which leads on a warning about the national health service. the nuffield trust says both of britain s main political parties will leave the nhs with lower spending increases. the health think tank analysed figures from the labour and conservative manifestos and it says the nhs will struggle to make ends meet whoever wins the election. staying with the observer, and the paper reports that the number of children attending private schools in england has risen, despite labour s intention to add vat to school fees. according to the department of education, as ofjanuary this year, the number of pupils in private schools had gone up to more than 593,000. turning to the sunday telegraph, which has been hearing from former government minister, robertjenrick. he says he shares the frustrations of traditional tory voters who might want to back nigel farage s reform uk but he says the country is facing the prospect of what he describes as a labour dictatorship. the sunday times has an in
hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night, with me chetan pathak, coming up on the programme. one night away from england s opening match of euro 2024 against serbia we ll be live in germany where the team are going through their final preparations. what next for scotland and their supporters after their opening day humbling at the hands of the hosts? scotland will face switzerland next week who make a winning start to their campaign in cologne. tributes pour in as the former arsenal and everton striker kevin campbell dies at the age of 5a after a short illness. also coming up on sportsday before eight. two weeks out from wimbledon jack draper s into the final of the stuttgart open as he targets his first atp tour title. and can england s cricketers avoid elimination at the t20 world cup? rain has delayed the start against namibia as things stand, they re heading out. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. injust over 2a hours, england begin their quest to b
episode of newscast, recorded earlier for bbc radio 4. newscast from the bbc. so today we re going to look back at the manifestos that were published this week. what was your name for it, laura, in the end? many festos week. some people called it the manifestival. we re also going to just reflect on what s happening with the polls because there was a kind of quite symbolic moment in one poll that people were talking about earlier this week. and also, i just thought we re halfway through the election now, this is precisely the halfway point, what s everyone s kind of vibe at the moment? laura? my vibe? yes. goodness me. i m not sure i ve ever been asked that before. i think there s something topsy turvy about this whole election, because normally when you have a governing party putting forward a manifesto, they re the ones saying, carry on as we are, in a sense, they re sort of going for the status quo, which the conservatives are saying don t risk a change, don t risk it,
at the annual event to mark the king s official birthday. it s the first royal engagement she has carried out this year. the king who is also having cancer treatment travelled by carriage, instead of riding on horseback, as he has done in the past. charlotte gallagher reports. a much anticipated moment the princess of wales back in the public eye. all eyes on her for her first appearance since she announced her cancer diagnosis. she was a huge draw for the crowds in central london today. this is a day full of tradition and spectacle, but it s also about family. the king and queen in their carriage. it s his first trooping the colour since his own cancer diagnosis and he chose not to travel on horseback. national anthem plays the troops taking part in this annual celebration of the king s official birthday have been rehearsing for months. every step, drumbeat and musical note has to be perfect. the irish guards led the event this year and their colour, or regimentalflag,