her warm—up man, to party activists in west yorkshire. from the past, william hague, who was foreign secretary and himself a former conservative leader. let's hear what he has to say. he usually has a few good jokes. the alternative to a conservative majority is... booing. jeremy corbyn propped up by scottish nationalists and, i am not going to talk about him this morning, but if what he believed in worked, the soviet union would have become the most successful society on earth. we know what happened there. it would and disaster for this country. know what happened there. it would and disasterfor this country. i know what happened there. it would and disaster for this country. i am just going to say a few words about oui’ just going to say a few words about our prime minister who's going to speak to you, because i know her well, 18 years ago when i was leader of our party, i appointed a promising new member of parliament to the shadow cabinet. and guess who that was? it was obvious then theresa may was going to be a big figure in our poli

around the uk and scotland in west yorkshire. manchester attack, today soon after those london stabbings and murders, it is right back into this issue of security. it is a very explicit part of the election campaign i think the first time, primarily becausejeremy corbyn has gone in hard today on the theresa may's record as home secretary, pointing to those cuts in police numbers, about 20,000 since 2010. theresa may has retaliated by saying the number of armed officers has started to increase again, explaining how reconfiguration of this police service hasn't harmed what they can deliver, in her view. but this is now a sharply argued front this election campaign, which has definitely today gone into a higher gear again. you get a sense on the campaign trail that there are just two and a bit days now until polls open and it is very interesting she is here in west yorkshire, one of the seats near here is bradford south, somewhere the tories haven't won since 1918, but seats like bradford south, with a labour majority of 6500, are n

in a special programme this evening in west yorkshire, bbc and itvjoin this evening in west yorkshirere, bbc and itv join forces for the first time to remember the late labour mp. welcomed to look north. these are two programmes come together to celebrate the life and legacy of a remarkable mp, jo cox. we are live in bristol on the first anniversary of her death, as hundreds of thousands of people come together to celebrate all that they have in common. today, there have been moments of reflection in birstall. we will focus on howjo lift and it felt very right for me to be in the community today. —— how she lived. hundreds of children from nine local schools, including the onejo went to asa schools, including the onejo went to as a child, gathered together for a big singsong. and we will also hear from those inspired byjo to bring different cultures and communities together. people are going out unconsciously trying to make friends with people orjust letting people know more about themselves. just to prove we are all approachable and we are all one, really. i don't know about you, but

we are in west yorkshire. that is the key message of the day from her. or is there a feeling that that is somewhat less so? the slogans are interesting. today is theresa may at the conservatives will get the best deal for brexit... it does change day by day. she called this election, saying she needed a big win, to give her a strong mandate going into brexit. there must be an awareness within the tory campaign that there has been the odd wobble. the quick rewriting of the social care ma nifesto rewriting of the social care manifesto pledge. criticism in the last 2a hours about her nonappea rance last 2a hours about her nonappearance at the debate last night. they feel they are still pretty much on track. talk about tightening race is not necessarily bad for the tories. 0ne tightening race is not necessarily bad for the tories. one thing they we re bad for the tories. one thing they were worried about was a sense of complacency, that this would be a done deal. inaudible i think we got the large gist of what you‘re. thank you. now in crystal clear clarity,

the prime minister theresa may taking questions from journalists in dewsbury, west yorkshire. unsurprisingly, tax came up. probably the result of an interview that sir michael fallon, defence secretary, gave in the telegraph newspaper today, he said they will not put up tax for higher earners, but that seemed to go further than the party manifesto which makes no commitment on any tax rates, except saying broadly it is a party of low taxation. the prime minister was asked about it by our political correspondent in dewsbury and interestingly she said "we set it out in the manifesto". in a later a nswer to it out in the manifesto". in a later answer to itv, she said it was their firm intention to keep taxes low or ordinary working families, and reduced taxes on ordinary working families. it sounds like a rebuff for some michael's position, that the parties will not raise income tax. not that it will do that but it is not prepared to rule it out. i'm sure whoever is chancellor of the exchequer, if there is another conservative government after the 8th ofjune, will be grateful for

fiona is in west yorkshire, which is injo cox's fiona is in west yorkshire, which is in jo cox's formern coming together in this beautiful sunshine. theyjust wanted to come and have a giant picnic here. bands here on the bandstand to play here today, just wanted to come together and be neighbourly and show support for each other, wanting to show support forjo cox's family too. earlier we spoke to her husband, he explained why events like this today are so important. i think for us, it was thinking about how we take forward jo's legacy and the things she cared about. the thing that drove jo was about bringing closer communities together. she wanted to build a community. she wanted to bring people together of different types and backgrounds. i think she would be incredibly humbled by the scale of the response there's been. we know of about 120,000 events so far across the country. i think what that shows is just the sense that the country's crying out for these moments of togetherness. we spend so much time talking about the things we disagree on. i think people want that balance. there a

the west yorkshire side scored three first half tries, including this from zak hardaker, to lead by 20. but hull fc fought back in the second half ensuring a tense end to the match, but couldn't quite close the gap, 2a—22 to castleford the final score. olympic champion jade jones has missed out on a gold medal at the world taekwondo championships in south korea. she took bronze in the under 57 kilos category. jones has won two olympic titles but has never been world champion and she was beaten by korean ah—reum lee in the semi—final. damon sansum and bradly sinden also picked up bronze medals to make it a record medal tally for great britain butjones will have to wait for the next world championships in manchester to complete a career grand slam. it was my fault. i just was not it was my fault. ijust was not me today. i did not fire as well as i normally do.. i need to train harder, get their data and see what happens at the worlds in manchester. —— get better. that's all from sportsday. good evening. i think saturday is going to look pretty good for most of us. sunshine on the way, no

and vote here in west yorkshire are vitally important in this election.g out around the country looking and talking to people and earning i hope every vote, because every vote counts in strengthening my hand in those brexit negotiations. so i'm offering myself as your prime minister. i'm optimistic about the future. i have an absolute resolute determination to go out there and fight for britain, to get that best deal for brexit for britain, because everything else depends on those brexit negotiations. i am also optimistic that we can get a good deal that does work for us all, and i'm confident in our ability as a country to grasp the opportunities that are open to us for the future. and i say that because i believe in britain and the british people. but ican britain and the british people. but i can only do that with your backing if you give me a mandate, and my final message is a very simple one, which isjust this. if final message is a very simple one, which is just this. if you final message is a very simple one, which isjust this. if you give me your

we've just heard, one of those labour seats being targeted by the conservatives, is halifax in west yorkshireat the last election with a slim majority of under 500. and the voters of halifax supported leaving the eu in last year's referendum. our correspondentjeremy cooke has been to halifax to take the electoral temperature on the eve of the polling day. a town built on industry, reshaped by the winds of globalisation, staring now into the post—industrial landscape. this was built to serve halifax, but then salisbury bridge itself was an important textile town. halifax is labour by tradition, brexit by clear majority and tory? well, it's a key conservative target seat. are you voting tomorrow? no. i'll be voting, yeah. what will be your mind? what will be the main thing on your mind when you vote tomorrow? the main issue. the main issue is the national health and pensions. the issues for me, as the director ofa the issues for me, as the director of a small company, the money we have left behind, in order to pay for the things we need. tax, particularly corporation tax. at the halifax bowling

the west yorkshire side scored three first half tries, including this from zak hardaker, to lead by 20reak. but hull fc fought back in the second half, ensuring a tense end to the match, but couldn't quite close the gap, 2a—22 to castleford the final score. jjones has missed out on a gold medal at the world tae kwon do championships. she took bronze in the under 57 kilos category. she has never been world champion and she was beaten by a korean in the semifinal. two other competitors also picked up bronze medals to make ita also picked up bronze medals to make it a wreck tally from great britain, butjones or it a wreck tally from great britain, but jones or have it a wreck tally from great britain, butjones or have to wait for the next world championships in manchester. it was my fault, i did not fight as well as i normally fight. ijust need to go away from here and train ha rd need to go away from here and train hard and get better. that's all from sportsday. more sport coming up later. we are usually late but tonight we are six minutes early. sorry about that. hello and welcome to ou

in the years after, this man rose through the ranks to become chief constable of west yorkshire.ed with misconduct in a public office, accused of lying about fans being to blame. he says he is disappointed to be charged and will vigorously defend his innocence. andrew brooks was killed at hillsborough. he was 26. his sister has long campaigned forjustice. she was in warrington today to hear that charges will be brought. it is an event where my pa rents brought. it is an event where my parents have brought. it is an event where my pa rents have not brought. it is an event where my parents have not been alive to... to see it or to hear it. it's notjust my parents, it is other families who have gone to their graves not seeing today. the families were told that 23 suspects were originally considered for sedition. in the event, six will face trial. this was the company secretary of sheffield wednesday, he is accused of failing to carry out his duties. peter metcalfe was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police. he is charged with perverting the course of justice. at charged wit

west yorkshire was one of those places where thousands turned out to listen to jeremy corbyn places whered out to listen tojeremy corbyn during the campaign. he may not have won overall but that doesn't seem to matter. he's interesting, he stands up matter. he's interesting, he stands upfor matter. he's interesting, he stands up for what he believes in, he's a principled man but i do respect a lot. he's done a lot to help the youth vote and that is what irony ca re youth vote and that is what irony care about. what this result shows is that in the student hartland ‘s jeremy corbyn reached voters but others did not. with that, the political map changed and there was a result that many people were not expecting. labour performed strongly in areas with universities and in cambridge, they sign an old but familiar refrain. we'll keep the red flag flying. our assistant political editor norman smith is with me. i'm sure this is a conversation they are having right now inside number ten, what went wrong? almost all other self—inflicted. one was a catastrophic campaign devised in downing street wh

and former west yorkshire police chief constable sir norman bettison has been charged with misconductid he was disappointed and would defend his innocence. judith moritz has this report. they've had inquiries, investigations and inquests, but the hillsborough families have never had public prosecutions. they've fought for nearly 30 years for this moment. i'm absolutely delighted. we've got today everything we could've asked for. the decisions by the cps in my opinion were correct, or are correct. and we look forward to the due process through the courts of law. in 1989 the police officer in charge at hillsborough was david duckenfield. he will now face prosecution. there is sufficient evidence to charge former chief superintendent david duckenfield with the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 men, women and children. the match commander ordered the opening of an exit gate, through which the fans poured onto overcrowded terraces. he is charged with the manslaughter of all but one of the victims. tony bland died four years later, too late to be included in the charges. in the years a

ben wright on the conservative battlebus somewhere in west yorkshire.t, donald trump, is coming under growing international pressure to honour the paris global climate change deal. he's due to announce in three hours or so whether the us will withdraw from its commitment to reduce carbon emissions. china's premier said this morning that his country will honour the agreement, and urged others to do the same. but donald trump has previously described climate change as a hoax, and an american job—killer. our environment analyst roger harrabin reports. it's coal that's driving president trump away from the global climate deal. before his election, he promised jobs for american miners. we're going to cancel the paris climate agreement. the president is now scrapping rules to clean up coal—fired power stations, but will that work? his economic adviser, gary cohn, says it won't. "coal doesn't even make that much sense any more," mr cohn said recently. the president disagrees. my administration is putting an end to the war on coal. and the glad—handing climate

this is halifax, a mill town in west yorkshire, a labour seat for 30 years, but in this election, a keyy parked her tanks on labour's lawn, by launching the conservative manifesto here. it is a detailed programme for government, rooted in the hopes and aspirations of ordinary, working people across the land. you can't block this. tories in a mill in yorkshire, you couldn't make it up. we're just going to mixenden, part of north halifax. labour's holly lynch began this campaign worried she might lose. this is good. labour posters up. from the labour party. not interested ? really nice to meet you. good luck. thanks a lot. see you later. her majorityjust a28 votes seemed to be getting smaller by the minute. how are you feeling about labour this time? not very happy. have you voted labour before? yes, all my life. 0k. i'm 77 this year. i'm going to vote conservative because ijust don't think corbyn will do right, with the exit. i don't think he's strong enough. holly lynch was struggling to persuade leave voters to stick with labour, but theresa may's manifesto contained an unexpected pres

minister is speaking at an eventin the prime minister is speaking at an event in dewsbury and west yorkshire, when the bbc asked her for clarification. our position hasn't changed from that set out the manifesto. what people will know when they go to vote on thursday is that it is the conservative party that has and a lwa ys conservative party that has and always will be a low tax party and it is our intention to reduce taxes for ordinary working families. we will raise the personal allowance to 12500 and raise the 40% threshold up to 50,000. the choice is simple for people on thursday. a conservative party that has always believed in lower taxes or a labour party with a ma nifesto lower taxes or a labour party with a manifesto that we no means higher taxes for all and ordinary working people paying the price. we will be talking to tom bateman later in the hour. theresa may and jeremy corbyn have faced tough questions from a tv audience, just days before the general election. they were challenged separately in a special edition of question time in york. mrs may faced uncomfortable questions

sir norman bettison rose through the ranks to become chief constable of merseyside and later west yorkshire is charged with misconduct in a public office, accused of lying about the fans being to blame. he said he is disappointed to be charged, and will vigorously defend his innocence. andrew brookes is one of those killed at hillsborough. he was 26. his sister louise has long campaigned for justice, and was in warrington today to hear that charges will be brought. it's another event where my parents haven't been alive to... to see it or to hear it, and it's notjust my parents — it's other hillsborough families who have gone to their graves never seeing today. the families were told that 23 suspects were originally considered for prosecution. in the event, six will face trial. graham mackrell was the sheffield wednesday company secretary — responsible for safety, he is accused of failing to carry out his duties. peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police. he is charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to amendments made to police statements. at home t

sir norman bettison rose through the ranks to become chief constable of merseyside and later west yorkshirehe is charged with misconduct in a public office, accused of lying about the fans being to blame. he said he is disappointed to be charged, and will vigorously defend his innocence. andrew brookes was one of those killed at hillsborough. he was 26. his sister louise has long campaigned for justice, and was in warrington today to hear that charges will be brought. it's another event where my parents haven't been alive to see it or to hear it, and it's notjust my parents — its other hillsborough families who have gone to their graves never seeing today. the families were told that 23 suspects were originally considered for prosecution. in the event, six will face trial. graham mackrell was the sheffield wednesday company secretary — responsible for safety, he is accused of failing to carry out his duties. peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police. he is charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to amendments made to police statements. at home today

sir norman bettison rose through the ranks to become chief constable of merseyside and later west yorkshirec office, accused of lying about the fans being to blame. he said he is disappointed to be charged, and will vigorously defend his innocence. andrew brookes is one of those killed at hillsborough. he was 26. his sister louise has long campaigned for justice, and was in warrington today to hear that charges will be brought. it's another event where my parents haven't been alive to... to see it or to hear it, and it's notjust my parents — its other hillsborough families who have gone to their graves never seeing today. the families were told that 23 suspects were originally considered for prosecution. in the event, six will face trial. graham mackrell was the sheffield wednesday company secretary — responsible for safety, he is accused of failing to carry out his duties. peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police. have been omitted. there will be six people facing criminal charges who might not have done if we hadn't have been resilient and all stuck together and f

the former west yorkshire chief constable, sir norman bettison, has revealed that he's been treated asthe ipcc. it isn't known whether he wailface charges. hundreds of investigators have been working from these offices for the last four years at a cost of £100 million. there is an expectation that charges will be brought, after such a long wait and such large—scale effort. the hillsborough families have long campaigned for justice. tomorrow morning, they'll be told whether, nearly 30 years after the disaster, anyone is to stand trial and ultimately face jail. judith moritz, bbc news, warrington. looking at some of the stories making the news. five chechen man on trial for the making the news. five chechen man on trialfor the murder of making the news. five chechen man on trial for the murder of the making the news. five chechen man on trialfor the murder of the russian opposition made land of theirfate later in the day of all stop the jury later in the day of all stop the jury began deliberations on tuesday but failed to reach a conclusion. he was shot dead in 2015 metres from the krem

fiona trott is in west yorkshire, which isjo cox's former constituency. what is taking place today?cy, the focus of the great get together this week. hundreds of people expected today, there will be a picnic and all kinds opportunities, circus skills, i of opportunities, circus skills, i have been told. simon is the man who has put this together, what is the importance for you of bringing l together? creating everybody together? creating opportunities for the community to come together and share, using spaces to encourage people to come together and talk to each other, who might not have people who might not have had before, people are conversations before, people are sitting down and talking, that is great. you knew jo sitting down and talking, that is great. you knew 10 cox, what would this have meant her? a blow she would have loved it, she was all about this, seeing community is coming together, having tea and this is what she was all cake. this is what she was all the first time i met her she about. the first time i met her she came in to my cafe and introduced herself ventures

we can join our correspondent fiona trott now in heckmondwike in west yorkshire, which is in batley and here with family and friends and those who probably did not even know her as well. that is right. lots of people have been coming here to speak to members ofjo cox's family, wanting to say hello and give them their thoughts and condolences. a hundred or so people have been here this morning. there is a party going on in the centre of this part in heckmondwike, in the centre ofjo cox's former constituency, the focus of the great get together this weekend. let me introduce you tojo cox's husband and her sister. as a family you have organised this weekend. it explained how important it is that everybody in the community and across the uk gets together? for us, it was thinking about how we take forward jo's legacy, the thing she cared about. she was about bringing communities together. she wanted to build a community, to bring people together from different types and backgrounds. she would be humbled by the skill of the response. we know of about 120,000 events across the country. what th

the former west yorkshire chief scone stab, sir norman bettison, —— constable. has revealed that he'sges. hundreds of investigators have been working from these offices for the last four years at a cost of £100 million. there is an expectation that charges will be brought, after such a long wait and such large—scale effort. the hillsborough families have long campaigned for justice. tomorrow morning, they'll be told whether, nearly 30 years after the disaster, anyone is to stand trial and ultimately face jail. world football's governing body fifa has release aid confidential report on the alleged corruption that plagued its decision to award the 2018 and 2022 world cup tournaments to russia and qatar. it comes after parts of the report were leaked to a german newspaper. fifa has now decided to publish it in full to avoid spreading misleading information. what is it about england, germany and penalties? it's happened again — this time in tonight's semi—final of the european under—21 championships in poland. the two sides were 2—2 after extra time, but germany went on to win 11—3 in the

sir norman bettison rose through the ranks to become chief constable of merseyside and later west yorkshires seniority prosecutors will ask jurors to find he abused the public ‘s trust. jurors to find he abused the public 's trust. former chief constable norman bettison is charged with four offences of misconduct in public office. this relates to alleged lies he told by his involvement in the aftermath of hillsborough and the culpability of vans. the bereaved families emerged from their meeting with the cps having worked there will be prosecutions.” with the cps having worked there will be prosecutions. i am absolutely delighted. we've got today everything we could have asked for. the decisions by the cps in my opinion were correct, are correct. and we look forward to the due process through a court of law. graham mackrell was sheffield wednesday company secretary and safety officer in 1989, he is accused of failing to carry out his duties charged under health and safety law a nd duties charged under health and safety law and the safety of sports ground act. peter metcalf was the solicitor

fiona trott, bbc news, west yorkshire. now this is a pretty impressive achievement. ever round—the—world trip without using modern navigation methods. the boat returned to honolulu in hawaii after being on the journey for three years. the crew used the stars, wind and ocean swells to guide it. the same techniques that brought the first polynesian settlers to hawaii hundreds of years ago. kathryn armstrong reports. it was an emotional farewell at the start of an epic voyage around the world. cheering. first ports of call, the islands of tahiti and samoa, where the crew were welcomed ashore by their pacific cousins. sings. in new zealand, the crew of hokule'a were welcomed with a traditional maori greeting before learning about their shared cultural history. onto australia, where the boat sailed around the coast from sydney, visiting several different cultural and environmental sites, including the great barrier reef. the trip from australia to bali was a difficult one for the crew, due to poor conditions, but also marked the first time the canoe had ventured further t

sir norman, who later became chief constable of merseyside and later still west yorkshire — an apparentlyire superintendent at the time of hillsborough. the cps allege he told lies about his involvement in the aftermath of the disaster and the culpability of the fans. he maintained today he was innocent and would contest the charges. peter metcalf, the solicitor for south yorkshire police during the original inquiry and the first, discredited, inquests, is accused of perverting the course of justice. metcalf reviewed accounts provided by officers and, according to the prosecutor, made suggestions for alterations, deletions and amendments for which there appears to be no justification. metcalf refused to speak today. no comment. former south yorkshire chief superintendent don denton and former deputy chief inspector alan foster are also charged with perverting justice. both are said to be involved in the statement amendment process. the sixth man to be charged is graham mackrell. he was company secretary for sheffield wednesday, who owned hillsborough. as safety officer at hillsborough, he

the mother of two was killed as she arrived for a constituency surgery in birstall in west yorkshire.vents are being held today and over the weekend as part of the great get together. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9:30am. thank you very much. let's get some sport now with katherine downes. some low scores after the first round rubber us open? yes, conditions in wisconsin looked pretty perfect, a bit of rain softened the fairways and made the greens a bit more forgiving, that all of the top six golfers in the world a re over all of the top six golfers in the world are over par. let's see who is going well, rickie fowler leads the way, shooting an opening round of 67, seven under par, equalling the record of the lowest first round score at the us open. paul casey of england is just behind score at the us open. paul casey of england isjust behind him on six under, very chuffed with his round, chipping in for under, very chuffed with his round, chipping inforan under, very chuffed with his round, chipping in for an eagle. tommy fleetwood, another englishman in the mix,

and the issue even came up when the prime minister was meeting voters at a west yorkshire factory thisof talking about and but just a i am sure you are fed up of talking about and butjust a quick one, the debate last night that he didn't ta ke debate last night that he didn't take part in, you are getting quite a hard time on social media for not doing it today. having seen that do you think you made the right decision? i'm running the sort of campaign i've run throughout my career campaign i've run throughout my career which is a campaign when i get out and about and talk to people and listen to people and hear questions, that's what i'm doing today, it's what i've been doing throughout the campaign. according to boris, it was a yammering cacophony anyway, did it make sense for her to miss it, jack? he would say that! it might make sense for her political ends to avoid it because she is leading in the polls and she knows she's not good on tv. but the reality is that it looks terrible for all the other leaders to turn up except her, she looks frit as mrs thatcher would have said, a cyn

we can join our correspondent fiona trott now in heckmondwike in west yorkshire, which is in batley anduency. it looks like a day for the family, behind you there. absolutely so. hundreds of people have been coming here today in this beautiful sunshine. theyjust have been coming here today in this beautiful sunshine. they just wanted come and have a giant picnic to come and have a giant picnic here. bands here on the bandstand to play here today, just wanted to come together and be neighbourly and show support for each other, wanting to show support forjo cox's family too. earlier we spoke to her husband, i explained why events : é this today are so important. : é this today are so importantlj like this today are so importantlj think for us, it was thinking about how we take forward jo's legacy and the things she cared about. the thing that drove jo was about bringing closer communities together. she wanted to build a community. she wanted to bring people together of different types and backgrounds. ithink people together of different types and backgrounds. i think she would be humbled

sir norman bettison rose through the ranks to become chief constable of merseyside and later west yorkshires charged with misconduct in a public office, accused of lying about the fans being to blame. he said he is disappointed to be charged, and will vigorously defend his innocence. andrew brookes was one of those killed at hillsborough. he was 26. his sister louise has long campaigned for justice, and was in warrington today to hear that charges will be brought. it's another event where my parents haven't been alive to see it or to hear it, and it's notjust my parents — its other hillsborough families who have gone to their graves never seeing today. the families were told that 23 suspects were originally considered for prosecution. in the event, six will face trial. graham mackrell was the sheffield wednesday company secretary — responsible for safety, he is accused of failing to carry out his duties. peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police. he is charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to amendments made to police statements. at home today, he

the former west yorkshire chief constable, sir norman bettison, has revealed that he's been treated as. it isn't known whether he wailface charges. hundreds of investigators have been working from these offices for the last four years at a cost of £100 million. there is an expectation that charges will be brought, after such a long wait and such large—scale effort. judith moritz, bbc news, warrington. that decision will be announced to the families at 11am this morning. we will keep you in touch with that through the day on the bbc for you. computer systems around the world have been hit by a major cyber—attack affecting banks, retailers, energy firms and transport networks. the companies have been told their computers will remain frozen until a ransom is paid. experts who have examined the code say in some ways it's more sophisticated than the wannacry virus used in a global attack last month, which badly hit the nhs. labour is to table an amendment to the queen's speech calling for more spending on the police and fire services. it will also call for an end to the 1% cap on public sec

she was killed in her west yorkshire constituency.over the weekend as part of the great get together in her memory. the new irish prime minister, leo varadkar, is expected to hold meetings with political leaders from northern ireland. mr varadkar is expected to meet with the leader of the democratic unionist party, arlene foster, and sinn fein's michelle o'neill. joining me is our ireland correspondent chris buckler who's in dublin for us. chris, just take us through what is expected to come. are you in belfast? i'm still in belfast. i looked at that scene and i thought, i belfast. i looked at that scene and ithought, i know belfast. i looked at that scene and i thought, i know that rooftop. it is belfast not dublin. the meetings are due to happen in dublin though. tell us what's expected. there is a lot of concern from politicians in the republic of ireland about any deal between the duchlt up and —— dup and theresa may's government will mean. they head south to dublin and the two biggest parties, the dup and the two biggest parties,

the former west yorkshire police chief has revealed he is a suspect is valid that cases concern.he crown prosecution service. —— the families are sitting with them. it is how in a neutral pa rt with them. it is how in a neutral part of cheshire. they are patiently sitting with them and explain in the charges to them. we will find out later ever have been any charges in two cases. we are expecting an announcement on what if any charges that are to be from the crown prosecution service at half past 11 so we prosecution service at half past 11 so we will bring that to you in a few minutes time. two weeks on from the grenfell tower fire, theresa may has called for a "major national investigation" into the use of potentially flammable cladding on high rise buildings. every one of the samples tested from 95 buildings across england have now failed safety tests. last night the government confirmed all school buildings over four storeys tall are having their external cladding analysed as well. this morning on victoria sharma the housing ministerfaced this morning on victoria sharma the h

sir norman bettison rose through the ranks to become chief constable — of merseyside and later west yorkshirehis seniority prosecutors will askjurors to find he abused the public‘s trust. former chief constable norman bettison is charged with four offences of misconduct in public office. this relates to alleged lies he told about his involvement in the aftermath of hillsborough, and the culpability of vans. the bereaved families emerged from their meeting with the cps having learned there will be prosecutions. i am absolutely delighted. we've got today everything we could have asked for. the decisions by the cps, in my opinion were correct, are correct. and we look forward to the due process through the court of law. graham mackrell was sheffield wednesday company secretary and safety officer in 1989 — he is accused of failing to carry out his duties charged under health and safety law and the safety of sports ground act. peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police who is charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to amendments made to witness statements.

fiona trott, bbc news, west yorkshire —— 120,000 events are taking place.oe has become the first vessel of its kind to co m plete a round—the—world voyage. the canoe returned to honolulu in hawaii after visiting 19 countries during three years at sea. the crew used the stars, wind and ocean swells to guide them. they wanted to use the same techniques as the first polynesian settlers to hawaii did, hundreds of years ago. it looks wonderful there but i bet it wasn't always like that. when they were in the middle of the pacific pines suspect it was raging! let's talk more about that story, which claims wealth inequality across britain is growing. conor d'arcy is from the resolution foundation think tank, which wrote the report, and we can speak to him now. good morning to you and thank you for getting up bright and early to talk to us. what has caused this growth in wealth inequality? wealth has always been quite an equally spread, to some extent whether you have a job or not you have some income but the size of wealth you've got is really unequally distribute

fiona is in west yorkshire, which is injo cox's former constituency.. this has been the focus of the events this weekend, because it is the old constituency ofjo cox. told us they wanted to told us they yyahted to come people told us they wanted to come together, be neighbourly, and show support for the family ofjo cox. earlier, we spoke to her husband. he explained why even like this are so important. i think for us, it was thinking about how we take forward jo's legacy and the things she cared about. the thing that drove jo was about bringing closer communities together. she wanted to build a community. she wanted to bring people together of different types and backgrounds. i think she would be incredibly humbled by the scale of the response there's been. we know of about 120,000 events so far across the country. i think what that shows is just the sense that the country's crying out for these moments of togetherness. we spend so much time talking about the things we disagree on. i think people want that balance. when you walk around here today, you

friday will mark a year since the labour mp was killed outside her constituency surgery in west yorkshirety events being held injo's memory. and we'll be talking tojo's husband brendan and sister kim ataround 10:30. this tweet from catherine, incredibly moving film with the family ofjo cox. chuck tweets you can see where jo family ofjo cox. chuck tweets you can see wherejo cox got her decency, humanity and integrity from, what an amazing family. this e—mailfrom bill, from, what an amazing family. this e—mail from bill, how from, what an amazing family. this e—mailfrom bill, how brave of from, what an amazing family. this e—mail from bill, how brave of the family to speak, it has brought me to tears, and my beloved wife passed away 16 years ago, you never forget. and this tweet from toby, a truly moving feature onjo cox, i think it should permanently be posted on iplayer. she gave her life to our democracy. do get in touch with us throughout the morning, use #victorialive. if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. right, let's bring you the latest sport with katherine.

will see temperatures of say, 17 in newcastle but still made or high 20s there across yorkshire and the north—westace is a change. the weatherfront north—west of england. when space is a change. the weather front moves on from the atlantic. that will introduce cloud and summer breaks a brain, may be thunderstorms as well. difficult to say exactly where, the rest of the south and that hot air will once again be wafting in from the south. those damages are going to be creeping up potentially into the low 30s again across the south. still in the middle of this heatwave, for sure. wednesday, glastonbury starts, 29 degrees but looks like there will be a sharp decline in those damages as we head towards friday. thursday still very warm across the south and south—east. temperatures in the high 20s, but for many of us around 18 or i9 20s, but for many of us around 18 or 19 degrees. that process of slightly cooler weather continues into friday, but i suspect the south and southeast is going to stay on the warm side. goodbye. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11. police are still questioning

the card will be broken up but across the central suede, so, say from around hull to yorkshire and into the north—west—east. the laws remain with us, the reigns in the north andy west, very windy here. across central and eastern areas we could have some sunny spells. there is a light at the end of this tunnel, probably some sunshine towards the weekend, but even the weekend is not exactly guaranteed to be completely dry. have a good afternoon where ever you are and wherever the weather is. this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm. google's been fined more than £2.1 billion by the european commission for favouring its own shopping services. theresa may says there should be a major national investigation google has abused its market dominance as a search engine by giving illegal advantages to other google products, its shopping comparison service. theresa may says there should be a major national investigation into what went wrong with cladding on high rise buildings. nicola sturgeon is expected to set out her position on brexit and a second independence referendum this afternoon. the governor of the bank

they have done very well in west yorkshire.th the lib dems, but labour have ta ken marginal with the lib dems, but labour have taken this on 48% of the vote. the mp here has gained 13% more of the vote and a swing of her black percent, giving her a majority of 915. ruth davidson is emerging as the bright spark of the conservatives tonight. a conservative gain in this seat. this was alex salmond's seat, he held this before he became leader and held the seat in gordon. it has now been taken from the snp. we can show you the swing, that is the biggest one we have seen tonight, 20% from the snp to the conservatives. you can see why nicola sturgeon was sounding a little less sure on independence for scotland. we have our results coming in, if it comes and we will let you know. after that very clear call from the former minister... bursars hurled by the conservatives with a challenge from the labour party. —— death is held by. the labour party, 28,000 703.. sensational victory for labour in brighton kemptown. the conservatives has be

on and off, across the south west of england, across wales, yorkshire, all the way into the lake district northern ireland there is a chance of some downpours. some brief downpours with thunder and lightning a possibility. looking at scotland, an easterly wind on the north sea coast from aberdeenshire, dundee and only around 11 or 12 degrees. that is below average. spots of rain at least across yorkshire. then that wet evening and night across south—eastern and central areas, that massive rain will be moving very slowly from south, pushing northwards. to the south it is not cold. 14, 15, still quite warm and muggy. this messy picture, a big area of multiple lows. that is sat on top of us for the rest of the week. different areas will be getting rain at different times. the worst of the weather on wednesday across the east coast. quite a strong wind blowing off the north sea. chilly in places like hull and newcastle. we're only talking temperatures of 13, 15. there might be sunshine in east anglia and the south—east and northern and western scotland. in fact, here not so bad on thursday. a

yorkshire. that was ahead of this cloud, bringing rain to northern ireland, south—west scotland and into northern and eastwards at the moment. quite a wet start to tuesday across the mainland of scotland. towards the northern isles and far north, perhaps somewhat dryer. quite a muggy feel, especially as it brightens up. quite a wet start to the day in northern england and the lake districts, rain affecting the north wales. many places are dry, a few showers and possibly the odd flash of lightning across the english channel. today, wet weather across the north petering out. not quite as wet in the afternoon across scotland. slow—moving showers developing across northern ireland and the chance of some summery showers developing towards the south—east of england. drifting their way northwards, combining with the rain. a cool feel in eastern scotland and north—east england. easterly breeze, 20 to the south. in the south, we will have to look at the rain really developing on tuesday evening and night. these areas of low pressure moving across the uk. this one dragging a weather front with some heavy r

fine weather across yorkshire, 21 degrees, but look at northern ireland, south—west scotland, westernd, and it is only in the teens, outbreaks of rain, bit of a breeze there as well. big contrasts across the country today. this weather front will move sluggishly through this evening. by the time we get to friday morning it is only just the time we get to friday morning it is onlyjust nibbling on western parts of wales and just about nudging into the lake district. the bulk of. this if: f 7 -_7—— -% and ‘air comes t t'tt't't t't'tt and ‘air comes in t't'tt't ttttt and ‘air comes in behind f ahead of it still the warm air but ahead of it still the warm air wafting in from france meaning temperatures could get up to about 26 or 27. you saw some flashes of lightning, so they could be storms around across the south—east and east anglia and they may rumble on into the evening as well. that corner here feeling more stormy and humid. the rest of us will be in the fresher at atlantic air force as we head into the weekend, here is saturday, the low pressure pretty much stays where it is in the

yorkshire. that was ahead of this cloud, bringing rain to northern ireland, south—west scotland and into northernent. quite a wet start to tuesday across the mainland of scotland. towards the northern isles and far north, perhaps somewhat dryer. quite a muggy feel, especially as it brightens up. quite a wet start to the day in northern england and the lake districts, rain affecting the north wales. many places are dry, a few showers and possibly the odd bit of lightning across the english channel. today, wet weather across the north petering out. not quite as wet in the afternoon across scotland. slow—moving showers developing across northern ireland and the chance of some summery showers developing towards the south—east of england. drifting away it north, combining with the rain. a cool feel in eastern scotland and north—east england. easterly breeze, 20 to the south. in the south, we will have to look at the rain really developing on tuesday evening and night. these areas of low pressure moving across the uk. this one dragging a weather front with some heavy rain across england and wales overn

yorkshire. that was ahead of this cloud, mind you, which has been bringing rain notjust to northern ireland, but to south—westnd. that rain is moving its way northwards and eastwards at the moment, and so it's quite a wet start to tuesday across the mainland of scotland. towards the northern isles, the far north, perhaps somewhat drier. the rain, though, should be soon clearing away from northern ireland. quite a muggy feel here, especially as it brightens up. but quite a wet start to the day for northern england, especially around the lake district, some of that rain affecting the north of wales, south of that. many places are dry, a few showers and possibly the odd flash of lightning not far away across the english channel. now, as we run through the day, that wetter weather across the north tends to peter out very slowly. so not quite as wet in the afternoon across scotland, nor indeed for northern england. slow—moving showers developing across northern ireland and the chance of some thundery showers developing towards the south—east of england as well, perhaps drifting their way northwards, combining with

yorkshire. that was ahead of this cloud, bringing rain to northern ireland, south—west scotland and into northernards the northern isles and far north, perhaps somewhat dryer. quite a muggy feel, especially as it brightens up. quite a wet start to the day in northern england and the lake districts, rain affecting the north wales. many places are dry, a few showers and possibly the odd bit of lightning across the english channel. today, wet weather across the north petering out. not quite as wet in the afternoon across scotland. slow—moving showers developing across northern ireland and the chance of some summery showers developing towards the south—east of england. drifting away it north, combining with the rain. a cool feel in eastern scotland and north—east england. easterly breeze, 20 to the south. in the south, we will have to look at the rain really developing on tuesday evening and night. these areas of low pressure moving across the uk. this one dragging a weather front with some heavy rain across england and wales overnight. still quite a wet start on wednesday. rain continuing in norther