live from london, this is bbc news. 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 l

theo leggett, bbc news. with partner alan barton reached number two in the charts in1981i. despite being kept off top spot by george michael's "careless whisper", the song became a staple at parties and weddings.

this is bbc news.rah montague. of the 252 people kidnapped by hamas from israel on october the 7th last year, 120 are believed to be in gaza, and of those, 39 are presumed to be dead. there are formal negotiations for their release, but there are also informal conversations by individuals and organisations working behind the scenes. my guest today is the hostage negotiator mickey bergman. he's spent much of the last two decades working behind the scenes, helping to negotiate the release of americans kidnapped or detained abroad, either by criminals, political actors or governments. what difference do such fringe diplomats make? are they a help or a hindrance?

there's news, as the bbc very fairly says, online and on radio. news isn't on bbc one, it's probably on itv at the right time. so there's a huge amount of viewer choice these days, and i think most people live with the fact that sometimes there will be some schedule changes for big sports events. it's interesting that we heard a viewer there complaining that the quiz shows are all kept in the same slot, but news was being messed around. why couldn't they move the football consistently to bbc two and keep the news on bbc one in its normal slots? well, there are two things going on there. the first is that the biggest audiences will be for sport and for the football. so actually most people will come in for football. and the expectation is that the biggest audience events are on bbc one. second thing is, you may say, well, in that case, why not play the news on bbc two? and that is still technically difficult because you can't do all the regional opts on bbc two, so you can't have your usual integration of the regional news and the national news if

live from london, this is bbc news. — as she attends the trooping the colour parade — to mark the king�*s official birthday. president zelenskyjoins dozens of other world leaders in switzerland — to discuss how to end the war in ukraine. russia was not invited. and the g7 summit wraps up — after discussing migration, chinese trade policy and the future of ai, as well as the war in ukraine. kevin campbell — the former striker for arsenal and everton — has died at the age of 5a, after a short illness. both clubs have reacted to the news — paying tribute to him.

israeli cease-fire while israel launches a - bbc news. l while israel launches a new assault on central gaza. world leaders gather in france and in the uk to mark 80 years since the uk to mark 80 years since the d—day invasion. and climate researchers call for urgent action as global temperatures neara action as global temperatures near a dangerous threshold. we need to near a dangerous threshold. - need to do things differently. we can do it in a way that is fair, we could do it in a way thatis fair, we could do it in a way that isjust. we began with the war in gaza with his developments on the ground in a cease—fire negotiation. on wednesday israel launched a new assault in central gaza, the velocity in central gaza, the velocity in the strip where it really had not yet entered. at least 70 people are said to been killed including several children. it comes as palestinian team sees several hundred bodies have been found in mass graves. israeli forces raided the hospital for a raided the hospitalfor a second time in march claiming hamas h

emma vardy, bbc news, las vegas. re playing the hosts germany. from munich, here's dan roan. more than a quarter of a century has passed since scotland fans last had the chance to follow their team overseas at a major tournament. in1998, 18 year old, i never had the money, i thought, do you know what? i'll sit this one out and go to the next one. i'm now 46! and there are few bigger fixtures than this. the opening match of the euros against the hosts, three times champions germany, here in munich. look at everybody here and we are going to do it. yes, come on, scotland! unfortunately i've not got a match ticket. you just want to be here? yeah. we'll find somewhere to watch it, won't we? aye. you've heard this song. you'll be spoiling the host's party if you crash this. no, we are the hosts really. have a look about, this is our side. this evokes memories of the opening match of that 1998 world cup. scotland scoring against mighty brazil, before narrowly losing. again they will be underdogs but after impressing in qual

andrew harding, bbc news brittany. own, who is busy mixing work and pleasure at the festival. yes, glastonbury festival is well and truly under way. squeeze are performing behind us. lots of acts will be performing over the weekend. there are two female headliners this weekend, qld pack will be here later today. i have managed to catch up with another performer, corinne bailey rae, who will be performing yesterday. she spoke to me earlier. i love it here. i have played here with— i love it here. i have played here with all— i love it here. i have played here with all four of my records. we have had lots _ with all four of my records. we have had lots of _ with all four of my records. we have had lots of support from the 80s family _ had lots of support from the 80s family i— had lots of support from the 80s family. i love it here. i love all the different stages. i have played the different stages. i have played the pyramid stage before. itjust feels _ the pyramid stage before. itjust feels very— the pyramid stage befor

the bbc news life page has the bbc.st from our correspondence joe inwood who we saw a little earlier and tributes to michael mosley as they come in. you can go online to the bbc news website or app online to the bbc news website or app to view that now. let's move other news. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says 27a palestinians were killed during saturday's israeli offensive on the nuseirat refugee camp. the operation led to the rescue of four israeli hostages taken by hamas during the october 7th attacks — were freed during the raid, in broad daylight. israel has previously estimated there were fewer than a hundred casualties. footage from the area's al—aqsa hospital shows badly wounded people laying on the ground. the eu's top diplomat, josep borrell has condemned the killings, describing them as "another massacre of civilians". 0ur correspondentjon donnison has more on the reaction in israel from jerusalem. it's been one of celebration and relief, not least for the families and friends of the four hostages who

chris mason, bbc news. of candidates standing in the general election on the bbc website. inflation has hit the bank of england's target for the first time in almost three years. prices rose at 2% in the year to may, compared to 2.3% the month before — the fall was driven by a slow down in rising prices forfood, soft drinks and furniture. but petrol prices went up sharply. rishi sunak said bold action by the conservatives meant the economy had turned a corner. the labour leader sir keir starmer said the lower rate didn't mean "life had got easier for many people". here's faisal islam. it's here in the supermarket where you get a real sense of the inflationary shock to the level of prices. if you want lamb, well, that will the cost you 10% more than this time last year. yet that pales into insignificance for olive oil, up nearly a0%. but some staples are starting to come down in price. milk, cheese and rice, for example. officially, goods price inflation is now negative, driven by falls in energy prices. and

is bbc news. the headlines. the princess of - is bbc news. the headlines. the princess of wales _ - is bbc news. the headlines. the princess of wales makes _ - is bbc news. the headlines. the princess of wales makes her - - is bbc news. the headlines. the princess of wales makes her first - princess of wales makes her first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis as she attends the trooping the colour parade to mark the king's official birthday. president zelenskyjoins up dozens of other world leaders in switzerland for discussions on ending the war in ukraine, but russia was not invited. kevin campbell, the former stray killer for arsenal and everton has died at the age of 5a after a short illness. both clubs have paid tribute to him. and arise, sir alan. both clubs have paid tribute to him. and arise, siralan. alan both clubs have paid tribute to him. and arise, sir alan. alan bates, the man who campaigned to expose the post office scandal has received a knighthood, joining dozens of famous names in the king's birthday honours. more on that story and

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, seoul. n speak to andrei lankov, director of nk news and korea risk group. thank you very much for your time here on newsday on bbc news. as a veteran watcher of north korea and russia, what does this mutual assistance pact mean in practice? it means not much. a similar treaty existed for many decades, from 1961 to the mid—1990s. practically we are talking about a defensive treaty, north korea has no nuclear weapons and it is highly unlikely anyone would ever attack a —— has nuclear weapons. in talking about a war of aggression, which is not likely now that might happen eventually, , likely now that might happen eventually,, irrespective of the treaty, russia or china or whoever else might choose to support it or not, it is basically a question of choice, so it is a great deal of symbolism, and all this visit is basically i would say slightly over reported, overestimated, because, once again, there are talks about russia not keeping un sanctions, highly likely, almost definitely, then what? b

iain watson, bbc news.l mosely, says his family refuses to lose hope, and the last few days have been "unbearable. " efforts are continuing to find the 67—year—old, on the greek island of symi, where he's been missing since setting off for a walk on wednesday, and cctv footage has been released of his last movements. joe inwood, has the very latest, from symi. just a few hours working on the hills of symi is enough to leave you exhausted. two hours. two hours? that is why there is such concern that michael mosley may still be up here after more than three days. the major search operation to find the missing broadcaster has today focused on the hills to the north of the village of pedi. so that search and rescue helicopter has been circling for maybe half an hour or so. there's been a huge amount of emergency services activity focused on those hills, and that's because we know from cctv taken at this spot that, on wednesday, at about 1:30pm, 2pm, michael mosley passed this road and headed into those hills. t

katya adler, bbc news, normandy.ures we are receiving this morning from normandy, where of course all of these events took place. 80 years ago. now, let's cross live to normandy to speak to alex fitzgerald—black — executive director of the juno beach centre association. thejuno beach centre in normandy is where the canadian military landed on d—day. canada's prime ministerjustin trudeau will be there today among other world leaders. talk us through the canadian element to today. us through the canadian element totoda. , to today. absolutely, the canadians _ to today. absolutely, the canadians landed - to today. absolutely, the canadians landed on - to today. absolutely, the i canadians landed on juno to today. absolutely, the - canadians landed on juno beach canadians landed onjuno beach 14,000 canadians landed onjuno beach 1a,000 strong and alongside some british troops, one third of the troops landing onjuno beach were british. the forces were closely integrated. we also had a parachute battalion, just over 500 par

simon jones, bbc news.ivity in one part of southern gaza to let more aid in. the suspension will not apply to rafah, which is the scene of intense fighting. israeli military operations are being halted between 8am and 7pm every day along the road that leads from the kerem shalom crossing to the main salah al—din highway, which extends north through the territory. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports. in gaza, they stood to pray in places with little else left standing. the festival after eid al—adha, another milestone in this war. those for whom both conflict and celebration are new. those who have lived through them many times before. translation: for all muslims, eid means sacrificing animals, l to shed blood, but this eid, there are no sacrificed animals. now we sacrifice ourselves. we sacrifice our own bodies. agencies warn that a lack of aid is causing acute malnutrition in gaza. today, confusion over a limited daily truce announced by the army along a key aid route. it sparked fury fr

catriona renton, bbc news. and now to the rest of the night's news. derstands that the gambling commission's inquiries into alleged bets placed on the timing of the general election, involves more people than those publicly named so far. it comes as labour has written to the gambling regulator, urging it to release the names of everyone being investigated. overnight it emerged a fourth senior conservative was being reviewed by commission — the party's chief data officer, nick mason denies any wrongdoing. here's helen catt. that is fantastic. what's been some of your highlights? rishi sunak�*s party has already tweaked its sales pitch at this election from being all about another term of conservative government to more warnings about labour winning big. but the focus is now being repeatedly pulled away from that message by fresh details about bets allegedly placed by tories on the election date. the home secretary this morning was the latest ministry to face questions about it. to your knowledge, home secretary, did any ministers put a bet on the time o

live from london, this is bbc news.hostages in a special operation in nuseirat, in central gaza. the israeli military released these images as the rate got under way. one special forces officer died. fiur one special forces officer died. our soldiers 0ne special forces officer died. oi" soldiers performed in an unmatchable way. hamas media says 93 people were killed in the area and israel's military says one special operations officer died in the raid. the bbc obtains new video footage believed to be one of the last two sightings of missing tv and radio presenter michael mosley. politicians are out again this weekend vying for support as the general election draws closer. hello, i'm lauren taylor. israeli security forces have rescued four hostages from two separate locations in nuseirat, in central gaza. they've been named as noa argamani, almog meirjan, shlomi ziv and andrey kozlov. all had been abducted by hamas from the nova music festival on october 7th. here is the moment noa argamani was reunited with her father wh

now on bbc news, newscast: electioncast. newscast from the bbc. hello. it's adam in the newscast studio. and it's laura, also in the studio. and it's henry, also in the newscast studio. i'm trying to work out, which one of you is orwell, which one of you is kafka? that's a big question. or which one of you is jilly cooper or...? anyway, so just before we dive into this episode of newscast, just a little moment to explain what we actually do. so, we and some of our other kind of bestjournalistic pals in the bbc get together every night, chew over what's happened in the election that day, and then publish it as a podcast, which is newscast. and you can get that every night wherever you get your podcasts. and it'sjust, for me, as a journalist, it's really kind of fun, but also kind of in—depth way ofjust processing what's happened in this big, crazy news event, which is the general election of 202a. that's right. and i think what we also try to do is open up our notebooks and give people more of the kind of conversations that you have with politicians, advi

chris mason, bbc news.opolitan police says five more officers are being investigated by the gambling commission — again over alleged bets on the timing of the election. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here. what more can you tell us? the inuuiries what more can you tell us? the inquiries are — what more can you tell us? the inquiries are at _ what more can you tell us? the inquiries are at an _ what more can you tell us? tie: inquiries are at an early stage but there are concerns that that cloud of suspicion that hung over one close protection officer who allegedly placed bets on the election date has now spread to five others in different parts of the metropolitan police who face similar suspicions. 0nly metropolitan police who face similar suspicions. only the original officer has actually been arrested. there is greater concern about the possibility that the close protection officer has laid pots. —— has laid bets. it is worth saying, of course, that the full scale of the gambling commi

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chris mason, bbc news. s standing in the general election on the bbc website. inflation has hit the bank of england's target for the first time in almost three years. prices rose at 2% in the year to may, compared to 2.3% the month before — the fall was driven by a slow down in rising prices forfood, soft drinks and furniture. but petrol prices went up sharply. rishi sunak said bold action by the conservatives meant the economy had turned a corner. the labour leader sir keir starmer said the lower rate didn't mean "life had got easier for many people". here's faisal islam. it's here in the supermarket where you get a real sense of the inflationary shock to the level of prices. if you want lamb, well, that will the cost you 10% more than this time last year. yet that pales into insignificance for olive oil, up nearly a0%. but some staples are starting to come down in price. milk, cheese and rice, for example. officially, goods price inflation is now negative, driven by falls in energy prices. and that is what

helena wilkinson, bbc news.ays after he was accused of making racist and misogynist comments about labour's diane abbott. rishi sunak came under intense pressure from other parties to return mr hester�*s donations — which included one of £5 million made injanuary — when the row erupted in march. mr hester allegedly said that ms abbott "should be shot" and that she made him "want to hate all black women". the conservatives said he had "apologised and shown contrition" so the matter was resolved. the green party has launched its plans for the nhs. it wants to deliver an extra £30 billion a yearfor the health service in england by 2030, as well as an extra £20 billion for social care. they say they will raise the money by asking the "very richest" to pay more tax and extending the windfall tax on oil and gas companies. we all value our nhs, - and the green party is the only party being honest in this election about the level of funding - that's going to be needed, i and being honest that we're going to need to askl

lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. party donor that was accused of making racist comments of bends the labour mp diane abbott david frelick £5 million to the party before the row abruptly. —— gave a further 5 million. the money was generated by a software company run by frank hester, who said the comments were rooted but not... henry zeffman reports. a furious row back in march over the conservative donor frank hester prompted rishi sunak to say this... the alleged comments were wrong. they were racist. as i said, the comments were wrong, they were racist. he has rightly apologised for them and that remorse, and that remorse should be accepted. mr hester is alleged to have told his staff that the veteran labour politician diane abbott made him want to "hate all black women and that she should be shot." he subsequently apologised for being rude but insisted his comments had nothing to do with ms abbott's race or gender. we knew back then that mr hester had given the conservatives £10 million in 2023. what we now know is

this is bbc news. veterans are at the heart of commemorations in normandy on the 80th anniversary of the allied landings on the beaches of normandy. our obligation to remember them, what they stood for and what they achieved for us all can never diminish. the tv presenter, michael mosley, has gone missing while on holiday in greece. a search and rescue operation is underway. at least 35 die in an air strike on a school sheltering palestinians in gaza. israel says it was targeting fighters. hamas calls it a massacre. coming up later this hour on bbc news you will be able to see the episode of the bbc�*s daily show of newscast we just recorded wrapping up newscast we just recorded wrapping up all of the drama from the campaign trail today. hello, and a very good evning to you. welcome to the programme with me frankie mccamley. world leaders — and some of the last surviving veterans — joined in france, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of d—day. onjune 6th, 191m — along sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah

you are watching bbc news.re is dire in sudan after 13 months of war. it comes after one of the groups, the rapid support force is, attacked the maternity hospital, killing a hospital worker. it�*s one of the last functioning hospitals in the area. friday�*s attack is the latest in a country that�*s been torn apart by more than a year of brutal civil war with catastrophic humanitarian consequences. now, the head of the un children�*s agency, catherine russell, says sudan is one of the worst places in the world for children. ms russell spoke to our correspondent barbara plett usher in nairobi, on her way to visit sudan. sudan is definitely up there for a couple of reasons. it is the largest displacement of children anywhere in the world. we are seeing real numbers and concerning numbers of children suffering from malnutrition, including the worst form of malnutrition, which is severe, acute manage tuition, which kills children. most all children here are out of school so it is, taken as a whole, a very dire situ

live from washington, this is bbc news. hamas submits its response to a us—led ceasefire proposal but says it still requires israel's commitment to completely stop the war. us presidentjoe biden�*s son, hunter, is found guilty on all three charges in his federal gun case. and malawi's vice president, saulos chilima, was killed in a plane crash, along with nine other passengers. thank you forjoining us. the white house says its evaluating an official response by hamas to the latest proposal for a truce in the gaza conflict. us presidentjoe biden submitted the proposal about 12 days ago. and earlier on tuesday, hamas said it has a positive view of the plan but wants several guarantees. citing israeli officials, two us media outlets report that hamas has rejected an israeli proposal for a ceasefire and hostage exchange. hamas has not confirmed the claim and said the proposal "opens up a wide pathway" to reach an agreement. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent hugo bachega has more. hamas has expressed readiness to rea

chris mason, bbc news.p. and there's more. our correspondentjoe pike is in westminster, and yet another twist in this story? exactly, another name in the frame. in the last few minutes we have broken the story of the cabinet minister who claimed he had won over £2000 betting on the date of the election, that cabinet minister is the scottish secretary alisterjack, just as he is leaving parliament and standing down he seems to be making headlines. he did tell the bbc he had won £2100 after a series of bets on a possiblejune orjuly election, including one bet at 25—1. more recently when i challenged mrjack on this he said he was joking and recently when i challenged mrjack on this he said he wasjoking and he was pulling my leg. today he said he has not broken any gambling rules. he said this in a statement. i'm very clear that i have never on any occasion broken any gambling commission rules will stop i did not place any bets on the date of the general election during the may period of investigation by the com

this is bbc news. �*wonderful, funny, kind and brilliant husband'. narendra modi is being sworn in as india's prime minister for a record—equalling third term. this time he will not have an outright majority. these are live pictures from the ceremony which is going on in delhi. election campaigning continues in the uk as cabinet minister mel strader says rishi sunak apologised unequivocally for leaving d—day anniversary commemorations early and labour pledges to build more prisons. leaders cast their votes as millions go to the polls in the european union. now on bbc news, newscast. connor has written to us, high newscast is, i wanted to say i hated this label in the 2019 election. workington man was later able to put on a cliched group of boaters who supposedly won it for boris johnson. group of boaters who supposedly won it for borisjohnson. connor has a side bar, could you explain how this general election could affect scotland if labour wins a majority of scottish westminster seats, could

this is bbc news.ccupied west bank carried injured palestinian men on the bonnet of a military jeep at least three times during an operation injenin earlier this month. it follows a video that emerged last week showing one of the men, mujahid abadi balas, being driven on the front of the car, sparking international concern. the bbc has now spoken to two more people who say the same thing happened to them, as our middle east correspondnt lucy williamson reports from jenin. mujahid's encounter with israel's army is written over his body. gunshot wounds to his leg and shoulder, burns and bruises, from where he was forced onto the bonnet of a militaryjeep. "they told me not to hold on", he said. "i was saying my final prayers. i didn't expect to survive." the video of his journey caused international outrage, but mujahid was not the only one. samir, shot in the back during the same military raid, was unable to stand, he told us, but was carried to an army vehicle, stripped of his trousers and thrown onto t

you're live with bbc news.qiang have been meeting in canberra. it's part of a first visit to australia by a chinese premier in seven years. the two leaders have been discussing trade and diplomatic ties, along with regional security issues. earlier, mr li made an offer to adelaide zoo to send australia two new pandas. the two pandas already at the zoo are due to return home. the chinese premier's trip has also included a tour of winemakers in the famed barossa valley in south australia. beijing recently lifted tariffs on australian wine. i spoke about the visit and the recent years of rocky relations between china and australia with bbc correspondent katy watson in sydney. 2017 when china was accused of interference here in australia and china responded by ending diplomatic visits and then in 2020 the previous government here in australia wanted an investigation into the origins of covid—19 and that angered china and china responded by banning certain inputs such as wind, as you said, and beef, and that's been,

this is bbc news.ive rule ahead of this week's election. at}! years of conservative rule ahead of this week's election.— this week's election. of course it's been difficult, _ this week's election. of course it's been difficult, but _ this week's election. of course it's been difficult, but we _ this week's election. of course it's been difficult, but we are - this week's election. of course it's been difficult, but we are now - this week's election. of course it's been difficult, but we are now on | been difficult, but we are now on the right track with the prospect of more tax cuts and more financial security. that is the point of the election. ~ . ., , election. meanwhile, labour says that the company _ election. meanwhile, labour says that the company is _ election. meanwhile, labour says that the company is now - election. meanwhile, labour says that the company is now going i election. meanwhile, labour says l that the company is now going back to labour of moving with the eu if elected. reform u

live from london, this is bbc news. the reform uk leader nigel farage holds a rally after a scandal leading to three candidates being trapped. the uk prime minister has been speaking to the bbc, defending fourteen years of conservative rule ahead of this week's election. meanwhile, laboursays the country isn't going back to freedom of movement with the eu, if they're elected. 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

you can follow the election story live on the bbc news website and 3pp, live on the bbc news website ews event and also the latest fact checking from bbc verify. let's look at the united states now. the republicans and democrats are hosting rival fundraisers republicans and democrats are hosting rivalfundraisers here in london this evening with celebrity hosts looking to reel in thousands of dollars in election donations. an actress says a pro donald trump eventin actress says a pro donald trump event in north london with ticket prices starting atjust under £8,000. donald trump prices starting atjust under £8,000. donald trumer, the former president's son, is among the guests. let's speak to nickjohnson who is in west london. it's a major operation, isn't it, and quite a heavy ticket price there.- operation, isn't it, and quite a heavy ticket price there. yes, you could say that. _ heavy ticket price there. yes, you could say that. this _ heavy ticket price there. yes, you could say that. this is _ heavy ticket price there. yes, you could say that. this is chelsea, i heavy ticket pric

john maguire, bbc news, normandy. age on the six and ten o'clock news. here's sophie with the details. we are on our way to normandy, more than 40 british d—day veterans are on board this ferry. roy harrison, who served with the royal navy, is one of them. you can hear their stories on the bbc news at six and ten this week. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. this morning, we started off with a lot of clout and outbreaks of rain in northern areas of the country. this was argyll and bute. a cold front moved through, taking the rain away and cheering the skies up. that cold front brought a significant drop in temperatures. look at edinburgh, 21 yesterday, today 14 degrees, well below average. you better get used to the chill because it will be with us for some time. overnight rain clears away, followed by showery conditions in northern and western areas. the lowest temperatures in the countryside in scotland could get down to one celsius. we have got this cold air mass to blame and that will be with us f

live from buckingham palace, this is bbc news. this is bbc news. to a rather rainy and chilly day welcome to a rather rainy and chilly day here, but it is a significant day. in the next hour, the princess of wales will make her first public appearance since she was diagnosed with cancer, and that is at today �*s trooping the colour, the military parade which celebrate the king's fund birthday. the princess will be in the carriage parade with her children for the king's birthday celebrations, beforejoining the rest of the family on the baclony at buckingham palace. a new photo of the princess from the palace. taken close to her home in windsor, a place where she has been able to rest, recuperate, and spend time with her family. it marks the first significant announcement about catherine's health since she announced her cancer diagnosis in march. my work has always brought me a deep sense ofjoy and i look forward to being back when i'm able. but for now i must focus on making a full recovery. the princess has released a deeply perso

this is bbc news.e have been frequent accounts of torture and murder. in the latest atrocity, at least 50 people are said to have been killed. and the details, denied by military leaders, are disturbing. the bbc has also seen evidence of brutal violence against young protesters, specifically in chin state, and yogita limaye, along with camera journalist, sanjay ganguly, and producer aakriti thapar, gained rare access to the region. their report does contain distressing descriptions, of torture. a land where a fragile democracy was crushed by a coup. now the militaryjunta has been pushed out of parts of myanmar by an armed resistance. we're driving into the western chin state to see how the military has tried to suppress a people's uprising. it's accused of burning and bombing tens of thousands of homes. in this village, we saw evidence of it. fighting here — farmers, students, truck drivers, labourers. this isn't a professional, well—equipped army. it's propelled by the courage of ordinary people in th

and coming up on bbc news... having beaten the rain in guyana, for now at least — can england keep their t20 world cup defence going by beating india in their semi final. good evening. the bbc has tracked down and confronted a people smuggler responsible for organising a small—boat crossing to the uk in april in which a seven—year—old girl died. our paris correspondent andrew harding was on the beach in france when that boat set off. now after a lengthy investigation, he has managed to track down the smuggler across europe to luxembourg. here's his story. excuse me, sir. andrew harding from bbc news. we've come to luxembourg to confront a man we've been chasing across europe. we know who you are, you're a smuggler. no. he's responsible for putting hundreds of people in small boats heading from france to england. and responsible for one boat in particular. this one. we came across it back in april on a beach in northern france. police, battling with a group of smugglers. chaos as people clambered onto the boat. we

katya adler, bbc news, normandy. president there and the french president there and the french president at the centre of many of those commemorations today. we are just hearing news from french television, president emmanuel macron is speaking to television at the moment saying that ukraine has requested western military instructors on its soil and we are hearing from the interfere on french television that france is to tell maras 2000 fighterjets to ukraine —— to sell maras 2000. that is just coming into us that president macron is speaking to french television that they are to sell fighter jets to ukraine. we will bring you more on that on bbc news as we get it. let's head to the middle east now, where at least 35 people are reported to have been killed in an israeli air strike on a un school in gaza that was sheltering displaced palestinians. the un agency for palestinian refugees says there were 6,000 people in the school when it was hit in central gaza. israel says it was targeting 20 to 30 hamas fighters operat

we will speak to our correspondent in the next hour on bbc news. making a speech, we will bring you the latest from singapore too. a busy day of news, stay with us. hello there. it was a pretty decent saturday for much of the north of the uk. we saw highs of 22 degrees, the warmest spots of scotland and northern ireland. but it was cool, cloudy and breezy for eastern england. for sunday, it's a reverse of fortunes. it's the south and east of the country which will see the best of the warmth and the sunshine. further north and west, it will turn cloudier. that's because around this area of high pressure, we'll see this cloud and a weather front starting to work into the north—west of the uk. so it's a chilly but a bright start for many areas, early cloud clearing away from the south—east. the winds turn lighter here, too. lots of sunshine into the afternoon, a bit hazy in places. but the cloud continues to build across scotland and northern ireland through the day, with even a bit of rain arriving across western scotland as well and the breeze picki

jessica parker, bbc news. ley on the greek island of symi has been seen by the bbc. dr mosley vanished four days ago while on holiday on the island, which is between kos and rhodes. his four children have arrived on the island to help look for him and the family have described the last few days as "unbearable". 0ur correspondentjoe inwood reports from symi. just a few hours walking on the hills of symi is enough to leave you exhausted. so imagine what it would be like entering your fourth day in this unforgiving landscape. the major search operation to find the missing broadcaster michael mosley has today focused on the hills to the north of the village of pedi. so that search and rescue helicopter has been circling for maybe half an hour or so. there's been a huge amount of emergency services activity focused on those hills, and that's because we know from cctv taken at this spot that, on wednesday at about 1:30pm, two o'clock, michael mosley passed this road and headed into those hills. the search is focusing

and that's bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. land side has to up their game and deal with high expectations bad news for scotland ahead of their must win final group game, kieran tierney is out of the tournament ukraine have kept themselves alive with a late winner in dusseldorf, we'll also have the latesst from the poland austrai game, there have been goals in that too. and rob page has paid the price for not getting wales

alex forsyth, bbc news. let's hearfrom chris again, who's in salford. prime minister after the election today, or did it come from someone who is a rather long shot? in pure news terms, i think it came from nigel farage. there was a familiar pattern, clive, to the beginning of the day. you had the fireworks from the conservatives of an announcement that made news, that alex was just bringing us the details of there. then you have the attempt from labour of a reassuring comfort blanket. but then, enter nigel farage, a master of political theatre. just a week ago, he told me he would not stand as a candidate at the election. he was giving every impression that his ga was over the atlantic towards the presidential election that would election in the autumn. —— his gaze. here we are, a week later, grabbing the attention, and by seizing the leadership of reform uk, has not only created another news moment, it also gives him a platform and a profile on this campaign that being merely an horrific president would not have afforded him. he has made a career of gr

lucy manning, bbc news.he list of candidates we know about so far standing in the clacton constituency. the bbc news website will have a complete list, once they're all confirmed. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says if he becomes pm he would be prepared to use nuclear weapons to defend the uk. at a campaign event in bury, he said his party would increase defence spending and update the country's nuclear arsenal. both the tories and labour are keen to make national security a prominent issue in this election, as our political editor chris mason reports. the fusilier museum, in bury, in greater manchester is a shrine to military service. today, the man who wants to be prime minister wants to convince you the country would be safe in his hands. look at those around him — they have each served in the forces. they are now labour candidates. national security is the most important issue of our times. something which, of course, is always true. and which, for us, if we are privileged to serve our country, wil

. ., ,, :, , bbc news.olleagues like the party spokesman or the deputy leader puts for this, it has to be the two people who could be the prime minister of this country and there is only two human beings who could do that, they can't send a stand in. that beings who could do that, they can't send a stand in.— send a stand in. that is jonathan monro, send a stand in. that is jonathan monro. one _ send a stand in. that is jonathan monro, one of— send a stand in. that is jonathan monro, one of the _ send a stand in. that is jonathan monro, one of the senior - send a stand in. that is jonathan monro, one of the senior figures from bbc news who has been involved in organising this debate and we have had to be interacting with the very start from the host of this debate, nottingham trent university, and i have spoken to vice chancellor of the university. hate and i have spoken to vice chancellor of the university.— of the university. we have been s-reakin of the university. we have been speaking to _ of the unive

pallab ghosh, bbc news. on your mobile or tablet. bbc.com/news — do check it out. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. nvidia has just nvidia hasjust gone nvidia has just gone from strength to strength, we'll tell you about it in just a moment's time. hello there. having just had one of the wettest and dullest springs on record, i'm sure if you've got 12 hours of sunshine, you'd take it. that's exactly what we had on wednesday through the isle of man. a chilly day, but a beautiful day in terms of sunshine. slightly different story further north and west, temperatures struggled in parts of scotland to get up into double figures and there was a rash of sharp showers as well. that's because scotland and northern ireland, you're closest to this area of low pressure and a brisk northwesterly wind continues to feed showers in around that low. so we start off on a chilly note first thing on thursday morning. sunny spells and scattered showers through scotland and northern ireland, fairly widespread throughout th

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this is bbc news. tes being dropped. in other news — police in tenerife confirm the uk prime minister defends i4 the uk prime minister defends 14 years of conservative rule. the french are voting in elections with the far right posed to make significant gains. live in paris as vote out turnout reaches the highest in more than 40 years. is it enthusiasm for the right or a desperate attempt to market?

philippa roxby, bbc news. ries. the charity electrical safety first says new laws should be a priority for the next government. the campaign is being backed by scott peden whose partner and two children died in a fire, believed to have been started by a faulty e—bike battery. tim muffett has this report. i screamed, "gemma, the kids, pass me the kids!" and i heard a voice from her saying, "i can't get out." lastjune, scott peden lost everything. he'd bought a replacement battery online for his e—bike. the following week, a blaze ripped through his home. cambridgeshire fire and rescue service believes it was caused by the battery that had been left on charge overnight. in november, scott described how, afterfour weeks in an induced coma, he was told what had happened. my mum and my dad broke the news to me. and, yeah, i have lost my girlfriend, my son, my daughter, and our two dogs. scott's partner, gemma, was 31. his daughter lily was eight. his son, oliver, four. scott, it's nearly a year ago, isn't it, that t

this is bbc news.y officially launches the snp's general election campaign — less than a month after he became party leader. mexicans are at the polls in an election which is almost certain to result in the country's first female president. it's been the most violent election campaign in modern mexican history. south africa's ruling anc says it will talk to all parties about forming a coalition government after losing its majority for the first time in 30 years. and a chinese spacecraft has landed on the far side of the moon... in a landmark mission to retrieve rock and soil samples. we start this hour in mexico where polls have just opened in an election that the country's first female president is almost certain to be elected. the frontrunner, claudia shane—baum, and her main rival, sotch—it—ul galvez, are well ahead of the only male candidate in opinion polls. ms shane—baum, who is a former mayor of mexico city, has the backing of the outgoing president, lopez 0brador. this is the scene live at one

sarah smith, bbc news atlanta georgia. sarah smith, bbc news atlanta georgia.i think we have _ what happens now, sarah? well, i think we have to _ what happens now, sarah? well, i think we have to wait _ what happens now, sarah? well, i think we have to wait for— what happens now, sarah? well, i think we have to wait for the - what happens now, sarah? well, i think we have to wait for the dust l think we have to wait for the dust to settle. everybody is tremendously excitable today because that was such a disastrous performance from joe biden, i mean on a historic scale. no—one can remember a worse performance in a presidential debate and off course it is exactly the fact that fears over his physical fitness and mental acuity were alreadyjoe biden's greatest already joe biden's greatest liabilities, alreadyjoe biden's greatest liabilities, but his campaign goes on, it appears he is determined to carry on, he hasjust on, it appears he is determined to carry on, he has just walked on, it appears he is determined to carry on, he hasjust walked on stage as a rally