, all his yea rs of is that sir ben ainslie, all his years of preparation down on the south coast tot to finish over 30 seconds down in that final race, they will lose the semifinal 5—2. that's all sport for now. perhaps ale it'll be more from us later, i know it is a busy news day! we hope to see you again, 0lly thank you very much indeed! it's almost three years since british combat troops withdrew from afghanistan, after more than a decade fighting the taliban. 456 british soldiers were killed, most of them in helmand province. since the withdrawal, helmand and many other parts of the country have fallen back into the hands of the taliban. auliya atrafi from the bbc‘s afghan service has been given rare access to the taliban's effective capital, musa qala. we just entered taliban territory. we didn't have to travel far. all we had to do was get off the main road and we were in. we passed through sangin, where so many british soldiers fought and died. we are heading for musa qala. 0ur taliban minder always with us. the bustling market looks like any in afghanistan, but there are som

it meant the team lead by sir ben ainslie had to retire from race one.d it is highly unlikely they will be able to fix the problem for the second race which takes place later this evening. the first team to win five races will take on the cup—holders, the usa. just to recap — a sad day for football fans with the sudden death of former newcastle united midfielder check tiote at the age ofjust 30. thank you for watching. that's all from sportsday. i will see you later on on bbc news. bye bye. campaigning has recommenced after being suspended. the prime minister has defended her record on counterterrorism and policing as labour claim the cuts have hampered the police‘s ability to gather intelligence and prevent radicalisation. let's go to alex forsyth in gateshead with the corbyn campaign. we are expecting him to discuss security and discuss theresa may's record on all of this. as you say campaigning has resumed in full, as you can probably tell, because i am at this rally in gateshead were a few thousand people have been gathered for the last 90 minutes or

in race one of the day in the bahamas, ben ainslie's boat ground toa bahamas, ben ainslie's boat groundind was so severe that britain could not take to the water in phase two, which was an hour later. they are 2—0 down in the first 25 race play—offs. —— in the first to five. finally, chris froome kept safely out of trouble on the second stage of the criterium du dauphine in france. it was a day for the sprinters into arlanc — as frenchman arnaud demare claimed the stage win. froome finished safely in the peleton with the climbing and time trial stages — where he should excel — coming later in the week. that's all from sportsday. in some parts of the country, the weather is unpleasant right now. heavy rain, strong winds, and this rough spell of weather is going to continue into tomorrow. by the time we continue into tomorrow. by the time we get a wednesday, things will improve a little. for the time being, this mass of cloud, low— pressure being, this mass of cloud, low—pressure barrelling across the uk. this is the rainfall within this area of low pressure through the course of the nigh

they need just one win to knock sir ben ainslie's boat out.port on bbc news through the evening. we've seen a bit more sunshine through the afternoon but we've also seen areas of rain and one part of the country that has had some heavy showers is near wigan. you can see the main area of cloud and rain pushing north over scotland, showers coming behind it but the wettest weather has been over northern ireland. the weather warning should be fading away as the wet weather moves north, to the north—west of scotland. still some showers across other parts of the uk and some clear skies as well. not too cold overnight despite the temperatures being disappointing for many of us today, 11 or 12 degrees in the morning. 8am, going to work perhaps into the rush hour, some showers in south wales, running up through the bristol channel towards bristol, perhaps, and showers further east but for many places in england and wales they will start dry with some sunshine. dry weather over northern ireland, a sunny start after the downpours, still some rain in scot

sir ben ainslie's landrover bar team is through to the playoffs of the americas cup, as they attemptsailing in bermuda, as our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. sur ben ainslie's exasperation as his race boat nosedived into bermuda's great sound is summed up his team's campaign so far. needing one more point to guarantee a point in the play—off semifinals, he faced one of the favourites, team new zealand, but the most successful sailor in olympic history could only watch in horror as the kiwis raced past them into a commanding lead. they are absolutely killing us. so superior in fact were new zealand, bar did not even finish the race. we are retiring from this race, over. ainslie had lead after winning in the challenger series and the team definitely needed it. they next faced france, the weakest team in the field. the aim of the game is to get the boat upon to their files, to fly out of the water, gaining maximum speed. but with only minimal wind, both teams were struggling. it is dubbed formula 1 on water but this looked more like chess. seemingly in slow motion a great p

valuable bonus point to take into the decider if they finish top, while it was a mixed day for ben ainslie'sce for semi final positions. a quick update, tipping off in five minutes time is the oakland... the clevela nd cavaliers. from me and the sport today team, goodbye. see you later. that morning. it feels as though it has been a week of extremes. extreme heat, thunderstorms, and even some rain. as we move towards the weekend, things are not quite as extreme but nevertheless, it's sunny spells and scattered showers, it will feel noticeably fresher but good news if it has been too hard and too humid. this swirl of cloud arrived during thursday, a weather front that moves through and introduces slightly fresher air from the west. it brought a change on thursday, 15 degrees, and in the south—east we saw highs of 26. it stays humid, and will push further inland through the day today. it wea ke ns inland through the day today. it weakens as it moves down through the peaks weakens as it moves down through the pea ks and the weakens as it moves down through the peaks and the pennines on the sout

the ben ainslie led team forfeited their second race against emirates new zealand after having to withdrawg sail breaking. the series is fought over nine races and the team has a spare wing which it is allowed to use under the competition rules with holders team 0racle usa to take on the eventual winner of this series which includes the other semi—final, that saw artemis racing and softbank team japan finished the day level at one win apiece. we had at half day today. came into the gate at the first race and we had done a nicejob the gate at the first race and we had done a nice job to the gate at the first race and we had done a nicejob to get the gate at the first race and we had done a nice job to get a the gate at the first race and we had done a nicejob to get a nice rounding. unfortunately, we had a breakdown in our win control system which ended up being pretty fundamental. we had to pull out of the race and try and get ourselves back to the dock. put a spare wing in and get back out racing for the second race and unfortunately, we couldn't make it in time. game 4 of the nhl‘s stanl

ben ainslie's land rover, b.a.r, team, will face both new zealand and france later all being well.andings with new zealand, in second place, ahead of britain in third. that's all from sportsday. there will be more about that and more about the america's cup sailing throughout the evening on bbc news. goodbye for now. you're watching bbc news atjust after ten to seven. the top stories. brexit moves back to the heart of the election campaign as leaders attend rallies canvassing supporters. president trump is poised to make an announcement on whether to withdraw america from the paris climate change agreement. and in america the sacked former fbi directorjames comey is to testify before a senate committee. his evidence will form part of an investigation into alleged russian collusion with president trump's election campaign. an update on the market numbers, the london and frankfurt markets both up and the dowjones and frankfurt markets both up and the dow jones and the frankfurt markets both up and the dowjones and the nasdaq both positive territory. breaking news out of the philippin

what's the latest from sir ben ainslie's challenge?on new zealand, but look at this for a moment of drama yesterday. new zealand's catamaran suddenly ca psizing forwards on the run—in to the start of one of the races. some crew were left suspended in the boat's hull above the water. three were thrown overboard, but all the crew were safe and accounted for. some cuts and bruises, of course, but they did say it was entirely their fault. ba r captain sir ben said he'd never seen anything like it in his 30 yea rs of seen anything like it in his 30 years of racing. it does mean they got a helping hand, ben ainslie's team. they trail new zealand 3—i got a helping hand, ben ainslie's team. they trail new zealand 3—1 in the best of nine series. plenty of work. they should be back on the water in bermuda later on if the weather conditions are suitable. time for the sixth and final edition of our election blind dates. over the last week, we've been playing matchmaker to some well—known faces who are poles apart when it comes to politics. nigel f

and that means sir ben ainslie's team now trail 3—1 in the best of nine series.ance to face eitherjapan or sweden in the challenger final and then the right to take on the holders oracle team usa in the america's cup final. conditions farfrom ideal in paris, as rain proved to be the toughest opponent at roland garros today as all of the men's french open french open quarter finals were postponed until tomorrow. both rafael nadal and novak djokovic were due to be in action but the court covers were brought out. and that means all four of the men's quarter—finals will be played tomorrow including andy murray who's up against kei nishikori. in between the rain delays, two of the women's quarter finals were wrapped up, with the unseeded 19 year old latvianjelena ostapenko causing an upset by beating the former

and that means sir ben ainslie's team now trail 3—1 in the best of nine series.he first team to five will get the chance to face eitherjapan or sweden in the challenger final and then the right to take on the holders oracle team usa in the america's cup final. conditions farfrom ideal in paris, as rain proved to be the toughest opponent at roland garros today as all of the men's french open french open quarter finals were postponed until tomorrow. both rafael nadal and novak djokovic were due to be in action but the court covers were brought out. and that means all four of the men's quarter—finals will be played tomorrow including andy murray who's up against kei nishikori. in between the rain delays, two of the women's quarter finals were wrapped up, with the unseeded 19 year old latvianjelena ostapenko causing an upset by beating the former world number one caroline wozniacki over three sets, to reach herfirst grand slam semi final. in the day's other quarter—final, the 30th seed timea bacsinszky beat the french woman kristina mladenovic 6—4, 6—4. the home favo

so fingers crossed ben ainslie can engineer another amazing comeback.pecial question time programmes, featuring the party leaders. tim farron and nicola sturgeon are in the hot seat before a studio audience in edinburgh. it had originally been scheduled yesterday but was postponed after the london bridge terror attack. it has been a busy day in for the political party, and we have a quick rundown of who has been saying what ahead of the night's event. ok, actually, we are going to talk to katrina renton. can you hear me? i think you are there. yes, iam here. we are you hear me? i think you are there. yes, i am here. we are at george watson's college in edinburgh. a magnificent backdrop for the night's question time special, the last of the question time specials, and as you said, it features the leaders of the liberal democrats and the snp being taken on by a studio audience. they eat get —— each get half an hour. tim farron won the toss and elected to go first. he has been taking some questions in their from thejudeo audience taking some questions in t

sir ben ainslie says he has some difficult phone calls to make, after his team failed to qualify forly beaten by team new zealand in bermuda and he's is planning some changes, but he's not giving up. i used to think being an olympic sailor was hard work, but it's nothing compare to with this. but i've loved every minute of it. it's been a huge, huge challenge. really proud of the team we've developed andi proud of the team we've developed and i want to be a big part of that in the future, and yes, i will keep running the team and i'm determined that we will get the america's cup home. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. i will have more in the next hour. thank you. pakistan government officials say at least 100 people are reported to have been killed and dozens more badly injured when a lorry transporting oil burst into flames in punjab. police said a crowd had gathered to collect fuel leaking from the vehicle which had overturned on the main highway from the city of bahawalpur. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani sent thi

sir ben ainslie's team hopes to build momentum after winning the last race in tuesday after team newfter the deluge, and the gale force winds disrupted in some areas. now the weather going back down the hill. not going to be as bad, but expecting cloud and rain on thursday. a short spell of settled, much better weather. cloud increasing western areas. bringing some rain. this is the weather, rather elongated. a weather front sliding across the uk. the winds will not be a problem. damp for many of us. heavy rain across eastern areas. mild in the south. 13, 1a degrees. damp and mild for many of us. degrees. damp and mild for many of us. this is where the heaviest of the rain will be across wales. particularly across their bills. much of the midlands, east anglia and the south—east, fairly dry start of the day. some rain moving into northern ireland. the north—west of england. northern scotland, probably waking up to some sunshine. much fresher. fresh start of the day. through the course of thursday, the area of low pressure, long weather front stretching across the uk. this is where th

sir ben ainslie says he has some difficult phone calls to make, after his team failed to qualify fore's planning some changes — but he's not giving up, even though it's the toughest thing he's ever done. i used to think of being an olympic sailor was hard work, but it is nothing compared to this. but i'm really proud of the team we have developed, and i want to be a big pa rt developed, and i want to be a big part of that in the future. i am determined that we will get the americas cup home. the united nations says the number of suspected cases of cholera in yemen has now passed 200,000. the world health organisation and the un children's agency, unicef, say the country is facing the worst cholera outbreak in the world. rylee carlson reports. this child is being taken care of that a camp. unicef says the country has the worst cholera outbreak in the world. health officials are worried a lack of access to medical ca re worried a lack of access to medical care will mean more people will be affected, and more will die. this is double the caseload of two and a half weeks ago. we fear tha

sir ben ainslie's land rover b:a.r team have had a major set—back in the america's cup challenger semi—finalsew zealand after damaging a wing in the first race — they couldn't fix it in time so they had to forfeit the second. it's a best—of—nine series — so this was a real blow to the crew. we are absolutely gutted because we thought it was our day today. in three years of sailing, we have had maybe one wing breakage, and you're in the first race of the semifinals, and it goes pop. absolutely gutted, but tomorrow is another day, there isa but tomorrow is another day, there is a fantastic forecast, and we will socket to the kiwis tomorrow. britain's ibf world super—middleweight champion james degale is having surgery on his right shoulder tomorrow. he says he's been carrying an injury for over 12 months but he should be able to spar again within ten weeks and he definitely expects to fight again before the end of the year. he's already talking about a possible rematch with george groves. that is all the sport for now. you can find more as always on the bbc sport website. i will have more for y

do you know what, when you listen to ben ainslie speaking, he isa you listen to ben ainslie speaking,t is difficult. there are so many things to distract them these days. you have to start when they are really little and don't get in their face too much. let them be. i remember doing that. you would get given a cardboard box and you had to use your imagination is. why was i asking that? lauren child has been named as the new children's laureate. the author and illustrator says she'll not only be encouraging children to read more, she'll also be asking parents to let their children become bored. lauren, who created the charlie and lola books, thinks boredom leads to creativity. our friends at newsround asked some children what they thought of her appointment. iamafan of i am a fan of her work. i think it has been a really good experience. i think that she is going to be a really good laureate.” think that she is going to be a really good laureate. i want to write long stories and make people do what she is doing, and not do something else. i hope she achieves inspiring work helping chi

after going 3—0 down to new zealand, sir ben ainslie's team finally registered when their opponents capsizedcrew members were ok. our first thought was for the safety of the sailors on the boat. having looked at the footage since it is clear it is just a slight misjudgement which lifted the boat out of the water too much and it went into an aggressive pitch. nobody is passing criticism because these boats are so tough to sail and it could happen to anyone. the most important thing is that the crew are safe. i'm sure that they will come back and the fight continues. that is all the sport. more on those stories on the bbc sport website, including the champions trophy in cricket. police are hunting three women after reports that a nursery worker was slashed in east london. london ambulance says it was called to hermon hill near wanstead and found a woman, aged in her 30s, with a slash wound. her injuries are not life—threatening. the three suspects fled the scene. no arrests have been made. the met police's counter terrorism command has been made aware of the incident, but is not investigating

ben ainslie's americas cup sailing team are attempting to beat new zealand in one of the qualifying eventsallenger semi final, they lost the first race of the day to new zealand, but pulled one back when their opponents capsized before the start of the fourth race in challenging conditions in bermuda. that's given the british team hope that they can turn their fortunes around and win the right to take on the holders oracle team usa in the final. that is all of the sport for now, i will be back with plenty more in the next hour. studio: john watson, many thanks. a man has been shot and wounded by police in paris, after he attacked an officer with a hammer outside notre—dame cathedral. hundreds of visitors were inside at the time. a little while ago our correspondent in paris hugh schofield gave me this update. we can explore what kind of terrorism, whether it was a so—called lone wolf or part of the plot, but i do not think there is any doubt that the man had islamist intentions. the interior minister told us that he shouted out "this is for syria ! " told us that he shouted out "this is fo

sir ben ainslie says he has some difficult phone calls to make, after his team failed to qualify formprehensively beaten by team new zealand in bermuda and he's planning some changes — but he's not giving up. are used to think being an olympic sailor was hard work but it's nothing compared with this. i have loved every minute of it, it has been a huge, huge challenge, really proud of the team that we have developed and i want to be a big pa rt developed and i want to be a big part of that in a future and, yes, i will keep running the team and i'm determined that we will get the america's cup back. that's all the sport. now on bbc news, here's the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentator and journalist, daisy mcandrew, and the foreign editor of the sunday times, peter conradi. welcome to both of you. let's have a look at the front pages. the observer leads with fire safety in schools, saying proposals to relax standards are to be dropped by ministers. prince harry dominates the front page of

sir ben ainslie's team are a step closer to racing in the america's cup.e more just after 10am. thank you. just expecting the labour leaderjeremy corbyn to be making a speech in york in the next few minutes. as soon as he starts to speak, we will cross over to that. "we don't want other leaders and other countries laughing at us anymore" — the words of president trump, as he announced that the united states is to pull out of the paris climate change agreement. he's faced a chorus of condemnation internationally and at home. the un has called it a "major disappointment", while the european union said it was a "sad day for the world". china said that the world should cherish the outcome of the paris agreement. it means the us now sits with syria and nicaragua, as the only three countries in the world not part of the deal. mr trump has said the agreement imposes huge economic burdens and threatens american jobs. let's have a listen to some of what the president said last night. in order to fulfil my solemn duty to protect america and its citizens, the united

and sir ben ainslie's america's cup challenge has faltered.ten o'clock. the attack on saturday caused a temporary pause in the election campaign, but the campaign is back on and so is our election blind dates series. this time it's the turn of gina miller — the woman who took the government to court over article 50 and won — and godfrey bloom, a former ukip politician known for making controversial remarks — particularly about women. two weeks ago, before the events in london and manchester, they met over smoked salmon sandwiches to talk brexit, immigration and who to vote for. here's how they got on. there is an election on and people are talking politics. so what happens when you send two people with opposing views on a lunch date? i'm well nervous. i'm like, oh, my god, this has been so long, literally. will sparks fly? you see people that are sat there that can go and work and choose not to, they choose to go and sign on. it angers me. or will things hot up? you look gloriously distinguished and slightly hunky. hit me with it. you're quite

four year ago, usa — led by sir ben ainslie, overhauled a huge deficit to win, but there was no repeathen he started this project he said it would be yea rs this project he said it would be years until it came through. he is prepared to keep working and keep working to win the america's cup. a lot of money involved, as well. a lot of money involved, as well. a lot of money involved, as well. a lot of cash. we are told about suntans and kids and whether or not it is sensible to allow kids to sunbathe and how much attention you pay. i can't imagine children sitting still enough to sunbathe but they want to play out on holiday when it is hot. it is about keeping a hat on them and keeping a t—shirt on them. about keeping a hat on them and keeping a t-shirt on them. some pa rents, keeping a t-shirt on them. some parents, a small minority, have told their children to take their tops off so they don't get a tan line. some parents have what's being called a "worryingly relaxed attitude" when it comes to their children being in the sun. that's according to a joint report by the met office and n

it could be a big year for it could be a big yearfor sir ben ainslie.erseyside police, they charged a man from liverpool with the murders ofa man from liverpool with the murders of a woman and two children whose bodies were found in a flat on faulkner street near toxteth on tuesday. the 30—year—old has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at liverpool magistrates' court later today. the bodies of the women and two children were found, asi women and two children were found, as i say, in the flat on tuesday. that flat was incidentally where john lennon used to live. merseyside police say that they are not looking for anyone else in connection with those killings. more now on one of our top stories this morning, on the news that president trump has decided to withdraw the united states from the paris climate—change accord. one of the first to react, was the french president, emmanuel macron. i can assure you, france will not give up the fight. i reaffirm clearly, that the paris agreement remains irreversible and will be implemented. not just by fr

after going 3—nil down to new zealand, sir ben ainslie's team finally registered when their opponentshe bit south africa than any chance of staying in the competition. all the news available on the bbc sport website. it is 61—3 at the moment. all to play forfour south africa. politicians are out and about campaigning for tomorrow's general election. theresa may hasn't spoken toa election. theresa may hasn't spoken to a bbc plane and was asked what would constitute success for the.|j am would constitute success for the.” am feeling good. i never predict election result. we will get out there for the final hours. what would constitute success?” there for the final hours. what would constitute success? i never said those sorts of targets. ijust get a said those sorts of targets. ijust geta airand said those sorts of targets. ijust get a air and campaign for the result i believe is the right one for the country which is a conservative government. you said you wanted a stronger hand. that is just a variation of the question. i never predict and i never set targets. ijust go out and about a

sir ben ainslie's team hopes to build momentum after winning the last race when team new zealand ca psizenot so great for many of us. pretty cloudy, outbreaks of rain. some sunshine today. now the weather has turned a lot more cloudy across many western areas. this it yesterday. the next weather front moving across the country. rain in the south west into wales. for many of us, overcast, some rain around. most of it across eastern and southern areas very light. across wales, it will be heavy. contrast in the temperature, very mild from northern england southwards. the far northern england southwards. the far north of scotland, clearer skies, fairly chilly. thursday, around rush hour, rain into cornwall and devon. quite heavy across the valleys. around the irish sea. many southern and eastern areas are dry. rain getting into northern ireland. the staff are pretty wet spell tomorrow for northern ireland. the far north of scotland, fresh and sunny start of scotland, fresh and sunny start of the day. through the day, rain continuing to move to the north—east. missing east anglia and the south

and if you were worried about sir ben ainslie's progress in the america's cup, the hasn't been any.d lillian constantine was making her way home from an evening out, when a man — ashraf miah — attempted to rape her. as she was being attacked, lillian managed to switch on her phone and record what happened. it led to his conviction and last month he was jailed for thirteen and a half years. lilian has waived her right to anonymity to encourage victims of rape and serious sexual assault to come forward and also — where they can — to use modern technology to help capture their attackers. in her first broadcast interview, lillian and her mother karen spoke to the today programme'sjustin webb and described the moment of the attack. as soon as the attacker put his hand on me, i knew something was up, because when i'm out and it's late, it is common for people to talk to you randomly, it is friendly chat, sometimes they can be drunk, but as soon as he put his hand on me, i knew that it was an invasion of my personal space, and that was when i knew something was wrong. and did you think at

sir ben ainslie has admitted that his team got aspects of their boat design and strategy wrong afterhave to mix things upa for sure we're going to have to mix things up a little bit. after a couple of weeks of sitting back and reflecting on it i'm quite clear in the direction i want to take the team. probably will be a few difficult conversations, but that's the nature of development sport, you have to keep evolving and moving forwards and we've got a great core tea m forwards and we've got a great core team here, i couldn't be prouder of the achievements of everyone involved and now excited to move forward to the next cup and an exciting time ahead. a lot of disappointments coming through against new zealand. a lot of disappointments coming through against new zealandm a lot of disappointments coming through against new zealand. it will turn, keep the faith! you say that but i did say do you think the lions could win and both of you said no!|j think could win and both of you said no!” think we were feeling burned after yesterday morning but we will build it up during the week. when

sir ben ainslie's land rover bar team suffered a major set—back in their bid to reach the final of theine series. we are absolutely gutted here. we thought that was really our day today. and, you know, in three years of sailing we've had maybe one wing breakage and here we are, first race of the semifinals and it goes pop, so absolutely gutted. but tomorrow's another day. there is a fantastic forecast and we'll go and sock it to the kiwis tomorrow. britain's ibf world super—middleweight champion james degale is having surgery on his right shoulder tomorrow. he says he's been carrying an injury for over 12 months but he should be able to spar again within 10 weeks and he definitely expects to fight again before the end of the year. he's already talking about a possible rematch with george groves. rain has stopped play in the quarterfinals of the french open tennis. caroline wozniacki is a set up her last eight match against latvia'sjelena ostapenko. but ostapenko is battling back and is a double break up in the second. it was 5—2 before rain disrupted their match. while in the day's oth

sir ben ainslie's land rover bar team have had a major set—back in the america's cup challenger semi—finals's a best—of—nine series — so this was a real blow to the crew. we are gutted here because we thought it was our day today. in three years of failing we've had maybe one wind breakage and here we are, first race of the semifinals and it goes pop. absolutely gutted, but tomorrow's another day, there is a fantastic forecast and we will socket to the kiwis tomorrow. britain's ibf world super—middleweight champion james degale is having surgery on his right shoulder tomorrow. he says he's been carrying an injury for over 12 months but he should be able to spar again within 10 weeks and he definitely expects to fight again before the end of the year. he's already talking about a possible rematch with george groves. finally to the quarter—finals at the french open tennis — where the caroline wozniacki has the upper hand in her last 8 match against latvia'sjelena 0stapenko. wozniacki took the first set 6—4. while in the days other game — timea bacsinszky is a set up against kristina mladenovi

it leaves sir ben ainslie's crew 3—1 down in the best of nine playoffs. admitted out of the water too much and went into an impressive pitch but i don't think anybody is passing criticism because these boats are so tough to sailand it can because these boats are so tough to sail and it can happen to anyone and asi sail and it can happen to anyone and as i said, the most important thing is the crew are safe and to fight continues. frantic work. they look so elegant when they are shifting through the water but not so much when they tip over. the conditions are really tricky out there at the moment. this morning we'll be speaking to all of the main political parties. now we're going to hearfrom ukip, whose main manifesto pledges include: completing the brexit process by 2019, without paying a divorce bill to the eu. cut net migration levels down to zero within five years, operating a one—in—one—out policy. cutting the foreign aid budget and spending it on domestic priorities like the nhs. john bickley, ukip's immigration spokesperson, joins us now. we are ta

sir ben ainslie's land rover b.a.r team are struggling in the america's cup challenger semi—finals in is on. chris froome finished safely in the peleton on the second stage of the criterium du dauphine in france. it was a day for the sprinters into arlanc, with frenchman arnaud demare taking the stage win. froome should excel later in the week, in the climbing and time trial stages. getting ready, of course, for the tour to france coming up. now, what you think of the tent outside the building? i enjoy being inside in the warm and the dry and so many brave people are outside. there is, just on the piazza outside. it is a giant marquee. lew is inside because this morning we have a special programme, picking up a lot of the issues that people have questions about. questions they want answered about. questions they want answered about the general election. honestly, it is warming up down here, isn't it? it is wonderful. here we are in our big breakfast tent, trying to get questions and said ahead of the general election. 48 hours to go. we touched on education in the last half—hour and w

if you were wondering about sir ben ainslie's progress in the america's cup — well there hasn't beennd's 3—1 lead but the delay really helps the kiwis, giving them more time to repair their damaged boat after they capsized on tuesday. that's all sport for now. for some people voting independently, and in secret, can be difficult because of their disability. the royal national institute of blind people, for example, says that many people with sight loss still rely on others to cast their vote. tim muffett reports on why some believe online voting is long overdue. casting a vote in secret. a fundamental democratic right. but in our mocked—up polling station, asha is showing me problems the royal national institute of blind people says many face. the numbers are in braille. there is a tactile template with the candidates' name. tactile voting templates were introduced in 2001. by law, uk polling stations now have to provide them. but asha and others say that sometimes they do not work. that is now lined up. yes, unfortunately the template used by polling stations is not fit for purpose.

sir ben ainslie's land rover bar team have had a major setback in the america's cup challenger semifinalst fix it in time so they had to forfeit the second. it's a best—of—nine series so this was a real blow to the crew. we are gutted because we thought it was our day today. in three years of sailing, we have only had one when breakage, and then in the first race of the semifinals, it goes pop. absolutely gutted, but is another day, there is a fantastic forecast. britain's ibf world super—middleweight champion james degale is having surgery on his right shoulder tomorrow. he says he's been carrying an injury for over 12 months but he should be able to spar again within ten weeks and he definitely expects to fight again before the end of the year. he's already talking about a possible rematch with george groves. england manager gareth southgate will take training today ahead of their world cup qualifier against scotland on saturday and it's likely to seem quite mundane, after their experience over the weekend. southgate arranged a trip to a commando training centre in devon for a 48—hour b

four years ago, usa, led by sir ben ainslie, staged a huge comeback to win.ly on the 10 votes of northern ireland's dup is a billion pounds — that's over £500 for each citizen of northern ireland. ..or one hundred million pounds for each of the ten mps' votes. that's the economics but what about the political price of spending a sum that could have paid for, say, a 2% pay rise for nhs staff? something theresa may made clear wasn't possible before the election: remember when she spoke to that nurse on question time and said there was no magic money tree? in return for dup support, the government has found that magic money tree and promised to spend around a billion pounds extra on projects in northern ireland, upgrading roads, installing broadband, tackling deprivation and giving extra cash to schools and hospitals. but many want to know, if the money can be found for buying votes in n ireland, why can't it be found elsewhere? let's speak now to snp mp kirsty blackman, the snp described it as a grubby, shameless deal... rebecca webster who is a student nurse,

after going 3—0 down to new zealand, sir ben ainslie's team finally registered when their opponents capsizedbers were ok. our first ourfirst thought our first thought was for the safety of the sailors on the boat. having looked at the privilege since it is clear it is just a slight misjudgement which lifted out of the water too much and it went into an aggressive pitch. nobody is passing criticism because these boats are so tough to sell and it could happen to anyone. the most important thing is that the crew are safe. i'm sure that the crew are safe. i'm sure that they will come back and the fight continues. the renault formula 1 team have revealed that robert kubica has tested an f1 car for the first time since a rallying accident in 2011 partially severed his arm. renault posted pictures on twitter of kubica at a session in spain, saying: "so guys...we need to come clean about something... it's true. "it really is — robert kubica, back in one of our cars after six years." olympic gold medallists jack laugher and chris mears are in a 12—strong british team for the world diving championship