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simon jones, bbc news.he election issues you are interested in on the bbc news website. dozens of firefighters, police and mountain rangers have joined what authorities had hoped would be a "massive search" on tenerife for missing british teenagerjay slater. they had also called 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

simon jones, bbc news. hello.articularly across parts of england and wales where we had heavy showers around yesterday. there will be some sunshine, still a few showers on the cards. it will be cloudier with a bit of rain across parts of scotland and northern ireland at times, as well, because we're closer to the centre of low pressure here. we've got a couple of fronts just pushing their way south, so that is pushing that cloud and patchy rain across central and southern scotland into northern ireland through the latter part of the morning. elsewhere across england and wales, we're looking at some sunshine and a few showers. they will be most frequent for north—east england, the east midlands down towards the south—east. i think mostly dry out towards the west. lighter winds here than yesterday. still quite breezy for the western isles. that northerly breeze pushing down towards northern ireland, as well. we're looking at the mid—teens in the north, 13 to 16 degrees. 17 to 20 further south. we've got high levels

simon jones, bbc news.d this summer, passenger numbers are finally expected to be similar to before the pandemic. but many of us will still have memories of the disruption over the past few years — including the air traffic chaos last august bank holiday. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin has been looking at what the industry's doing to ensure it can cope with the number of travellers expected this summer. everyone wants to make memories on holiday, but not ones like these. we've just been told that our flights have been cancelled. just not being given any information as to whether or not we're even flying today. last august bank holiday, an it failure at the uk's main air traffic services provider, nats, left three quarters of a million passengers facing cancellations or delays, everyone wants to make memories on holiday, but not ones like these. we've just been told that our flights have been cancelled. just not being given any information as to whether or not we're even flying today. last august ba

that is simon jones i things like that. simon, thank you l very much.mpaign out on the road. if you are here in the uk will be able to watch the first of a series of panoramic interviews. they will be interviewing the prime minister tomorrow night at eight o'clock. the pressure on public services is a key issue from education to the courts and social care. today we're focusing on schools and their struggle to address a range of social issues beyond teaching. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has been to one primary school in telford where teachers are helping with potty training and basic communication. which column do i start with? you add these for me. a simple maths lesson — a familiar part of the school day for most pupils. fantastic. move onto the next one. but increasingly in classrooms are children who struggle to simply be in school. 50p! in early years, we have a number of children who struggle with basic communication, stringing a sentence together. "please can i go to the toilet?", "can i have a drink?" — they're sentences tha

simon jones, bbc news.omorrow morning in the final sunday with laura kuenssberg of the election campaign. it's nearly time. the general election of 2024 is just days away. tomorrow morning at nine o'clock in our last sunday encounter of the campaign, politicians are still trying to fight for your vote we will be joined trying to fight for your vote we will bejoined by rishi sunak the prime minister, labour, the lib dems, the s and p and greens will be with us to put up whatever happens history is about to be made don't miss it. see you on bbc one at nine. that will be in next freshly extended program. on our website. a fresh search has taken place today on tenerife, for the missing british teenagerjay slater. volunteers, including members of his family, helped look through difficult terrain. it's nearly two weeks since the 19 year old was last heard from, when he phoned a friend from a mountainous area. our correspondent nick garnett sent this report from tenerife: another day, another search. but an appeal

simon jones, bbc news.l is booming again and, this summer, passenger numbers are finally expected to be similar to those before the pandemic. but there has been significant disruption in recent years, including air traffic chaos on the uk's august bank holiday last year. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin has been looking at what the industry's doing to ensure it can cope with the number of travellers expected in the coming weeks. everyone wants to make memories on holiday, but not ones like these. we've just been told that our flights have been cancelled. just not being given any information as to whether or not we're even flying today. last august bank holiday, an it failure at the uk's main air traffic services provider, nats, left three quarters of a million passengers facing cancellations or delays, there was a power cut at manchester airport last weekend. after the quiet pandemic times, air travel this summer is expected to be pretty much as busy as it was in 2019, despite higherfares. most fligh

simon jones has this report. the channel _ shore there. simon jones has this report.on jones has this report. the channel - the world's| report. the channel — the world's busiest shipping lane. no constituencies at sea. this stretch of water is not home to any voters. but what is happening here is a key election battleground because of small boats. matt coker sees what is happening regularly. the small boats. matt coker sees what is happening regularly-— happening regularly. the last i see has about 70 _ happening regularly. the last i see has about 70 or— happening regularly. the last i see has about 70 or 80 _ happening regularly. the last i see has about 70 or 80 people - happening regularly. the last i see has about 70 or 80 people on - happening regularly. the last i see l has about 70 or 80 people on board. that was ten or 11 metres long. pretty dangerous.— that was ten or 11 metres long. pretty dangerous. they are. they are overloaded- — pretty dangerous. they are. they are overloaded- a _ pretty dangerous. they are. they are overloaded. a dinky _ pretty danger

simon jones, bbc news.many of us will still have memories of the disruption over the past few years — including the air traffic chaos last august bank holiday. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin has been looking at what the industry's doing to ensure it can cope with the number of travellers expected this summer. everyone wants to make memories on holiday but not like these. islate everyone wants to make memories on holiday but not like these.— holiday but not like these. we have 'ust been holiday but not like these. we have just been told _ holiday but not like these. we have just been told our— holiday but not like these. we have just been told our flight _ holiday but not like these. we have just been told our flight has - holiday but not like these. we have just been told our flight has been i just been told our flight has been cancelled. simic we have not been told what is happening today. last au:ust told what is happening today. last august bank _ told what is happening today. last august bank h

simon jones, bbc news.dren were among the victims of an attack on a village in central sudan on wednesday. the assault — in which over 100 people died — has been blamed on the paramilitary rapid support forces. the british tech tycoon, mike lynch, has been cleared of fraud charges in the us over the eleven billion dollar sale of his software firm to the computer group hewlett—packa rd. a jury in san francisco found him not guilty on all counts. we'll have more on this in business later in the programme a british woman who says she's the inspiration for the stalker character in the hit netflix show baby reindeer has sued the company for more than $170 million. fiona harvey's lawsuit says the show�*s claim that it is a true story was "the biggest lie in television history" the white house is calling on israel, to publicly release the names of the 20 to 30 hamas fighters, it says it was targetting, in an airstrike on a school being used as a shelter in gaza. the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees,

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

our correspondent simon jones has this report. the channel, the world's busiest shipping lane. has become a key election battleground because of the issue of small boats. fisherman matt coker regularly sees firsthand what's happening. the last one, i think i see had about 70 or 80 people on board, and that was a good ten or 11m long. pretty dangerous. well, they are, because they're massively overloaded. i mean, even a dinghy of that size, it's really playing with danger.

simon, news reporter simon jones. simon, just news reporter simonjones.ned last night in stands up upon thames in surrey. this —— stays upon thames in surrey. this was shared on social media. we see a cow in what appears to be on a busy road than the piece that excellent deliberate —— accelerates and hits the cow. the cow is hit a second time by the police vehicle at a lower speed to bring the cow under control. now, in terms of reaction to that, the rspca they have a the footage, they think the police's action was disproportionate. they described the picture as upsetting and distressing. surrey police have tried to give an explanation as to what happened. they say there have been trying to capture this cow for several hours last night but, they tried numerous different methods and the car started running as members of the public and it had damaged a car they were very concerned about the safety of the public and that is when they decided to use the vehicle to stop the cow. in terms of reaction to it there has been a strong reaction from the home secretar

this report from simon jones contains some report from simonjones contains some images you may find upsettingied to catch it for several hours after it was running up members of the public was not what happened next has been described by the rspca is upsetting and distressing. we have decided not to show it in full. the cow is deliberately hit at speed by a police car. the animal is knocked onto its side, and as it attempts to get up, it is hit again by the vehicle. ~ , , ., ., , vehicle. why there is a cow on my road? as i — vehicle. why there is a cow on my road? as i came _ vehicle. why there is a cow on my road? as i came out, _ vehicle. why there is a cow on my road? as i came out, i— vehicle. why there is a cow on my road? as i came out, i saw- vehicle. why there is a cow on my road? as i came out, i saw the i road? as i came out, i saw the police car come, he ranted, then it got up, carried on running again, and he rammed it again. i got up, carried on running again, and he rammed it again.- got up, carried on running again, and he rammed it again. i think it could have _ and he rammed

simon jones, bbc news.odes, from where he sent this update. there are now around 25 people involved in the search for michael mosley. police, fire and locals of the island have seen where he was last seen on wednesday around 1:30pm in the afternoon greek time. he was with his wife, they were on a nearby secluded beach, not too far from where they were staying, and he set out to walk home across the island, along a coastal path. we understand he did not have his phone with him. that was the last time he was seen. there is a major operation. people trying to find this well known, this much loved british tv personality. he is very well known to viewers of the bbc, he has been on channel 4, he is a columnist for the daily mail, he is a wedi well known face in the uk, and there is this major operation to find him, but there has been no sign of him. they are searching on land and the concern if he is on land somewhere, if he is lost, is the intense heat. it is not that late in the day and it is very hot and it is

simon jones, bbc news. pause" in military activity in part of southern gaza. the idf said the pause, to allow for more humanitarian aid to enter the strip, would take place between 8am and 7pm every day, along the road that leads from the kerem shalom crossing to the salah al—din road. promises about nhs funding in england, made by all the major parties in their manifestos, have been criticised by an independent health think tank. the nuffield trust said plans laid out by both the conservatives and labour implied the nhs would face the tightest spending period in 40 years and urged the main parties to set out more credible plans to retain existing levels of service. people living near a chemical plant in south wales were told to keep their windows and doors shut as a precaution after a chemical incident. firefighters were called after reports a white mist was seen coming from the site in barry. a plant spokesman said the incident was contained and no—one was injured. bbc presenter clive myrie said he was le

simon jones reports.the air — trying to find out what has happened to michael mosley. this picture — along with an appeal for information — was posted on a local facebook group. greek police say michael mosley was with his wife on st nicholas beach on wednesday lunchtime when he decided to go for a walk. a sighting was reported at pedi. he then failed to return. he didn't have his phone with him. what can science tell us about getting a better night's sleep? some people think of sleep as a luxury... michael mosley, who's 67, has been on our tv screens for more than two decades, talking about health and science. apparently, this is the easiest and most reliable way to find out. a presenter known for getting stuck in. i've got this list of the things that i'm allowed on my new diet. he would often focus on diet and exercise. he's a regular on the one show. last night's programme opened with the presenters sharing the feelings of many viewers. lots of us concerned to hear that our friend michael mosley has g

simon jones, bbc news.ondentjoe inwood is on the neighbouring island of rhodes, and joins us now. joe, what more can you tell us this morning? we are on the island of rhodes and it was from here that those rescue teams have been heading off. we understand there are 25 people taking part. it is a small island, symi, and everyone has heard of the disappearance of dr michael mosley, and it is hard to understand how he could have gone missing on this island, it is such a small place. they have been scouring all corners and at the moment there is no sign of the much loved tv personality. there is a realfear, something the local police chief has spoken about, that he could be on the island and subject to this massive heatwave, but the other concern as he could have fallen from a height, it is a very rocky and jagged island with lots of cliffs. they are searching land and sea. it is a very worrying time for the friends and family of michael mosley. it is five minutes past six. we are well into an election campaign

simon jones, bbc news.agers. amanda white has been to meet them. she was known as the mighty atom. at 4“11“', she lost only one fight in 32 professional bouts and barbara butterick is sharing her battling attitude with the next generation. you're in a position to defend yourself properly and then jab at her, you know? two east yorkshire boxers with big dreams have been enjoying hearing stories of the cottingham girl that had to spar with men on herjourney to the 1956 world women's boxing title. hi. i'm tallulah pulling and i'm an english national champion. i've been boxing for around four, five years now. hi, i'm lehanna smith. i i'm 17 years old and i'm a youth. amateur boxer for england boxing. give me a name and i'll tell you who i“ve sparred with. muhammad ali, maybe? he's a bit too big! you've met him, though, haven't you? oh, yeah. at the fifth street gym in miami beach. can you really believe that you've done it? i are you proud? are you happy with it? well, i'm glad the females now have got into box

our reporter simon jones has the story., who'll give us the latest weather. it was an evening and morning of the spiritual eye is a senior at stonehenge. first sunrise of the summer this morning. thousands of people have been gathered behind me enjoying the spectacle and what a start to the day it has been. conditions almost perfect. let's look at the weather forecast for the rest of us to see if the sunshine will be as widespread. across central and eastern areas it will be for many today. in the west we will see more cloud and it will turn white. the wind picking up as well. wet weather in the north west of scotland this morning. that eases for a time but more to come later. northern ireland will see the bulk of the rain today, especially in the middle part of the day. eventually those showers push into western scotland, western wales and western england. in the sunshine, 20 to 2a degrees. 15 to 17 in the west. outbreaks of rain in the west pushed eastwards through night. nothing more than light rain and drizzle in centra

. >> now the women's side, simone biles, looking to lock-up her third olympics bint, he leads by two-and-a-half points right now going into today's final, shilese jones meanwhile though, has been ruled out for the rest of the competition and will not be going to paris. she injured her knee on the vault on friday a. jones, who is metals at the last two worlds is just the latest blow to the team. skye blakely and kayla dicello pose rupture their achilles and we'll also unfortunately miss the olympics and fredricka, your heart just has to go out to those three and any athlete who gets hurt at this point just after years of training and being ready for this moment and then have that chance taken from you. it's just so tough it is top any shells. >> thank you so much. i hurt for them all right. we continue to follow our breaking news a several us military bases in europe had been put on heightened alert amid a possible terrorist threat. stay with us tonight on the whole story. short van was in american waters, dive into the debate between conservation fischer and short gutters story with anderson cooper. tonight at eight. and don't miss discovery sharp we