Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. This is what sir keir starmer handed out at an event in essex today what he says are the � first steps he would take as Prime Minister. The labour leader unveiled the six point plan to take to voters ahead of a General Election expected later this year. He rejected suggestions that his party was scaling back its ambitions and said the plans were fully costed and would be delivered in the first term of a labour government. Labour will also soon unveil separate sets of priorities for scotland and wales. The conservatives called his speech � another relaunch�. 0ur Political Editor chris mason reports. Flashing red, the Morning Commute in purfleet in essex today. The commuters, the people who want to run the country before the year is out. They were heading for a film studio of all places promises, pamphlets, pledges and no shortage of razzmatazz. And this stuff does not happen by accident. Keir starmer minus a jacket and tie, sleeves rolled up. These are our first steps. They enable us, if you like, to look the public in the eye and say this is our down payment on change. These are the first shoots of the change that you deserve to see. First steps that are ready to go, fully costed and fully funded. They� re making promises on schools, borders, anti social behaviour, security, energy, the economy, and an extra 40,000 appointments in the Nhs In England every week. 0ne card, six steps, in your hand a plan to change the country. Thank you all so much. Labour are remarkably good, let� s put it bluntly here, at losing General Elections. Do you find yourself getting jittery, getting nervous that you might throw it away . We are never, ever going to be complacent about this coming General Election. Was this is for a large venue for Summer Election that has not happened . We are going to be ready. For an election whenever it comes. We would have been it ready in may if the Prime Minister had is it a bit like being in an Anxiety Dream for you . Election campaign starting, labour seemingly on a path. Is a kind of relief that is not me. It� s not him now. It� s this man. Keir starmer, you want 40,000 more appointments a week in the Nhs In England. Can you be specific . By when . I think we can start on this straightaway, without getting ahead of ourselves. I do know we� ve got to be ready, and that� s why we are already having discussions with nhs staff about how we would operate this model. So i think we can do that pretty swiftly. There are other changes i� ve set out this morning. It� s quite vague, though, is it not really a promise if you cannot actually put a timeframe on it . Yes, it is. From day one, minute one, we will be working on this to deliver itjust as quickly as possible. And here� s some more evidence an election is not far off. Ive done a lot of things in this job, but being here is probably on the more intimidating end. The Prime Minister spent his lunch time on loose women. Im focused on that election, right . I focused on the choice at that election because weve been through a lot but i do think actually the things that we are doing is starting to make a difference. Who can deliver a secure future for you and your family . Come back and tell us when the election is over. Ata latertime. And, yes, there will be plenty more appointments on tv sets and film sets, an industry of political persuasion before polling day wanders along. And yes, it was quite a quick presentation today, with the graphics and the screens and the endorsements from everybody from the boss of boots, the high street chain, to a man dying of cancer. But to be on the theatre of today, there is a wider strategy labour is trying to employ here and that is to have lines they can articulate, stuff that they can say between now and the general Election Campaign proper starting. 0ne the general Election Campaign proper starting. One final thought, you can see in the labour party right now tattooed across It Psychology four consecutive General Election defeats. You look back in history and history tells you labour lose far more General Elections than the conservatives do. That is why they are doing what they are doing to try and turn things around from their perspective this time around. Chris, thank you. Tens of thousands of People Living in south devon have been told not to drink tap water without boiling it first after the outbreak of a waterborne disease. Around 16,000 homes and businesses in the brixham area are affected. They� re being warned the outbreak of cryptosporidium could last for at least a week. 0ur South Of England correspondent jenny kumah is in brixham. Anger has been growing here. There have been 22 confirmed cases so far, hundreds more reporting symptoms of diarrhoea and sickness. This afternoon, a statement from number 10 about the outbreak, saying it must be thoroughly investigated and action taken if any breaches or failings are found. This Primary School playground should be full of kids. Instead, pupils are at home. The head closed the school because it had not had any bottled water delivered. Try to protect the children from obviously still becoming quite sick with it all. Jessica is at home with her four children as well as looking after herfriend� s. She� s not impressed that southwest water is offering compensation of £115. Its not just the cost of bottled water or having to boil the kettle. All people have had to take days off work. People are already struggling due to the cost of living, and this is inadequate for families. There� s widespread anger here. For days, people have been falling ill. Many blamed the tap water. On monday, South West Water said their test showed it was safe to drink. Yesterday, they said they found traces of cryptosporidium in a part of brixham and after overnight monitoring. You� re offering people £115 in compensation. Is that really enough . We appreciate that weve had a Significant Impact on customers lives and health that does not compensate for the impact. But we are working as hard as we can. | more than 128,000 bottles of water have been delivered, but some say they� re struggling to get what they need. This local businessman decided to help. He spent £400 buying this water to provide it forfree. I come from one country here on a bus. Now it is my pleasure. So this has cost you money. You spent money on this . Yes, this cost money, but i like it from my heart to help people. Today, news that a potential source of the outbreak has been found, a damaged air valve in a field close to this Reservoir Site in the affected area. Some progress in this difficult situation, but it could be a week before the tap water is back to normal. Jenny kumah, bbc news, devon. A 71 year old man has been charged with the Attempted Murder of slovakia� s Prime Minister. Robert fico remains in a Critical Condition in hospital after he was shot five times at close range yesterday. It was the first major Assassination Attempt on a european political leader for more than 20 years. Ministers say they believe the gunman acted alone, describing the attack as politically motivated. 0ur Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford is in handlova, where the attack took place. This is a small former mining town, not a place used to Major Political drama but that is what happened right here on the Central Square yesterday, when the Prime Minister robert fico was shot and left fighting for his life. This was an attempted assassination and it has left slovakia asking some very deep questions. Just a warning that this report contains images of the actual shooting itself. At the spot where a man tried to kill a Prime Minister, there is a hole where a bullet hit a tree and a faint stain of blood. Small traces of A Gaint Moment that has shocked slovakia deeply. It was early afternoon when robert fico strode out of a meeting and towards a group of supporters, but on the edges of the crowd was the gunman. He looks the other way at first, then abruptly pulls out a gun, points at the Prime Minister and fires five times. Gunshots. By the third shot, he is being tackled by Security Officers as the Prime Minister tumbles to the floor. Mr fico is then dragged to his car and rushed to hospital. The gunman detained and handcuffed. Dana was reporting on the Prime Minister� s visit to her town. She says the gunman did not stand out at all until he attacked. Nothing special. He stay and was, looked normal. A man waiting for the Prime Minister. Robert fico had come from this event, offering support for a small town economy. But on the big stage, he is a populist who opposes sending arms to ukraine and will block its entry to nato. He also thinks Vladimir Putin has been demonised. His government claims these issues infuriated the gunman and drove him to this attack. The Interior Minister describes him as a lone wolf but the government is accusing the opposition here and the media of Whipping Up Tension and hatred. Given that mr fico himself often uses very confrontational language, inflammatory language himself, would you agree that he is at least, or the government is at least partially to blame for the tensions in Slovak Society right now . Translation robert fico won elections for the fifth time. Then a frustrated part of the political spectrum and the media started a six month hunt which has ended like this. I� m not pointing fingers at you phrased a question to divert attention from the real reasons that led to this. The Prime Minister is still in Intensive Care but his life is no longer at risk. After an attack that has exposed huge divisions here and there danger. Sarah rainsford, bbc news, bratislava. A five year old boy has died after falling from a block of flats in east london. Emergency services were called at around six o� clock this morning. Police say the death is being treated as unexpected and are working to establish the full circumstances. Paul hawkins reports. Processing what happened here has barely begun. The five year old boy falling from what Police Describe as the upper floor of the Jacobs House Tower Block in the early hours of the morning. Neighbours and paramedics rushed to help but the boy died at the scene. 0ne Eyewitness said the boy� s father was inconsolable, his mother distraught. He was only six, so, yeah, i� m really very sad for their parents, for his parents and for his relatives. It� s very upsetting. My husband woke up this morning and he heard the screams after six and he said something terrible must have happened. He drove by afterwards and he saw the ambulance and the police. Yeah. Yeah, and then this is what we woke up to, which is very sad. We spoke to one woman who said the boy� s family had told her that he� d fallen from a broken window of their 15th floor flat, which is right at the top. But newham council, who own the block, but not necessarily the flat, say they� re trying to establish the full facts of what they call a devastating incident. No arrests have been made but Police Enquiries are ongoing and so too is the grieving. Paul hawkins, bbc news. The russian president Vladimir Putin has travelled to beijing for talks with china� s president xi jinping and pledged a new era of partnership between their two countries. China has rolled out the red carpet for President Putin, on his first foreign trip since being sworn in for a fifth president ial term. The two leaders have vowed to Work Together against what they called Destructive And Hostile us policies. 0ur china correspondent laura bicker reports from beijing. Band plays. In the west, he� s seen as a pariah. But in china, President Putin is a key partner, as beijing seeks a new world order. 0ne not led by the united states. The red carpet was rolled out complete with a Red Army Band welcome, as they walked together in a show of defiance against western pressure. Mr putin needs china it� s become an economic lifeline for an isolated and heavily sanctioned russia. Translation china will always be | a Good Neighbour and good friend | of mutual trust with russia. Mr putin said he would inform president xi about the situation in ukraine and he said he would welcome china� s role as peacemaker. Beijing put forward a 12 point peace plan more than a year ago, but it received a lukewarm welcome from both ukraine and russia. But while mr xi is trying to play peacemaker, he� s also accused of helping to fuel russia� s war. If the west wants to stop russia� s advances in ukraine, they know here is one place they can do that. Now, beijing is not supplying moscow with weapons but the west believes it is supplying russia with components that it can use in its war machine. The us has a raft of new sanctions at the ready this time to target chinese banks so president xi has a decision to make. Beijing does need Moscow Russia supplies it with cheap oil and gas. This Soaring Trade also helps shield mr putin from western sanctions. Beijing is not likely to make any policy shifts. Instead, the two pledged to deepen their partnership. But mr xi will be calculating just how much he is willing to pay for mr putin� s war. Laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. The time is 16 minutes past six. Our top story this evening. Sir keir starmer sets out his first steps if labour were to win the General Election. Still to come, the Northern Lights or are they . Coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, we� ll get the latest from valhalla and the us pga championship, where rory mcilroy� s looking to roll back the years to when he won his last major there. He was dubbed britain� s kindest plumber, for helping Vulnerable People for free, but a bbc investigation has found that james anderson� s business in fact faked stories that helped raise millions of pounds in donations. His plumbing and heating company, depher, has used photos of people on social media without their consent, and in some cases, made untrue claims about the elderly people who were featured. Mr anderson has defended himself against some of the allegations, but admitted mistakes were made. 0ur uk editor ed thomas has the story. Now, you wont meet. People more remarkable than the plumberjames anderson. James anderson� s acts of kindness moved the nation. His name isjames anderson. Hes a plumber who couldnt stand seeing people getting cold because they didnt have enough money for boiler repairs. We put a shout out on social media. We� ve analysed those social media accounts, many linked to fundraising appeals. Known as britainsl kindest plumber. Uncovering misleading, false posts. So far, hes helped over 2 Million People across the country. Allegations Vulnerable People have been exploited. Even catching the attention of actor hugh grant. One of the most shocking was this posted injune 2022. An elderly woman covered with an emoji, upset and desperate. It says, when i got there, she had a noose ready to commit suicide. The truth is that her name wasjoyce, and she died years before the story Ofjames Anderson Saving her life. We tracked down joyce� s daughter, andrea. Joyce� s kitchen. She had no idea her mother� s image was being used by depher. When i got there. She had a nurse ready to commit suicide. She had a noose ready. How would you describe that post . A lie, it� s a complete lie. This image of a noose was also posted, linked to Fundraising Pages. How do you sleep at night . It� s like Vulnerable People, like my mother, is their moneymaking machine. James anderson has helped many people with free boilers, gas and electricity payments. But we found multiple examples of misleading posts. This one claims the woman with the hidden face died from Carbon Monoxide. We later learned the story was fake. Hey, you all right. Hi, ed from bbc news. James anderson agreed to speak to us about his company� s use of social media. Really appreciate you