and to wales. finally, let s look at the lib dem leader, ed davey. this is what he said about his party s manifesto. we put forward a very detailed, costed manifesto, and it s got a big health and social care package at the centre. it is true to say that the lib dems are promising a lot of extra cash for the health service but there are some questions from experts. have a look at this from the nuffield trust again. the funding proposal appears to be insufficient. that s for their social care plan. secondly, the ifs on the manifesto as a whole there are clear risks that their package of tax measures wouldn t raise the money that they claim, which would make it harder to pay for some of those commitments. so, hopefully that was some useful context about some of the claims made last night. as ever, there is plenty more on the bbc website. sir keir starmer has promised to put scotland at the heart of government and provide thousands ofjobs in sectors such as engineering,
good morning from germany where we are waking up with the scotland fans ahead are waking up with the scotland fans ahead of are waking up with the scotland fans ahead of their second match in the european ahead of their second match in the european championship. will the scotland european championship. will the scotland party continue? we will find out scotland party continue? we will find out this morning. it s wednesday, the 19th ofjune. the latest inflation figures will be released this morning, giving an idea of the state of the economy before voters head to the polls in just over two weeks. analysts are expecting the figures for last month to show that inflation has fallen back to the bank of england s 2% target for the first time in nearly three years. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david has more. have you got food left or is it all gone? gary in sussex used to have seven butchers shops. now he has four. forced to make cuts as he s been caught bet
good morning. it s monday, the 17th ofjune. england fans are celebrating a successful start to their team s euro 2024 campaign, after a 1 0 win over serbia. tens of thousands of supporters descended on the german city of gelsenkirchen to watch the three lions opening match. and john watson is in nearby essen for us this morning. morning. good morning. yes, welcome to airl morning. good morning. yes, welcome to girl where morning. good morning. yes, welcome to girl where england morning. good morning. yes, welcome to girl where england made morning. good morning. yes, welcome to girl where england made that - to girl where england made that winning start last night against serbia. gareth southgate says winning start last night against serbia. gareth southgate sastude bellingham is writing his own scripts after his goal gave england a 31-0 scripts after his goal gave england a 31 0 victory. such was his presence and performance, he was instrumental in that victory, with
on his eventual retirement. he says finishing a wimbledon or paris olympics would be fitting. good evening. england passed their first test at the euros in germany with a win against serbia. the only goal, from jude bellingham, reflected a strong england performance in the first half, but the going got tougher in the second half. let s cross straight to our sports editor dan roan, who is in gelsenkirchen for us now. it is interesting, in the build up to this tournament, gareth southgate, ahead of his fourth and possibly final final is in charge, had warned england s fans this would not be easy against a dangerous looking serbian side, and so it proved. # sweet caroline.# lunchtime in gelsenkirchen and england fans already making themselves heard as they flocked, full of euros confidence. we are going to win it. it s coming home, it has to be our year, this year. we say it every time! we re just really excited to be here. can t wait, can t wait to get in that ground. it s our
for that and would have gone and attacked that challenge. so that s why he s adapted as well as he has, i m sure. celebrating with his mum and dad last night, bellingham said his boyhood dreams were now reality. boyhood. at 16, he was starring for birmingham city before moving initially to borussia dortmund, germany. stourbridge, west midlands isjude bellingham s hometown. he s in their art. he s in their hearts. the summer is just beginning. england will need more of this from bellingham in the euros. currently england are preparing without him. the manager understandably says bellingham need some time to psychologically switch off. in spain, they re still hyping it up. real madrid today parading the trophy. fine, but take good care ofjude bellingham, he is already irreplaceable. joe wilson, bbc news.