match finely balanced. - in for a thrilling day. the test match finely balanced. goodl in for a thrilling day. the test - match finely balanced. good morning. you have heard of shrinkflation, have you heard of drinkflation? some breweries are bringing down alcohol content to save money on tax. eltonjohn elton john appears at eltonjohn appears at glastonbury and it could be his last concert. it couldn t be a more perfect ending to play in britain. they have all these so kind at glastonbury and i m really looking forward to it. thundery downpours are pushing north eastwards. on either side, sunshine and showers. some of those will be heavy and thundery. i will have the details later. it s tuesday, the 20th ofjune. a massive search and rescue operation is under way for a small submarine that went missing during an expedition to explore the wreck of the titanic at the bottom of the atlantic. five people are on board, including the british billionaire hamish harding. the sub has e
four-times indicted ex-president. nbc news is reporting on potentially game-changing revelation base the former vice president, mike pence. we ll have more on what pence told special counsel jack smith s investigators later this hour. but first, we want to get to the fast-moving developments out of the middle east. at this hour, we are getting our first glimpse of the latest hostages to be released. here are some of the faces of the 12 prisoners released by hamas today, 10 israelis and 2 thai nationals. notably, many are older. among them, a mother and daughter who were kidnapped together. a retired kindergarten teacher. a grandmother of nine. and the 84-year-old founder of one of the kibbutz that was raided on october 7th. this is now day five of the extended truce that for now, barring another extension, is expected to last through tomorrow, for six days in total. as we know, it is a fragile truce and a fluid situation as underscored by the events of just the last 24 hours
pledged to tackle the confusion over the legal definition of sex by amending the equality act if they win the election. the conservatives announced this morning they d make biological sex a protected characteristic, making it easier for some organisations to prevent transgender women from using female only spaces. the leaders of the four parties in scotland which took seats at the last election have been holding a televised debate. it s being broadcast on stv and here s a taste of the opening statements. i want the next five years to all about delivering action on the issues that really matter to you creating good jobs, cutting tax, reducing nhs waiting lists, fixing our roads, investing in schools. we ve listened, and we know these are your top priorities. i know families are struggling because of the cost of living crisis, and i know so many families are worried about loved ones who can t get treatment because of the crisis in our nhs. that s why a labour government w
parties are gathering for a special live bbc scotland debate. we ll be hearing from john swinney, the smp, douglas ross for the scottish conservatives, anas sarwar in scottish labour, let s listen in. one general election that could change the country, welcome to a special edition of debate night. live from glasgow, welcome to debate night with scotland s political party leaders. this evening they will go head to head in front of an audience comprised of people with different voting intentions, some of them still undecided. joining us this evening we. anas sarwar, leader of scottish labour. lorna slater, co leader of the scottish greens. douglas ross, leader of the scottish conservatives. and finally, from the scottish liberal democrats, leader alex cole hamilton. please welcome them to this special live edition of debate night. applause we are live on tv, radio and the iplayer, and you canjoin in the debate on social media wherever you are. the hashtag is bbcdn. so what are
manchester city chairman khaldoon al mubarak says the club want to be judged by the facts and not by claims and counter claims, after allegations of breaching financial regulations. hello and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. the king and queen, and the prince of wales havejoined second world war veterans at an event in portsmouth to mark the 80th anniversary of d day. the normandy landings were the largest seaborne invasion in history, with the 191m battle laying the foundation for an allied victory. the special ceremony was narrated by dame helen mirren and included a flypast by the red arrows. jon kay is at the commemorations on southsea common. good afternoon from portsmouth where in brilliant sunshine a crowd of thousands has just been treated to a spectacular, noisy and deeply poignant event to honour those who served on d day. part commemoration part celebration. yes, there was a vip box where members of the royalfamily sat alongside political leaders and mil