iwas in in a word, no. i mean, i was in this exact same venue almost two years ago when keir starmer unveiled what he called his five missions for government, and a lot of what he said then, a lot of the themes, the specific policies he talked about back then, very much the same today. in fact, in his speech today, keir starmer tried to make a virtue of that. he said there was no metaphorical rabbit out of his political heart, because he wants to

be prime minister, not run a circus. that was the phrase he used. we had a response from the conservatives already. jeremy hunt, the chancellor, is calling us keir starmer�*s tax manifesto. that is the focus of the conservative rebuttal. he is arguing there are tax rises in the document and also tax rises that labour are not to tell you about. keir starmer is adamant that is not the case, insisting taxes will not go for working people if he wins the general election. i was at the conservative manifesto launch, the equivalent event ante few days ago. let me draw to make contrasts. one is the document itself. keir starmer�*s faces all over the inside as well. there was not a single photo of rishi sunak in the conservative document whatsoever. the second is the mood. everybody here knows the mantra is no complacency, but quietly, softly, they admit that they are buoyant here, they all think they are on the cusp of returning to government. radii cusp of returning to government. all right, henry, thank you for that.

our chief economics correspondent dharshini david has been looking in a bit more detail at the numbers in that labour manifesto published today. dharshini. yes, the two questions we ask when you look at these things, how are they going to fund their pledges, and is it going to deliver what it says on the front cover? let's start with that funding thing. when you look at the labour plans, they are going to cost, they say, almost £10 billion per year, by 2029. 8 billion of that, they think they are going to find by tax measures, for example vat on school fees, clamping down on those not paying enough tax, closing loopholes, more levies on oil and gas producers. as we always say, these things are very uncertain. it depends on the assumptions underpinning these numbers. if they are actually successful in raising that money, it does mean our tax burden, the tax take, as a proportion of the nation's income, would be on track to rise further and further than the conservatives

plan actually suggest as well. as it stands, when you look at the plans labour has, it still indicates there could be some cuts to other areas of public services. how would they fill those gaps? you heard wealth creation is a big mantra. there are some things that would help with that, planning reform, for example, a bit of money for public investment as well. the key thing here is private investment. how do we make this more of an efficient, fast growing economy? is there enough here for business to feel wanted and about, putting their money into skills and businesses? that kind of thing doesn't happen overnight. change, may be, if labour takes government, but we might not feel the benefits in our pockets overnight. plaid cymru has launched its manifesto in cardiff. the party's leader rheen ap iorwerth says it wants to see a new funding dealfor wales and more investment in the nhs. our wales correspondent hywel griffith joins us now from cardiff. hywel, talk us through the main points of the plaid ma nifesto ?

here it is. as you mentioned, the focus is largely on the economy. what plaid cymru claims is the unfair deal, financially, that wales has at the moment, when it comes to distributing wealth around the uk. it wants the current barnett formula scrapped, a new want to be put in its place, and a new want to be far, far more generous to wales. it also claims that wales is owed £4 billion after the hs2 rail project, which was meant to be for england and wales, but of course none of those trains are coming to this nation. how would the money be spent? it would be distributed within the welsh economy, into the welsh nhs and for an increase in child benefit, according to the party leader, rhun ap iorwerth. remember that there is nothing whatsoever that is inevitable about our poverty as a nation, nothing intrinsic to our people, which means we cannot create a thriving economy and world class

public services given the tools that we need. so to the next uk government, we say this show you are serious about wales and resolve the long standing fair funding issues. we have heard a lot from plaid cymru premised on the thought that it will be labour in charge in westminster. it seems to be pitching for labour voters, particularly in key seats, and appealing to them with comments on wanted an end to the war in the middle east, recognising palestine as a state. the ambition is to have free university education again. one ambition not mentioned in the speeches, buried on page 42, is independence. it is not a key part of the message in this election. thank you very much.

violent clashes between protestors and riot police have taken place in buenos aires. demonstrators threw petrol bombs and stones, setting cars alight during a vote in congress, which narrowly approved a controversial economic reform package, aimed at reviving the country's struggling economy. the un refugee agency says the number of people forced to leave their homes because of violence and persecution reached a record high last year, at 120 million. the agency says nations are relying on measures such as border closures to try and solve the problem, when they should be working collaboratively. the technology entrepreneur elon musk claims he's about to increase his wealth by $56 billion, that's nearly £44 billion. he says shareholders in the electric car firm tesla are close to approving the payout. the result of the vote will be revealed later today.

an aide to the prime minister has apologised for what he called a huge error ofjudgement after admitting putting a bet on the date of the general election. craig williams, who's standing for re—election as a conservative candidate, is alleged to have bet £100 on the election being held injuly. he says he's co—operating with inquiries by the gambling commission. our political investigations correspondentjoe pikejoins us now from welshpool in the constituency. gives us the latest. well, we finally got — gives us the latest. well, we finally got to _ gives us the latest. well, we finally got to talk _ gives us the latest. well, we finally got to talk to - gives us the latest. well, we finally got to talk to mr- gives us the latest. well, we i finally got to talk to mr williams after searching this town for a couple of hours. he is rishi sunak�*s closest parliamentary aide, the man who sets behind the prime minister pmqs, passing on bits of paper, sometimes whispering in his year. the big question now, whether mr williams heard any whispers about the possible date of the general election before making that controversial bet. that is something

i try to ask him earlier. hello, mrwilliams. joe i try to ask him earlier. hello, mr williams. joe pike, from bbc news. did you have inside information when you place your bet on the election? i’zre information when you place your bet on the election?— on the election? i've made my statement. — on the election? i've made my statement, it _ on the election? i've made my statement, it is _ on the election? i've made my statement, it is an _ on the election? i've made my. statement, it is an independent process— statement, it is an independent process with a gambling commission. i process with a gambling commission. iwon't _ process with a gambling commission. iwon't he _ process with a gambling commission. i won't be expanding on that. did ou have i won't be expanding on that. you have any i won't be expanding on that. d c you have any information? i won't be expanding on that. did you have any information? i- i won't be expanding on that. did you have any information? i have clearly made _ you have any information? i have clearly made a _ you have any information? i have clearly made a huge _ you have any information? i have clearly made a huge error - you have any information? i have clearly made a huge error of - clearly made a huge error of judgment, and i apologise. iwill clearly made a huge error of judgment, and i apologise. i will be working _ judgment, and i apologise. i will be working in— judgment, and i apologise. i will be working in montgomeryshire and glyndwr— working in montgomeryshire and glyndwr on the doors now to make surem _ glyndwr on the doors now to make sure... �* y ., glyndwr on the doors now to make sure... �* ., ., , , sure... but did you have any inside information — sure... but did you have any inside information when _ sure... but did you have any inside information when you _ sure... but did you have any inside information when you placed - sure... but did you have any inside information when you placed the l sure... but did you have any inside i information when you placed the bet? as i said, i will not be expanding on the _ as i said, i will not be expanding on the statement. is as i said, i will not be expanding on the statement.— as i said, i will not be expanding on the statement. is that because ou did on the statement. is that because you did have _ on the statement. is that because you did have inside _ on the statement. is that because you did have inside information? | on the statement. is that because | you did have inside information? it is an independent process, the gambling — is an independent process, the gambling commission is looking at it now. as _ gambling commission is looking at it now. �* , gambling commission is looking at it now. a , now. as he said, the gambling commission — now. as he said, the gambling commission are _ now. as he said, the gambling commission are looking i now. as he said, the gambling commission are looking into i now. as he said, the gambling i commission are looking into this. they will not confirm that, they just said that confidential use of information in order to gain an unfair advantage when batting may constitute an offence of cheating,

criminal offence. labour have called the allegations are utterly extraordinary. live says it brings into question the decision making of mr williams. into question the decision making of mrwilliams. —— plaid cymru. mr williams. —— plaid cymru. the foreign secretary david cameron called it foolish. this is another unforced error which is a destruction from the conservative campaign. destruction from the conservative camaiun. . ~' , destruction from the conservative camaiun. . , . destruction from the conservative camaiun. . ~ , . ., campaign. thank you very much for that. and here's a full list of the candidates standing in the montgomeryshire and glyndwr constituency — you can find further details on the bbc news website. the time is 1:14pm. our top story this afternoon. labour launch their election manifesto with promises of economic growth and wealth creation. and coming up, on the first anniversary of the nottingham stabbings that left three people dead, their loved ones reveal the killer's family has sent them a letter. coming up on bbc news: scotland begin their final preparations ahead of their euro 2024 opener against hosts germany tomorrow night, with thousands

of fans arriving in munich. the waiting list for routine hospital treatment in england has risen for the first time in seven months according to the latest nhs figures out today. it comes as the charity cancer research uk is warning that patients are facing what it calls �*unbearably long' waits for treatment. it says hundreds of thousands of cancer patients have not been treated on time for almost a decade. our health correspondent jim reed reports. the nhs in england is still coming under pressure as we enter what should be the calmer summer months. after a series of falls to the overall waiting list since the autumn, it went back up slightly in april to 7.6 million treatments,

with the number facing some of the longest waits rising again as well. that includes 72—year—old mary waterhouse from lancashire. she's been waiting two and a half years for a knee operation with no end in sight. there's thousands of people like me on the waiting list. we're notjust a number on a waiting list. we're human beings. i'm a mother and a grandmother. i'm entitled to better than this. nhs england says it's facing record demand both for planned hospital treatment and in a&e. may was the second busiest month ever for emergency admissions. that demand is also putting pressure on cancer services. in april, just two thirds of patients started their treatments within two months of an urgent referral, well below the national nhs target for england. i think there's two main impacts. first of all, any delay in waiting for scan results or for your treatment is worrying for patients. there's a level of anxiety

with cancer almost more than any other illness. but also we know that that actually delays effect cure rates. we know that for every extra month people wait, for many cancer types, there's a 10% reduction in the chance of them being cured. so it actually matters to whether they're cured or not as well as to their anxiety levels. in this election, the conservatives have promised to recruit more medical staff and hit nhs targets in england in five years. labour has said it will eliminate long waits by paying for 40,000 more evening and weekend appointments every week. and the liberal democrats want to introduce a legal guarantee for all cancer treatment to start within two months. health is a devolved power with separate policies set by ministers in wales, scotland and northern ireland. although overall spending levels still depend to a large extent on decisions made in westminster. jim reed, bbc news. our health editor hugh pym joins us now.

hugh, another set of grim figures when it comes to nhs waiting lists — and right in the middle of the election campaign when they're one of the key issues? that's right. the nhs in england, we are talking about figures for england today, it has been a key subject in the debate so far and what voters are reporting in terms of their experiences with the nhs. it's true that the waiting list for treatment in england or it could be waiting for an appointment or procedure or operation, the total list is lower than september last year. it's come down a bit over most of the months up until the most recent month for which that is april when it went up by 30,000, and the parties are trying to get away from

that but the increase for the total waiting list for the first time since september will add new urgency to the debate over the state of the nhs. it had always been predicted that the figures would come down slowly and may be plateau for a bit and they are just above 7.5 million but it will be a huge challenge for whoever forms the next government to work out how to bring down the list as well as catering for the new patients who need appointments or treatment. if patients who need appointments or treatment. . ~ patients who need appointments or treatment. ., ,, , ., patients who need appointments or treatment. . ~' , ., , the prosecution in the re—trial of former neonatal nurse lucy letby, has begun presenting evidence today. the 34—year—old is accused of the attempted murder of a baby girl, known only as baby k. our north of england correspondent judith moritzjoins us now from outside manchester crown court. judith — what's the latest from the court? as you say, the prosecution has

begun opening the case, presenting its evidence and giving some context as well. we heard that the hospital where it is alleged to have happen, it normally did not look after babies as premature as the baby in this case, baby k who was born at 25 weeks gestation and the hospital at that time would more commonly look after babies of 27 weeks or older, so it was planned that when she was arrived, she would be transferred to another hospital and that is what happened but while she was at the countess of chester hospital, a few hours after her birth, it is alleged lucy letby tried to murder her by removing her breathing tube. that was less than two hours after she was less than two hours after she was born. she denies that charge. the baby was moved to another hospital and sadly died at that hospital and sadly died at that hospital three days later. it is not alleged that that was as a result of lucy letby�*s actions. this morning we had a statement read out on behalf of the baby's mother who spoke about her baby arriving so

early at 25 weeks, weighing just one lb. eight oz. and she spoke about the moment three days after she was born when the family had to make the decision to turn off her life support, and she said it was simply the most tragic decision they have ever had to make. thejury are going to be given a lot more information about neonatal nursing and shown videos and so on about how that works and the case continues, and lucy letby denies the charge she faces. rishi sunak has taken a break from election campaigning tojoin g7 leaders meeting in italy. they're expected to approve a plan for using interest from frozen russian assets to raise $50 billion a year to help ukraine. our diplomatic correspondentjames landale sent this report. they call it a family photo. and, like all families, the g7 has its troubles. many of these leaders are behind in the polls, facing tough elections, but they want to show the world they're still relevant,

while they're still here. one exception is their host, italy's prime minister, whose party did well in the european elections. she said her summit would deliver concrete results on everything from migration to the wars in the middle east and ukraine. translation: the g7 is not a self enclosed fortress which needs i to defend itself against others. it is a container of values and we want to open to the world in order to have shared development and growth. above all, the leaders came to this luxury resort to discuss a new plan to use frozen russian assets to raise about $50 billion a yearfor ukraine, using interest from the assets to pay off a long—term loan to kyiv. but there are differences to hammer out. some european leaders worry about disrupting financial markets, and they want the united states to take on more of the risk.

the logo of this summit is the olive tree. now, of course, the olive branch is an ancient symbol of peace. but the leaders here are going to be talking mostly about war and how to lock in their financial support for ukraine that they hope may outlast them. one man who got perhaps a warmer welcome than he's used to at home was rishi sunak, taking time out from the election campaign to promise ukraine almost £250 million to help rebuild its battered energy infrastructure. he'll also hold talks with ukraine's president zelensky, who'll be here later to try to get g7 leaders to give him more of what he needs. and that means security here on the southern italian coast is especially tight for everyone attending the summit. well, almost everyone. james landale, bbc news, puglia. our correspondent vicki young joins us now from that g7 summit in italy.

vicki, how much of this is a distraction for rishi sunak given that he's right in the middle of an election campaign? the international business does continue despite the election back at home and he might be grateful to come and spend a couple of days here, maybe even a sympathetic ear from some of his fellow leaders because a lot of them are facing political difficulties. today they have oppositely talked about ukraine and how the prime minister will reiterate his unwavering support for ukraine and also announced some more sanctions against russia, a rolling programme in the last couple of years. this time they are targeting the institutions at the heart of russia's financial system, so the moscow stock exchange and suppliers who are supporting president putin's military production and also vessels. in the past, present putin

has found ways around the sanctions and they will be hoping this time that that changes and they can put much more pressure on him so he cannot fund this war, so a lot of warm words towards ukraine and of course, the last time that rishi sunak was mixing with world leaders was d—day but we expect him to stay until the end of the summer. thank ou ve until the end of the summer. thank you very much- _ it's a year today since students barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar — and caretaker ian coates — were stabbed to death in nottingham. barnaby�*s parents have revealed they've had a letter from the family of their son's killer, valdo calocane, but have never read it. our reporter tim muffett has the latest. one year on, and three families devastated by events in nottingham returned to the city to remember their loved ones. on the day of the nottingham

attacks, she chose friendship over fear. she fought and she fought valiantly. students barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar were stabbed and killed lastjune whilst on their way back to their university accommodation after a night out. school caretaker ian coates was killed soon afterwards, victims of paranoid schizophrenic valdo calocane. it's hard. it's hard, but it's important to be here for barney and grace and ian. it's a really difficult day for us. i think i've already said today that i would much rather have curled into a ball and stayed in my bedroom and not moved. but i think barney would be up there shouting and going, "dad, get out of bed" and "you need to be here."

as well as grieving for their loved ones, the three families have been frustrated and angered by what they consider to be failures of the criminaljustice system. it's like living in hell every day and it's not a nice place to be, so we need to stop it. valdo calocane was initially charged with murder but was eventually convicted of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and sentenced to remain indefinitely at a high security hospital. the families felt the sentence was too lenient, and so did the attorney general. but the court of appeal ruled that there was no legal reason why it should change the sentence. i thought we'd get to court, we'd get some closure, and after that, i could start looking at dealing with the grief myself. but because we didn't get any closure, i think after that, that's where it started affecting me a lot more and i could see it really got to my mental health. i gather yourfamily has received a letter from the family of valdo calocane,

the killer of your son. what did you do with that letter? we've never read it. and that might sound awful. but to me, it's not something i want to read. he's a monster. there's nothing... it sounds awful, but there's nothing they can say that's going to make me feel any different. i've lost my son forever. they've still got theirs. in a joint statement, the families said that today they would pause and reflect on the horrific events of a year ago, but that tomorrow they'll resume their search for what they believe to be appropriate justice. tim muffett, bbc news, nottingham. schools in parts of greece are still closed today with temperatures of up to 44 degrees celsius forecast. the greek authorities have also ordered a pause from midday till five in the afternoon for outdoor workers, and they're warning

of a high risk of fires. athens is among the worst hit areas, the acropolis was closed to tourists for part of the day yesterday. taylor swift fans at the star's concerts in edinburgh last weekend danced so hard that they set off earthquake monitors. seismic activity was recorded up to six kilometres away from murrayfield stadium during her gigs last friday, saturday and sunday — especially during the songs "cruel summer", "ready for it" and "champagne problems". the euros kick off tomorrow, with scotland taking on the hosts, germany, in munich. england's opening game is against serbia on sunday. in a moment, we'll speak to alex howell who's at the england media centre but first let's go tojohn watson, in munich, where the tartan army are starting to arrive. john. they are indeed. good afternoon.

many of them have been in full voice and you can see them behind me filling the cafe is and bars in munich. it feels as though the party has started. we will be hearing from the scotland manager steve clarke who will be giving his final press conference later ahead of tomorrow's game, and what a match it will prove to be. it's no surprise that so many of these scotland fans were desperate to be here. the scottish flag flying here on the town hall in central munich as fans gather ahead of tomorrow's opening match of the euros. i've never been more excited in my life. genuinely. really? genuinely. germany in the opening game, the hosts no less. aye. very tough. we'll take a draw. for some, the occasion is already more memorable than they might have expected. from melbourne to munich, daughterjess made the long flight over to surprise her dad, shaun, here in germany. this is a perfect weekend.

it's perfect. scotland get a win against germany. but that's nothing compared to see my little girl! at the training base south of munich, the scotland team are well aware of the significance of kicking off the tournament against the hosts germany tomorrow. they'll have the backing of an estimated 200,000 fans here in munich, and that includes one or two famous faces. the last time we qualified for a proper one like this was euro 96 when i was 12 years old. so i've been waiting on this moment for my entire adult life and to be here, having your own show, it's an unbelievable feeling. how will the millions of scotland fans watching be feeling? is it nerves? excitement? terror! excitement. in some ways, i don't want... the anticipation is half the fun of it. like, i don't want to start, because i don't want it to be over. and of course, france 1998, the

world cup, the last big overseas major tournament scotland managed to qualify for and you can see from here at the moment how the fans are certainly enjoying this party which has begun and you would imagine tomorrow before kick—off that the atmosphere is only going to get bigger. that is the shape of things in music —— munich at the moment and we can cross over to alex who is with the england squad. that's right and i'm with the england squad. that's right and l'm stood _ with the england squad. that's right and i'm stood here _ with the england squad. that's right and i'm stood here outside - with the england squad. that's right and i'm stood here outside of i with the england squad. that's right and i'm stood here outside of the i and i'm stood here outside of the england _ and i'm stood here outside of the england media centre just a short distance _ england media centre just a short distance away from where the england side have _ distance away from where the england side have been training in the german— side have been training in the german countryside. they were out on the pitch— german countryside. they were out on the pitch this _ german countryside. they were out on the pitch this morning, all 26 players. _ the pitch this morning, all 26 players, which is important because yesterday _ players, which is important because yesterday defenderjohn stones missed — yesterday defenderjohn stones missed a training session with a sickness — missed a training session with a sickness bug. we understand he was isolating _ sickness bug. we understand he was isolating away from the other players — isolating away from the other players to stop any potential spread. _ players to stop any potential spread, and he was out on the pitch this morning, which is a big boost for england — this morning, which is a big boost for england manager gareth southgate because _ for england manager gareth southgate because stones has been a key player since he _ because stones has been a key player since he has _ because stones has been a key player since he has been england manager

and has _ since he has been england manager and has played in the last three major— and has played in the last three major tournaments and the squad at the moment is made up of lots of young _ the moment is made up of lots of young players. there are a couple of other— young players. there are a couple of other fitness issues. luke shaw is rehabilitating as is bukayo saka who has not _ rehabilitating as is bukayo saka who has not started a game for a month but they— has not started a game for a month but they will hope with john stones back when they get under way against serbia. _ back when they get under way against serbia, they get off to a winning start _ serbia, they get off to a winning start. �* . ~ serbia, they get off to a winning start. �* ., ,, , ., , serbia, they get off to a winning start. �* ., ,, y., , . a reminder of our top headline this afternoon. labour launch their election manifesto with promises of economic growth and wealth creation. and coming up. united by loss. bereaved families whose loved ones have been killed on the roads meet for the first time to call for tougher restrictions on newly qualified drivers. thank you. it has not felt much like

some of this week because of how cool it has been, but today this and feel like summer because of how wet and windy it is, particularly across western parts of the uk and this is how things look this lunchtime, a band of rain, some strong winds and a gust of 58 mph for the isles of scilly and the wet and blustery weather moves further north and east through the rest of the day and northern scotland having the best of the weather. do things change as we head to the weekend? not a lot but i will have full details on about 20 minutes. as we've been reporting, labour has now published its election manifesto with promises to transform the economy. sir keir starmer again ruled out increases in the rates of income tax, national insurance and vat. ben chu from the bbc verify team, has been analysing the party's pledges and seeing if the numbers add up. on verify, we've been asking the same question all week. what is in the parties' manifestos

and do their sums add up? and today it is labour's turn. so let's get into it. what's the big picture? well, on spending, first of all, labour pledges around £5 billion of new day to day spending, including on school breakfast clubs in england, more nhs appointments, more police and community support officers. governments in the devolved nations would get some money from this for their priorities. and how is it to be paid for? well, around £7 billion of tax revenue raising measures, which include additional taxes on non domiciled people, vat on private school fees. but most of the work is done by £5 billion per year clamping down on tax avoidance. so is that credible? well, this tax avoidance clampdown might sound familiar because both the lib dem and tory manifestos pledged to raise similar sums of money in this way. it might be achievable, but those revenues are uncertain. and the same credibility question mark hangs over this manifesto

as hung over the conservative and liberal democrat ones. first of all, they're implicitly accepting considerable spending cuts for unprotected whitehall departments in the next parliament. second, they're ruling out raising the rates of the big existing revenue raisers of income tax, vat and national insurance. public finance experts warn that that creates the same credibility gap for labour's plans, as with the lib dems and the tories. it's worth putting this labour manifestos, tax and spending pledges in the context of other manifestos. here's the conservatives one from this week. their £18 billion tax cutting package amounted to around 0.6% of the size of economy or gdp. and here's the liberal democrats tax raising and spending pledges — bigger at around 0.8% of gdp. but look atjeremy corbyn's ones from 2017. in his labour manifesto,

that was equivalent to around 2.1% jeremy corbyn at 3.2%. and now let's look at labour's 2024 manifesto. it adds up to just 0.2% of gdp. so, as you can see, pretty modest by comparison, which leaves a big question if labour were to be elected, would that relative modest paclage when it comes to tax and spending prove appropriate or not? we want you to help shape how we cover this general election campaign, so if you have a question for a politician, or an issue that you're concerned about, then you can get in touch as part of your voice, your vote — you'll find all the details you need on the bbc news website. still to come on today's programme. the cost of dropping off passengers at the airport is now by up to 20 per cent, compared with last year. now it's time to join our colleagues with the news where

you are. welcome along to sportsday — i'm adam wild. scotland begin their final preparations ahead of their euro 2024 opener against hosts germany tomorrow night, with thousands of fans arriving in munich. sam kerr extends her stay at stamford bridge. the chelsea striker signs a two—year contract extension with the womens super league champions. and a golden night for keeley hodgkinson in rome, as she retains her 800m european title. good afternoon. let's start in germany

because we are rapidly approaching kick—off to this years men's euros. the tournament is getting under way tomorrow night with the hosts taking on scotland. thousands of scottish fans arriving in germany, hoping their side can make history. remember, no scottish side has ever made it out of the group stages of a major tournament, but it's a challenge the team are relishing. jane dougall has been mingling with some of the tartan army in munich. jane, how is the atmsphere building? the chant of no scotland, no party has been ringing out across the square. welcome to marion platts, this is the main square in munich where they scotland fans have pretty much taken over. everywhere you turn, you see someone in a scottish kilt, wearing a hat, already drinking a beer which we think we can forgive them for, considering the occasion. we were speaking to some of the members of staff at one

of the bars. they said they had run out of beer because the scotland fans had cleared them out. hopefully they will replenish their stocks ahead of tomorrow. we knew that scotland fans would be travelling en masse here to this tournament. there had been reports of 200,000 coming here to germany. and of course that means that many of them will not have tickets. in fact, we have seen quite a few fans holding up signs looking for tickets. they will be like gold dust for tomorrow's match. we are getting ever closer to kick—off at the allianz stadium. it is just a 30 minute drive from kick—off at the allianz stadium. it isjust a 30 minute drive from here. we know that the whole squad trained this morning at their base camp in garmisch—partenkirchen and then they will travel up to munich later on this afternoon. the whole squad trained, they were in good spirits apparently and they were joined by the injured lyndon dykes. he was ruled out of taking part in the tournament with an injury. he was there when his main birds and

apparently he is going to be there for moral support. the squad, the fans, everyone pretty much are under no illusions. this is going to be a very tough match tomorrow night. however, many of the fans we have spoken to are very optimistic and they are predicting a draw. adam. jane dougall. away from the euros, sam kerr has signed a two—year contract extension with women's super league champions chelsea. the club posted a video on social media earlier hinting kerr would leave — but there's the new contract. kerr will be looking for more success after winning five consecutive wsl titles with chelsea. she's scored 99 goals in that time and won three fa cups and two league cups as well. staying with football, the players' union in england, the pfa, hasjoined a legal action against fifa over what it calls the overloaded and unworkable football calendar.

they're co—claimants with the french players' union in the claim filed in a court in brussels, which says next year's expanded club world cup in america is the tipping point. fifa recently rejected claims that fifpro and the world leagues association were not consulted over plans for the competition and it had no intention of altering the tournament, despite the threat of legal action. we have been discussing the topic of the calendar for a while now and we feel we _ the calendar for a while now and we feel we have exhausted all diplomatic avenues to try to bring the authorities to the table and have _ the authorities to the table and have a — the authorities to the table and have a sensible discussion around minimum — have a sensible discussion around minimum standards for players to be able to— minimum standards for players to be able to deliver the level they want to give _ able to deliver the level they want to give to — able to deliver the level they want to give to the fans. it is a question— to give to the fans. it is a question of facts, and the reality that next— question of facts, and the reality that next summer will be crazy. unfortunately, you cannot have a champions — unfortunately, you cannot have a champions league final followed by ei-ht champions league final followed by eight nations league final followed by a club _ eight nations league final followed by a club world cup followed by the start of _ by a club world cup followed by the start of the league, and in between.

we have _ start of the league, and in between. we have just reached a point where, if there _ we have just reached a point where, if there was— we have just reached a point where, if there was any doubt as to whether the calendar was sustainable, the summer— the calendar was sustainable, the summer of— the calendar was sustainable, the summer of 2025 is confirmation that it isjust _ summer of 2025 is confirmation that it isjust not~ — summer of 2025 is confirmation that it isjust not. it is time for the very— it isjust not. it is time for the very d — it isjust not. it is time for the very d very— it isjust not. it is time for the very d very basic rights of the players — very d very basic rights of the players are protected. it is our duty— players are protected. it is our duty to — players are protected. it is our duty to protect our members and we heard _ duty to protect our members and we heard them — duty to protect our members and we heard them loud and clear that the calendar— heard them loud and clear that the calendar is— heard them loud and clear that the calendar is not sustainable and they have had _ calendar is not sustainable and they have had enough and they want action — have had enough and they want action in— have had enough and they want action. in the first instance, for the main — action. in the first instance, for the main actors, for the players, but equally— the main actors, for the players, but equally for the fans. i do not think— but equally for the fans. i do not think it _ but equally for the fans. i do not think it is — but equally for the fans. i do not think it is fair to the fans to see the level— think it is fair to the fans to see the level they are seeing because the level they are seeing because the main — the level they are seeing because the main actors are exhausted and are not— the main actors are exhausted and are not delivering the level they should — are not delivering the level they should be delivering. next, to rome and the latest golden moment, and the manner of it can only, help keely hodgkinson, as she counts down to the paris olympics injust over six weeks' time. she won the european 800 metres, and did it in style, too — leading from the start,

to retain her title. and that's despite revealing afterwards that she'd been struggling with illness the day before, but had found a way to win. so, after winning silver at the tokyo olympics, hodgkinson now has her eyes firmly fixed on that gold and going one better in paris. ido i do believe in the power of manifestation. bake on that. it is a busy— manifestation. bake on that. it is a busy something i think about, something i have thought about since i -ot something i have thought about since i got my— something i have thought about since i got my silver in the last year. 0lympic— i got my silver in the last year. olympic years are so special. and there was another golden moment for britain on the final night of action in rome, and that came in the women's 4 by 100 metres. dina asher—smith, desiree henry, amy hunt and daryll neeta running the fastest time in europe this season, and it meant great britain and northern ireland finished third in the medals table with four golds in total. we are definitely trying out new things ahead of the olympic games. we are looking to do amazing in

paris. so many amazing athletes. we are just going to try things out. that was great, it was so slick and so smooth. it is great to have desiree and amy as well. you know what i mean. crosstalk another team gb star looking ahead to potential glory in paris is max whitlock. he's been named today in a 13—strong team for the games, hoping to add to his two golds and one bronze on pommel horse to become the first gymnast to win medals on the same apparatus at four consecutive olympics. the women's team, who will be seeking more glory after a surprise bronze in tokyo, features alice kinsella, becky downie and georgia—mae fenton, amongst others. it's a huge day ahead for england's cricketers, who have plenty of work to do, if they're to make it to the last eight at the t20 world cup.

they face oman in antigua later, knowing a big win is needed. they're fourth in their group, behind australia, scotland and namibia, with only the top two progressing. england need to win both of their remaining games by big margins to finish level on points with scotland. net run—rate could then determine who goes through. i think they should go out there and say they are going to dominate this. because you are going to have to do that. they have got the best players in the best talent in terms of the bowling and the batting. hopefully you get a massive win over the next game and all of a sudden your confidence is flying and whatever happens happens, you cannot do anything about that. with wimbledon fast approaching, the brits are showing some good form on grass. at the nottingham open, emma raducanu is through to the quarterfinals. that's after she beat daria snigur of ukraine 6—2, 6—2. she'll face either compatriot francesca jones or ashlyn krueger tomorrow.

cam norrie, who was the top seed, has been knocked out in a shock exit to fellow british player jack pinningtonjones. he came back from loosing the first set 6—1, to win 6—4 in the next two sets. staying with tennis, wimbledon will have a record 50 million total prize money — with the two singles champions taking home £2.7 million each. last year's champions, carlos alcaraz and marketa vondrousova, received a then—record 2.35 million. there's also a 35% increase for the wheelchair events, with their total prize fund increasing to a million pounds, although this partly reflects an increase in the number of players involved. some breaking news. rafal nadal will miss wimbledon next month. he will play in the olympics next d instead. plenty more over on the bbc sport

website, including coverage of the us open. that is all of your sport for now. a teenage motorcyclist who died ouside an raf base nearly five years ago, after a collision with a car driven by a us government employee. our midlands correspondent phil mackie is outside northampton coroners court. phil, what's been said so far? it's just finished in the last few seconds and the coroner has returned a conclusion that harry dunn died in a conclusion that harry dunn died in a fatal traffic collision which obviously is a statement of fact, but what we know is he was riding his motorbike near the raf base when anne sacoolas, the wife of a member of us military personnel, turned out and drove on the wrong side of the road and there was a head—on collision but what we will hear no doubt from the family moment is

their continuing concern about the fact that anne sacoolas, driving the car, has never come to this country to face questioning about what happened on that day. she did plead guilty to a charge of causing death by dangerous driving and she did that by video link and what they were hoping for, harry dunn's family, that she would appear by video link or in person and she didn't. they are unspeakably hurt and are coming out to make a statement shortly and i suspect they will have a lot more today. phil. will have a lot more today. phil, thank you _ will have a lot more today. phil, thank you very _ will have a lot more today. phil, thank you very much. _ more than 100 parents of young people who've died in car crashes, have come together to campaign for graduated driving licences. these would mean tighter rules for newly—qualified drivers, including a zero alcohol limit and restrictions on how many passengers they can have in their vehicle. our reporter abi smitton has been talking to some of the parents who have met in person for the first time.

i was getting a little bit worked up yesterday, getting a little bit emotional thinking about it. but actually meeting people today, it's lovely. this is probablyjust a tiny snippet of how many people have actually been a victim of road crashes. everybody is here with the same objective. it's very moving, actually. these are the forget—me—not families. after months of exchanging messages online or video calls, they're finally together, walking in memory of loved ones tragically killed on the roads. what we're saying is enough is enough and we want safety precautions for our young drivers. we're not asking for much, you know, we just want them to be safe. we want them to have a future. not like my daughter, whose future was taken from her. sharon founded the group following the death of her daughter, caitlin. she'd been a passenger in a car that lost control. the families are calling

for the introduction of a graduated driving licence, meaning better controls over what newly qualified drivers can do. i'm a voice for caitlin now. you know, she's no longer with us. she can't speak up and say, you know, this isn't right, how i was killed. so now i'm that voice for caitlin and forjustice for her, kind of thing. we first met sharon and the other forget—me—not families in april. hello, everybody. i'm really, really grateful to all of you forjoining us in this group. their plan for a graduated driving licence would restrict things like how many passengers new drivers can carry. it's already in place in countries including canada and new zealand, while in northern ireland, newly qualified drivers have to display special r plates on their car and keep to a 45mph limit. since then, their numbers have grown with nearly 100 families part of the group. finally, they are face to face at last. it's not just what we've been

through and the victims' siblings have been through, it's the waste of so many young lives. it's been more than 40 years since robin and patsy first started their fight for change following the death of their son neil in 1986. only now, with so many other families around them, do they finally feel like change is coming. he can't achieve anything now in life. who knows what he might have achieved in life? but at least. . . in dying, he spurred us on. and that's the only positive thing that can be said for a lot of the accidents that have happened — that it's spurred parents and families to do something about it. it was an especially difficult day for crystal owen, exactly six months to the day since her son harvey was killed in a crash in north wales. this was to be harvey's first weekend away with friends and was to become his last. today, she's supported by the new friends she's made.

itjust gives you that bit of hope. in the early days, you literally don't think you can even go on. but we're going nowhere, we're not going to stop until something it's done. and how much is harvey driving you on? 100%, i would say. i don't want to be here today and i shouldn't have to be. he should be here enjoying the sun. but, instead, you know, this is the only thing i can do. harvey loved to help people in his life and i'm hoping that, in his name, you know, we can save more lives. a group determined to make change and to support each other through the unimaginable pain of grief and loss for some still so raw decades on. abi smitton, bbc news. the cost of dropping off passengers at most uk airports is going up by as much as 20 percent, compared to last year, according to new research. almost all airports charge drivers at least three pounds for a drop off as ben boulos explains even small charges all add

up and it's another thing you need to budget for when planning your holiday. so we've checked out what it will cost you to park for a short time in airport drop off zones this summer. here's what we found. at bristol airport, you will pay £6 for up to ten minutes, compared to £5 last year. and it was just £1 for ten minutes pre—covid. so that is a 500% increase in just five years. a similar story over at gatwick, where you'll pay £6 for ten minutes there. that is up 20% on last year. back in 2019, it was free. and regular travellers from leeds—bradford will notice that ten minutes in the drop off zone will now cost an extra 50p compared to last year. one motoring organisation, the rac, says free drop offs at airports are now mostly a thing of the past. a few years ago we had some airports that still offered free drop off parking, but those are really the days of the past.

that's not the case any more. airports know they can make revenue from drivers, and that's the reason why they are continuing to put drop off parking prices up. it's a real frustration for holiday—makers, but a modern day reality, i'm afraid. airports say these charges are in place to try and reduce congestion and also to raise money to improve public transport options. so what can you do to keep costs down and try to beat those extra charges? well, the airports themselves point out that there are usually cheaper parking options available, but these are usually some distance away. so, be prepared for a big walk or a shuttle bus to the terminal itself. if you've got a taxi booked instead of driving yourself, check whether the charge is included in what you're paying to avoid any nasty surprises at the drop off point. and, finally, keep your goodbyes short and to the point to avoid any nasty fines by overstaying your time slot. it's also worth pointing out there are some airports where you can still drop off

forfree — cardiff, inverness and newquay among them. now the weather with ben. there are never too many people called bender. and you'd be being wanting to be driven during the weather we saw across the uk, that was what we saw in plymouth and its wet across the western side of the uk and the band of rain is working on is not only wet, its wet and we saw gust of winds across the isles of scilly at 58 mph and the wet and blustery weather continues across the channel, going south west england into wales and and the isle of man and north west england, northern ireland, southern and central parts of scotland also wet and blustery. eastern england holding something brighter, the best of the weather today the north of

scotland, warmer than recent days with highs of 17 degrees but elsewhere under the cloud and rain temperatures a little disappointing. through the evening and tonight, the rain drives its way northwards with misty and murky conditions behind and some clear spells will develop but also some showers but last night in parts of scotland we saw temperatures down below freezing and tonight a much milder night with a milder starting tomorrow morning but with low pressure becoming firmly in charge. this low is taking up residence and it will be with us through the weekend so we start tomorrow with persistent rain across the north of scotland and it will be windy here as well. elsewhere, spells of sunshine but also showers and there will be lots of them, some will be heavy with hail and thunder but in between the showers where we see sunshine, the sun is strong at this time of year so it won't feel too bad and top temperatures around 18 degrees. into friday evening, further showers and this band of

heavy, thundery downpours will push from west to east as we had through friday night on the area of low pressure is still very much with us as we get into saturday. various bands of showers circulating and you will be lucky if you miss the showers on saturday as they will be pretty widespread with some heavy and thundery ones and this lump of more persistent rain is hurtling towards the north—east of scotland which my come into play later in the day. the still a touch below the norm for the time of year and then through saturday night the lump of rain i mentioned, that will work southwards across scotland and it means the northern half of the uk will see outbreaks of rain on sunday, hefty showers to the south and maybe a drier slice of weather in between and rather cool. still no sin of in between and rather cool. still no sign of summer. _ that's all from today's bbc news at one. enjoy the rest of the day. goodbye.

live from london. this is bbc news. labour launches its manifesto as sir keir starmer says "economic growth" is at the heart of his party's plan for government. we of his party's plan for government. have a plan int total we have a plan in this manifesto. a total change of direction, laser focused on stability, growth, investment and reform in the service of your family ready to change britain. plaid cymru also launches their manifesto — with a pledge to secure a new funding dealfor wales. a warning from the royal college of radiologists over long waiting times for cancer care across the uk. world leaders in italy for the g7 summit are set to approve a plan to raise billions more dollars for ukraine. and football fever descends on munich ahead of the opening match of euro 2024.