and coming up in the sport on bbc news... the history chasers — can they become the first scotland side to make it out of the group stage of a major tournament? hello and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. well, in just a few hours, scotland's footballers kick off the euros, taking on germany in the opening game of the four—week tournament. tens of thousands of scotland fans have descended on munich. england play their first match on sunday, against serbia. john watson's in munich for us — and john, a big task for scotland tonight playing germany in germany? it is. they are calling this the biggest party in scottish football in 26 years. not since the world cup which was staged in france back in 1998 have scotland qualified for a major tournament overseas. as you can probably see behind me most of the scotland fans have now arrived here in munich. they have been mingling alongside their german counterparts here in one of the main squares in the city. it has been good—natured, good humoured so far, but of course for some of these bands they will be lucky enough to have tickets to the main event. it is being staged in the allianz arena around six miles north of the main square here. what is berjer whatever the outcome, whatever the result tonight, one thing is for certain, this will go down as one of the most memorable nights in the history of scottish football. singing. the fans in full voice, the passion reflecting the significance of the night ahead. many making the trip by any means possible. these fans arriving from yell in shetland late last night. talk us through the journey. yeah, so, it's been a long journey, nearly 29 hours. so, we left on wednesday night, overnight ferry from lerwick to aberdeen. and we got the train from aberdeen down to edinburgh, a tram out to the airport. flew into stuttgart yesterday afternoon and then finally a bus down to munich. so, arrived last night about 10.30. just soaking up some atmosphere now. it's great. all together now! having qualified for back—to—back european championships, the team hope to make it out of the group at a major tournament for the first time in their history. but as opening games go, they don't come much tougher than the hosts. one of the mantras we've always had is respect everyone and fear no—one.j so, we come here with a lot. of respect for the host nation. we know they're a good team. but hopefully, on the night, we can show that we're - a good team as well. for the german supporters gathering in munich, they too were keen to sample the atmosphere that comes with staging a home tournament. we think we are young, and a tournament in our own country isn't so often. yes, and the next time we will be 40, 50, and we want it now. now to be here. yes, and it's good to be here. yeah, yeah, yeah. amongst the tartan army, rubbing shoulders here alongside their german counterparts, there is a feeling they can achieve something special. i think we can get out of the group. why not? go and get a result _ against switzerland or hungary, and might nick a point tonight, why not? - they've brought the atmosphere and the music. can scotland now bring the goals? so the stage is set and of course attentions will now turn to the england opening match of a tournament against serbia and gilson purgen on sunday. gareth southgate their manager has one or two decisions to make over his selection but he has a platter of attacking options available to him. a reminder that you can follow the match tonight, live commentary bbc radio 5 live, bbc scotland as well and via the bbc sport website, where you can follow all of the build—up today as we edge ever closer to kick—off at eight o'clock tonight. studio: thank you, john watson. bbc research shows there may have been thousands of illegal sewage spills by english water companies in 2022. analysis shows there were 6000 times when raw sewage was discharged during dry weather — a practice which is illegal. water companies can only send untreated sewage into rivers and seas when it rains, to prevent flooding. our environment correspondent jonah fisher has the story. every year, the water companies release a summary of how often they spill raw sewage. they're big numbers, but you can't work out from them whether the spills were permitted or not. if there's been lots of rain or melting snow, spilling raw sewage can be legal, as it stops the system being overwhelmed and sewage backing up into our homes. but the law is very clear. spills that take place when it hasn't rained are a breach of the water company's permits. when an overflow operates on a dry day, there's less water in the river and that sort of sewage component becomes bigger. and then that's when we have problems with ammonia, with dissolved oxygen, what have you. so it actually causes problems for wildlife. which is why they're illegal? absolutely, yeah, absolutely. to pinpoint possible dry spills, the bbc developed a methodology which uses rainfall data from the met office to indicate if spills could have taken place when the weather was dry. we then asked all of england's water companies to provide us details of exactly when and where they spilled in 2022 — a famously hot and dry year. we have a big bbc investigation. last year, three companies gave us their data. and we revealed 388 possible dry spills. six companies refused the bbc�*s request, giving a variety of reasons, including citing the fact that they're under criminal investigation — an explanation which the regulators reject. we don't think it's good. we think it corrodes public trust in the industry. customers have paid for these monitors and paid for the data. therefore, i think companies should share that. why are they refusing to share it with us? you'll have to ask them. so we did. why did so many of the water companies refuse to give us the data from 2022? it does rather give the impression that they have something to hide. i disagree. why would they withhold it? so all of that data is available in real time on their websites. it's not — not from 2022. i will correct you there. and all of the data is submitted to the regulator, who analyses data and make the determination. yes, the regulator gave us the data because the water companies wouldn't. it is for every individual company to explain the basis on which it distributes the data. we are the most transparent industry in the world when it comes to water. in the end, the environment agency stepped in and gave the bbc the compa ny�*s data. our analysis increases the total of possible dry spills in 2022 to nearly 6,000, with those possible spills lasting more than 29,000 hours. are you surprised at the scale of this? i would like to say i'm surprised. i'm not surprised. these networks haven't been invested in for decades. that investment needs to take place. the water company said the bbc�*s methodology was flawed. they also said many of the possible spills we identified were in fact equipment malfunctions. the data is not sufficient to draw the conclusions regarding whether a spill was dry or wet. regardless, though, we don't want to see any spill of sewage, whether it's dry or wet, into our waterways. water companies must, from this year, publish information about their spills as they happen, and more investigators, like gavin here in essex, are being recruited by the environment agency. data has made us aware of the scale of the sewage problem. the question now is how we fix it. jonah fisher, bbc news. rishi sunak says that voting for reform uk in next month's election would be handing labour a blank cheque. a new yougov opinion poll suggests that, for the first time, reform uk have more support than the conservatives. it is just one poll and the wider trend is not yet clear, but reform's leader, nigel farage, claims his party have now overtaken the tories as the main opposition to labour. our political correspondent hannah miller reports. at the halfway point of the campaign, there have been downpours, drenchings and many days out on the road. but today is the prime minister discussed how to reduce migration at the summit of world leaders, there are some troubling numbers for him at home. the pool is a stark warning. if a result like this is replicated on election day, your stomach would have huge and unchecked power to your stomach would have huge and unchecked powe— your stomach would have huge and unchecked power to tax your home, our “ob, unchecked power to tax your home, yourjob. your— unchecked power to tax your home, yourjob. your car. _ unchecked power to tax your home, yourjob, your car, pension, - unchecked power to tax your home, | yourjob, your car, pension, however he wants. we are fighting for every bout and we know from my own conversations with voters that the choice is very clear, a vote for anyone other than rishi sunak and the conservatives is about poor keir starmer as my minister. for the conservatives is about poor keir starmer as my minister.— starmer as my minister. for a broader idea _ starmer as my minister. for a broader idea of _ starmer as my minister. for a broader idea of what - starmer as my minister. for a broader idea of what is - starmer as my minister. for a broader idea of what is going | starmer as my minister. for a l broader idea of what is going on let's take a look at how 0b pulls average out. this is the bbc tracker since the last election. labour have been ahead for more than two years. if we zoom in to see what has happened during this campaign, reformed uk look to be very much in third place. but they have gained a significant amount of support since nigel farage announced he was taking over as party leader. and with momentum behind him nigel farage is setting his sights on a bold ambition. i setting his sights on a bold ambition-— setting his sights on a bold ambition. ., , ., , _, ambition. i want us to become the o- osition ambition. i want us to become the opposition voice 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right that the rise of reform causes them difficult to eat but it _ reform causes them difficult to eat but it looks as though perhaps in focusing — but it looks as though perhaps in focusing their attacks on each other may be _ focusing their attacks on each other may be the — focusing their attacks on each other may be the conservative and labour party— may be the conservative and labour party are _ may be the conservative and labour party are opening up ground for the other— party are opening up ground for the other parties and certainly the liberal— other parties and certainly the liberal democrats who have so far been _ liberal democrats who have so far been struggling in the polls, not making — been struggling in the polls, not making a — been struggling in the polls, not making a discernible progress, are now beginning to have signs of them edging _ now beginning to have signs of them edging up _ now beginning to have signs of them edging up by a pointer to. as now beginning to have signs of them edging up by a pointer to.— edging up by a pointer to. as were labour as they _ edging up by a pointer to. as were labour as they say _ edging up by a pointer to. as were labour as they say they _ edging up by a pointer to. as were labour as they say they are - edging up by a pointer to. as were labour as they say they are not. labour as they say they are not taking anything for granted. i labour as they say they are not taking anything for granted. i think it is clear that _ taking anything for granted. i think it is clear that if _ taking anything for granted. i think it is clear that if the _ it is clear that if the conservatives scrape back in at this general election we will see more more chaos and it is time to turn the page on that. labour is taking reform on. we will beat them in the battle of ideas and we will demonstrate what real change looks like in our country if we are in the trust of people at this general election. ~ «a trust of people at this general election. ~ ., ., , election. with three weeks ago this election. with three weeks ago this election is taking _ election. with three weeks ago this election is taking on _ election. with three weeks ago this election is taking on a _ election. with three weeks ago this election is taking on a course - election is taking on a course unlike any others with parties of all colours continuing to put pressure on the main contenders. hannah millerjoins us now from westminster. hannah, polls can be wrong — and they can change before election day — but this is yet more bad news for the conservative campaign. absolutely. this is really a psychological moment, the first poll to suggest that reform may be slightly ahead of the conservatives, exactly what rishi sunak didn't want to happen. it is important to say we can't say enough that it is only one bowl. there may never be another one that says exactly the same thing as this one does. while nigel farage is using it of course to talk up his prospects, it is also worth saying that the way our electoral system works, it is highly unlikely reform are going to win huge numbers of seats and end up as the second biggest party in westminster. there has though been a really noticeable shift over the past week, with many of the party is now pitching themselves as the opponents to labour, whether that is the smaller parties like the greens and plaid cymru, conservatives of course, but now reform is well trying to take on that mantle. that is because labour are seen to be so far ahead in the polls. they are pleased with that but to some extent it is not entirely helpful because they don't want to be seen to be complacent, both they and the conservatives claim they are still fighting for every vote. claim they are still fighting for every vote-— claim they are still fighting for every vote. claim they are still fighting for eve vote. ., ., ., ~ , ., , every vote. hannah, thank you very much. this evening, nick robinson will continue his series of interviews with the party leaders. he'll bejoined by labour leader sir keir starmer on panorama at 7:30pm on bbc one and iplayer. the liberal democrats have announced plans for a new national food strategy to tackle poverty and rising prices. the party's leader, sir ed davey, said the plan would improve food security and health and nutrition — and the lib dems have promised an extra £1 billion to help farmers cope with increased energy and production costs. the russian leader, vladimir putin, has said he would start peace talks with ukraine immediately if its troops pull back from four regions of the country, and ukraine gives up its bid to be part of nato. he said its soldiers would have to leave the regions of zaporzhizhia, kherson, donetsk and luhansk. he's also described as "theft" a plan by g7 leaders to use frozen russian assets to help ukraine's war effort. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is at the g7 summit in italy. what's likely to be the reaction there to what mr putin has said? the war in ukraine has been played out on three fronts. the fighting on the ground, the economic battle for who can produce enough weapons and ammunition fastest, and then thirdly there is a sort of global diplomatic there is a sort of global diplomatic there were four international opinion and it is that latter battle we are seeing playing out here. this summit over the last day or so, the west has tried to say look, we are not as divided as we were, and we have patients, trying to come to that narrative that has been building up in recent years, hence the using of russian frozen assets to raise $50 billion for ukraine, hence more sanctions and more trade pacts, defence pacts and things like that. there is also going to be a big summit inserts an tomorrow to discuss part of ukraine's peace plan. what we're seeing today is president putin's response of it. it is likely a saint look, i'm in favour of a ceasefire as long ukraine gives up huge swathes in territory and gives up nato, that is why president putin is hinting once again at the possible use of nuclear weapons. essentially he is trying to divide the west. he is trying to gain more support from the global south. that is why again is responding to the use of the frozen assets saying, he considers that to be that and he will respond against that. the ukrainian response to this has been very clear. they have rejected this latest ceasefire offer, saying there is no possibility of compromise, it is not serious, according to one of president zelensky�*s closest aide. james landale, thank you. the time isjust 16 minutes past one. our top story this afternoon... euro 2024 kicks off tonight, with scotland taking on the host nation, germany. england play serbia on sunday. and we look ahead to a special tribute to the tv presenter dr michael mosley. and coming up in the sport on bbc news... weather—permitting, there are brits in action at nottingham today, with katie boulter and emma raducanu in the quarterfinals. lawyers for a british army soldier accused of murder during the bloody sunday killings have applied for the case to be thrown out. 13 people died when troops from the parachute regiment fired on civil rights demonstrators in the bogside area of londonderry in 1972. our ireland correspondent chris page is outside belfast crown court. chris, this case is about a man we can only identify as soldier f? yes, that is right. this is the first time the army veteran known as soldier f has actually appeared in a criminal court in person. he has been sitting 13 metres from the families of those killed on bloody sunday but he is screened from public view behind a blue curtain. the hearing began with the legal arguments about whether the former soldier's identity should be revealed and his right to remain anonymous has been upheld for the time being. bloody sunday happened in january of time being. bloody sunday happened injanuary of 1972, 13 people were shot dead by the parachute regiment at a civil rights demonstration in the mainly nationalist bogside area and soldier f is charged with murder in relation to the killings of james wray and william mckinney and five counts of attempted murder. his lawyers have begun making an argument to thejudge lawyers have begun making an argument to the judge the case should be dropped before it reaches a full trial. defence barrister has said the prosecution evidence is flawed and insufficient. the prosecution are yet to respond. the hearing is set to continue this afternoon. hearing is set to continue this afternoon-— england's most senior doctor has warned against using weight—loss drugs simply to get beach—body ready. the drugs with brand names ozempic and wegovy are prescribed to treat obesity and type—2 diabetes, but some people are said to be buying them online as a slimming aid, which can cause serious illness. our health correspondent michelle robertsjoins us now. michelle, we have this warning today from the nhs medical director. what's prompted it? nhs doctors have been saying they have seen some patients coming into hospital, young, healthy women, coming in with severe side effects from these medications. they are not people who are obese or overweight, people who are obese or overweight, people who are using these drugs to slim down a little bit and they are lying to get them, they are giving different information to try to get prescriptions over the internet. these drugs are provided by various different private providers, you can go online and put in some of your information, so it really is about checks and measures here. we know they can work by suppressing appetite, so you don't feel so hungry, so you eat less. but it can come with severe side—effects, like any medication to be careful. the nhs is looking to use some of the medications but under strict controls. one doctor i spoke to today said, it is scarily easy to get these privately.— today said, it is scarily easy to get these privately. michelle, thank ou. the new south african president will be chosen today, with the anc�*s cyril ramaphosa hoping for a second term. mps have been sworn in this morning, but the anc saw its majority reduced after the election on may 29th and the party needs to seek coaltion partners to secure mr ramaphosa's position. sub—postmasters in scotland who were wrongly convicted because of faulty software used by the post office have had their convictions quashed after emergency legislation came into force today. it follows a similar law for those in england and wales. the american bank wells fargo has sacked at least six people over allegations they faked computer keyboard activity to give the impression of being busy. the bank didn't reveal details, but several firms are cracking down on the issue, which can involve gadgets called mousejigglers, as more staff work from home. when you buy something, you may have been asked to round up your payment to the nearest pound for charity. this is known as micro—donation — charities have had a boost from more of us giving a little, more often. among the retailers asking for micro—donations — supermarkets, clothes shops, fast—food chains and garages. more than 36.5 million micro—donations were made last year — up 72% from 2019. the average donation is just 23p, but of course it all adds up. sophie long has been talking to one family which has benefited from these small but important charity donations. she was super cute. maria's daughter, ellie, was just 15 when they learned she had hodgkin's lymphoma — a rare form of cancer. that's around the same kind of time. despite intensive treatment, she died just over two years later. but ellie loved christmas, and her last one was magical. it was just a dream come true. it literally...it made her last christmas really special. so her last memory was of that incredible... it wasn't even a moment, it was four weeks. after we did that, she actually passed away four weeks later. so i think we switched off the lights on the house that day. make—a—wish uk, the charity that brought such joy to ellie and herfamily, benefits from micro—donations. the concept of so—called micro—donations is nothing new. there used to be a lot more of these about, where you could put your loose change. now, the process has been digitised, so when you pay by card it will ask if you want to make a donation by rounding up. so far, it seems to be having the desired effect and boosting the income of charities who are losing out due to the fact that fewer people are carrying cash. if every uk adult donated equivalent of a chocolate truffle just once a week, that would be £1 billion of incremental money for the uk charity sector. and that's still only a fraction — a tiny, tiny percent of all the total card transactions. so i believe micro—donations is incredibly sustainable, but it's all about choice for the consumers to click if they want to donate. others, though, are more sceptical and think the current boost for charities could be a bubble that mightjust burst. the danger, i think, is that people start to resent this ask every time they pay for anything. if there's no alternative, if you go into a petrol station and you need petrol, itjust becomes a slight resentment. there are mixed feelings about micro—donations on the streets of london. it's annoying. if you want to donate, you donate when you want to. and those just... yeah, it's just aggravating, adding to my rush to get out of there. i think it's absolutely fine. it doesn't impact my life whatsoever. i think it's a nice cause. and if you're up to it, like, go for it. and if you're able to. donate, just go for it. i personally donate my own money on my own time for, like, stjude's or whatever, but i typically will never donate in the store. but for maria, whose family has felt the impact micro—donations can have, they can only be a positive thing. make—a—wish was so important because they gave us hope at a time when there wasn't any. so, by make—a—wish giving us that moment, it brought us together as a family at the most crucial time of ellie's journey, and that's something we'll never forget. sophie long, bbc news, london. a special tribute to the tv presenter dr michael mosley will be broadcast on bbc one tonight. he died last week, at the age of 67, on the greek island of symi. our media correspondent david sillito can tell us more. and david, the programme is called the doctor who changed britain. yes, and after the tragic events of last week, this is a chance to reflect on what he did, what he achieved and what impact he had on people's lives. that is what has struck me as well, how many people have said, yes, they got their blood sugar levels after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes under control, after following with type 2 diabetes under control, afterfollowing his with type 2 diabetes under control, after following his 5—2 diet, calming anxiety, taking a cold shower, just one thing advice. this is looking at what he did and what an impact it had on people's lives. this began when he did a programme about ulcers, a doctor who infected himself with an ulcer to prove it was caused by a bacteria. he realised self experimentation was the answer and when he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and he went on the diet, he proved you could get your blood sugar levels under control with that. it had an impact on an awful lot of people. we will look at everything tonight, even down to when he infested himself with tapeworms. the key thing is michael mosley was a person who not only could get you... encourage you to eat your greens, we would actually follow his advice. indeed, thank you- — and you can watch that programme tonight. it's called michael mosley — the doctor who changed britain, and it's on bbc one at 8pm. it'll also be available on the bbc iplayer. now, roger federer is one of the greatest tennis players of all time — he won 20 grand slam singles titles, eight of them at wimbledon, during a stellar career that spanned almost a quarter of a century. well, two years ago, he hung up his racquet and retired. he's been talking to sally nugent about a new documentary on the final days of his career. roger federer, welcome to bbc news. thank you very much. you talk about when you were a ball kid in the film and you had a dream, basically. yeah, good times. yes, and that ball kid's dream came true. yes, now i look back on when the players play, you know, french open, i was watching roland garros last week a little bit, and i see the guys playing. i'm like, "wow, they're so good." and i used to do that, too. it's... i feel so distant already towards my career. i start forgetting the things i've done, the records and where i've been and what i've... you know, i don't know. it's more of a beautifuljust past i see on the road. i don't know. it's been a great life, you know. when people talk about you as a player, we hear "elegance" and "grace" and "he makes it look easy". but grit is the thing that you wanted to talk about. do you think sometimes people forgot about that? totally. absolutely, they did. you know, they only saw, "ok, it's so easy for roger, so elegant. "the guy doesn't train and he shows up and hejust "wins it all," you know? but it's not the way it is. and i think for me, that was very... that was a bit complicated because i... so, what? i have to pretend to fight? i have to pretend to show grit? for me, the only way to show it is to, like, win five—setters, to win three—setters, overcome injury. but effortless is a myth, as we now know. we have to talk about andy murray, who i know you're incredibly close to. he's at a similar sort of place to maybe you were. what words of advice can you give him? this is so deeply personal. retirement, at that moment when you take that decision, how you do that decision, everybody�*s in a completely different circumstance, family, life, body—wise, mentally, whatever the state is. so, this is where only himself and his closest people can give advice. i hope andy, like novak, like rafa, can hopefully keep on playing forever. like a fan, i see it that way, so we'll see. do you, though? yes. don't you think that there's a point where you just have to say... of course, you do, but still you want to see them out there because the tour is better with them than without them. and will you all be watching the euros? i will be watching the euros. i mean, i've been watching roland garros. i'm going to be watching wimbledon, the euros, the olympics. as a sports fan, this is the time to be alive. i've got this vision now of roger federer at home with a giant tv, remote control, bag of crisps, trackies on, no exercise. just watching sports for, like, three months. lager. tell me that's going to happen! we'll see in a year when i walk in here how i look like. no, but i'll follow the euros. i'm actually very excited about it. that's brilliant. thank you so much. absolutely. thank you. the one and only roger federer talking there to sally nugent. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon... euro 2024 kicks off tonight with scotland taking on the host nation, germany. england play serbia on sunday. and we'll answer some of your questions on tactical voting and how it might influence the result of the general election. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's helen. the question i am being asked most is when it is going to be drier and warmer? not this weekend. low pressure parked across the uk, a bit of a dogs dinner, very showery, we are not alone. the low pressure influences much of lowland europe, including germany. looking ahead to this evening. the rain currently across munich should have cleared. fairly typical british football weather and i think it should be mostly dry on sunday as well. thank ou ve mostly dry on sunday as well. thank you very much _ mostly dry on sunday as well. thank you very much indeed. _ so, as we've been reporting, scotland are just a few hours from their opening game of euro 2024 against germany, in germany. but so far, the build—up to the tournament has failed to inspire much of the german public, with expectations about how their national team will do pretty low. our europe correspondent nick beake joins us from munich. thank you. we are right in the heart of historic munich which has been transformed over the past 48 hours, as you can see. now a blaze of bagpipes, tartan, lots of very happy scottish fans making themselves feel at home here. we have been speaking to some of them over the past day, they have come from far and wide, they have come from far and wide, they want to stay here for as long as scotland remains in the tournament and the ultimate hope would be they are here for the full month and if scotland makes it to the final and succeeds. that optimism you do not always find with lots of other top countries taking part in this particular competition. as you are saying, the german hosts, there has been this mood over the last few weeks, i sense the country has not really been that excited about the tournament. why is this? lots of reasons for it but we have been trying to work out why. i think today with the scottish fans, they have ignited what is a festival and the hope is in germany over the next month, they can we a spirit scene backin month, they can we a spirit scene back in 2006 when they hosted the world cup. this is something we have been looking out over the past couple of days. bagpipes play the german anthem the german national anthem, scotland style. the visiting fans bringing energy to a host nation that until now hasn't seemed hugely excited about laying on this footballing festival. but there is a buzz at esv freimann, a club in the north of munich. they start to play here as soon as they can walk, and they can't wait to see a month of top—class football on their doorstep. it brings people together because it's something we share as a community. and, yes, many people like football. if the germans win the tournament, more people might play. and i think that's a good thing. there's loads of excitement here, but surveys suggest that quite a few germans are pretty underwhelmed at the prospect of euro 2024. what they're hoping to rediscover is the spirit of 2006. that was the last time germany hosted a major men's football tournament. they called it the summer fairy tale. germany didn't win, but the world cup 18 years ago showcased a united, colourful and more confident country. but some chroniclers of the game are unsure if the football will captivate germany this time round. translation: everybody hopes for another summer fairy tale, l with the happy mood of 2006 returning in 2024. but i am skeptical. it's a different situation. we've got the war in ukraine. we just went through the pandemic. society is torn. people don't know which direction they should take. keeping the tournament safe is an international effort. different police forces from around europe have already stopped known hooligans from their own countries from travelling here. and german police say they're considering every threat. during the last weeks, we had some postings in the social media from the is. during the champions league, for example, and during the bundesliga. we checked this posting, but we don't expect that there's concrete danger. but it's possible that somebody could be motivated from this posting. the noisy arrival of the foreign fans has jolted euro 2024 into life. it could still be a tournament to remember. nick beake, bbc news, munich. still to come on today's programme, we'll hear about britain's lost summer and hear how holiday—makers in one seaside town are coping with the chilly conditions. now it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are. hello, i'm marc edwards, welcome to sportsday. here's what we've got coming up on our show... thousands of scotland fans get ready for the final few hours in munich before the opening match of euro 2024 against germany. the rain holds off long enough for francesca jones to make the quarter finals of the nottingham open where she'll take on emma raducanu in an all british clash. and gearing up for motorsport�*s most gruelling race we speak to former f1 world championjenson button about taking on le mans. as we've been hearing earlier. .. all eyes on munich as euro 2024 is finally upon us. the continental extravaganza kicks off with scotland looking to spoil germany's party as they go head to head with the hosts. scottish fans arriving in their thousands to support their side, who've never been beyond the group stage at any major tournament and with head coach steve clarke saying his squad is fully fit and flying, it's now an opportunity for the players to make their mark on scottish football history. what's the worst that can happen? the worst that can happen is that you join the list of so many good scotland teams that failed to make it out of the group. but the flip side to that is that, like you said, we can be the first team to do that and that to be something that... we have a lot of incentives to go and do well but that is the main one. to go and become a legendary squad to go down as to be that first team to make it into the knockouts and that has to drive us forward. for the germans, the home euros represents a chance to rectify some recent failures. germany are regarded as the favourites to top a group that also features hungary and switzerland but do they fear the scottish? a very experienced team in general. you know, a team that is balanced, probably knows when to sit deep and to defend, you know. our game is also a lot of possession —based but it is important what we make out of this possession, you know, and we minimise our mistakes, that we do not give them too many opportunities to go and transition, you know, on the counter. i think that can be something that is very dangerous. and, yes, and to dominate and to try to get the three points, knowing that, as i said before, it's going to be tough. england are stepping up preparations for their opening game against serbia in gelsinkirken on sunday. all players trained yesterday including john stones, and hopefully with a full compliment to pick from, former england captain alan shearer believes the quality of gareth southgate's squad should see them go far in the tournament. this team and these players have got the right mentality. they've certainly got the ability in there to go all the way through this tournament. i think it's the best, it's the best pool of players we've had for a long, long time. and we can be optimistic. as i said, forget about what's gone on in in previous games. this group of players are really talented and i think they're ready to go and try and win this tournament. these players are used to playing in big games. they've played in champions league finals and fa cups have won league titles. so they're used to dealing with all that. but it does go to another level because we, england, haven't won anything for such such a long time. so we and these players have to carry that burden with them. but i think because there's been so much spoken about, now all you want as a player, all you want, the scotland players or the england players this weekend will just want to get the tournament going because they've heard so much, that's been talked about so much and just want to get out to the pitch and go and do that stuff. now you might have seen a few st george's flags or saltaires fluttering while you've been out and about as football fever continues to gather pace for the euros. but few places will be able to compete with this one in the netherlands. there's 40 miles of orange bunting along this street in the hague. it's taken a dedicated team of up to 10 volunteers two months to create notjust an orange overload, but also a sense of community. the street was first decorated for euro 88 when the netherlands won its only major soccer tournament... that tournament taking place in west germany. an good omen perhaps? well unfortunately, the main protagonist on friday at the nottingham open so far has been the weather. there was a delay to the start of the fifth day of competition as rain continues to hamper the tournament. britain's francesca jones completed her second round match from yesterday by beating america's ashlyn krueger in three sets. the win sees the 23—year—old who's ranked 249 in the world set up a quarter final tie against former us open champion and fellow briton emma raducanu. these are live pictures from nottingham where the weather has struck again. british number one and third seed katie boulter was taking on fifth seed magdalena frech of poland who is 12 places lower in the world rankings. rain has stopped play and it looks rather heavy down there. now the bbl — the british basketball league is looking for new owners — after the licence of the company currently in charge — was terminated. the british basketball federation says it's to protect the future of the sport and comes as a last resort after monitoring the company's financial position. well our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor has more details, nesta? up up until about up untilabouta up until about a few hours ago the company in charge of running professional basketball in the uk was a group called basketball league are limited but as you say, that is no longer the case. they signed a ten year deal in 22 at 17 but that has been cut short and terminated by the british basketball federation, simply put down to finances or lack of it. the bbc said they had monitored bpl's financial position and came to the conclusion could not carry out the primary function of running the league. the termination of the contract means possible uncertainty over what happened next. most immediately how would that affect player wages and staff wages, as well, and also with the least, current men's and women's in the off—season, how do clubs go about buying new players or even offering the deal is two players are currently on their books. we just have to wait and see. british basketball has seen a lot of investment in recent years, it is in what some would call a good and healthy position but news like today's would come as some uncertainty for everyone involved. the european successes of the women's team is a sign that british basketball had been healthy but, as i say, today's news it certainly comes with massive amounts of uncertainty everyone involved in professional baseball in the uk. billed as one of the most legendary races in the world of motorsport, the le mans 24 hours is the ultimate test of endurance and skill with some of the best drivers on the planet. it's a historic contest that dates back almost 100 years and matt graveling caught up with former f1 world championjenson button as he prepares his bid for glory in arguably the greatest sportscar race of them all. it just shows you itjust shows you how much education they have. that's what people do not realise, you think 24—hour way race, that's tough but these guys are working nonstop all week to get the car ready, they wake up at 7am on a saturday morning the race then starts at four, so it's a 36, 37 are raised for even got going. what starts at four, so it's a 36, 37 are raised for even got going. what does our raised for even got going. what does your 24-hour— raised for even got going. what does your 24-hour period _ raised for even got going. what does your 24-hour period look _ raised for even got going. what does your 24-hour period look like, - raised for even got going. what does your 24-hour period look like, is - raised for even got going. what does your 24-hour period look like, is it i your 24—hour period look like, is it power naps? your 24-hour period look like, is it power naps?— your 24-hour period look like, is it ower nas? , �* ., .,, , power naps? yes, you've got to sleep so a minimum — power naps? yes, you've got to sleep so a minimum i — power naps? yes, you've got to sleep so a minimum i will— power naps? yes, you've got to sleep so a minimum i will have _ power naps? yes, you've got to sleep so a minimum i will have four - power naps? yes, you've got to sleep so a minimum i will have four hours l so a minimum i will have four hours out of the car, maximum up to six. but it is tricky, you get out of the car, you've got to eat, you gotta have a massage and you got try relax yourself because the adrenaline is so high. i'm pretty good at sleeping anyway, i'm always tired of got two young kids! has anyway, i'm always tired of got two ouni kids! . , . anyway, i'm always tired of got two ouni kids! ., . ., anyway, i'm always tired of got two oun kids! ., . ., anyway, i'm always tired of got two young kids!— young kids! has a change you as a racer because _ young kids! has a change you as a racer because you _ young kids! has a change you as a racer because you have _ young kids! has a change you as a racer because you have your- young kids! has a change you as a racer because you have your top i young kids! has a change you as a | racer because you have your top of everything when you're racing, you have to lure children... i everything when you're racing, you have to lure children. . ._ have to lure children... i would like to say _ have to lure children... i would like to say no _ have to lure children... i would like to say no because - have to lure children... i would like to say no because that's i have to lure children... i would l like to say no because that's the answer i should give in but yes it does. it definitely takes the edge off in certain situations. i'm still quick but i definitely would be a touch under with kids i think. i think it's all about qualifying, yeah, i properly wouldn't be a strong and i'd be disappointed in myself. it's a 24—hour race, this actually fixed me perfectly doing an endurance race. —— fits me perfectly. jurgen klopp has been back in liverpool — returning to anfield for the first time since leaving his role as manager of the club. but he wasn't there for a football match — rather a taylor swift concert, with the pop sensation taking her eras tour to merseyside. so, back in liverpool and now it is taylor time, so three things i had to do today. no, i have to do. i had a barber appointment then, yeah, we're going out to anfield for the first time not for a football game but in _ the stands, i'm watching taylor swift. yeah, i'm not tailor—made, obviously, but taylor ready. let's go to anfield and have a good night. or, a great night, would be cool! see you there, bye! manchester united's plans for world class facilities at their carrington training complex will get underway next week. (tx the fifty million pound cost for modernising the men's first team building will be covered by funds sirjim ratcliffe promised as part of his minority investment in the club. it will take around a year to complete. a reminder of our top story — scotland play hosts germany this evening to open euro 2024 — captain andy robertson says his side can "create history" by becoming the first scottish side to reach the knockout stages of a tournament. plenty more over on the bbc sport website, but that is all your sport for now. one subject you've been asking about a lot is tactical voting and how it might influence the result. our analysis editor, ros atkins, has been looking into it. you've been sending us your questions and comments on the election. this time we're looking at tactical voting. if you want to get in touch, the e—mail�*s bbcyourvoice@bbc. co. uk and this is a message from phillip in bedfordshire, who writes... well, the uk has an electoral system known as first past the post. in each constituency the candidate with the most votes becomes the mp. that system can lead to tactical voting, where a voter chooses a candidate they would not normally support to stop another candidate from winning. people are more likely to vote tactically if they support a party that is coming third in their constituency, and if they really care which of the top two parties in their constituency wins, and if they are relatively indifferent between their preferred party and one of those top two. now, luke in kent asks... well, luke, in the last two elections research shows that turnout in safe seats was similar to turn out in closely contested seats, so people do bother to vote in safe seats. in terms of how many people say they vote tactically, this chart shows us the numbers from previous general elections. in 2019, it was 14%. the next question comes from leanne in nottinghamshire, who says... now, proportional representation is a system where the make—up of parliament mirrors the national vote. it normally leads to a greater number of smaller parties in parliament and more coalition governments. that vote in 2022 you referred to, leanne, was taken by the labour party conference as a whole, not labour's leadership. it's currently not labour policy to introduce proportional representation. the conservatives aren't suggesting it either. smaller parties like the lib dems, greens and reform uk, though, do favour a change. under the current system, their number of mps doesn't match their percentage of the national vote. in terms of public opinion, well, in a referendum in 2011, voters rejected changing the electoral system to one in which candidates are ranked in order of preference. much more recently, a new report about trust in politics has found a record 53% of voters favour a system that's fairer to smaller parties. finally, sarah in east sussex asks that we look at the impact of tactical voting. well, analysts say that both in recent local elections and in recent parliamentary by—elections, there was evidence it was happening. either there's been big swings to the liberal democrats, and labour has gone backwards in terms of the share of the vote. or there has been a big swing to labour. either way, it looks as though people are coordinating on whichever of the two parties is best placed to defeat the conservatives. professor fisher says this pattern of tactical voting is likely to be replicated at the general election. thank you for all of your questions. if you've got one for us, please do let us know. ros atkins there. the nhs has praised what it called an amazing response to its appeal for blood donations after a cyber attack 11 days ago, but it says more help is needed. the hack caused operations to be delayed. karl mercer reports. there's barely a bed to spare here at stratford's blood donor centre. it's already one of the busiest in the country. but this week has seen even more people come through its doors, answering a plea for more blood. you 0k? maybe a little nervous. people like emily, a first—time donor with an 0 blood group, the type they want most to help hospitals cope in the wake of the cyber attack ten days ago. i knew i was an o—positive blood type, and i saw the drive for it on the news. and i thought that i couldn't really ignore a situation where it was made so apparent that people like me were needed. it's such an easy thing for me to do, and it quite literally saves lives. you know, my discomfort is definitely worth it. 19—year—old student rosie was the same. i think that i saw that and it kind of, like, reassured me. i was like, "you know what, i'm just going to book an appointment. it's so easy to do it. i was like, "it'sjust a good thing to do." and especially right now, obviously it's really needed. sojust doing my best to help, yeah. oh, this week has been busy, interestingly busy. but we're happy that people are happy to heed our call and come and donate. so more of you are returning, which we are happy about, it means that people are willing to, you know, donate and help. londoners, it seems, have responded to help out. the nhs, meanwhile, is continuing to struggle to process blood tests. this is the promotionalfilm for the firm synnovis, at the centre of the cyber attack. instead of processing 10,000 blood tests a day for gps in south london, it's now doing only 400. patients who need to have blood tests, we can't request because the blood test won't be able to get processed. we've had patients who have gone to a&e and they've returned saying that they couldn't get the results. therefore, they've come back to us to get the blood test done. this, in effect, can be potentially dangerous. the home secretary said government cyber experts were helping london's nhs but wouldn't say yet who was behind the attack. that investigation continues. so do the efforts to keep londoners giving blood. we really need our donors to come forward and be donors of the future. so we really are calling out for more donors that are new. we need more donors from black heritage as well. so they're really especially important because they help with sickle cell patients. that may be needed for months to come. karl mercer reporting there. the uk's longest, deepest and highest canal tunnel has been opened up for the first time in 200 years, but if you want to explore it, you're going to need a paddle. the standedge tunnel runs under the pennines and is now accessible to canoeists as a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity, as amy garcia reports. it's known as one of the seven wonders of the waterways. the standedge tunnel spans three and a quarter miles under the pennines, linking marsden near huddersfield to diggle in lancashire. standedge tunnel is the longest, deepest under ground and highest above sea level canal tunnel in the country. it's a wonderful asset enjoyed by many people every year on canal boats and trip boats, and now we're going to open it up to offer it to so many more people being able to go through on canoes. it's been two years in the making. gordon is one of the team leaders here who's helped make this paddle dream a reality. we're one of the first to experience it for real. so, we've got the kit, buoyancy aids and helmets. we've got you a nice raft sorted out here. i'm so excited. this has been here for over 200 years and is an extraordinary feat of engineering experienced up close. it's incredible to think that all this was chiselled by hand. yeah, so 17 years in the making, one man holding a star chisel, another man hitting it with a hammer. when it was about kind of a couple of feet in, maybe a metre, they'd pack it full of black powder, light a fuse and leave. we've got bits from the original bare rock when they first dug it. so this is part of the restoration, a more modern kind of brickwork. we're about 500m into the tunnel now and just ahead of us... oh, my gosh! a waterfall. wasn't expecting that one. you know, to come in here, you really do need to be a competent paddler. it's narrow, it's extremely dark and it's cold, but it's utterly fascinating. it's not for the faint—hearted. it's, you know, three and a quarter miles under 638ft of rock. when you're in, you're in, we're going through. thankfully, we did turn around, as it's a two—hour journey under the pennines. that was brilliant. this paddle experience is available for the next few months and comes at a cost — around £50 a person — money used by the canal and river trust to keep the waterways alive. if you're a paddle enthusiast, this is one to tick off the bucket list. i'm going back in. i need to experience the real deal. lastjune was the hottest since records began, but thisjune is a very different story. our reporter simon spark has been to cleethorpes to ask holiday—makers how they're coping. we have the heating on. we have, we certainly have, yes. oh, yes, yes. yeah, in the hotel. last night it was on. you never know what to expect now, do you? it's just the winds, isn't it? absolutely terrible. no wonder everybody's going abroad for their holidays and this country can't get no money. we've just come from i mablethorpe for the day. is it warmer down there? no. it may be sunny now, but you look at your weather app and the rain is always looming — day after day after day — and it never seems to stop. in fact, so far thisjune, where three to five degrees colder than the average temperature. so, yes, it should feel warmer than this. so coffee rather than ice cream, at the moment? definitely, yes. thankfully, oliver's eatery has inside seating, and it was busy, too. the feelings here were the same. i didn't think there was any more rain left. well, you look out, you think it's more like october thanjune. absolutely fed up with it. it's so unpredicatable, you can't even have a barbecue. so i think it drags everybody down. and plus, now we've got the election on our hands, as well, so everybody�*s depressed. if you don't mind the wet, then i'm sure you're 0k. but for the rest of us, we'lljust have to grin and bear it. simon spark, bbc news. just miserable. let's see if it is going to get any better.- just miserable. let's see if it is going to get any better. come on, helen. i going to get any better. come on, helen- i am _ going to get any better. come on, helen. i am sorry, _ going to get any better. come on, helen. i am sorry, not— going to get any better. come on, helen. i am sorry, not this i going to get any better. come on, i helen. i am sorry, not this weekend. but what goes up must come down, it must balance out in the end. and the weekend, staying cool with heavy showers. low pressure again because the jet stream still stationed to the jet stream still stationed to the south, notjust here but across much of north—western parts of europe as well. some really lively showers out and about now. the flashes of thunderstorms already. very few places will escape the showers, or longer spells of rain for the rest of the day. longer spells of rain in orkney and pushing into shetland. a rash of showers in scotland, best of the sunshine in the west. heavy, thundery downpours, perhaps fewer for a time in the west. heavy, thundery downpours, perhaps fewerfor a time in northern england, but never too far away, hard pushed to to miss these. quite windy and the south in the north, not great if you are under canvas. temperatures a little bit below par, not as below us last week, last few days, but feels cool. the same continues overnight, but tonight, without the name rain band, still chillier than last night, we get off to a fairly bright start tomorrow morning. butjust as we have become used to, the cloud will bubble up, low pressure sat right across the uk, so we will see likely longer spells of rain in the north, the winds are brisk in the south, pushing the showers through quite quickly, still with hail and thunder. unusually windy as well. because we have got brisk winds and lower temperatures, because we have got brisk winds and lowertemperatures, it because we have got brisk winds and lower temperatures, it will be a little bit cooler tomorrow. still in the sunshine, strong sunshine, barely a week away from the longest day, the solstice. more rain coming across the north overnight saturday into sunday, holding up temperatures, but fairly cool elsewhere, and most of the central low pressure, like tomorrow, mist and fog on sunday. a bit of a dogs dinner. some central areas will have wetter weather, dinner. some central areas will have wetterweather, perhaps dinner. some central areas will have wetter weather, perhaps fewer showers in the south. if you have plans, stay tuned at this stage. that's all from today's bbc news at one. enjoy the rest of the day. goodbye. live from london, this is bbc news: rishi sunak equivalent to handing labour a blank cheque. tens of thousands of fans descend on munich for euro 2024, the four week festival of football kicks off tonight with against scotland. a bbc investigation finds that sewage may have been illegally discharged 6000 times by english water companies in one year. apologies for some of those pictures in the headlines. let's start with the general election. rishi sunak says voting for reform uk in next month plasma collection will be handing laboura blank month plasma collection will be handing labour a blank cheque. a new yougov opinion polls suggest that for the first