i hoping to be re-elected, this is welshpool in palace.— hoping to be re-elected, this is welshpool inraig williams has been _ welshpool in palace. i think craig williams has been incredibly - welshpool in palace. i think craig i williams has been incredibly stupid for such_ williams has been incredibly stupid for such a _ williams has been incredibly stupid for such a small amount of money, for such a small amount of money, for any— for such a small amount of money, for any amount of money, but for a few hundred — for any amount of money, but for a few hundred pounds, i mean, he's an idiot. _ few hundred pounds, i mean, he's an idiot, basically. few hundred pounds, i mean, he's an idiot, basically-— idiot, basically. well, ithink it's 'ust all idiot, basically. well, ithink it's just all blown _ idiot, basically. well, ithink it's just all blown out _ idiot, basically. well, ithink it's just all blown out of— idiot, basically. well, ithink it's just all blown out of proportion. | idiot, basically. well, ithink it's. just all blown out of proportion. a far more — just all blown out of

joe pyke, bbc news, welshpool.g7 summit in italy with other world leaders. officials say the summit has made good progress on a deal to use the interest on frozen russian assets to help ukraine. it's thought the amount generated so far comes to around £3 billion a year. the liberal democrats are calling for extra money to help young carers with their education. sir ed davey wants to provide extra financial support for schools to help young people who balance care responsbilities with their education. latest figures show that around 30% of young carers are missing school. the snp leaderjohn swinney was in leith to wish the scotland men's national team well in the euros, along with a message about his party's stance on the european union. mr swinney said returning to the eu as an independent country would be the "next best thing" to scotland getting to the final of the tournament. it's thursday, so it's question time tonight. here's fiona bruce. the taylor swift bandwagon has left edinburgh. now it's question time's

joe pike, bbc news, welshpool.ncy. the liberal democrats are calling for extra money to help young carers with their education. sir ed davey wants to provide extra financial support for schools to help young people who balance care responsbilities with their education. latest figures show that around 30% of young carers are missing school. the snp leaderjohn swinney was in leith to wish the scotland men's national team well in the euros — along with a message about his party's stance on the european union. mr swinney said returning to the eu as an independent country would be the "next best thing" to scotland getting to the final of the tournament. the green party has temporarily removed an online version of its manifesto after it was criticised for using an image of an ill man to illustrate its policy on hiv. the greens launched their manifesto yesterday. the image appeared in the easy read version of the document. some users on social media suggested it was misleading and stigmatising. the green party said it had

joe pike, bbc news, welshpool.. leaders at the g7 summit in southern italy have agreed to lend ukraine $50 billion, taken from interest made on frozen russian assets, which the prime minister called "game—changing". but it's still not clear who precisely is doing the lending. vicki young reports from the summit in puglia. he might consider this welcome respite from the election trail. rishi sunakjoined leaders from seven of the world's richest countries. and at least here there was the guarantee of a warm welcome from italian host giorgia meloni, who boasted that she led the strongest government of all. ukraine has been high on the agenda. president zelensky is here, shoring up support. mr sunak reiterated ukraine's right to self defence in the face of russia's invasion. i've been discussing with my colleagues a game changing package of support for ukraine that would be funded by the profits on seized russian assets. this is something that i and the uk have personally championed and led on for a while now, so it's

joe pyke, bbc news, welshpool.ontgomeryshire and glyndebourne constituency. —— glyndwyr constituency. some breaking news, they say they've arrested a woman in connection with the death of a baby more than a0 years ago. they say the 57—year—old suspect who was arrested on suspicion of murder in northampton on tuesday was taken to a location in the county of questioning by detectives, to arrest her in relation to the discovery of a body of a newborn baby girl in 1980. the case was subject to a major police investigation at the time, but nobody was ever prosecuted and the inquiry closed in 1993. that's a statement from northamptonshire police to say they've arrested a woman in connection with the death of a baby more than a0 years ago. let's return to the election now. plaid cymru has also set out its general election manifesto today, offering what it called a "positive vision" for wales. the party's leader, rhun ap iorwerth, said his party would "fight every day" for the billions owed to wales from the cancellation o

here's where craig williams was the mp and is hoping to be re—elected — this is welshpool in powys.lliams has been incredibly stupid for such a small amount of money — for any amount of money, but for a few hundred pounds — i mean, he's an idiot, basically. well, i think it'sjust- all blown out of proportion. far more terrible things have been done in the house - of commons than this. and this is laura saunders, the conservative candidate in bristol north west who is now also no longer supported by the conservatives. i asked herfor comment today, too, and she hasn't replied. it's taken rishi sunak the best part of two weeks to act on this. that is just weak leadership. but hang on a minute — labour are disowning this guy tonight, a candidate and a donor. i'm kevin craig, and it is the honour and the privilege of my life to be labour's parliamentary candidate here in central suffolk and north ipswich. he's also being investigated by the gambling commission, a labour spokeswoman said. in a statement, mr craig said... it has been quite the day. guard of honour! amid all the political s

world champion lotte kopecky leads the tour of britain women after stage i from welshpool to llandudnoizzie diegnan are third and fourth. we�*ll stay with cycling and world time trial champion remco evenepoel says �*his helmet saved him�* after getting caught in a crash at the criterium du dauphine that involved over 30 riders. the key warm—up race for the tour de france was stopped after the pile—up on stage 5. race leader evenepoel and fellow tour contender primoz roglic were among those involved. so many needed treatment that the race couldn�*t resume — the peloton rode to the finish together and no times were taken. the british weightlifting team at paris 202a will only have one member, but if the last olympics are anything to go buy, she�*ll be worth watching. emily campbell made history in tokyo — her silver the first olympic medal won by a british woman in weightlifting and is now hoping to add to it this summer with memories of her breakthrough flooding back after her place was confirmed today. it's it�*s a real honour to be named to a second 0lympics it�*s a real honour to be

our political investigations correspondentjoe pikejoins us now from welshpool in the constituency. us the latest. well, we finally got to _ gives us the latest. well, we finally got to talk _ gives us the latest. well, we finally got to talk to - gives us the latest. well, we finally got to talk to mr- gives us the latest. well, we i finally got to talk to mr williams after searching this town for a couple of hours. he is rishi sunak�*s closest parliamentary aide, the man who sets behind the prime minister pmqs, passing on bits of paper, sometimes whispering in his year. the big question now, whether mr williams heard any whispers about the possible date of the general election before making that controversial bet. that is something i try to ask him earlier. hello, mrwilliams. joe i try to ask him earlier. hello, mr williams. joe pike, from bbc news. did you have inside information when you place your bet on the election? i’zre information when you place your bet on the election?— on the election? i've made my statement. — on the election? i've made my statement, it _ on the electi

world champion lotte kopecky leads the tour of britain women after stage 1 from welshpool to llandudnon veterans in commemorating the anniversary. let's take a look now at some of the key moments from the last couple of days honouring the bravery and sacrifice of those who served. of the 130 [ads in my company, only 19 of us made it home. in those desperate battles, they gave their lives for the peace we enjoyed today. here in bayeux cemetery, 80 years later, being back with them again makes me so sad, but also very proud of the sacrifice they made for us all. i will never forget them. my families and their families and friends will never forget them. we will remember them. it is all because of gummy's quick thinking, his desire to help those around him, that i can stand before you today. i wish i could tell him i have never taken his sacrifice for granted, and will always remember him and our friends. so, gummy, thank you, my old friend. pipes play. they lost their lives on the d—day landing grounds, or in the many battles that followed. it is with the most profound sense of gratitude