and outside the island. mr mosley presented programmes on health, and his books on intermittent fasting for weight loss have sold millions of copies worldwide. his family had said the last few days have been unbearable. dr michael mosley s former co presenter on trust me i m a doctor dr saleyha ahsan joined us earlier. i just want to begin with sending my deepest, sincerest condolences to michael s family, the last few days and today have been horrendous for them. i think, for those of us that worked with michael and know him as the resourceful, inventive man he is, we just hoped that there would be good news at the end of this, just kept thinking he would find a way to make it out and we would have a hell of a story from him, so even though things were stacked against him as the days rolled on, just kept hoping the news would be good. there has been no formal identification of this body, which we learned had been found today, but the sheer number of people who have expre
morning, morning. let s start by looking at the papers. the sunday times front page likely to please labour, their promise not to raise some key taxes will be in the manifesto. the observer goes on the party s pledge to set up specialist courts for rape cases. nigel farage claims to the express that reform, his party, are the real opposition now. many of the papers carry the worrying story about rescue teams search for the missing tv presenter dr michael mosley, who disappeared while on a greek island on wednesday and there will be coverage of that across the bbc through the day but let s with you three, welcome, turn to the election. it s been a busy weekend, john, you ve been watching on for some time, you gave money to the conservatives that backed boris johnson, you seem keir starmer who has been trying to get your support, have you made up your mind? his. has been trying to get your support, have you made up your mind? no, not at all, the have you made up your mind? no,
him over miles of exposed hillside. the search has been widespread and has included firefighters, dogs, drones, helicopters and local offices from the island and outside. doctor mosley presented programmes on health and his books on intermittent fasting for weight loss have sold millions of copies from around the world. these family have said the last few days have been unbearable. well, as we have said, this search effort was into its fifth day today. these are some of those on that exposed hillside that have been taking part in really extreme heat at times. temperatures well over a0 degrees. let s hear from our culture reporter who joins us now from the newsroom. the fact that so many people have helped with this search is a sign of the esteem of that doctor mosley has been held in four years? in four years? absolutely. as you are saying. in four years? absolutely. as you are saying, there in four years? absolutely. as you are saying, there are in four years? absolut
firefighters, the police, volunteers and tourists as well coming forward to help look for michael mosley. by eight is now possible for us to confirm that the body that was discovered near the cave is that of doctor michael mosley. let me share this statement with you it is from his wife. she says, i don t know quite where to begin with this. it is devastating to have lost michael, my wonderful, funny, kind has been. we had incredible lucky life together. we loved each other very much and were so happy together. iming i am incredibly proud of our children. ourfamily have been hugely comforted by the outpouring of love. it is clear that michael meant a huge amount to so many. we are taking comfort in the fact that he so very nearly made it. he did an incredible climb, took the wrong root and collapse where he could not be easily seen. michael was an adventurous man, that is part of what made him so special. we are so grateful to the extraordinary people on the island who hel