Water supplies in south devon, meaning around 40,000 people are now being told to boil their water before they drink it. South west water believes a faulty air valve in a pipe in a Farmers Field that leads to a reservoir is the likely source of a Waterborne Parasite Infection that causes sickness and diarrhoea. 22 cases of cryptosporidium have been confirmed so far in brixham. Residents in the area are being told it could be another week before the problem is sorted. 0ur South Of England correspondent jenny kumah is in brixham tonight. Its been a day of people telling me about their frustration and disappointment at the situation here, but tonight, people are slightly closer to knowing the answers to the key questions of what may have caused the outbreak and how long the disruption could go on for. This Primary School playground should be full of kids. Instead, pupils are at home. The head closed the school because it hadnt had any bottled water delivered. Its obviously to protect the
Yesterday in while visiting a small town in the centre of the country. Hes now in a serious, but stable condition in hospital. At a news conference, the slovak Interior Minister described the suspect as a lone wolf who opposed the government. A neighbour and friend of the suspect said he was shocked by what happened. Translation i was very surprised by what he did. | i dont understand how it happened. Something must have clicked. Ive known him for a0 years. He was decent and normal like me. We travelled on a bus just a few days ago, and we were making jokes, no politics. Im completely shocked by what he did. A little earlier, the slovakian president elect, peter pellegrini, gave an update from the hospital where mr fico is being treated. Translation the Prime Minister i is now facing the most difficult l and challenging days, hours, minutes in order to survive, and i hope that everything will work out for the best. I really hope for us all to see his soon recovery and coming to full st
Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. This is what sir keir starmer handed out at an event in essex today what he says are the first steps he would take as Prime Minister. The labour leader unveiled the six point plan to take to voters ahead of a General Election expected later this year. He rejected suggestions that his party was scaling back its ambitions and said the plans were fully costed and would be delivered in the first term of a labour government. Labour will also soon unveil separate sets of priorities for scotland and wales. The conservatives called his speech another relaunch. 0ur Political Editor chris mason reports. Flashing red, the Morning Commute in purfleet in essex today. The commuters, the people who want to run the country before the year is out. They were heading for a film studio of all places promises, pamphlets, pledges and no shortage of razzmatazz. And this stuff does not happen by accident. Keir starmer minus a jacket and tie, sleeves rolled up
Well, spontaneous and led the applause here in st annes square in manchester, and you mightjust have been able to tell, there was a man towards the back of the crowd in this very bright Manchester Sun here, who said well done, manchester. And then the applause broke out again. And absolutely baking hot day in st annes square, and hundreds of hundreds of people, i cant even calculate, perhaps at least a thousand people have come here to the square for that moment of silence that is marked across the country to remember those who lost their lives. Here, at the Manchester Arena, less than a mile away, people have continued to lay flowers there. Really lovely to meet you. I know you work fairly near here. Explain why you wanted to come here for this moment of silence . We live and work in the city. You dont really know what to do in this situation. If you can doa what to do in this situation. If you can do a small act by being here, it makes you feel like you can contribute. Applause just
And locked up for 23 and a half hours a day a court will rule today whether the detention of a teenage boy with Significant Mental Health issues at a Young Offenders institute is unlawful. Well bring you the story. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11. Throughout the morning, the latest Breaking News and developing stories and as always keen to hear from you. A little later well be talking about Snapchats New feature snap maps which allows users to track where other people are. Lots of you are worried about the safety of your kids if other people can check where they are do get in touch and tell us your views. Use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. A plan to revolutionise the treatment that Cancer Patients receive, through individually mapping their dna, is being proposed by the Chief Medical Officer for england. The proposals would mean millions of patients would have treatments that would be