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i m ben brown, the other main headlines this hour: police investigating the murder of a man shot at his home in dorset have arrested two men and a woman. smartphone users only get access to signal two thirds of the time according to a survey. ten years to the day since madeleine mccann disappeared from a holiday resort in portugal, we speak to the first man named as a suspect. and concern for the uk s killer whales after scientists find shocking levels of a toxic chemical in a member of the last resident pod. hello and good afternoon from westminster. on the day the general election campaign officially gets under way. at midnight, parliament was officially dissolved, meaning that from today every seat in the house commons is upforgrabs. let s ta ke let s take a look at the main developments so far today. the eu s chief negotiator on brexit, michel barnier, says britain must honour its financial obligations as it leaves the eu, and warns departure will not be quick o ....
monarch. she represents the people of great britain and should want the best type of world for them. very interesting. for now at least, kate williams, the royal historian. aaitis a a it is 3pm. good afternoon to you. you are watching bbc news. we are live at westminster. and we are looking at that shot, beautiful, aerial image of buckingham palace here in central london because the prime minister, theresa may, is inside. she arrived just in the last couple of minutes for that meeting with the queen. we don t know how long it will be, perhaps not the longest of meetings, but that s the start of formal process and parliament was dissolved at midnight, the general election campaign is officially under way and that meeting will be for prime minister to discuss with the monarch that the campaign is now under way. all in the run up to a general election, of course on 8thjune. our political correspondent eleanor garnier is at downing street. and once the meeting is concluded ....