i can t get on the property ladder at the moment. and we ve heard people s, well, unfiltered opinions. our national health service, it s gone right down. it s just gone to pot, hasn t it? i m undecided because they re all sorry, he told me not to swear. it s all aboard the bbc election express to discover more about the views and opinions of the passengers travelling on board. bringing in national service, i personally think that would be good for a lot of kids because it would give them discipline. i think that s a terrible idea. do you? it s a sunny morning at london s king s cross station, and a group of people who haven t met before had come together met before have come together to board a special train. bbc news asked an independent polling company to find seven voters from across the country who support a broad range of political parties. i live in scotland and i came down on the train last night. hello! hi! they ll be travelling on board the bbc s election express to
to protect this country of ours. a message of support from queen camilla on armed forces day. in it, she remembers those who have made the ultimate sacrifice and celebrates what she calls the incredible bravery of the armed forces as they face different challenges around the world. earlier this month, the king and queen were in normandy for the 80th anniversary of d day. they spent time talking to veterans, thanking them for their service in liberating europe from hitler s nazi regime. armed forces day is an annual celebration of personnel, service families, veterans and cadets in the armed forces community. a chance for the nation to come together and show its support at a wide range of events being held across the uk. queen camilla s father, major bruce shand, served with the 12th lancers in the second world war. the queen s message today is personal and intimate. as the proud daughter of an army officer, i know something of the impact military life has on your loved ones.
uh, well, a programme tomorrow, a big programme with some very important guests and also practising for the election. so for most of the day i will be locked in the basement in broadcasting house. so, if this is recorded, does that mean it ll be better than the last three weeks that we ve done? we can only hope. i wonder if they ve taken that bit out. anyway, this is getting too meta now, so, i actually wonder how many hours it is until the polls close. well, we don t know because we don t know what time it is because we re in the wrong time. oh, this is getting very confusing. shall we get on with it? yeah, yeah. laura, what are your predictions, then, for the last few days of campaigning? well, ithink, look, it s been a very, very eventful campaign. so, you know, 2a hours ago, nobody would have predicted that the prime minister would have inserted himself very dramatically into a race row about reform candidates. so i m not going to make predictions about specifics. however
south africa 177 to win their first ever cricket world title. and max verstappen will be on pole once again as red bull look for victory in their home austrian grand prix. hello and welcome to the programme. the group stage of euro 2024 is done and dusted, a distant memory, as the serious business begins. there is now no margin for error as the knockout stages are under way. we ll look ahead to england s last 16 match against slovakia shortly. if gareth southgate s team win tomorrow they ll face either defending champions italy or switzerland, that match is reaching the closing stages in berlin. swizerland dominated the first half with italy struggling to make any impression. nottingham forest s remo freuler gave the swiss a deserved lead. there would have been more damage to the italians were it not for their keeper gianluigi donnarumma. biut soon after the start of the seocnd half italua hjad a mountain to climb when ruben vargas dpuibled the swiss lead. and these are live
jersey on day one of the tour de france. also coming up on sportsday, india on top of the world. max verstappen will be on pole once again as red bull look for victory in their home austrian grand prix. italy have been beaten 2 0 by switzerland. we have the report. after the calculations of the group stage, the rays moved along. it is now lose and go home and, fatally, they won the world cup in berlin in 2006 but title defences have not been as easy. switzer meant a dad to take on the holders. this was a first half where they hit their stride. they had not beaten italy in more than 30 years. now they had swiss hope overflowing. italy had not yet been convincing now there are signs of decline were being exposed. switzerland 2 0 and it was also straightforward. they shot off the post was italy s only opening. the team won the last euros were fading out. the team won the last euros were fading out- the team won the last euros were fadin: out. ,, . ., ., fading out. switzerland