the israeli defence minister arrives in washington to hold talks that he calls "critical for the future of the war". and a court has heard how a security guard plotted to abduct, rape and murder the tv personality holly willoughby. hello. i'm kasia madera. princess anne is in hospital, after suffering a minor head injury and concussion while out walking in the grounds of her country home. the incident — which took place yesterday — is thought to have involved a horse. the princess, who's 73, is being kept under observation "as a precaution" and is expected to make a full recovery. here's our senior royal correspondent, daniela relph. just over a week ago, trooping the colour. the princess royal was on horseback,

where she loved to be. an accomplished horsewoman, she played a leading part in the event. but last night, princess anne was injured on her estate, gatcombe park, in gloucestershire. it's understood she was hurt after coming into contact with a horse's head or legs while on a walk. in a statement, buckingham palace said... "the princess royal has sustained minor injuries and concussion, following an incident on the gatcombe park estate yesterday evening. the king has been kept closely informed and joins the whole royal family in sending his fondst love and well wishes to the princess for a speedy recovery." year on year, princess anne tops the list of royals who carry out the most public engagements. her work is often under the radar, without the glamour and attention others receive. but in a year where the royal family has faced serious health issues, her contribution has been more important than ever, especially her support for her older brother.

their closeness and his appreciation of his sister have become more obvious since he became king. princess anne's accident adds to the depleted number of full—time working royals at the moment. these have been challenging months, but there are now real gaps in terms of who can carry out public duties. princess anne is notoriously keen to avoid a fuss at all costs, but her injuries mean her engagements this week have been postponed, including a trip to canada. she is likely to remain in hospital until later this week. daniela relph, bbc news. much more on princess anne on our website. now let's turn to the uk election. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer have tonight taken questions from voters in a live election special, hosted by the sun newspaper. first up, mr sunak was asked about conservative candidates being looked into by the gambling commission over

alleged bets on the date of the general election, and why they haven't been suspended. i share absolutely in people's... i'm as angry as anybody when i learn about these things. of course i am. mm, i think the voters are probably angrier. yeah, well, no, i'm incredibly angry about this. and the right thing to do — and, again, you talked about that letter — to do things properly is to get to the bottom of what happened, to investigate things thoroughly. you know, we have to do that separately to the gambling commission, who don't report to me. i don't have the details of their investigation. we have to do that sensitively and carefully, so that we don't compromise the integrity of a police and other investigations. but let me be clear — if we come across findings or information that warrants it, we will not hesitate to act. i've been crystal—clear that i will hold people to account. i will kick... whoever they are. mr sunak was also asked whether he regretted making the pledge to stop small boat crossings. i think illegal migration is unfair. i don't think it's right that people come to our country illegally, and i want to do everything i can

to stop it. and you say that the progress we've made. let's be clear, right? over the last 12 months, the numbers are lower than they were in the 12 months before... 18% higher this year already. well, hang on... we're halfway through the year now... 0k. ..and it's18% higher. if you look at a full year, it's down on the year before. but i've been clear, we haven't got the job done. the only way to do that is to make sure that we make it clear to everyone, if you come to our country illegally, you won't get to stay, you'll be removed. now, if i'm your prime minister, the flights will go to rwanda, the people will be removed. will they, though? yes, they will. when? and the choice for everyone... they'll go injuly. next up, keir starmer was pressed on his previous support for the former labour leader, jeremy corbyn. well, harry, i don't think the choice at the last election was a good choice. iaccept... — but you backed jeremy corbyn. ididn't... you said his manifesto embodied "decency and hope". harry, i didn't think we would win. i don't think we were

in a position to win. but what's happened with jeremy corbyn, if you look at my leadership on this, i picked up the labour party. i recognised many people had not voted for us last time, possibly people in this room, and i said, we're never going to put that proposition in front of the electorate again. i'm not going to say to the electorate, "what do you think you're doing?" i'm going to say to my party, "we need to shake this up and change it." so i've changed the labour party, so there's a fundamentally different choice at this election. and jeremy corbyn not only lost the whip as a labour mp, he's now been expelled from the labour party. mr starmer was also asked about gender identity and whether he would meet with the authorjk rowling, who has criticised labour for "abandoning" women over its stance on the rights of transgender people. look, i actually do really respect what she's said. are you going to have a meeting with her, are you going to try and bring her back? she used to be a labour donor. of course i'd meet with her. of course i would. and again, my approach in life... i came into politics really late. i'm not as tribal as everybody else. i've run operations, i've run a public service.

my view is if there's an issue or a challenge, roll up your sleeves, get people round the table and talk through the issues and find a way forward. so i'd always talk to anyone about this. the only rule i suppose i would set is, we've got to treat each other with respect. and jk rowling, i respect her and i don't suggest for a minute that she hasn't, that she doesn't... she's made some really important points, i'd welcome that discussion. our political correspondent harry farley was watching the leaders being questioned in the sun's spin room and we canjoin him now. any winners here so far, your thoughts?— any winners here so far, your thou~hts? �* , ., ., thoughts? let's find out, i have briduet thoughts? let's find out, i have bridget phillipson _ thoughts? let's find out, i have bridget phillipson the _ thoughts? let's find out, i have bridget phillipson the shadow. bridget phillipson the shadow education secretary here for labour. being asked your thoughts, you are here to spin for labour, let's get that out of the way, your takeaways from today? i that out of the way, your takeaways from today?— from today? i think there was a clear distinction _ from today? i think there was a clear distinction between - from today? i think there was a clear distinction between keir. clear distinction between keir starmer— clear distinction between keir starmer about how we turn our

country — starmer about how we turn our country around and rishi sunak in a record _ country around and rishi sunak in a record to _ country around and rishi sunak in a record to defend over the last 14 years _ record to defend over the last 14 years. whatever the polls say and whatever— years. whatever the polls say and whatever people imagine will happen onjuly_ whatever people imagine will happen onjuly 4th, the only whatever people imagine will happen on july 4th, the only way people whatever people imagine will happen onjuly 4th, the only way people can .et onjuly 4th, the only way people can get the _ onjuly 4th, the only way people can get the change we desperately need is to vote _ get the change we desperately need is to vote for change on july 4th and to— is to vote for change on july 4th and to vote for labour. that is to vote for change on july 4th and to vote for labour.- is to vote for change on july 4th and to vote for labour. that is the sin and and to vote for labour. that is the spin and labour's _ and to vote for labour. that is the spin and labour's take. _ and to vote for labour. that is the spin and labour's take. let - and to vote for labour. that is the spin and labour's take. let me - and to vote for labour. that is the i spin and labour's take. let me press you on a couple of bits we just heard. sir keir starmer was pressed on his previous support forjeremy corbyn, the former labour leader. he gave an interesting answer saying he chose to stay on and serve injeremy corbyn�*s cabinet because he said labour needed saving after corbyn. you didn't, what was your take on that? 50 you didn't, what was your take on that? ., , ., ' . ., that? so it was a difficult time for the labour _ that? so it was a difficult time for the labour party _ that? so it was a difficult time for the labour party and _ that? so it was a difficult time for the labour party and different - the labour party and different people — the labour party and different people reached different conclusions. and keir did think it was important to keep things going and make _ was important to keep things going and make sure the labour party could once again _ and make sure the labour party could once again be a vehicle for change in our— once again be a vehicle for change in our country. i'm glad he did because — in our country. i'm glad he did because he _ in our country. i'm glad he did because he has turned our party around — because he has turned our party around and _ because he has turned our party around and now we are looking to the future _ around and now we are looking to the future and _ around and now we are looking to the future and the change a labour government could deliver. jeremy corbyn _ government could deliver. jeremy corbyn is — government could deliver. jeremy corbyn is in the past, he's not a

labour— corbyn is in the past, he's not a labour candidate, he is not a labour party— labour candidate, he is not a labour party member, he's no longer in the party, _ party member, he's no longer in the party, that— party member, he's no longer in the party, that is— party member, he's no longer in the party, that is the change keir starmer— party, that is the change keir starmer has delivered and the change he could _ starmer has delivered and the change he could deliver as prime minister if people — he could deliver as prime minister if people vote on the july 4th. it if people vote on the july 4th. comes if people vote on the july 4th. it comes back to this issue of trust we heard from the sun leaders in the audience and whether we can trust what keir starmer says now. you chose not to serve injeremy corbyn covers —— jeremy corbyn�*s cabinet, why was that? just covers -- jeremy corbyn's cabinet, why was that?— covers -- jeremy corbyn's cabinet, why was that? just a personal choice for different — why was that? just a personal choice for different individuals, _ why was that? just a personal choice for different individuals, some - for different individuals, some people — for different individuals, some people did and some people didn't. that is— people did and some people didn't. that is honestly in the past and we are focused — that is honestly in the past and we are focused now on how to turn this country— are focused now on how to turn this country around, get the nhs back on its feet, _ country around, get the nhs back on its feet, more police officers, more teachers _ its feet, more police officers, more teachers in — its feet, more police officers, more teachers in our classrooms. those are the _ teachers in our classrooms. those are the priorities keir starmer set out this— are the priorities keir starmer set out this evening, in contrast with rishi _ out this evening, in contrast with rishi sunak. we just heard more negativity. — rishi sunak. we just heard more negativity, desperation at a time when _ negativity, desperation at a time when we — negativity, desperation at a time when we know there are big questions for the _ when we know there are big questions for the conservative party about this gambling scandal and rishi sunak— this gambling scandal and rishi sunak refusing to take action against — sunak refusing to take action against his own candidates who appear— against his own candidates who appear to — against his own candidates who appear to have benefited from that process _ appear to have benefited from that process. we appear to have benefited from that rocess. ~ ., ., process. we will hear from the conservatives _ process. we will hear from the conservatives in _ process. we will hear from the conservatives in a _ process. we will hear from the

conservatives in a moment. i process. we will hear from the l conservatives in a moment. can process. we will hear from the i conservatives in a moment. can i process. we will hear from the - conservatives in a moment. can i ask you about gender identity? sir keir starmer was pressed on that in particular. jk rowling over the weekend saying the former labour supporters —— supporters saying she's not convinced, and i'm sure you will tell me the way your party has offered single—sex bases and violence against women. the point made byjk rowling if she doesn't trust you and that must hurt. she is considering voting for an independent and that must have an impact. edi independent and that must have an im act. . ., , independent and that must have an imact. .., , ., ., ., impact. of course, and i have a huge amount of respect _ impact. of course, and i have a huge amount of respect for _ impact. of course, and i have a huge amount of respect forjk _ impact. of course, and i have a huge amount of respect forjk rowling - impact. of course, and i have a huge amount of respect forjk rowling for| amount of respect forjk rowling for everything she has done around campaigning on violence against women — campaigning on violence against women i— campaigning on violence against women. i share that, it is really women. ishare that, it is really personal— women. i share that, it is really personal to _ women. i share that, it is really personal to me as well and i hope we can persuade her to look again in the fullness of time and i hope voters — the fullness of time and i hope voters yet to make up their minds across— voters yet to make up their minds across the — voters yet to make up their minds across the country, we can persuade them _ across the country, we can persuade them the _ across the country, we can persuade them the only way to get changes to vote labour. i do believe very strongly— vote labour. i do believe very strongly we need single—sex provision so women can feel confident— provision so women can feel confident when accessing for example rape crisis _ confident when accessing for example rape crisis services, that they can have _ rape crisis services, that they can have the — rape crisis services, that they can

have the and space to feel they can talk about— have the and space to feel they can talk about very difficult and sensitive issues. that is the record iabet— sensitive issues. that is the record label delivered last time around in government, i am determined to make for the _ government, i am determined to make for the progress. government, i am determined to make forthe progress. for government, i am determined to make for the progress. for example, government, i am determined to make forthe progress. for example, in prosecuting rape is currently aitowed _ prosecuting rape is currently allowed to get away with it under the conservatives. just to make more progress _ the conservatives. just to make more progress. prosecutions have plummeted, it is totally unacceptable and puts the safety of women _ unacceptable and puts the safety of women at _ unacceptable and puts the safety of women at risk. keir unacceptable and puts the safety of women at risk.— unacceptable and puts the safety of women at risk. keir starmer said he did not want — women at risk. keir starmer said he did not want to _ women at risk. keir starmer said he did not want to see _ women at risk. keir starmer said he did not want to see gender - women at risk. keir starmer said he did not want to see gender ideologyj did not want to see gender ideology taught in schools, do you agree? i taught in schools, do you agree? i don't want to see it passed onto chiidren~ — don't want to see it passed onto children. where it comes to guidance on gender—questioning children, it's important _ on gender—questioning children, it's important we have guidance. the government started a process where they consulted on that and concluded and they— they consulted on that and concluded and they had not set out further steps _ and they had not set out further steps. school leaders had further questions — steps. school leaders had further questions they felt the guidance didn't— questions they felt the guidance didn't address, we have also had the report— didn't address, we have also had the report from — didn't address, we have also had the report from hillary cass in the intervening period on this topic, that needs to be looked at to make sure it _ that needs to be looked at to make sure it is _ that needs to be looked at to make sure it is a — that needs to be looked at to make sure it is a fully comprehensive guidance — sure it is a fully comprehensive guidance that give school leavers the clarity they need.— the clarity they need. thank you very much- _ the clarity they need. thank you very much. that _ the clarity they need. thank you very much. that is _ the clarity they need. thank you very much. that is labour's - the clarity they need. thank you | very much. that is labour's take the clarity they need. thank you .

very much. that is labour's take on the debate, labour's spin on the debate from the shadow education secretary bridget phillipson. we will hear from the conservatives and bring you that as soon as we have got it. bring you that as soon as we have not it. . , ,., , bring you that as soon as we have rotit. , ., got it. absolutely. for the time bein: a got it. absolutely. for the time being a thank— got it. absolutely. for the time being a thank you _ got it. absolutely. for the time being a thank you very - got it. absolutely. for the time being a thank you very much. l got it. absolutely. for the time i being a thank you very much. and got it. absolutely. for the time - being a thank you very much. and we will be back with harry in that spin room following those questions by the two party leaders, we will be back with harry with a person from the conservative party. let's bring you other uk election news. a leading think tank — the institute for fiscal studies — has accused the main political parties of a "conspiracy of silence" over the economic reality behind plans set out in their election manifestos. the ifs analysed how the policies could impact the public finances and what that could mean for household incomes, public services and taxation. in its scathing assessment, it said the parties were "ducking the issues" by relying on faster growth to deliver more tax, which it said was far from guaranteed. it also warned the next government faced having to find new ways to raise taxes, or leave some public services exposed to billions of pounds worth of cuts.

our economics editor faisal islam reports. ten days out from the election, we are in a position to be able to compare the main parties' big offers, their promises to the electorate in the manifestos, with the help of the institute for fiscal studies. first, the size of the manifesto, in tax and spend terms. this chart compares the cash into the exchequer, so tax rises and spending cuts above the line, and the reverse below the line. conservatives say they want about £30 billion of cash into the exchequer, like squeezing benefits, with the same amount out, including that national insurance cut. labour's plans are half as big, targeting health and schools and green investment, funded by smaller tax rises, for example on private schools. the liberal democrats and greens are pushing for better resourced public services,

funded by significant tax rises, and reform thinks it can shrink government and taxes radically. so how does all that affect tax? this is a chart since the second world war of all the tax as a percentage of the size of the economy. you can see the rough pattern here, the liberal democrats and labour would take this tax burden to the highest level since 1948, the conservatives would stabilise it at the highest level since 1950. but the big picture is that all the parties would leave intact this rise in the tax burden we have seen over the past parliament, this parliament of emergencies, the pandemic, and the energy crisis, and it wouldn't really fall. so why all this talk about spending cuts when the tax burden is doing that? well, the conservatives say they do want to spend more on defence, labour on schools, but the real mystery here is about what is happening in unprotected departments, important spending on councils, courts, higher education, for example. there, we are not being

told the full story. we're either going to see some big tax increases or spending cuts given where we are with the public finances at the moment, and we don't know which way either party would go, post—election. neither of them want to say "we are going to cut this," neither want to say "we are going to increase taxes here," but if they are going to keep to their self—imposed fiscal discipline, they are likely to have to do one or the other. the pm responded today by saying his plans are fully costed and will deliver tax cuts at every age. the labour leader sir keir starmer said labour's plans were about growing the economy after 14 years of flatlining. the liberal democrats also said their plans were fully costed, and the greens, in a bbc panorama interview, said their big plans to grow spending were not out of the ordinary internationally. you're promising things that can't be delivered. well, and i have quoted to you what other experts have said, welcoming our proposals, other economists, financial experts

who have said the green party is bringing in a different way of thinking that, by european standards, is fairly normal, and we can't expect to have the level of health services, the quality of education system, that other countries have if we don't put the investment in that is needed. we aren't getting a full picture from any of these parties' manifesto, but you get a sense of the instincts on tax and spend and on the size of government going forward. but it is worth remembering that experience of the past five years, is that when the economic waters get choppy, many of these grand plans get dumped in the deep—sea. faisal islam with that report on the iss report on the manifestos. we will turn to scotland now. —— on the ifs report. the snp have been in aberdeen today, pushing their manifesto message that scotland needs independence and eu membership. the party leader, john swinney,

was asked by the bbc if relying on an independence vote as a path to rejoining the eu was a realistic position to take. it's pretty clear from all that's been said in this election campaign, the conservative and labour parties have absolutely shut the door firmly on the prospect of us going back into the european union, despite the fact that we now have all the evidence in front of us that brexit is doing colossal damage to the scottish and the united kingdom economies and also to our public finances. in the face of that evidence i would have thought the uk parties would have charted a route to repair the relationship with europe, but they are both shutting the door firmly closed. so what that means is if people in scotland want to rejoin the european union, to overcome the damage of brexit, they've got to vote for the scottish national party and pave the way through independence. that wasjohn that was john swinney, the that wasjohn swinney, the leader of the snp. we were talking about the leaders of the labour and

conservative parties who were answering questions posed by voters arranged by the sun newspaper. our political correspondent harry farley was in the spin room and we can cross over to him live. we were hearing from the labour perspective. you were trying to get a conservative perspective voice on, but talk us through how the spin room works. i but talk us through how the spin room works— but talk us through how the spin room works. ., ,, , room works. i am here in the spin room, room works. i am here in the spin room. the — room works. i am here in the spin room, the debate _ room works. i am here in the spin room, the debate itself— room works. i am here in the spin room, the debate itself is - room works. i am here in the spin i room, the debate itself is happening in the next—door room just over there and we were watching on a live feed. we now have the parliamentary sketch writer is bashing out their scripts for the morning papers and we have other broadcasters behind me and what happens after these debates is representatives from different parties come into this room to try to give their party's take or spin on what has happened. we heard a few minutes ago from bridget phillipson, the labour shadow education minister, giving her thoughts. there

were interesting moments in the debate both for rishi sunak and sir keir starmer. we heard from labour a few minutes ago with keir starmer being pressed particularly on his previous support forjeremy corbyn, the former labour leader, and he was asked why he had described labour's 2019 manifesto underjeremy corbyn is fundamentally decent and he was pressed on that by the sun newspaper's political editor harry cole and the readers of the sun newspaper making up the audience. his argument, a slightly new one that we heard from him, his argument was that he didn't think labour would win underjeremy corbyn but that he thought the party would need saving and there would be a day after corbin and he thought it was better to fight from the inside. that was his argument, when he was very much pressed on that. another difficult moment for labour was on gender identity, questions after the harry potter authorjk rolling said she wouldn't be able to support the

party and said she felt labour had abandoned women. for rishi sunak there were questions around immigration. he was pressed on whose fault it was that net migration was so high. a sense from many of the audience up to 14 years of the conservative government in their words that nothing was working for that i'm joined by chris heaton—harris, cabinet member under rishi sunak. i asked labourfor their take and you are here to do their take and you are here to do the spin for your party so what's your take?— your take? rishi sunak won the debate hands _ your take? rishi sunak won the debate hands down, _ your take? rishi sunak won the debate hands down, answer i your take? rishi sunak won the | debate hands down, answer the questions — debate hands down, answer the questions perfectly and won over the members _ questions perfectly and won over the members of the audience. it was a good _ members of the audience. it was a good debate. all the questions he asked _ good debate. all the questions he asked the — good debate. all the questions he asked the mic and said, he tackled well. _ asked the mic and said, he tackled well. on _ asked the mic and said, he tackled well, on illegal migration, the plan is to use _ well, on illegal migration, the plan is to use the rwanda plan, get flights— is to use the rwanda plan, get flights off as soon as we come back into government if we have the privilege — into government if we have the privilege of being re—elected, because — privilege of being re—elected, because you need that deterrent aiong _ because you need that deterrent along with all the other policies we have put— along with all the other policies we have put in— along with all the other policies we have put in place to reduce illegal immigration. you have to tackle

tegal— immigration. you have to tackle legal migration, another issue we have _ legal migration, another issue we have talked about, the whole range, gambit _ have talked about, the whole range, gambit was talked about this evening. gambit was talked about this evenina. gambit was talked about this evenin: . . . gambit was talked about this evenina. . . . gambit was talked about this evenin.. ., ., , ,, .,~' gambit was talked about this evenin. ., ., , ,, evening. one area rishi sunak was ressed evening. one area rishi sunak was pressed on — evening. one area rishi sunak was pressed on at _ evening. one area rishi sunak was pressed on at the _ evening. one area rishi sunak was pressed on at the start _ evening. one area rishi sunak was pressed on at the start was - evening. one area rishi sunak was pressed on at the start was on - evening. one area rishi sunak was pressed on at the start was on the| pressed on at the start was on the gambling story. and you are a member of the cabinet. are you aware of any other people in the conservative party, candidates or officials who are being looked at by the gambling commission. ho. no official is? are being looked at by the gambling commission.- no official is?- commission. no. no official is? no. we heard from _ commission. no. no official is? no. we heard from your _ commission. no. no official is? no. we heard from your colleagues - commission. no. no official is? no. l we heard from your colleagues today, including tobias ellwood, who said he thought rishi sunak should suspend those being looked at. do you agree? i suspend those being looked at. do ou auree? . . suspend those being looked at. do ou auree? ., ., ., ., you agree? i am a former government chief whip and — you agree? i am a former government chief whip and i — you agree? i am a former government chief whip and i am _ you agree? i am a former government chief whip and i am a _ you agree? i am a former government chief whip and i am a great _ you agree? i am a former government chief whip and i am a great believer i chief whip and i am a great believer that you _ chief whip and i am a great believer that you are — chief whip and i am a great believer that you are innocent until proven guilty— that you are innocent until proven guilty and — that you are innocent until proven guilty and where there is a process, the gambling commission are conducting, they are independent of government and they are conducting their inquiry and we should leave it to them _ their inquiry and we should leave it to them. they have said they don't want _ to them. they have said they don't want people being named because it might— want people being named because it might attack the integrity of their

inguiries — might attack the integrity of their inguiries i— might attack the integrity of their inquiries. i think we should be careful— inquiries. i think we should be careful as _ inquiries. i think we should be careful as to how we deal with this but we _ careful as to how we deal with this but we should take whatever comes out of _ but we should take whatever comes out of whatever the findings of this extremely— out of whatever the findings of this extremely seriously. you saw from the prime — extremely seriously. you saw from the prime minister that if people are found — the prime minister that if people are found guilty of this type of thing. — are found guilty of this type of thing, whatever you call it, insider trading _ thing, whatever you call it, insider trading or— thing, whatever you call it, insider trading or knowledgeable betting, they will be dealt with in the toughest possible way by the conservative party and by whatever sanction _ conservative party and by whatever sanction comes from other bodies. rishi _ sanction comes from other bodies. rishi sunak— sanction comes from other bodies. rishi sunak saying he was as angry as anyone by the story. how do you feel about it?— feel about it? yeah, very angry, to be uuite feel about it? yeah, very angry, to be quite frank. _ feel about it? yeah, very angry, to be quite frank. your— feel about it? yeah, very angry, to be quite frank. your own _ feel about it? yeah, very angry, to be quite frank. your own party - feel about it? yeah, very angry, to be quite frank. your own party has| be quite frank. your own party has said today they — be quite frank. your own party has said today they will _ be quite frank. your own party has said today they will complete - be quite frank. your own party has said today they will complete their own inquiries into this. will they be done by polling day? i own inquiries into this. will they be done by polling day?- own inquiries into this. will they be done by polling day? i don't know much about — be done by polling day? i don't know much about that. _ be done by polling day? i don't know much about that. it _ be done by polling day? i don't know much about that. it came _ be done by polling day? i don't know much about that. it came out - be done by polling day? i don't know much about that. it came out while l be done by polling day? i don't know much about that. it came out while i | much about that. it came out while i was in _ much about that. it came out while i was in this— much about that. it came out while i was in this room so forgive me for not knowing — was in this room so forgive me for not knowing the detail behind that. i not knowing the detail behind that. i know— not knowing the detail behind that. i know about the gambling commission and i i know about the gambling commission and i think— i know about the gambling commission and i think probably the public would — and i think probably the public would prefer to see the independent gambiing _ would prefer to see the independent gambling commission results from that because we talked about trust in politics— that because we talked about trust in politics and that is something

completely independent of government and i believe we can trust what it does _ and i believe we can trust what it does. ., ., ., and i believe we can trust what it does. ., ,., ., ., ., does. the labour i meant we had from briduet does. the labour i meant we had from bridget phillipson _ does. the labour i meant we had from bridget phillipson a _ does. the labour i meant we had from bridget phillipson a few— does. the labour i meant we had from bridget phillipson a few moments - bridget phillipson a few moments ago, this shows rishi sunak is a weak leader because he is not taking action. —— the labour argument. weak leader because he is not taking action. —— the labourargument. he could choose to temporarily suspend them while the investigation is ongoing. them while the investigation is onauoin. ., , ., ., ongoing. forgive me, first of all, that's rubbish, _ ongoing. forgive me, first of all, that's rubbish, and _ ongoing. forgive me, first of all, that's rubbish, and her— ongoing. forgive me, first of all, that's rubbish, and her leader i ongoing. forgive me, first of all, | that's rubbish, and her leader sat in cabinet — that's rubbish, and her leader sat in cabinet underjeremy corbyn and now decides he has a backbone as his own man _ now decides he has a backbone as his own man i_ now decides he has a backbone as his own man. i am now decides he has a backbone as his own man. lam not now decides he has a backbone as his own man. i am not a slash and grab a politician _ own man. i am not a slash and grab a politician to _ own man. i am not a slash and grab a politician to get a cheap headline but she _ politician to get a cheap headline but she is— politician to get a cheap headline but she is on thin ice there. we will move _ but she is on thin ice there. we will move on — but she is on thin ice there. - will move on from gambling. rishi sunak was pressed on whose fault it was that net migration is so high. whose fault do you think it is? probably the system that built up over a _ probably the system that built up over a very long period of time. under— over a very long period of time. under all— over a very long period of time. under all previous governments of both persuasions. it�*s under all previous governments of both persuasions._ both persuasions. it's under a record high — both persuasions. it's under a record high now. _ both persuasions. it's under a record high now. it— both persuasions. it's under a record high now. it has- both persuasions. it's under a record high now. it has gone. both persuasions. it's under a i record high now. it has gone up massively- _ record high now. it has gone up massively. as _ record high now. it has gone up massively. as we _ record high now. it has gone up massively. as we have - record high now. it has gone up massively. as we have seen, i record high now. it has gone upj massively. as we have seen, as record high now. it has gone up-

massively. as we have seen, as the prime _ massively. as we have seen, as the prime minister said, in his tenure, 'ust prime minister said, in his tenure, just in— prime minister said, in his tenure, just inthe— prime minister said, in his tenure, just in the last 18 months, we have put into— just in the last 18 months, we have put into place laws and acted on them _ put into place laws and acted on them and — put into place laws and acted on them and the independent folk will reduce _ them and the independent folk will reduce legal migration by half. we have to _ reduce legal migration by half. we have to deal with illegal migration, that's— have to deal with illegal migration, that's the _ have to deal with illegal migration, that's the purpose of having the rwanda — that's the purpose of having the rwanda flights, it should be the ultimate — rwanda flights, it should be the ultimate deterrent. i know from being _ ultimate deterrent. i know from being secretary of state for northern ireland, that is already working — northern ireland, that is already working because as you will have seen _ working because as you will have seen from — working because as you will have seen from just before the election, the irish— seen from just before the election, the irish government have been saying _ the irish government have been saying they have people coming here diverting _ saying they have people coming here diverting from the united kingdom because _ diverting from the united kingdom because of the effect of the rwanda policy~ _ because of the effect of the rwanda policy you — because of the effect of the rwanda policy. you need the ultimate deterrent as well. we have that as the conservatives and labour do not. chris heaton—harris, thank you for joining us. we have had to the debate and the spin. we had hurst from labour's shadow education secretary, bridget rollason, and then chris heaton—harris of the conservatives. my personal take, then chris heaton—harris of the conservatives. my personaltake, it was an interesting debate and both

leaders got their arguments across, both facing challenging moments. —— bridget phillipson. there wasn't a killer moment or a moment that might change the narrative in the election that will dominate the coverage for several days to come, but both leaders faced tough scrutiny both from the sun newspaper's political editor harry cole and the audience of that newspaper's readers. it's an opportunity to once again scrutinise the two men, one of which is most likely to become prime minister and hear their answers.— hear their answers. harry farley a thank you. _ hear their answers. harry farley a thank you. our— hear their answers. harry farley a thank you, our political— thank you, our political correspondent in the spin room with the position of the conservatives, earlier harry spoke to someone from the labour party and there is much more on our website. you are watching bbc news and you can stay up—to—date with all our election coverage on the bbc news website and app.

a man has gone on trial accused of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder the tv presenter holly willoughby. gavin plumb, who's 37 and from essex, is alleged to have developed an obsession with the star over a number of years. he denies the charges. our correspondent lizo mzimba was in court. good morning and welcome to your wednesday's this morning. holly willoughby is one of tv�*s best known faces. the presenter on itv�*s this morning for 14 years. herfinal two years on the popular daytime show was when the prosecution say that gavin plumb was planning the presenter�*s kidnap and rape. the jury heard that in october last year, gavin plumb was communicating online with an individual about his plans, in graphic detail, and that he sought to encourage the individual to commit kidnap, rape and murder with him, adding that what the defendant didn't know was that the person was an undercover police officer, based in the usa.

the court was told that the 37—year—old security guard had a sexual obsession with holly willoughby, and that he'd previously made kidnap attempts against other women, trying to force two women from a train under the threat of a gun, and tried to tie the hands of two 16—year—old girls at knife—point. any alleged victim of a sexual crime, like incitement to rape, automatically receives lifelong anonymity. in this case, holly willoughby has chosen to waive that. the prosecution also said she wouldn't be a witness as the case was only concerned with plumb's planning, which they say was interrupted by his arrest. the trial is expected to last two weeks. gavin plumb denies the charges. lizo mzimba, bbc news, chelmsford crown court. much more on all our stories on the website. i will be back later in the evening. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini.

hello there, good evening. well, it's been hot and humid today right across the uk with temperatures well above the seasonal average for many. some of the best of the sunshine and the highest of the temperatures across eastern areas of scotland, such as here in aberdeenshire. but for scotland and northern ireland, we've just seen the warmest day of the week. it will be turning fresher from the north and the west from tomorrow. some showers at times, but the hot, humid air stays towards the south still as we head through the next few days. now, the fresherfeeling conditions come behind this cold front that's going to be sinking southwards and eastwards through tomorrow. it starts to make inroads overnight tonight, just pushing some showers, some outbreaks of rain, more cloud across the western isles and down through northern ireland. it's going to feel muggy, sticky tonight, uncomfortable forsleeping, particularly across parts of east yorkshire, where temperatures may not dip below 16 or 17 degrees celsius. elsewhere, 14s, 15s to start the day. there'll be lots of low clouds and mist and some murk again, mostly for western coasts.

more cloud around throughout the day tomorrow across scotland and northern ireland, but brighter by the end of the afternoon. also feeling a lot cooler, particularly across northern scotland there. some showers for eastern scotland down through northern england, but across much of the rest of england and wales, it's still warm. temperatures above the average, close to 30 degrees celsius in the south and the east. and of course the pollen levels for much of the uk will again be very high. of course, we're well into the grass pollen season now. on wednesday we look out towards the atlantic to find this deep area of low pressure rolling in from the north west. that's going to change things across the board as we head towards the end of the working week. but still on wednesday, we've got some areas of cloud around, some showers, mostly towards the northern half of the uk. northern ireland probably seeing quite a little seeing quite a lot of brightness and sunshine, also for western scotland, but fresher. here again, it's warm, it's humid, it's dry and it's sunny for the most part towards much of the south and the east. now, wednesday into thursday,

our area of low pressure is going to be sending these weather fronts sweeping eastwards across the whole of the uk, eventually introducing that cooler feeling air across the board. so if we just take a look at the outlook for our capital cities, you can see that by the time we get to friday, temperatures are much closer to the seasonal average, but of course, still warm in the sunshine. bye for now. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. translation: if there . is an agreement, it will be an agreement according to our terms, and our terms are not to end the war, to leave gaza and leave hamas as it is. i refuse to leave hamas as it is. we need to eliminate it. a real sense of fear that these

skirmishes that have been going on for months and months could _ now blaze out into an all—out conflict which would have huge consequences for israel, for lebanon and for the wider region. now, we've said from day one that we do not want an all—out war with israel. but if we reach that stage, unfortunately, lebanon will not hurt alone. their health care needs are pretty catastrophic, and while we know what's needed to be able to address those needs, getting it in and getting it to those children is another thing entirely. the us—israel relationship has been strained in recent weeks over military shipments, the humanitarian crisis in gaza, and fears the conflict could spread. it's against this backdrop that israel's defence minister holds meetings in washington today. we're live in washington and we'll also hearfrom a hostage family. buckingham palace says princess anne is expected

to make a full recovery, after suffering a concussion