Of the uk, dry conditions but the amount of cloud will vary. Missed across the midlands is still hanging around. Stilla across the midlands is still hanging around. Still a lot of cloud but generally the best of the sunshine is across western areas. We have had some lovely sunny skies in west scotland, nairn in highland, next to this weather watcher. Through the rest of the day, for the vast majority of uk it is dry. Could see the odd spit of drizzle falling across the eastern slopes of the pennines and a vanishingly small chance of a shower elsewhere across england and wales but for the bulk it is just a england and wales but for the bulk it isjust a dry england and wales but for the bulk it is just a dry day. Cold temperatures in birmingham, around six at the moment, not rising much past that. But 10 12 in the warmest spots possible today. Overnight tonight, a lot of Cloud Feeding in from the north sea affecting East Scotland and a good part of north east england, probably some drizz
Vaping and smoking, but the Office For Budget Responsibility warns the government could find it hard to balance the books. Heres our business correspondent, emma simpson. Did you catch any ofjeremy s budget . It was a chance to turn around the fortunes of the Conservative Party. But was it enough . I think its good that the workers are going to get money back in their pockets. But then if you think about the Cost Of Living and how everything is going up, then maybe they could have given a little bit more back. Anything that cuts taxes, i wish he would have done something a bit more for savers, were in a position where were living off savings. I think theyre trying to do it in light of a General Election and probably not really thinking about what the benefit to the country is. The centrepiece of this budget was a £2 billion cut was a 2p in the pound cut to National Insurance, a tax paid by workers. So who are the winners and losers if you include all the changes to tax and thresholds
the first glastonbury festival for three years to a glorious close. leaders of the g7 group of nations have been meeting in germany for the first day of talks in a key week of diplomacy over ukraine. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, said ukraine should not be forced towards making a deal with russia. president biden called for western unity to be maintained so that russia could be defeated. our political editor chris mason reports from bavaria in germany. the leaders of the world s richest countries gather to work out what to do next about ukraine. they begin by mocking president putin. the canadian prime minster suggests they should mimic the russian leader by riding bareback on a horse, as he has done. beyond the jokes though, there are differences of emphasis in approach here about how much and for how long ukraine should be helped. the uk insists it must be for the long haul. the prime minister acknowledges, though, some are tiring of it. i think that the pressur
so, as expected, spain and england into the last eight as the european championships. simple as that, right? doesn t quite tell the full story. we ll kick off sportsday in gelsenkirchen, where england were moments away from crashing out of the tournament. they needed extra time to beat slovakia 2 1. despite topping their group, gareth southgate s side have done little to capture the imagination, so it was little surprise slovakia kept it level. it took until the 95th minute for england to get a shot on target. not a bad one. jude bellingham getting the equaliser. it went to extra time. harry kane scored in the first minute of it to set up the quarter final with switzerland next saturday. in the celebrations of his goal, jude bellingham appeared to mouth the worlds who else? towards the crowd. he told us what was going through his head at the time. i think the adrenaline gets you, boys. it s a combination of a lot of things. playing for england is an enjoyable feeling but it
as many of us look forward to a summer holiday, the cost of being dropped off at the airport is now higher than ever. i ll have the details on how much it s gone up. it s gold in rome for keely hodgkinson. despite struggling with illness, she wins the european 800m title once again, with the olympics just around the corner. after a brighter, sunny start in central and eastern areas, rain in the west will cross us all except for the far east and it will be windy especially in the west. all the details later. it s thursday the 13th ofjune. our main story. labour will publish its election manifesto this morning, with sir keir starmer saying he is putting wealth creation at the heart of his plans for government. he s said there will be no surprises on tax and has ruled out increases in vat, income tax and national insurance. the conservatives have challenged labour to match their own range of tax pledges for families and businesses. our political correspondent damian grammaticas