hello, i hello, lam kylie hello, i am kylie pentelow, welcome to bbc news. in the biggest set—piece event of the election so far, the two men find to be prime minister going head to head in the first tv debate which is taking place in salford. rajini vaidyanathan is in salford for us. what's the latest from there? kylie, it 'ust an what's the latest from there? kylie, itiust an hour _ what's the latest from there? kylie, itjust an hour or— what's the latest from there? kylie, itjust an hour or so, _ what's the latest from there? kylie, itjust an hour or so, the _ what's the latest from there? kylie, itjust an hour or so, the two - itjust an hour or so, the two leaders haven't asked about a range of questions, in front of a studio audience here in salford, not too farfrom where i am. the first question was about the cost—of—living crisis, and both leaders as part of the issue of taxation, with rishi sunak trying to pick the labour party as the party of higher taxes, with searcher starmer pushing back on that and saying that you have to look at the conservative record for the last iii years. so in many ways, that's been the dividing line in all of the issues they have asked about. one leader, the leader of the labour party, searcher starmer, saying, look at the last iii years, rishi sunak sank a look at the future. other issues they sparred on was the issue of immigration and what to do with those small boat crossings. with rishi sunak maintaining that he has a plan, keir starmer saying, why are the numbers going up, in terms of those small boat crossings? things have been heeded in the course of the debate. the moderator julie etchingham saying at one point, loweryour julie etchingham saying at one point, lower your voices. other julie etchingham saying at one point, loweryourvoices. other hot button issues in any general election campaign also came up, things like they will deal with the nhs, with rising waiting lists, with the doctors and strikes that are continuing on, and more recently, in the later part of the debate, we have just been hearing about their foreign policy issues, how they would work if donald trump gets back into the white house what they will do when it comes the situation in gaza, so it's been a really broad set of issues. in some ways, so many issues, it has been hard to get into the details somewhat, but we have seen a very fiery debate for the last hour or so, kylie, and as it wraps up in the next few moments or so, the spin room behind me will be full of the party surrogates of the representatives, senior politicians from both the labour and the conservative party who will be spinning their narrative, saying that their man did the bestjob tonight, and i'm going to go in now, kylie, get ready for that and come up kylie, get ready for that and come up live with some senior politicians to see what they make of it all. i should just say that as soon as that debate ends, there will be an exit poll that will come out and we will bring you that as well. imilli poll that will come out and we will bring you that as well. will be with ou in a bring you that as well. will be with you in a few _ bring you that as well. will be with you in a few moments, _ bring you that as well. will be with you in a few moments, rajini. - bring you that as well. will be with | you in a few moments, rajini. let's hear a little of what they had to say on their thoughts on how to read the uk economy. mark my words — labour will raise your taxes. it's in their dna. your work, your car, your pension... thank you, ok... ..you name it, labour will tax it. mr starmer was also keen to criticise his rival�*s record. ijust don't know how you feel when you have a prime minister say, having heard what you're going through, that the plan is working, it's all all right. a long alongside a long side the economy, a staple of debate, came up the nhs, the host julie etchingham asked the two leaders a very specific question, bringing up two very different answers. hf bringing up two very different answers. , ., ., ., bringing up two very different answers. ., ., ., , bringing up two very different answers. ., ., ., ., answers. if you had loved ones on a lona answers. if you had loved ones on a long waiting — answers. if you had loved ones on a long waiting list _ answers. if you had loved ones on a long waiting list for _ answers. if you had loved ones on a long waiting list for surgery, - answers. if you had loved ones on a long waiting list for surgery, would | long waiting list for surgery, would you, long waiting list for surgery, would you. if— long waiting list for surgery, would you. if you — long waiting list for surgery, would you. if you felt _ long waiting list for surgery, would you, if you felt that _ long waiting list for surgery, would you, if you felt that that _ long waiting list for surgery, would you, if you felt that that was the l you, if you felt that that was the only way — you, if you felt that that was the only way forward, _ you, if you felt that that was the only way forward, use _ you, if you felt that that was the only way forward, use private i you, if you felt that that was the - only way forward, use private health care, _ only way forward, use private health care, rishi _ only way forward, use private health care, rishi sunak? 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no. i| don't use private health, i use the nhs _ don't use private health, i use the nhs. ~ , . ~ don't use private health, i use the nhs. ~ , ., . ., nhs. we will be back to the election in a moment. _ nhs. we will be back to the election in a moment, but— nhs. we will be back to the election in a moment, but now— nhs. we will be back to the election in a moment, but now the _ nhs. we will be back to the election in a moment, but now the world - in a moment, but now the world biggest narendra modi has claimed a third successive victory in india with electoral commission confirming that his bjp led coalition has taken enough seats to form a majority of the but it seems he has fallen far short of the large majority that he was hoping for. our south asia corresponds yogita limaye reports. a widely expected moment and an historic one. it is only the second time that an indian prime minister has won a third term. "it is the win of our commitment to develop india", narendra modi told his supporters. but it isn't the victory he wanted, winning fewer seats than the last election, which will damage the air of invincibility that has surrounded him and the bjp over the past ten years. perhaps the biggest shock came from ayodhya, where prime minister narendra modi inaugurated a grand hindu temple injanuary at a site that had been disputed by hindus and muslims. expected to galvanise hindu voters, but the ruling party was defeated here by a large margin. this is how the opposition congress took in the results, with an almost equal fervour. it is rare to see this kind ofjubilation amid the losing side, but that is because over the past ten years, the congress party has suffered humiliating election defeats. and what that has resulted in is a party whose confidence was so low that they didn't believe that they could actually launch a proper challenge. so this is a celebration for being significantly back in the game. "long live rahul gandhi", supporters chanted the name of a leaderfrom india's most prominent political dynasty, but whose capabilities and future were under question. today will mark a point of resurgence. the country has unanimously and clearly stated that they do not like the way they run this country, we do not appreciate the way they have attacked the constitution, we do not appreciate the way they have run this country for the last few years. so that is a huge message to mr narendra modi. it is a bittersweet victory for the bjp. with the numbers they have got, they cannot pass laws unilaterally. they will need to take others on board. some will see this as a win for indian democracy. yogita limaye, bbc news, delhi. in the us, president biden has cited two executive order that will impose new asylum restrictions on the southern border. the order will go into effect when the number of border encounters between words of entry hits 2500 per day, according to senior administration officials. that means it should go into effect immediately because that figures higher than the average is now. instructions will be in effect until two weeks after the daily numbers are at or below 1500 per day over a seven day average. the white house says the new measures will come in from midnight, and the president said these powers could have been introduced by congress had the republicans not been playing games on the reforms that were proposed by a partisan committee. so on the reforms that were proposed by a partisan committee.— a partisan committee. so today, i'm movin: a partisan committee. so today, i'm moving past — a partisan committee. so today, i'm moving past republican _ a partisan committee. so today, i'm moving past republican research . a partisan committee. so today, i'm| moving past republican research and using these active authorities developed to me as president to do what i can on my own to address the border. frankly, iwould have preferred to address this issue through a bipartisan legislation, because that is the only way to actually get the kind of system we have now that's broken fixed, to hire more border patrol agents, more asylum officers, morejudges, but republicans left me no choice. find republicans left me no choice. and rational republicans said the order was nothing more than a political stunt head of the election for some this was house speaker mikejohnson speaking just ahead of the president's announcement. it’s president's announcement. it's windowdressing. everybody knows it. if windowdressing. everybody knows it. if you _ windowdressing. everybody knows it. if you was _ windowdressing. everybody knows it. if you was concerned about the border— if you was concerned about the border he _ if you was concerned about the border he would it on this a long time _ border he would it on this a long time ago — border he would it on this a long time ago. and we don't know what's in this _ time ago. and we don't know what's in this the — time ago. and we don't know what's in this. the devil would definitely be in _ in this. the devil would definitely be in the — in this. the devil would definitely be in the details here, i can assure you _ be in the details here, i can assure ou. ., be in the details here, i can assure ou. ., ., be in the details here, i can assure ou. ., ., , several major hospitals in london have declared a critical incident because of a cyber attack. some operations have been cancelled, and there have been problems in particular with blood transfusions and test results. helena wilkinson reports. operations have had to be cancelled. blood transfusions and test results have been particularly affected. as have other routine tests. guy's and st thomas' hospital in the heart of the capital is one of the nhs trusts affected by the major it incident. king's college hospital, the royal brompton, and the evelina london children's hospital as well as other services have been affected. about 6.50 last night, i received an e—mail and a text that both had exactly the same information on, confirming that due to circumstances beyond their control, blood tests had been cancelled for the foreseeable future. nhs england describe the impact as significant, adding that emergency care continued on the available. —— adding that emergency care continued to be available. it is thought the incident happened yesterday, some departments were unable to connect to the main server. the it service partner has said sorry to patients impacted by the disruption, recognising the upset it has caused. it is not clear how long the disruption to patients and services will last. helena wilkinson, bbc news. a newborn baby girl who was found abandoned in east london, on a freezing cold night injanuary, is the third child to be left by the same parents. dna tests established that baby elsa is the sibling of a boy and a girl found in very similar circumstances in 2017 and 2019. as our correspondent sanchia berg reports, bbc news has been given permission to report these details after a family court judge said the story was of "great public interest". it was a bitterly cold day injanuary, when a baby girl, less than than hour old, was found here in east london. hospital staff called her elsa, after the frozen character. the bbc can now report that elsa has two full siblings, harry and roman. all three babies were abandoned in similar circumstances within two miles of each other. the baby boy, harry, was found in plaistow in september 2017, abandoned shortly after he was born. a newborn girl, roman, came 16 months later, injanuary 2019, in a park close to the roman road after which she was named. and elsa, also newborn, was discovered this year, just a few hundred yards away. all three children's names have since been changed. this is where baby harry was found back in 2017. since then, two of his siblings have been abandoned in very similar circumstances, just hours after they were born. judge carol atkinson said it was very, very unusual for one baby to be abandoned in modern britain. for three babies to be left in this way, by the same parents, was, she said, of enormous interest. i asked one of the leading experts whether she had come across a similar case. well, i have done research in various ways for over 20 years and the answer is absolutely no. but i personally have never come across three brand new borns from the same parent, both parents it seems. the three children are safe — adopted or in care. their mother has not come forward, despite multiple appeals over nearly seven years by the metropolitan police. they said today their investigation continues. sanchia berg reporting there. some of the last surviving veterans who fought in the second world war are in normandie to commemorate 80 years since d—day. it was a turning point in the war as allied troops landed on the coast of northern france and began deliberation from nazi occupation. john maguire reports. for many of these veterans, their departure from the shores 80 years ago, all as very young man, was their first venture overseas. cheering excitement and a sense of celebration will, in coming days, turn to commemoration. stan ford survived as his ship was sunk by a mini submarine, but many other members of the group were killed. as you know, john, i have 32 reasons for going back, those 32 reasons are the guys who never came home. and i made that promise to myself that every opportunity, i would go back and pay my respects and honour those guys. as they left portsmouth, their modern day counterparts flew overhead in a royal air force transport plane and stood to attention, saluting on the deck of the aircraft carrier hms prince of wales — respect between the generations. john dennis has been back to normandy before, but never to the british memorial. it was very emotional, and i am afraid that will probably be a bit emotional when we get there, to see the actual thing. we will rememberthem. as the ferry approached the french coastline, the engine slowed and the veterans paid tribute. so, a short, poignant, but highly—symbolic ceremony as a wreath were thrown over the side of the ferry. the idea is to pay tribute to those who died before even reaching the french shores and beaches they had come here to liberate. and so, to france — and two full days of ceremonies and commemorations for those who can tell the story of what happened here eight years ago first—hand. the number may be dwindling, but their commitment today, as it was then, remains immense. john maguire, bbc news, normandy. let's return to the uk election now, and reggie need budget often is with us, you've made your way this is where all the post—analysis take place, the room was full of politicians who are trying to talk up politicians who are trying to talk up their latest performance in this debate. so let's go to wes streeting. what's your hot take on how your party did? fundamentally use saw the — how your party did? fundamentally use saw the reaction _ how your party did? fundamentally use saw the reaction from - how your party did? fundamentally use saw the reaction from the - use saw the reaction from the audience _ use saw the reaction from the audience and those test from the audience — audience and those test from the audience where the choices were very clearly— audience where the choices were very clearly laid _ audience where the choices were very clearly laid out, where keir starmer laid out _ clearly laid out, where keir starmer laid out labour's plans and how we will pay _ laid out labour's plans and how we will pay for — laid out labour's plans and how we will pay for them, and this election is a choice — will pay for them, and this election is a choice between turning the page on 14— is a choice between turning the page on 14 years _ is a choice between turning the page on 14 years of conservative failure, or with _ on 14 years of conservative failure, or with labour. the audience responded very warmly. i thought rishi _ responded very warmly. i thought rishi sunak's best line was the one where _ rishi sunak's best line was the one where he _ rishi sunak's best line was the one where he told a barefaced lie. it is simply— where he told a barefaced lie. it is simply untrue labour will increase taxes _ simply untrue labour will increase taxes on _ simply untrue labour will increase taxes on people. we've ruled out vat rises, _ taxes on people. we've ruled out vat rises, if— taxes on people. we've ruled out vat rises, ifyou— taxes on people. we've ruled out vat rises, if you want to see a party that's— rises, if you want to see a party that's lreen— rises, if you want to see a party that's been addicted on clobbering working _ that's been addicted on clobbering working people with tax rises time and time _ working people with tax rises time and time again, it's the conservative party. that's their record — conservative party. that's their record and _ conservative party. that's their record and what they cannot answer is how _ record and what they cannot answer is how they — record and what they cannot answer is how they will plug the £71 billion— is how they will plug the £71 billion hole in their own tax and spending — billion hole in their own tax and spending plans. in fact, like tori britain, — spending plans. in fact, like tori britain, the _ spending plans. in fact, like tori britain, the lights have gone out, this is— britain, the lights have gone out, this is the — britain, the lights have gone out, this is the metapho