this is north—western tenerife.getation. jay slater came here after a night out at a music festival. the 19—year—old apprentice bricklayer called a friend to say his phone battery was running low and that he had no water. then he vanished. since the teenager went missing, local police have deployed drones, helicopters and sniffer dogs. on saturday, the search was ramped up with some local volunteersjoining in. this is the area where jay slater was last sighted, specifically walking along this road here. and the local police have scoured these hillsides for the last two weeks searching for the 19—year—old, but they've not found any trace of him, and the police have now said that they have halted that search. police said that although the search operation is finished, the case remains open. mr slater�*s parents have been in tenerife helping with the search. a friend of the family said they intend to stay on the island and keep looking for him. they also hope to speak to the authorities to learn more about the investig

the 19 year old from lancashire who's gone missing in tenerife . and his mother says tenerife.ng nightmare. jay was last heard from on monday morning after telling friends he'd take the 11 hour walk back to his hotel . well, walk back to his hotel. well, i'm joined now in our studio by our reporter charlie peters . our reporter charlie peters. charlie, you've been across this story since the start. what's the latest? well jay's friend lucy has said that she has urged the spanish police to do more and has criticised the police on tenerife, saying that the british police and authorities need to come and support this search and rescue operation. >> and she's pointed out how the two people that she said that jay was with on sunday evening need to be interviewed by the british authorities . they have british authorities. they have now left the island. that implies that she believes, and those around jay's search and rescue team on the island believe that those two people live in britain , that they are live in britain, that they are british and that they've returned after a holiday.

now, fears grow for tenerife teenagen now, fears grow for tenerife teenager.shell video, emerge in the search for the 19 year old british partygoer, jay slater , british partygoer, jay slater, as his friends this morning accused spanish police of not working hard enough to find him. >> and in other news, russia attacks british hospitals. hackers have forced the cancellation of more than a thousand nhs operations and 2000 appointments, including those of babies and children, and they've demanded a huge £40 million ransom to return stolen data . ransom to return stolen data. >> and you bet i'm angry. the prime minister says he's furious about senior tory party aides allegedly wagering bets on the date of the general election that would have netted them tens of thousands of pounds. >> and i want to be crystal clear that if anyone has broken the rules , they should face the the rules, they should face the full force of the law. and that's what those investigations are there to do, and i hope that they do their work as quickly and as thoroughly as possible. >> so k

you mentioned earlier that his family were in tenerife and | that his family were in tenerife and werea;r efforts didn't yield anything. they had experts. _ efforts didn't yield anything. they had experts, they _ efforts didn't yield anything. they had experts, they had _ efforts didn't yield anything. tia: had experts, they had fire crews efforts didn't yield anything. ti21 had experts, they had fire crews on site and a helicopter flying constantly around the area looking from above they had people in the sea looking, people who had flown over to take part as well, but the truth is that despite all of that nothing was found and the met nothing was found and the met nothing was found in yesterday's search despite it being the largest of the search stays. it is with regret they say they have to close things down. bud regret they say they have to close things down-— regret they say they have to close thins down. �* , , .,, things down. and 'ust remind people ofthe things down. and just remind people of the circumstances _ things down. and just remind people of the circumstances around -

i'm going to cross live to tenerife .coming up after england's draw. a dismal draw against denmark last night. is there any hope for gareth southgate's team to bring it home this year ? or to bring it home this year? or they once again throw it all away before that, the search for jay slater, the british teenager who went missing while on houdayin who went missing while on holiday in tenerife, is now in its fifth day. helicopters, rescue dogs and drones have been used during the hunt for the 19 year old jay was last heard from on monday morning. one of his friends has hit out at spanish police claiming they are not doing enough. well, i'm joined now by daniel hammond, who's a reporter at the sun live from tenerife. daniel, welcome to the show . so we've been in jay show. so we've been in jay slater's hometown earlier on today. the mood on the ground there is very, very sombre. lots of criticism about the police operation in tenerife. what can you tell us about the latest in the search for jay slater ? the search for jay s

. >> has the missing b'rit in tenerife been kidnapped? i speak to someone on the ground and is the case that obviously any decision by anyone to use inside information to bet on the election date that is wrong. the tory election betting scandal keeps getting worse. >> an 85% of that directly down to immigration. that's why people can't get houses. that's why rents have gone up . why rents have gone up. >> is immigration to blame for the housing crisis ? on my panel the housing crisis? on my panel tonight is tory peer lord shaun bailey ex labour party adviser, matthew laza and political editor at the express . it's sam editor at the express. it's sam lister. oh yes. and what happens next here? mesoderm fire. the very best of us. get ready. britain here we go . britain here we go. apparently, you should lock your women in doors before they burn in hell. next . in hell. next. >> the latest news from the gp newsroom. at 9:02, as four political parties go head to head tonight in another election special, michael gove said today the tories are

cleo o'flynn, who's a journalist in tenerife. l, who's a journalist in tenerife.as cleo said i was in tenerife relatively recently and you have the touristy areas that are very built up, but everywhere else there's a huge amount of sort of not barren but empty land that's not built upon, so yes, i can imagine and volcanic. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> yeah, indeed. very dry as well. >> well, let's hope that the police can find some more clues as the day goes on. but coming up, just stop oil strike again. and this time they've tried to target taylor swift . but this is target taylor swift. but this is good afternoon, britain on . gb news. >> very good afternoon to you. it's 12:32. the top story from the newsroom. as we've been hearing, the bank of england has announced it's keeping the base rate of interest on hold at a 16 year high of 5.25. the freeze in the cost of borrowing, the seventh freeze in a row had been expected, despite inflation falling to the target of 2. the news will come as a blow to borrowers , though, who will borrowers, though, who will continue to pay

that is nick garnett reporting from tenerife.g 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 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, and there have been recent smaller scale disruptions to air travel. take the power cut at manchester airport last weekend, or flights cancelled at gatwick because of an air traffic control staff shortage. after the qu

really important stuff. >> now , police in tenerife have >> now, police in tenerife have called on volunteersfor j. slater. more on that forj. slater. more on that after the . break. >> good afternoon . britain. it's >> good afternoon. britain. it's 1:26 now. police in tenerife have called on volunteers to assist with a new large scale search for j. slater. assist with a new large scale search forj. slater. it's assist with a new large scale search for j. slater. it's set to begin on saturday at 9:00. >> meanwhile, the mother of the missing teenager says some of the money raised by a crowdfunding appeal will be withdrawn to help with the search. so far, the appeal has raised over £40,000. let's get a bit more now from our gb news reporter, charlie peters. charlie, thank you so much for joining us. >> absolutely. so this operation is now reaching its 12th day. it's been particularly intense since the mountain rescue teams were organised last tuesday, and the civil guard in tenerife have released a statement in the last couple of hours saying that they are preparing and coordinating a large sea

he's just left tenerife but before he left he gave us this update.l, yesterday they carried out a large search of the area, they wanted to involve as many people as they possibly could. they brought in voluntary fire service from nearby towns, civil guards, national police, they had a helicopter flying and also had other equipment in the area. however, nothing was found in that search and now the decision�*s been taken to step down the search. the civil guard say if new information comes to light and is brought to their attention that they will investigate that as a matter of course. they also say that the family have been informed of the position now. jay's father was at the search yesterday along with jay's older brother. they would properly have been informed at that point that this was happening. it has been suggested that this might be the point at which the search is stepped back, that they had done everything it possibly could. this is like searching for a needle in haystack, it is incredibly difficult, it's a very rough and rural terrain with

still missing in tenerife . there's lots more tenerife.e between now and 4:00, and i'll cross live to the engush 4:00, and i'll cross live to the english town where seagulls are attacking the postmen. it's even been claimed that people are having to run for their lives from those evil gulls . but first from those evil gulls. but first is your latest news headlines with sophia wenzler. >> martin. thank you. it's 332. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your headlines . newsroom. your headlines. princess anne is in hospital after sustaining minor injuries and a concussion. she's believed to have been kicked by a horse on her gatcombe park estate. the princess royal is understood to be awake, but precise details are not able to be confirmed yet due to her concussion. she remains in hospital in bristol for observation, and she's expected to make a full recovery. the prime minister says he's not aware of any other tory candidates facing investigation over allegations of betting on the general election . it comes after former election. it com

his mother has now joined a team of mountain rescuers and local police on tenerife. in that search, which is in its third day, two just stop oil protesters have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after covering two private jets in orange paint. footage posted by the group to social media shows demonstrators using fire extinguishers to cover the plane at stansted airport . it had been at stansted airport. it had been reported that taylor swift landed at the airport this morning, however, it's now being confirmed she wasn't there at the time. and just lastly, the actor donald sutherland, whose career spanned more than seven decades, has died at the age of 88. his many credits included the dirty dozen from 1967, the war comedy mash in 1970, and ordinary people in 1980, which won the academy award for best picture . most recently, he picture. most recently, he starred in the hunger games series of films, and he was the father, of course, of kiefer sutherland , who announced his sutherland, who announced his death today on twitter. he's often cited as one of th

fiona, thank you very much in tenerife.om nasa after a piece of space debris smashed into their florida home. the falling object — weighing less than a kilogram — tore through the roof and two floors of the otero family's house in march. it was later confirmed to be a part of the international space station. lawyers for the family say the case is groundbreaking and will set a precedent for how the issue of falling spacejunk is handled in the future. professorjohn crassidis is a space debris expert from the university at buffalo, who formerly worked for nasa — he says it needs to investigate if this can happen again. when they see the probability of an object getting through the atmosphere and it all burning up, they were offered, and as an engineer i would have to go back myself and say, what did i do wrong and try to correct it and maybe it was not a clearing of safety factor and there's a number of issues to look and that's to do with own job at it. a pet donkey that escaped his owners five years ago in california has bee

the mayor of tenerife just 11 days ago. >> yes. the mayor of a tenerife just 11 days ago. >> yes .. the mayor of a town close to where jay disappeared claims claims that some locals think they saw the 19 year old watching the euros, let's find out some more from charlie peters, our reporter who's been covering this story for us, it's not just that locals have spotted a claim that they've spotted, jay slater watching the euros. which of course, is has been since he went missing. but also, we're hearing quite a lot about this go fund me page. can you tell me tell us more? >> well, firstly, on the sighting on the cctv, it's important to stress this is an unconfirmed report. and the timing is interesting as well, because the cctv footage is ten hours after he officially went missing last monday the 17th. so ten hours that 850 location ping on his phone off the beaten track in the rural dittaino area in north—west tenerife. now this is a village about three and a half miles away from that location. so it's possible you could have reached that in ten hours. but this is last monday. there

his dad now claims that tenerife police are keeping the family in the dark.for mailonline nick pisa is live with us from tenerife and he's got the latest including a new cctv image of the missing teen. all very weird what's wow. this is patrick christys tonight. only on gb news now. still to come. fleet street legend kelvin mackenzie joins me live to tackle this brewing war between nigel farage and boris johnson. whose side are you on? but first, the search for missing brit jay slater has entered its second week as police in tenerife continued to scour the treacherous terrain around the 19 year old's last known location . up to today. known location. up to today. this was the last recorded footage of jay slater at a music festival on the night before he went missing, but then this morning, his family released cctv footage from last monday evening. nearly ten hours after his last confirmed sighting . his last confirmed sighting. well, it was captured around 6 pm. in a village three and a half miles from where he was last seen. the camera was located outside a

been looking at live pictures of tenerife , during that interview tenerife, during that interview asg up what jeremy corbyn have been a better prime minister than boris johnson . keir starmer claims he johnson. keir starmer claims he would have been. we'll be debating that next. well. good afternoon. britain. it's 2:25. now, sir keir starmer is under a bit of fire after suggesting jeremy corbyn would have made a better prime minister than boris johnson. >> well , minister than boris johnson. >> well, here's what sir keir had to say today. i have changed the labour party because after that election result we needed to ensure that we had a party which proudly said our country first, party second with a manifesto for change, and that's what we put before the electorate. >> there's a real choice this time around between carrying on with what we've got, the failure of the last 14 years or starting to rebuild the country with a labour government slightly skirting the question, though, he said he needed to change the labour party so it can win an election. >> yeah, that doesn't mean that he

tenerife. so i'm glad we both got the orange memo. i think we look good. we match, don't we.7 beautiful. good. we match, don't we? beautiful. well, listen, we'd love to hear your thoughts. send us your comments. post them by visiting gbnews.com. forward slash your save. but first is your news with tatiana sanchez . your news with tatiana sanchez. >> nana thank you and good morning. the top stories. the us president sparred with donald trump last night in the first televised debate in the race for the white house. with nearly two months to go until he's formally nominated as the democratic nominee , joe biden had hoped to nominee, joe biden had hoped to build more support for his re—election, but the president often struggled to counter donald trump's aggressive style, allowing the former president to make several false claims without being challenged . rather without being challenged. rather than quelling concerns about his age, joe biden's stilted and shaky performance has reignited concerns w

fiona trott, bbc news, tenerife. four gunmen in the southern russian republic of dagestan, after the men had reportedly killed six police officers — in a series of attacks in the cities of derbent and makhachkala. a synagogue, two churches and a police checkpoint were targeted. state media are also reporting that a russian orthodox priest was killed in the attacks. it's exactly eight years since the uk voted to leave the european union. at the last general election in 2019, the uk was officially still in the eu, and the campaign was dominated by brexit. this time brexit isn't featuring as heavily — though the consequences of leaving continue to play out. so how are the different parties approaching the uk's relationship with the eu? our analysis editor ros atkins explains. thanks, jane. during the last general election campaign, one message dominated. get brexit done — borisjohnson told voters and they backed him to do that. this is a very different election. europe's not a central issue. but rishi sunak and the cons

what is going on with the search on tenerife ? with the search on tenerife? the fourth day and unfortunately nothing positive came out of it. the helicopters have already flown over this morning and they're resuming in the same area . the aurora park the same area. the aurora park is a huge area and it will take time to cover it. so the search is ongoing and the police have called it a full mobilisation of all resources available to cover the area. and make a thorough search, including dogs on the ground , mountain rescue teams ground, mountain rescue teams and of course, drones and helicopters from the air. >> what's the weather like at the minute, chris? because obviously that's a key factor in this. >> yeah, in that area, it's a bit cooler than it is here in the south. we're, you know, in the south. we're, you know, in the daytime we're currently around about sort of mid to high 20s, in the ten aurora park. i was up there yesterday and it drops to sort of 1617 degrees. and at night time obviously it can get, you know, very, very chilly, particularly if you

the search for a lancashire teenager missing on holiday continues in tenerife. this is the area in which police are concentrating their search. they have brought in search dogs and rescue teams in an effort to try to find a teenager, but it has now been three days since he went missing. # sweet caroline, whoa, oh, oh...# and england fans hope to rouse their team to a second euros win, as scotland celebrate a vital point against switzerland. and in sport on bbc news, england begin the second phase of the men's t20 world cup with a comfortable win over west indies thanks largely to phil salt�*s unbeaten 87. interest rates have been held at 5.25% for the seventh time in a row by the bank of england, despite the rate of inflation hitting the bank's target level of 2% for the time in three years. of 2% for the first time in three years. economists have predicted that interest rates, which are currently at a 16—year—high, won't be cut until august. with more, here's our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david. ok, so it's four bedrooms... first—time buyerjames

so the missing teen in tenerife is still missing. the search continues for 19 year old jay slater, who was last seen on monday. his mother says it is a living nightmare . living nightmare. >> just stop oil defacing jets this morning, two of their activists broke into stansted airfield to vandalise multiple planes where it's believed taylor swift's private justice party is parked. two people have been arrested . been arrested. >> this also comes at the same time as the ancient monument. stonehenge was vandalised by just stop oil yesterday day. thousands of people head there for the annual summer solstice celebrations today . celebrations today. >> acid attacks on the rise, attacks and threats using acid have increased by 75% in a year, but only a tiny amount of cases actually lead to criminal charges and a strong vapes surge. >> there's been a ten fold rise in the number of vapers using high strength e—cigarettes, and the increase has been seen mostly in 18 to 24 year olds. that vaping story? well, it makes me so angry. >> and of cour

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

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

nick arnett, bbc news, tenerife.howed the lowest turnout in decades. voters will now choose between conservative candidate saeed jalili and reformist masoud pezeshkian on 5july. both failed to secure a majority in the first round, which saw only about a0% of iranians vote. that is a record low since the 1979 islamic revolution. the election will decide who replaces ebrahim raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash last month. he died along with the foreign minister and six other people. thank you forjoining us. tell us about the low turnout, what factors contributed? electorate has been quite _ factors contributed? electorate has been quite disenchanted i has been quite disenchanted with the political establishment. historically, iran has had good voter turnout in elections but in 2021, the electorate discovered that their vote did not really matter and the establishment, the conservative political establishment doesn't really want to invite high voter turnout. so, as a result, at this election, as we saw, an overw

the 19—year—old from lancashire has been missing in tenerife since 17 june, after he told a friend hesaturday with the help of dozens of emergency workers near the village of masca, in the rural de teno national park. 0ur correspondent guy hedgecoe is in tenerife. running is up—to—date where we are. i am in front of the place where jay slater was last cited onjune 17 walking along the road behind me that morning. ever since then, there has been the search organised by the local police which has involved helicopters, drones, personnel on the ground, sniffer dogs and you mentioned the search was ramped up yesterday with rescue services and local volunteers. all of those search efforts have so far been in vain. they have not provided any information or any trace of jay slater�*s whereabouts. the police today have said they have called off the search, although the investigation they say remains open. that is where we are at the moment. research by the local authorities has been halted, although the investigation remains open. it remains open, there must be a lot of concern locally about w

tenerife has entered a sixth day-jay tenerife has entered a sixth day. jay slater travelled to the spanish island for a music festival on his first holiday without his parents. but the 19 year old has not been heard from since . he called a friend since. he called a friend shortly before 9:00 monday morning, saying he was lost and needed water. jay was last seen in the northwestern mountain village of masca, spanish police rejected an offer of support from lancashire police to assist in the search. former police officer oliver lawrence told gb news tough as the situation has been, every police force has the right to assess the situation in their own right . their own right. >> they believe they've got the resources to carry out the search and rescue operation. it is an incredibly vast area which needs to ultimately be grid searched very painstakingly dunng searched very painstakingly during daylight hours, because after night you're you're going to miss things. obviously they're using helicopters and dogs and resources that we've seen been used in other

it's now in its sixth day in tenerife. >> yes . police its sixth day in tenerife. >> yes.on its sixth day in tenerife. >> yes . police on the its sixth day in tenerife. >> yes. police on the island its sixth day in tenerife. >> yes . police on the island say >> yes. police on the island say their search will now focus on a rural village and valley , after rural village and valley, after the 19 year old went missing on his first holiday ever without his first holiday ever without his parents. >> let's talk to a former police officer, oliver lawrence, who joins us now. i mean, oliver, where do they even go at this point to continue this search? because it i hate to i hate to say it, but it's really not looking good at the moment. six days in. >> yeah. good morning steve. good morning anne. you know any search and rescue operation which enters a lengthy period of time, as you say, we're into day six. there are obviously greater concerns held for the welfare of mr slater, who's been missing since early monday morning when he messaged a friend to advise that he only had 1% of b

nick garnett, bbc news, tenerife.t of the prime minister's close protection team has been suspended and later arrested over alleged bets about the timing of the general election. and the bbc has also learned that a second conservative candidate is being looked into by the gambling commission — the industry regulator, over a bet relating to when the general election would be. it isn't known when the bet was placed orfor how much money. our political editor chris mason broke the stories — and has this report: this was the prime minister in suffolk this morning visiting a nuclear power plant. wherever he goes, he has close protection officers out of view nearby. i was tipped off tonight that one of them had put bets on the timing of the general election. the metropolitan police acknowledged i was right. they were informed by the gambling commission, the regulator. on friday. the force said... and that is not all. this is laura saunders. she is the conservative party candidate in bristol, north west, and has worked for th

police in tenerife confirm that the search for missing british voting is underway in the first roundf france's parliamentary elections. support for the far—right national rally party has surged since they won the european elections three weeks ago. police in tenerife confirm that the search for missing british teenagerjay slater has been called off after nearly two weeks. police on the island told the bbc that �*yesterday was the final day of the search�*. and england take on slovakia — in their first knockout match at the european football championships in germany. the game kicks off in the next couple of hours. the winner takes on... the coastal towns... with only days until the general election, the bbc is visiting communities across the country to find out what people are most concerned about. the coastal towns of dover and deal are often at the centre of conversations about immigration — but that's not the only issue on voters�* minds, as charlotte wright reports. it's the gateway to britain, so often at the centre of the story, whether it's the arrival of small boats or delays

fiona trott, bbc news, tenerife.y fiona. 0n the police search for the 19—year—old jay slater who is missing in tenerife and as promised, here is a report on the deaths during this years hajj pilgrimage. it's a sacred duty for muslims to perform the pilgrimage once in their lifetime, if physically and financially able. and it's a colossal logistics operation for the saudi authorities. they've been criticised in the past for the way they've handled the hajj, for deadly stampedes. but this year, the danger came from blistering heat. there was water on hand, large sprinklers and some air—conditioned areas for the more than 1.8 million pilgrims. but it was more than 50 degrees in the shade and the scorching temperature took a terrible toll. ather hussain is imam of leicester's central mosque. he'sjust returned home from saudi arabia, scarred by what he saw. it was undoubtedly a traumatic experience. you would walk and you simply wouldn't know where to look. because everywhere you turned, you would see someone struggling i

our correspondent, nick garnett, who�*s on tenerife, told us more about the search. if you look at the houses you can see in the background, that was where jay slater was staying overnight a couple of weeks ago. he then walked up couple of weeks ago. he then walked up that road and that is the last time he was seen. at that point he vanished off the face of the earth. no one knows where he went. there has been a huge search operation going on involving drones, helicopters, mountain rescue teams, firefighters, anyone who could come up firefighters, anyone who could come up and help out. and now today what the authorities are doing is launching a public appeal for anyone who is a good walker, a good hiker, and there are an awful lot of them on this island, anyone who works in the fire service, paramedics, civil protection officers, both working here and also may be on holiday here, with the right gear, the right clothing and the right footwear to be able to go into this volcanic island and start wandering through undergrowth to see if there�*s any sign of jay undergrow

then police in tenerife are up.r specialist volunteers to take part in a new large scale search for british teenager jay slater. we'll bring you the very latest on that story and coming up later on the show, find out why two nasa astronauts are stuck in . space. astronauts are stuck in. space. and we have models to show you exactly what's going on as well. it's very exciting, right, for this show is nothing without you. and your views. so let me know your thoughts on all the stories we're discussing today by visiting gbnews.com/yoursay see, you can do it and join the conversation or message me on our socials. where @gbnews. but first it's those news headlines with sophia wenzler. >> dawn. thank you. good afternoon. it's 1:01. >> dawn. thank you. good afternoon. it's1:01. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your top story this hour. a massive search for jay slater is getting underway in tenerife today, almost two weeks after the british teenager went missing, spanish police called for specialist volunteers to take

>> tenerife locals say they've seen the missing teenager and missing for ii seen the missing teenager and missing for 11 days, celebrating while watching the euros. we'll have the latest . have the latest. >> so robert blackstock, who asked that question, he's coming to talk to him this morning. >> talk to him because i think he spoke for so many people because i just think we've got two of the worst potential prime. well, we know who's going to be prime minister. it's going to be prime minister. it's going to be prime minister. it's going to be starmer. but they're just not great, are they. >> absolutely. and robert said he thought that keir starmer was having his strings pulled by people higher up in the labour party. so i'm dying to ask him who he meant by that. get in touch with us tony blair, maybe gbnews.com/yoursay first though. the very latest news with tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> andrew. bev, thank you and good morning. the top stories. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer returned to the campaign trail today after they clashed over illegal immigration and the betting r

police in tenerife are news now.lunteers to take part in a new large scale search for missing british teenagerjay for missing british teenager jay slater in tenerife. the spanish civil guard said in a statement that the search would begin at 9 am. local time on saturday in the village of masca, near to his last known location. and meanwhile, the mother of the missing teenager say some of the money raised by a crowdfunding appeal will be withdrawn to help with that search and the appeal has raised over £40,000 so far. well, let's find out now for more with the senior global reporter at mail0nline, nick pisa, who's joins us from tenerife. nick, welcome back to the show. you've been covering this story since day one, 12 days in what more do we know? an astonishing revelation that tourists are now flocking to the last known apartment of jay slater and performing ghoulish searches in search of selfies as well bring us up to speed. >> yes, well, you can probably see behind me now. this is the terrain that the police are lo

nick garnett in tenerife, _ still be found safe and well. nick garnett in tenerife, thank you. in england say they're struggling to find work. a survey by the british medical association found that more than half are considering leaving the nhs because they can't get shifts, despite a high demand for appointments. north korea is building sections of what appears to be a wall in several places near its border with south korea. that's according to new satellite images analysed by bbc verify. it comes at a time of rising tensions between the two countries. wild chimpanzees have been recorded seeking out medicinal plants to eat when they're sick or injured. scientists studying the animals in a forest reserve in uganda collected samples of the plants the animals used. many were found to have antibacterial or anti—inflammatory properties, and in every case the chimpanzee recovered after eating them. three popular sunscreens have failed effectiveness tests carried out by the consumer organisation which?. it spot—checked 26 different lotions, and said while many did live up to the prom

who's gone missing in tenerife . gone missing in tenerife. >> jay slater, from lancashire, was last heardilst hiking with no water, and his phone was a 1% battery. >> so we're going to talk now to the former head of lambeth missing persons unit, mike neville. mike, this is for any parents, the worst nightmare, isn't it ? his mum's already in isn't it? his mum's already in tenerife to help in the search. probably can't do much, but you can. she obviously doesn't want to be sat at home waiting by the phone. but what steps would will be, will be being taken because it's very hot. he's got no water and no phone and as you know, parts of that island are very barren, so not much opportunity city for shelter. >> yeah, absolutely. i mean, i do hope this comes to a successful conclusion. and jay's found alive. but we see almost like the tragedy of michael moses played out here. this the actual when you look at the park it looks very similar environment . and of course what environment. and of course what we have got though is because he made that phone call. they may well be able to pinpoint an ar

earlier today police on tenerife gave an update on the search. nick garnett is on tenerife and has the latest on the search. they are searching the same areas that they have been searching since he disappeared 13 days ago now. and there have been in this valley, here, right the way through the search and indeed today have been back in there, they say that they are going further and deeper than they have been able to before, and therefore it is searching new ground and making sure that the ground they have searched is completely clear. at the moment, though, we still haven't heard that they have found any clues whatsoever as to how he disappeared. a temporary us pair designed to provide aid to gaza has been removed with the new pictures this month showing aid being off—loaded from a ship for them it's a third time since it become operational in mid—may that weather conditions have forced appear to be detached from the gaza coast for them it's a third time since it become operational in mid—may that weather conditions have forced appear to be detac

nick garnett, bbc news, tenerife. fossil fuel projects in the uk. it ruled that when surrey county council gave planning permission for new oil wells near gatwick airport, it should have taken into account the climate impact of burning the oil extracted from them. the government has said it will consider the ruling carefully. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. for sarah finch, this is the culmination of yea rs of legal battles. she hopes the decision will prove a landmark. how does it feel to have got to this point? well, it feels surreal. i think i've actually discovered what it feels like to go beyond your wildest dreams. and even though i always thought that we were right in what we were arguing, i never thought that being right necessarily meant that you'd win. the case was about the planning permission awarded in 2019 for an oil well here in the surrey countryside. yep, there is oil under surrey. the supreme court ruled the permission was unlawful because the local authority didn't take into account the w

fiona trott has the latest from tenerife. monday morning, is really affecting the family now. his mum, debbie duncan, flew here to tenerife the very next day. she's been speaking to more of us on the island. she's been telling us how she's exhausted. she hasn't slept. she says she's finding it difficult to cope and she's made a direct appeal to her son. she says, "we just need you home." now, the police will resume their search this morning in the national park area in those mountains behind me, that is where he was last seen, we understand. debbie's been talking about how police are coordinating their searches in that area. they've been showing her coloured maps. she says that the language has been a bit difficult. it's been a bit of a barrierfor the family. but lancashire police in the uk are offering her assistance with the help of the british embassy. and of course, as you've mentioned there too, they've also offered logistical support to the guardia civil. but the spanish police have said they're satisfied with the resou

also today, citing shock, tenerife locals say they've spotted the missing teen, jay slater , missingthe euros hospital hell. >> a five day strike commences today by junior doctors in england over pay the crown's cash. >> the annual report, which declares the wealth of the monarch, is going to be released later . later. >> and should pensions be taking a tax hit? we'll be debating that shortly . that shortly. >> and the sport this morning? well, it was confirmed last night that england's last 16 tie will be against slovakia, who we've never lost to. by the way . we've never lost to. by the way. well put the mockers on that now haven't i. on sunday at 5:00. gareth southgate says that any fan anger is on him but he's not alone because portugal and belgium both booed by their fans yesterday. and in cricket, england are in the semi—final of the t20 world cup today, playing against india. but if it rains all day, which is forecast , all day, which is forecast, india win work that one out. >> wet and unusually windy for the time of year across scotland and northern ireland today. for the so

nick garnett, bbc news, tenerife. criminals which has been targeting hospitals has published data stolen from an nhs blood testing company. two health trusts in london have had to cancel thousands of operations and appointments as result — our health editor hugh pym is here. so, hugh, how worried should we be? the theft and publication of data from a company or a public corporation is always worrying. when it comes to nhs data, which is sacrosanct, it is particularly concerning. nhs officials are working with cyber experts to try to verify exactly what is in the stolen files. no further information has been given. the bbc�*s cyber correspondent says patient names, dates of birth and nhs numbers can be seen. nhs england say that e—mail system has not been affected, but they are urging people who have received unexpected or suspicious e—mails to be very cautious. they have set up a helpline. when it comes to the trusts involved, guy's and saint thomas and king's college hospital, they have been seriously affected, along

our correspondent guy hedgecoe is in tenerife. behind me is the spot where jay slater was last cited walking - jay slater was last cited walking along this road. this is the place his phone was last detected by the local authorities. his phone was last detected by the localauthorities. his his phone was last detected by the local authorities. his family have said we will remain here, members of his family have come out to tenerife to participate in the search. they say they will remain here and want to keep looking for him. they have also said that they hope tomorrow to speak to the local authorities, presumably the police, to find out more about the investigation into his disappearance. the police have said the search has halted but the case remains open. presumably they want to know exactly what that means. . ~' want to know exactly what that means. . ~ , ., england's footballers take on slovakia is currently under way, in their first knockout match at the european championships in germany. the score is currently 0—0. whoever wi

the spanish island of tenerife.year old disappeared while on houday 19 year old disappeared while on holiday last monday . yesterday, holiday last monday. yesterday, police were searching a village near the last location his phone was traced to, but no sign of him has been found . jay has not him has been found. jay has not been heard from since calling one of the friends he was with telling her he was lost, his phone was running out of battery and he needed water. senior global reporter at the mail online nick pisa , told gb news online nick pisa, told gb news police have been focusing on jay's last phone signal. >> day eight. now it's virtually to the hour . the last time that to the hour. the last time that jay slater was in touch with his friends , the last signal we have friends, the last signal we have from his mobile phone is at a ravine called the masca gorge ravine, and the police have been focusing their attention there for the last seven days using a helicopter, drones and dogs. they've been up there all

still missing in tenerife. we'll bring you the latest in just a moment now. police in tenerife.t of the island. >> meanwhile , the mother of a >> meanwhile, the mother of a british teenager says some of the money raised by a crowdfunding appeal will be withdrawn to help with the search. >> well, the appeal has raised about £40,000 so far. charlie peters has been monitoring all of this for us, look, in terms of this for us, look, in terms of this for us, look, in terms of this search now, it does seem like people are running out of hope and it's moving on because yesterday in the morning we still saw these mountain rescue and mountain rescue teams working in the ravine in the same area they've been looking at for the best part of the last 12 days. >> now, 12 days into the search, getting increasingly desperate. but as the day wore on yesterday, those teams were drawn away from that location where they've been operating in for much of that time and started looking in the local caves, moving up the mountain, going up some of those cliffed areas to get a look into possible shelters.

you can continue to follow that speech on the bbc news website. recycled it recycled it police in tenerifeonfirm that the search for missing british teenagerjay slater has been called off after nearly two weeks. police on the island told the bbc that �*yesterday was the final day of the search�*. the bbc hears from the main uk parties ahead of this week's general election —— the prime minister rishi sunak defends the last 1a years of conservative rule, and labour are challenged on defence spending and energy bills. voting is underway in the first round of france's parliamentary elections. support for the far—right national rally party has surged since they won the european elections three weeks ago, despite president macron pledging to stop its rise. and — a sky full of stars at coldplay�*s record—breaking fifth glastonbury headline set —— with a few surprise guests. now on bbc news... it is time to collect. last year, i travelled to california to see the latest innovation aiming to help us live healthier lives for longer. this time, i'm back to look at our brain health. social interaction

a fresh search has taken place today on tenerife, for the missing british teenagerjay slater.ly, 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. 0ur correspondent nick garnett sent this report from tenerife. another day, another search. but an appealfor another day, another search. but an appeal for volunteers fell flat. we need to appeal for volunteers fell flat. - need to rule out these areas than make sure that every area has been fully checked. make sure that every area has been fully checked-— fully checked. remote and rugged, t in: to fully checked. remote and rugged, trying to find _ fully checked. remote and rugged, trying to find something _ fully checked. remote and rugged, trying to find something on - fully checked. remote and rugged, trying to find something on this - trying to find something on this land is as hard as it gets. there's a lot of covering, _ land is as hard as it gets. there's a lot of covering, bushes, - land is as hard as it gets. there's a lot

nick garnett, bbc news, tenerife.manifesto with independence as a top priority. the snp leaderjohn swinney said if his party won a majority of scottish seats, it should mean negotations over leaving the uk would start after the election. there was also a focus on investing billions more in the national health service. 0ur scotland editor james cook reports applause the snp leader, john swinney, promised independence would be front and centre of this manifesto, and it is. at the very heart of our beliefs is the principal that decisions about scotland should be made by the people who live in scotland. not independence for its own sake. independence for the powers to protect our national health service and to help people through tough times. independence for a stronger economy and happier, healthier lives. it's ten years since scotland voted against independence in a referendum. mr swinney says so much has changed, it's time for another one. i think scotland should have a referendum to become independent. i think it's th