glastonbury looks dry this year. here in kew gardens, lots of sunshine. i will have the weather for you later. it s wednesday the 26th june. with just over a week to go until polling day, the prime minister rishi sunak and labour s sir keir starmer are preparing to go head to head in their final leaders debate of the election later. it comes as members of both main parties continue to face difficult questions about betting allegations. our political correspondent iain watson reports. the second and final head to head clash between rishi sunak and the man who wants hisjob keir starmer takes place tonight on the bbc. and it s worth a bet that one of the topics might just involve gambling. the conservative campaign has been buffeted by allegations that two candidates, two party officials, and now a member of the welsh senedd had bet on a date of the general election, and were facing inquiries from the gambling watchdog. it s an independent process with the gambling commissio
let s take a look at some other stories making news in the uk. the former head of the uk s police watchdog has been charged with rape and other sexual offences against girl under the age of 16. michael lockwood is the former director general of the independent office for police conduct. he stepped down from the role in december after it emerged he was the subject of a police probe. the boss of tesco says there are encouraging early signs that price rises are starting to slow, as the retail giant reports higher sales. the supermarket says in the three months to the end of may, uk sales are up 9% to £10.8 billion. a hosepipe and sprinkler ban is being imposed on people in kent and sussex from 26th june. south east water says it has no choice after demand for drinking water had reached record levels this month. you re live with bbc news.