and behind the scenes at the museum a special report on how hundreds of treasures were stolen from the british museum. the labour leader sir keir starmer has given his first major speech of the general election campaign. he was speaking in west sussex and promised that a labour government would bring security, stability and change. he said voters could trust labour because he has changed the party permanently. our political correspondent iain watson is travelling with the labour leader. that s right, i m in this part of west sussex, which labour took control of in the local council elections for the first time in its history earlier this month. so sir keir starmer thinks that some people who previously voted conservative perhaps all their lives might now be a bit more receptive to his message. but he also feels that even though he is 20 points ahead in the opinion polls, they also require reassurance that the party has changed, and that is what he sought to give them in tha
the fbi says it is investigating the sale of hundreds of treasures that could have been stolen from the british museum. hello, i m geeta guru murthy, welcome to bbc news now. three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. we start here in the uk, as the first full week of campaigning gets under way ahead of the general election on july the 4th. the labour leader sir keir starmer has focused on security in his first major campaign speech. he s been telling undecided voters in west sussex on the south coast of england that his party will deliver stability. the labour party says if elected it will carry out a 100 day national security review, looking at all the threats facing britain. sir keir said m years of conservative chaos had damaged trust in politics and british institutions. and he said voters faced a choice about the future of the country . i have changed this labour party, dragged it back to service and i will do exactly the same for westminster. that
at least 45 people have been killed at a refugee camp in rafah. the authorities in papua new guinea now say more than 2,000 people were buried by a devastating landslide in a remote village. the fbi says it is investigating the sale of hundreds of treasures that could have been stolen from the british museum. hello, i m ben brown. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories. the general election campaign is in full swing, and the labour leader sir keir starmer made his first big speech of the campaign. he s told undecided voters in the conservative held seat of lancing that they could trust labour because he s changed the party permanently. he said it will deliver stability if it wins power. he added labour would carry out a 100 day review of the country s national security, examining the threats it faces. throughout the programme, we ll be hearing from a series of political leaders, but we ll start with the labour leader, who s been speaking to our political ed
landslide in a remote village. a british charity warns of a big increase in cases of skin cancer this year and says peopple should do more to protect themselves from the sun. and how yellow became 0range. coldplay thrill fans with a special song dedicated to luton town football club. hello, i m ben brown, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. let start with a breaking story. israel s military have reported a shooting incident along the country s southern border with egypt, saying it is discussing the issue with the egyptian authorities, quote, a few hours ago a shooting incident happened along the southern border. it is under review and discussions are being held with the egyptians. some other breaking news. the japanese government has made an emergency warning for residents in the south to take cover from the possible threat of a north korean missile. the government said north korea appeared to have fired a missile
And wales last year. The government has described the situation as unacceptable. Sir vince cable, whos favourite to be the next leader of the liberal democrats, says he believes brexit may never happen. Busy old afternoon on the news front today, we will have more at the top of the hour. Now, on bbc news, it is politics europe. Hello and welcome to politics europe. The french president Emmanuel Macron says europe has lost its way and promises to hold democratic conventions across the eu to discuss reform. The eu strikes an outlying free trade deal with japan but with much of the details still to be hammered out. Meps discuss how to plug the eu funding gap after brexit. We report from strasbourg. And just what was getting the Commission President Jean Claude Juncker so hot under the collar . I will never, i will never again attempt a meeting of this kind. Some may wonder if that is a promise or a threat and it is all become in the next 30 minutes and with me, joined by two meps, the con