actually is. i’m found that would point to if jay slater actually is.— slater actually is.er actually is. i'm just a - stress i that you are saying the search operation has finished but according to the statement i am reading now the case does remain open. reading now the case does remain 0 en. �* , ,., y reading now the case does remain oen. _., open. absolutely so if new information _ open. absolutely so if new information comes - open. absolutely so if new information comes to - open. absolutely so if new information comes to light open. absolutely so if new - information comes to light and they are following a number of leads that then they will investigate that. it is literally that operation in the area is being stepped down because it was using so many resources and taking such a long time to get to get to the actual site. it took over an hourfrom the nearest get to the actual site. it took over an hour from the nearest town though it was just a couple of kilometres away. it is incredibly difficult terrain and has taken an awful lot of resources and the resources are

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hat that will help them find 19-year-old ja slater. ., , jay slater.ns or _ jay slater. not the easiest conditions or terrain - jay slater. not the easiest conditions or terrain for i jay slater. not the easiest. conditions or terrain for them to be searchinu. . �* , conditions or terrain for them to be searchinu. ., �* , ., , , searching. that's right, and this is the concern _ searching. that's right, and this is the concern also _ searching. that's right, and this is the concern also for _ searching. that's right, and this is the concern also forjay _ searching. that's right, and this is the concern also forjay himself, l the concern also forjay himself, when he made the call early on monday morning. it is hot during the day, cold at night and in the morning, and what his friend lucy was saying to us is that he was dressed injust was saying to us is that he was dressed in just a t—shirt and shorts and he had no water and he had no water or sunscreen and you can see how rough the terrain is with the winding roads, so that is a concern for him in this

jay slater was _ him, it has hit hard. jay slater was last - him, it has hit hard. ja.ving a b&b in the north of tenerife, having spent the night partying with friends. we caught one of them as he set out to say he was about to begin the a0 kilometre walk home, but his mobile was about to die. that was the last time anyone heard from him. local authorities began a major search operation in very difficult terrain. but it wasn't the rugged landscape that made the job difficult. there was huge public interest with conspiracy theories springing up online. the spanish police had said they were calling off the search, but it seems it continued away from the public eye.— from the public eye. they are not telling — from the public eye. they are not telling us _ from the public eye. they are not telling us the special - not telling us the special mountain search and rescue section continues to search. they kept up the search and were focusing very much on the zone around which jay slater was initially known to have been before we went missing because the body, if it is his, was

was last seen _ others would help. jay slater was last seen almost - others would help. jay slater wasks ago, walking up a hill, away from the nearest village and into the countryside. as his phone ran out of battery, it registered his last location. jay slater got into trouble on one of these paths. he phoned a friend and that he was slipping around on the rocks. then his phone pinkies location one last time and then the battery ran out. what happened next? the authorities firmly believe that they can find the answer to that by carrying out the searches time and again on the same areas of land. whether looking deep down in the ravines, high up in the mountains, through cacti or scrubland, they are pushing on to help find jay slater but as each centre passes with no breakthrough, the hope for the family to be reunited with their son are dashed, once again. nick arnett, bbc news, tenerife. iran will hold a run—off presidential election after results released on saturday showed the lowest turnout in decades. voters will now choose between conservative candidate saeed jalili and reformist

. ., ~' , ., indications, is likely to be jay slater. ., ,, , ., . ., , slater.at the scene. and, in another development a judge in florida has dismissed a case against the former president for mishandling classified documents. but, thejudge, who was nominated by mr trump when he was president, said, the special prosecutor who was handling the case was improperly appointed. it is the second high—profile ruling in trump's favour this month after the supreme court ruled he had immunity from prosecution for many of his actions while in office. reacting to the decision on truth social, donald trump called on all of the legal cases against him to be dismissed. 0ur north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, has been talking to people in milwaukee who are planning to go to the republican national convention, and sent this report. little more than 24 hours after an attempt on his life, for donald trump the show must go on. he arrived in milwaukee, where he'll be confirmed as the presidential candidate for the republican party later this week. the bloodied and defiant imag

the bbc hears from the _ slater has been called off. the bbc hears from the main _ slater has been called off. the bbc hears from the main uk _ slater has been called off. the bbc hears from the main uk parties - slater has been called off. the bbc i hears from the main uk parties ahead of this week's general election. prime minister rishi sunak defends the last 1a years of conservative rule and labour are challenged on defence spending and energy bills. it's been difficult, but we are now on the right track with the prospect of more tax cuts to come to give people more financial security. and that is the key choice for people at this election, building on the progress that we have made. voting is under way in the first round of france's parliamentary elections —— this is the scene live at a polling atation in paris. support for the far right national rally party has surged since they won the european elections three weeks ago despite macron pledging to stop its rise. i am mark lohan live in paris where voters are flocking to the pollin

saying that servant jonathan slater saying that not servantjonathan slater saying that not for cosmeticasons, not because they would be nice to have got on health and safety grounds the department was asking for 300 to 400 new builds, that is a huge gap. it comes on the back of something the prime minister said in his statement about how he put extra money into recovery funding for young people. you will remember that the recovery —— he resigned and the chancellor wasn't prepared to do it. i think we are getting some weasel words but from the former chancellor and listening to the current chancellor at the moment. all kinds of questions notjust about health and safety around funding and around why decisions were made to push education to the margins. what does the education secretary need to say this afternoon to reassure parents? i think she's got a big job on her hands given what we've seen of her in the media today. i think lots of parents are going to need a huge amount of reassurance first on health and safety grounds. so, we had the identification of those schools which are not fu

slater was seen almost two weeks - other people would help. 1 slater was seen almost two weeks ago,e. as his phone ran out of battery it registered his last location. he said his friend —— make his friend said he was slipping around on the rocks. then what happened? the authorities firmly believe they can find out the answer by trying out searches time and again on the same areas of land. through deep ravines to scrubland, they are pushing on hoping to find jay- iran is to hold a run—off vote this coming friday, after the hardline candidate saeed jalili and his rival massoud pezeshkian — who's seen as reformist. who's seen as reformist, failed to secure a majority in the country's presidential election. the vote is to replace president ebrahim raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash last month. siavash ardalan from bbc persian — explained the differnces between the two remaining candidates. 0ne one is 0ne isa one is a reformist. what does that mean? he doesn't want to change the entire political system but he believes in certain reforms, he believes in certain reforms, he believ

and jay slater's mother has been talking _ found.sing is very difficult to search, that was always a problem for the police who were carrying out that search. they used drones and helicopters and sniffer dogs to look for him. one of the big problems with the fact that there were all these chasms and gorges and cliffs, thick vegetation as well. and that has all impeded the search and that has all impeded the search and that has really explained why it took so long to find the body. there were people who felt that there was not enough effort made to find him. but i think the police feel that there was a simple explanation, the terrain was so difficult. but of course, now, the search is finally over. :. ~' course, now, the search is finally over. ., ~ , :, course, now, the search is finally over. :, ~ , :, y course, now, the search is finally over. ., ~ , . gareth southgate has resigned as the manager of england. his departure comes two days after england lost to spain in the euros final. southgate said it was time for change. the footb

mr slater�*s parents have beenin open.ep looking for him. they also hope to speak to the authorities to learn more about the investigation. andy murray says he is fighting to be fit for wimbledon — which begins today — because he wants a bit of closure, before retiring later this year. his hopes of a farewell have been dented by back problems, which have required surgery. speaking to our tennis correspondent, russell fuller, he says he will leave it until this evening to decide if he will compete in the singles tournament. imean, i mean, every day it's been getting better and better. i just don't know if it's enough time. is just don't know if it's enough time. , ., , time. is it the leg that is causing _ time. is it the leg that is causing you _ time. is it the leg that is causing you more - time. is it the leg that is i causing you more problems time. is it the leg that is - causing you more problems than the back? . ~ , , the back? the back is ok, 'ust a few days fl the back? the back is ok, 'ust a few days before i the

away from the investigation, jay slater�*s family need answers of their own. netherlands to trace his last known movements. it is very important to find out what has happened in the last hours forjay, what has happened and why does he take that road? we don't know yet. we can try and help them understand that. yes. all this looks and feels very different to the place jay knew. a month ago people in his tied ribbons to bring hope. tonight they are coming together to remember. the message to them is stay strong as strong as much as you can, know you are loved by the communities surrounding and that is evident from the last week watching that jay would come home and be found, and nowjust wishing you can continue with this sad news. jay slater was 19, a young man, but his mother still described him as her beautiful boy. our hearts, she said are broken. fiona trott, bbc news, tenerife. the first minister of wales, vaughan gething, is to stand down afterjust four months in the role. this morning four of his labour ministers quit the welsh government, telling mr geth

donna slater had said she wasn't talking about whether or not she would leave —— lorna slater. through, that would leave the greens looking for another co—leader to replace him and what direction he would take part in. humza yousaf was saying he valued the greens in government, that he would hopefully vote to stay in the bute house agreement. he wanted it to continue. it's quite the u—turn just a wanted it to continue. it's quite the u—turnjust a couple wanted it to continue. it's quite the u—turn just a couple of days' time to now be saying he is bringing to an end. i think humza yousaf�*s future will now depend on how successfully he can run a minority government at holyrood. 0f can run a minority government at holyrood. of course we have that general election coming up later this year as well and his success there is going to be part of what will define his first year as leader. ., , ,, ., ., leader. how is the snp doing at the moment, leader. how is the snp doing at the moment. under— leader. how is the snp doing at the moment, under the _ leader. how is the snp doing at th

behind me is the spot where ja slater next? behind me is the spot where jay slater was _ next?is phone was last detected by the localauthorities. his his phone was last detected by the local authorities. his family have said we will remain here, members of his family have come out to tenerife to participate in the search. they say they will remain here and want to keep looking for him. they have also said that they hope tomorrow to speak to the local authorities, presumably the police, to find out more about the investigation into his disappearance. the police have said the search has halted but the case remains open. presumably they want to know exactly what that means. . ~' want to know exactly what that means. . ~ , ., england's footballers take on slovakia is currently under way, in their first knockout match at the european championships in germany. the score is currently 0—0. whoever wins that match will play switzerland. our correspondents are in different fan zones to bring us the vibe from the ground. joining me now are alison freeman in york and joe inwood in brixton.

the fact that the body has been found, j slater in tenerife.rump start building a new special relationship. trump hits out at witchhunts despite a pledge to unite the nation. the daily mail, doctors told to lectures on climate change. that's all from us tonight. katie's here tomorrow. we are going to play this. it may have been a very disappointing game if you're an england supporter. we leave you with some specially commissioned poetry from the brilliant bbc 6 music artist of the year antony szmierek. here's his take on the england game. the good times don't come easy in the halcyon days of the extension lead. the tv shivering back yard beneath gazebos but those tiny cracks in the hopelessness of where the hopers. my dad would have loved this. at half time so many cattle boiled it puts a strain on the national grid. when they lose things gets run around. i needed to come down. please. you are going to wake up down. please. you are going to wake up the kids. i do the same cracked flags the tallest poppies. every slur end of the tb was harnessed

let me take you back to the jay slater news, which is that search and rescue teams looking forjay slatere found a body near the last known location of the missing british teenager's mobile phone. the bbc�*s nickjohnson is in oswaldtwistle in lancashire, you are aware that jay is from and it must be a really difficult time for his family right now? —— you are there where jay is from. now? -- you are there where jay is from. , , , ., , now? -- you are there where jay is from. , , i, ., from. yes, this is a very small community. — from. yes, this is a very small community, the _ from. yes, this is a very small community, the type - from. yes, this is a very small community, the type of - from. yes, this is a very small community, the type of place | from. yes, this is a very small - community, the type of place where everybody knows everybody else. you might see the blue ribbons tied to the railings behind me, a show of support foot and his family. they have been here for the last month or so since jay's disappearance. around town you will see that outsides of houses, there is a community c

police in tenerife confirm that the search for missing british teenagerjay slater has been called offfter nearly two weeks. and as r&b singer sizza closes glastonbury festival, we'll bring you a special report on this year's women headliners. we start the programme in france where the hard—right national rally party is projected to have taken the most votes in the french parliamentary election. but leaders of the left and centre have called for france to unite against marine le pen in the second round next sunday. in the last hour, the french president gabriel attal has called on voters to not give a single vote to the national rally. translation: night is not a night like any other, you know me, i am night is not a night like any other, you know me, iam not night is not a night like any other, you know me, i am not about to beat about the bush. the lesson tonight is the far right is on the doorstep of power. never before in our democracy has the national assembly risked being dominated by the extreme right as is tonight. our objective is clear, to prevent the national rally from havi

tom slater from spiked magazine, good to talk to you, thank you very much.l appear before magistrates this morning charged with murder, after a fatal stabbing in a restaurant in middlesbrough on christmas eve. efreeqi mohamed siddig is accused of killing 41—year—old mazhar ali from stockton—on—tees who died in hospital yesterday. the royal navy says there has been an increase in the number of russian ships travelling through or near the uk's territorial waters over the festive period. on christmas day, hms st albans was sent to escort a russian warship through the north sea as it passed close to uk waters. defence secretary gavin williamson said he will not "tolerate any form of aggression". a british woman being held on suspicion of drug—smuggling will appear in court in egypt later this morning. laura plummer was arrested in october when officials found 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase, which are legal in the uk, but not in egypt. the shop assistant from hull says she was carrying the pills for her egyptian partner, who suffers from back pain. the nhs

what's behind the slater cle? y., deaths. what's behind the slater cle? ., ., cycle?ok back for at least nine months _ cycle? if you look back for at least nine months now, _ cycle? if you look back for at least nine months now, we _ cycle? if you look back for at least nine months now, we have - cycle? if you look back for at least nine months now, we have seen l nine months now, we have seen increasing violence, particularly in the west bank, and it follows on from a series of deadly attacks that happened in israel early last year. then israel's military launched what it said was a counter offensive in the west bank, nightly raids on palestinian towns and cities, a lot of them concentrated injenin, the refugee camp there. that tensions have been extremely high in the background to all of this. i think, if you look at even wider picture, there is a sense of people giving up hope. it has been 1a years since peace negotiations are stalled, palestinians don't see any hope of a political solution to this at the moment, they don't have faith in their own political leaders

they have not provided any information or any trace of jay slater�*s whereabouts. the investigation they say remains open. that is where we are at the moment. research by the local authorities has been halted, although the investigation remains open. it remains open, there must be a lot of concern locally about what has been happening on the island? yes. happening on the island? yes, understandably _ happening on the island? yes, understandably so. _ happening on the island? is: understandably so. members of happening on the island? 12: understandably so. members ofjay slater�*s family have been in tenerife, in the area to monitor and in some cases take part in the search efforts. his father was here yesterday. with the civil guard and other rescue workers, taking part in that search. a friend of the family who has been here as well said that the family intends to remain on the island, his parents seem to have the intention of remaining on the island for the time being and want to keep searching for him. also, tomorrow they see the intent to speak to the local auth

to jay slater.- _ now it's time for a look at today's sport with paul. we're entering the business end of euro 2024 as the knockout stage begins later, with two round of 16 matches coming up. both the hosts and the defending champions will be looking to reach the quarterfinals. italy, who won the title in 2021, take on switzerland in the first game of the day. they meet in berlin, while germany's game with denmark is in dortmund, from wherejohn watson looks ahead. yes, all eyes then on the last 16 matches which get under way at this year's euros. we see england in action tomorrow of course, but today, the focus will fall on the hosts germany who face denmark here in dortmund a little bit later on. we are in a park where a lot of the danish fans will be gathering of course, having qualified from the same group. they were in there alongside england, three draws for them, but it's going to be a tough task against the germans who started the tournament so brilliantly, so breathtakingly with that 5—1 win

jay slater was 19, a young man, but sad news. jay slater was 19, a young man. but his — sad news.ung man, but his mother stella - sad news. jay slater was 19, a young | man, but his mother stella described him as her beautiful boy. 0ur him as her beautiful boy. our hearts, she said are broken. fiona trott, bbc news, tenerife. donald trump has been given a hero's welcome at the republican convention in wisconsin, his first public appearance — complete with a white bandage on his ear — since surviving an assassination attempt. mr trump was made the official republican candidate for november's us presidential election at the event where he named a 39—year—old senator — jd vance — to run alongside him as candidate for vice president. 0ur north america editor sarah smith was there. unusually emotional, almost vulnerable. he walked among them, the great survivor appearing unbloodied withjust a bandage on his ear. he didn't speak, just seeing him was enough for his followers. welcome to the church of trump. chanting: usa, usa! what a reception this is. donald trump being treated like som

police in tenerife confirm that the search for missing british teenagerjay slater has been called off after nearly two weeks. the uk prime minister has been speaking to the bbc, defending 1a years of conservative rule ahead of this week's election. of course it's been difficult, but we are now on the right track with the prospect of more tax cuts to come to give people more financial security. and that is the key choice for people at this election, building on the progress that we have made. meanwhile labour says the country isn't going back to freedom of movement with the eu if they're elected. nigel farage will be making a speech soon for reform uk. voting is under way in the first round of france's parliamentary elections, this is the scene live at a polling atation in paris. iam in i am in paris where some people are hoping for a victory for the far right. and let's go, girls! just a few hours till shania twain takes to the pyramid stage on the last day of glastonbury. hello, i'm luxmy gopal. the spanish civil guard has called off the search for the missing british teeenagerjay sl

but mrs slater says her focus is on banning some types of sex education.ldren and seeking to change their worldview on issues of sexual orientation, gender identity, abortion. asked whether the conference promoted anti—gay policies, mrs slater told the bbc in a statement that like family watch, several other american organisations promote what they call family values in africa around sexual rights, including restricting access to abortion, but distanced themselves from anti—gay legislation. but many in kenya's lgbtq community believe they're fighting for their right to exist. we're also human beings. we do our work. we pay the bills to pay taxes, so they have to accept us. yeah. catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, nairobi. in other news: the japanese government is reportedly planning to release treated water from the fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean as early as august. that's according to japan's nikkei newspaper. this comes after the un nuclear agency approved japan's plans to release the radio—active water, saying the effect on people and the environme

with immediate effect. —— ed slater.de 78 appearances for the team. his diagnosis follows that of other high—profile sportsmen including former rugby league player rob burrow and a scotland rugby union lock forward dodie weir who said they would do everything they can to support ed and his family. there have been an outpouring of good wishes including from his former club, leicestertigers wishes including from his former club, leicester tigers and a former team—mate who says he is with them every step of the way and him being described as a legend. the mnd association tweeted at the family is in contact with his family and offered support to all those affected by mnd. ijust giving page was set up with donations exceeding the £20,000 target within hours. cycling fans will be lining the streets of paris but this year will be able to see a women's tour to france. some of the greatest ever athlete you have probably never heard of, the female cyclist who for too long have felt unrecognised. alfonsina strada, beryl burton, mar

during the off season, slater had hip surgery to solve long term issues.h to advance out of his heat. the other day my hip hurt really bad doing turns and so i was kind of depressed for a few days but then i got some work done and when i served yesterday felt ok. but yeah i just need some more time to heal. as far as performance surfing i don't know if i would be anywhere near ready right now but tube riding, let's go. it is always inviting and managed to get a good kick today. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining me. the outlook is looking rather like the picture behind me. these lumpy, layered clouds on the way over the next few days. on top of that it will be very mild, windy, a little bit of rain around. there has been a little bit of talk about wintry weather possibly heading our way sometime next week but really that's a long way off. in fact, it is quite the op

but mrs slater says her focus is on banning some types of sex education.n and seeking to change their worldview on issues of sexual orientation, gender identity, abortion. asked whether the conference promoted anti—gay policies, mrs slater told the bbc in a statement that "family watch opposes legislation that penalises a person for having sexual attractions or for how they identify." adding "family watch supports the rights of african nations to determine their own values and laws, and especially with regard to sex, sexuality and sexual education without undue foreign pressure." like family watch, several other american organisations promote what they call family values in africa around sexual rights, including restricting access to abortion, but distanced themselves from anti—gay legislation. but many in kenya's lgbtq community believe they're fighting for their right to exist. we're also human beings. we do our work. we pay the bills to pay taxes, so they have to accept us. yeah. catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, nairobi. another wave of mass shootings ha

that is the area where jay slater was last seen.e two men that he met at an after party in the early hours of monday that he got into a car with and then drove a0 minutes to that village in those mountains behind me there. this is adding to the anguish for friends and family who are trying to piece together these events. and also, there have been questions about the police investigation, too. earlier this week, we were speaking to jay's friend lucy, who was saying she wanted the police in britain to assist the guardia civil with their investigation. we know that that offer of assistance came yesterday from lancashire police, but the police here turned around and said we believe we have the resources we need for this investigation. so let's just recap on what those resources are. the police have told us they've been working with a team of 16 firefighters, local police, mountain rescuers, using sniffer dogs, drones, a helicopter which you saw in that report there dipping down into the ravine in that area where he was last seen. so let

they have not provided any information or any trace of jay slater�*s whereabouts.the moment. the search by the local authorities has been halted, although the investigation does remain open. so the investigation remains open. there must be a lot of concern locally about what has been happening on this island. yes, i mean, understandably so. and members ofjay slater�*s family have been out in tenerife in this area to monitor, and in some cases take part in the search efforts. his father was here on this spot yesterday, with the civil guards and the other rescue workers taking part in that search. a friend of the slater family, rachel hargreaves, who has been here as well, has said that the family intends to remain on the island. certainly his parents seem to have the intention of remaining on the island, at least for the time being, and they want to keep searching for him also tomorrow. they say they intend to speak to the local authorities to learn more about the investigation. so clearly the family is not giving up and they want to talk to the authorities to learn

although officials said they could not comment on reports and ear b&b property thatjay slater commenthed again by investigators. nicky schiller, bbc news. the deadline for candidates to declare themselves for the second round of the french parliamentary elections has passed. more than 200 candidates are reported to have confirmed they will not stand in sunday's second round. it's part of an attempt by centre and left parties to defeat the far—right national rally. the hungarian prime minister, viktor 0rban, made a surprise visit to ukraine on tuesday and met president zelensky. hungary shares a border with ukraine and this visit by europe's most pro—russia leader camejust a day after hungary assumed the european union's rotating presidency. 0ur security correspondent, gordon corera, reports from kyiv. ukraine's leader is used to receiving high—profile visitors, but today was different. his guest, viktor 0rban, hungary's prime minister. inside there was eventually another handshake but the smiles looked forced. 0rban has been a thorn in zelensky�*s side, his most high—profile critic wi

it's now been over two days since jay slater disappeared.d's first holiday with friends. he spent the weekend at a music festival. but after meeting people on sunday night, he headed to the far north—west of the island to stay with them and he hasn't been seen since. his last known location was here in the rural de teno national park. one of jay's friends says she last heard from him on monday morning. he told her he said he was going to walk back to where he was staying, a ten hour trek to the south—west of the island. but the call was cut short when his battery ran out. search teams and relatives have been working tirelessly to try and find any sign ofjay. drones and search dogs are being used but the mountainous terrain hasn't made it easy. jay's mum says her son is a bubbly guy with hundreds of friends. they are all hoping for positive news. nick garnett, bbc news, tenerife. a police officer working as part of the prime minister's close protection team has been suspended and later arrested over alleged bets about the timing of the genera

police in tenerife a confirm that the search forjay slater has been called off after two weeks.oting is under way after two weeks. voting is under way after the first round of parliamentary election. this is in paris. and hoping to impress you much, just a few hours until shania twain takes to the stage at glastonbury festival. hello i'm luxmy gopal. just five days to go before the general election. nigel farage has given a rally in birmingham after a racism scandal has shamed his party. the incident was described as unfortunate. nigel farage felt that he felt inclined to come back to politics instead of slippery starmer and rishi sunak. eleanor dvd per capita has fallen for the last six consecutive courses.— capita has fallen for the last six consecutive courses. people are caettin consecutive courses. people are getting poorer and _ consecutive courses. people are getting poorer and i _ consecutive courses. people are getting poorer and i could - consecutive courses. people are getting poorer and i could not . consecutive courses. people are - getting poorer and i could not st

what authorities had hoped would be a "massive search" on tenerife for missing british teenagerjay slateralled for experienced volunteers to come and help, but by10am, fewer than a dozen members of the public had arrived at the meeting point. the 19—year—old was last seen on the 17th ofjune in a national park on a remote part of the spanish island. police confirmed that today's search would go over much of the same ground as previous ones, but that it would be more intensive and detailed, making use of the extra personnel. 0ur correspondent nick garnett is on tenerife and has the latest on the search. the search started earlier on today and involved around 25 to 30 fire officers, police, civil protection officers, and around half a dozen members of the public. the call had gone out yesterday, asking for people who had mountain experience or were experienced walkers to come and offer their support. only half a dozen did come. one of them was a british tiktoker, one was a private detective, and there were a couple who live on the island who wanted to offer their help and support. they say t

slater says her focuses on banning some types of sex education. >> they push a form of sexual, socialation by getting to your children and seeking to change their worldview on issues of sexual orientation, gender identity, abortion. >> asked whether the conference promoted anti-gay policies, mrs. slater told the bbc in a statement that "that family watch opposes legislation that penalizes a person for having sexual attractions or for how they identify." adding, "family watch supports the rights of african nations to determine their own values and laws, and especially with regard to sex, sexuality, and sex education without undue foreign pressure." like family watch, several other american organizations promote what they call family values in africa. around sexual rights including restricted assets -- access to abortion but limit themselves from anti-gay legislation. many in kenya's lgbtq community believe they are fighting for the right to exist. >> we are also human beings. we do our work. we pay the bills, we pay taxes, so they have to accept us. >> bbc news, nairobi. >> let's take

the area around the holiday rental has been a focus of their search forjay slater, which is entering herfamily�*s pet dog has been named by police. elle doherty suffered serious head injuries when the dog, registered as a belgian malinois, attacked her on sunday at her family's home in coventry. west midlands police said that the dog was removed from the home and was humanely destroyed on the same day. a police chief has been sacked for gross misconduct — after lying about his military career. nick adderly, who was the chief constable of northamptonshire, wore a falklands war medal on his police uniform, even though he was only 15 at the time of the conflict, and exaggerated his achievements in the navy. 0ur midlands correspondent navteonhal reports. the most senior police officer in his force, dismissed for lying. until today, nick adderley was the chief constable of northamptonshire police and had been an officerfor more than 30 years. but a gross misconduct hearing found he lied about his career to get the job in 2018. the allegations came to light last year after mr adderley�*s e

to give you an idea, if you look at the houses you can see in the background, that was where jay slateras seen. at that point he vanished off the face of the earth. no one knows where he went. there has been a huge search operation going on involving drones, helicopters, mountain rescue teams, firefighters, anyone who could come up firefighters, anyone who could come up and help out. and now today what the authorities are doing is launching a public appeal for anyone who is a good walker, a good hiker, and there are an awful lot of them on this island, anyone who works in the fire service, paramedics, civil protection officers, both working here and also may be on holiday here, with the right gear, the right clothing and the right footwear to be able to go into this volcanic island and start wandering through undergrowth to see if there�*s any sign of jay undergrowth to see if there�*s any sign ofjay slater or anything he may have dropped that may indicate where he was, where he has been and where he was, where he has been and where he was, where he has been and where he is going becaus

these are pictures of the - co-leaders patrick harvie and lorna co—leaders patrick harvie and lorna slatere house in edinburgh ahead of that cabinet meeting. they made no comment when askedif meeting. they made no comment when asked if there power—sharing deal with the snp is over but to reiterate, bbc scotland editorjames cook has been told it's over. the bbc understands the snp would form a minority government if its agreement with the greens ends. this follows criticism of the scottish government decision to scrap its 2030 climate target and the way it responded to a review of gender services. let's speak to paul hutcheon, political editor of the daily record who is in the scottish parliament. the bbc understands this power—sharing deal is over, is that your understanding? the power-sharing deal is over, is that your understanding?— power-sharing deal is over, is that your understanding? the bute house aareement your understanding? the bute house agreement is — your understanding? the bute house agreement is dead _ your understanding? the bute house agreement is dead i _ your understand

the area around the holiday rental has been a focus of their search forjay slater, which is enteringtion campaign — and leading representatives from the five most prominent political parties in wales have taken part in a live tv debate. they clashed on issues including the cost of living and the nhs — while first minister, vaughan gething, defended himself following a controversy over donations to his leadership campaign. here's our wales correspondent hywel griffith. welcome to the bbc wales general election debate 2024. ready for kick—off, five leaders lined up for what's also now a regular fixture on our screens — an election debate. this time, focused on wales. we have 29% of our children are poor, 29% child poverty, and my challenge to the conservatives and to labour, if they're in power, is will you abolish the two child cap on our benefits? labour's been the party of devolved government here for a quarter of century. its record under scrutiny. we've had their mismanagement. of the nhs by labour for 25 years. an election... an election is full of weird - and wonderful sights bu

jay slater hasn't been heard from since monday morning.m has been found, despite the use of drones, dogs and a helicopter. in his home town, people have been tying blue ribbons, hoping for his safe return. our correspondent fiona trott is in tenerife and has this update. this is where police last traced his mobile phone signalfrom his this is where police last traced his mobile phone signal from his friend lucy lowe on monday saying he was about to attend a ten hour walk back to his accommodation and then the phone cut out. it is wide the search has been focusing in this area of about five square kilometres. lucy's mum has been here watching and waiting for news and j's mother, debbie, is also on the island at the moment is a time where she should have been back at home with him in lancashire talking about the holiday he had had with friends, his first holiday abroad. he was due to fly back yesterday which gives you a sense ofjust how many days have passed with still no clue about where he is. let'sjust recap on what we know about the poli

police in tenerife confirm that the search for missing british teenagerjay slater has been called off after nearly two weeks. voting is under way in the first round of france's parliamentary elections —— this is the scene live england takes on slovakia. hello. we start here in the uk. with just five days to go before the general election, the leader of the reform uk party, nigel farage, has given a rally in birmingham. after a racism row embroiled his party in scandal. the prime minister rishi sunak described the incident as racist and inappropriate. speaking in front of 4,000 people, mr farage told crowds he felt compelled to come back to politics as an alternative to whom he called slippery sunak and sir keir starmer. mr farage also said he felt that the uk was in cultural decline. that aside, with a country that's in economic decline. and think about this. gdp per capita has fallen for the last six consecutive quarters. people are getting poorer. and i couldn't stand aside. in a country that is in genuine societal decline, safety, people fearful of going out at night, people scared

former senior civil servant jonathan slater accused former senior civil servantjonathan slater accused in 2021 and he said the department for education had funding to repair our hundred schools per year and they were expecting that to be increased but it was far short of what was needed. 3—400 schools per year needed repairing but they thought rishi sunak was going to increase the number but when it came to the spending review in the autumn, rishi sunak reaffirmed the commitment he had made the year before to refurbish or rebuild 500 schools over ten years so about 50 per year and he has been, this has been put to him, and he said it was completely and utterly wrong and that refurbishing and rebuilding 50 schools per year was completely in line with what had been done historically in this country. so pressure on what the government had donein pressure on what the government had done in the years running up to that, notjust in recent weeks, and also the immediate scale of the problem going forward. this also the immediate scale of the problem going forward. this row land directl on prob

that human remains have been found on the island of tenerife near to where the british teenager jay slater went missing. the 19—year—old, from lancashire, hasn't been seen since he disappeared last month. a formal indentification has yet to take place, but spanish police say that "all evidence suggests" the remains are those of jay slater. the teenager was on holiday on tenerife and had been at a music festival on the island. he then went to a house several miles away — the last time he was seen. the body has been found not far away near the village of masca. police say he may have suffered an accident or fall, as our correspondent danny savage reports. rescuers today in a deep, inaccessible gorge in tenerife, close to where jason peter was last seen alive. it is here where human remains have now been found, along with his clothes and possessions —— close to where jay slater was last seen alive. it is a month since the 19—year—old into a pattern airbnb in this mountainous part of the island after a night out. jay had been holidaying with friends when he vanished last month. a huge search w

spanish police say they have the resources to continue the search for 19—year—old jay slater who's now. they've declined an offer of help from police in lancashire. mr slater hasn't been seen since last sunday when he went to a music festival in the south of the island. he left by car with two men in the early hours of the next morning — telling friends he was staying at their apartment. the teenager was last heard from on monday morning when he rang a friend, saying he had missed a bus travelling south and was attempting to walk the ten—hourjourney back. the call then cut out. his last known location was at the rural teno national park. fiona trott is in playa de las americas, where jay was visiting last weekend. it is hard to imagine that he was here one week ago enjoying a three—day music festival. i have spoken to yvonne mona who said that he met him that night, he said he was relaxed, happy, having a good time with his friends. now, one week on he has missing posters ofjay on his walls. he says it is hard to understand how he disappeared. what we understand as he left here on the

also tonight, a vigil forjay slater.friends and family gather to remember the 19—year—old, who's body has been formally identified in tenerife. it follows official confirmation here that the teenager died from an injury probably caused by a fall. he's back, bandaged, unbowed. donald trump gets a rapturous welcome at the republican convention. celebrity contestants will now be chaperoned on strictly during training, after controversy surrounding two professional dancers. and the search is on for a new england manager 0n bbc london a vigil is held in east ham after a third child dies later in the hour on the bbc news channel — we'll round up the latest action, hear key interviews and discuss the days biggest talking points from here at the bbc sport center. good evening. there's turmoil in the welsh labour party tonight, after the first minister's decision to stand down. vaughan gething has only been in the job since march, and his replacement would be the third labour first minister this year. today, four senior colleague

this is the area of tenerife where jay slater was last seen alive.im by the authorities on the island. drones were sent into the air to assist mountain rescue teams, but the official search was eventually called off when no trace of him was found. they now believe he could have fallen in the steep, inaccessible area where a body has now been discovered. these pictures have just been released of a deep deserted gorge where rescuers found who they believe to be jay. a statement from the civil guard on tenerife today says, "all indications indicate that it could be the young british man disappeared since lastjune 17th, in the absence of a full id". jay was from oswaldtwistle, here in lancashire, and ever since he went missing, people have been tying blue ribbons to lamp posts and fences in public places to show that people here were keeping him and his family in their thoughts. they were, of course, hoping for a much happier outcome than the one we now appear to be facing. i've known him. i grew up around here all my life, so everyone knows everyone aro