here in boston, the coastguard coordinating the search says that while they are clearly concerned about the pressure of time, hope still remains. hundreds of chronically sick people who d come to the uk as part of the windrush generation were sent back to the caribbean, according to doucments seen by the bbc. and the women s ashes gets under way at trent bridge tomorrow. it s been nine years since the last england win. and newsnight at on 10.30 we ll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today s big stories. plus, a first look at tomorrow s front pages. good evening. borrowers have been warned to expect another rise in interest rates when the bank of england announces it latest position tomorrow. the bank is faced with a failure to reduce the rate of inflation, adding to the financial pressure on households, with mortgage repayments surging for many people. annual inflation, which measures the rate at which prices are rising, remained at 8.7% in may.
time now to digest the day s election campaigning and there s a lot to digest today here s newscast, with adam fleming and the team. chris, let me get this straight. i can t see anyone, but you can see both me and alex forsyth. that s right although that s only because i was sent a little picture of the two of you, just to remind me what you looked like. with you in your studio and alex in hers, and me in mine. hang on, we last saw each other on thursday you ve forgotten already? no, not forgotten, ijust like to be, you know, reassured. you know what, though, alex? what was that game you play where you have to lie in the dark, and then. i don t know what game you re talking to, adam. i m nervous about where you re going with it. what do you think i do when i m lying in the dark with other people? less about your weekend. no, that game when you have to, like, shout something out, but not shout over each other, but you can t see anyone else? no. what s that game? basi
in papua new guinea. bangladesh braces for a tropical cyclone. let s return to the general election. the conservatives have announced they will introduce mandatory national service for 18 year olds if they win. it s a plan labour have called desparate and unfunded. earlier this morning, the home secretary, james cleverly, spoke on sunday with laura kuenssberg. what we re putting forward is a mandatory national service, a small element of which will be with the military, and anyone taking that route will volunteer to do so. so whilst you will be compelled to take part in the national service, no one will be compelled to do the military bit. and it s about addressing the fragmentation that we ve seen in society too many young people living in their own bubble, whether it be a digital bubble or a social bubble. and we want to get back to the situation where people are mixing with young people from different areas, different economic groups, different religions, to try and find