crowd: joe! joe! joe! joe! folks... i don't walk as easy as i used to. i don't speak as smoothly as i used to. i don't debate as well as i used to. but i know what i do know. i know how to tell the truth! crowd: yeah! he seemed for all the world like a new man, reading from the teleprompter with a passion that had been all too absent the night before. i know, like millions of americans know, when you get knocked down, you get back up. it was a far cry from the rasping and rambling performance on the debate stage that was all too often painful to watch. everything we have to do with, uh... look... if... we finally beat medicare. it's left his party in a state of crisis. yet, despite rumblings about replacing their candidate, publicly, at least, democrats are circling the wagons. referring to his own lacklustre performance in a presidential debate in 2012, joe biden�*s former boss barack obama tweeted, "bad debate nights happen. trust me, i know. but this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary folks his entire life and someone who only cares about himself." despite being just three years younger thanjoe biden, donald trump has consistently condemned his rival as too old to be re—elected. but addressing supporters in virginia, he said the question was less one of age and more one of competence. the question every voter should be asking themselves today is not whetherjoe biden can survive a 90 minute debate performance, but whether america can survive four more years of crooked joe biden in the white house. crowd b00. and the calls forjoe biden to pull out of the presidential race are growing. this, the headline in an editorial in the new york times, which goes on to declare, mr biden is not the man he was four years ago. i don't think so! the word from the biden camp is that their candidate has no intention whatsoever of pulling out of the race, but much may depend on how he fares going forward and what the opinion polls make of his debate performance. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. crowd: four more years! vote counting in iran's snap presidential election is under way following last month's helicopter crash, in which its former president, ebrahim raisi, was killed. the more moderate contender, massoud pezeshkian, a heart surgeon, has widened his lead by nearly three points, with 42% of votes counted. one of the hardline islamic candidates, saeed jalili, is now trailing, after being ahead. the four candidates were all vetted by an influential committee of clerics before they could stand. turnout has been exceptionally low, raising questions about the legitimacy of iran's system of government. let's talk to siavash mehdi—ardalan from bbc persian. it looks like an upset, with the moderate candidate, massoud pezeshkian, leading, with 19 million votes counted. he's got 8 million so far. the hard right candidate, saeed jalil has 7 million. it was thought that the current speaker of parliament would be the winner, and that turned out to be false. the other assumption was that if the turnout is low, it will favour the conservatives. maybe saeed jalil, the hard right candidate, might sneak ahead of the pro—reform candidate massoud pezeshkian. so far, that does not seem to be the case. the reformist camp, having been marginalised and alienated in the past, they are in a position to celebrate. ., ., , , ., , celebrate. turnout has been low. is that ou celebrate. turnout has been low. is that you to — celebrate. turnout has been low. is that you to peeple _ celebrate. turnout has been low. is that you to people making - celebrate. turnout has been low. is that you to people making a - that you to people making a political stance, or apathy? fix, political stance, or apathy? political stance, or apathy? political stance. at its height of political stance. at its height of political participation, 70% of people voted. but now after that live freedom movement two years ago, when i was brutal repression, and the guardian council vetted all of the guardian council vetted all of the other candidates who might seem to be too critical or disloyal to the system. a lot of people thought that it was best to stay away, and by staying away and not voting, they express their protest and dissatisfaction.— express their protest and dissatisfaction. ., ~ , ., , dissatisfaction. thank you very much. lets take a closer look at the leading contenders. reformist candidate massoud pezeshkian is a former heart surgeon and health minister. he is faithful to iran's ruling clerics but supports ties with the west, as well as economic reform. he's also said the actions of iran's morality police, who enforce strict dress codes on women, are "immoral". among the conservatives candidates is hardliner saeed jalili. he is a former secretary of iran's supreme national security council and nuclear negotiator. he served for four years in ayatolla khamenei's office. jalili has been opposed to iran's 2015 nuclear deal and is mistrustful of striking deals with the west. let's speak to rouzbeh parsi in stockholm. he is head of the middle east programme at the swedish institute of international affairs. thank you forjoining us. we talked a lot about turnout on people taking a lot about turnout on people taking a political stance. how much of an issueis a political stance. how much of an issue is that for the legitimacy of this election? the issue is that for the legitimacy of this election?— issue is that for the legitimacy of this election? the supreme leader has often touted _ this election? the supreme leader has often touted the _ this election? the supreme leader has often touted the fact - this election? the supreme leader has often touted the fact that - has often touted the fact that iranians tend to go and vote as a sign of how popular or legitimate the situation is. that is now a line he cannot use. he himself has made this situation by alienating a lot of the electorate by not allowing potential candidates to stand. what does it mean for the country when one of these contenders succeed, whether it be hardline or more moderate? the succeed, whether it be hardline or more moderate?— succeed, whether it be hardline or more moderate? the important thing to kee in more moderate? the important thing to keep in mind _ more moderate? the important thing to keep in mind is— more moderate? the important thing to keep in mind is that _ more moderate? the important thing to keep in mind is that it's _ more moderate? the important thing to keep in mind is that it's a - to keep in mind is that it's a very collective system, it's not something that will stand or fall on one person. but the president gets to modulate the baseline of what the system is accepting or wants to do. in that sense, it makes a huge difference, whether it is the more moderate candidate, more willing it looks like it will go to a second round of voting on friday. what happens at that point? the campaigning _ happens at that point? the campaigning is— happens at that point? tue campaigning is quite important happens at that point? ttj: campaigning is quite important for how well the candidates fair, we are looking to see if the supreme leader will stand where he stands. a lot of people might not believe that he can do much, but they do not want to see saeed jalil as a president. we much, but they do not want to see saeed jalil as a president. we spoke to a corresponded _ saeed jalil as a president. we spoke to a corresponded entire _ saeed jalil as a president. we spoke to a corresponded entire run - saeed jalil as a president. we spoke to a corresponded entire run he - saeed jalil as a president. we spoke to a corresponded entire run he saidi to a corresponded entire run he said the election was not noticeable on the election was not noticeable on the streets until quite late in the week. has that been an issue affecting boating, with lack of information, or is that not the issue here? is itjust that people are choosing intentionally not about? ~ ., ., ., ,, , about? what often happens in the beauinnin , about? what often happens in the beginning. a _ about? what often happens in the beginning. a lot — about? what often happens in the beginning, a lot of _ about? what often happens in the beginning, a lot of people - about? what often happens in the beginning, a lot of people think i beginning, a lot of people think it's not worth it, because a lot of the candidates that they hope would be able to stand are not allowed to stand. we have to remember that this campaign has been very short. in official campaigns it is short, but it is even shorter because this is not a regular election. for the second round, if it goes to a second round, which is what seems to be plausible, i think everybody will have more time to think about what the stakes are. the problem for the electorate in iran, the majority who want to see change, if they don't participate, the other side will get worse. if they do, they will not get as much as they hope for, but they were also at the same time be able to influence the system. you are damned if you do, damned if you don't. . ~ damned if you do, damned if you don't. ., ~ , ., damned if you do, damned if you don't. ., ~' i., ., damned if you do, damned if you don't. ., ~ ., damned if you do, damned if you don't. ., ~' i., ., y., , , don't. thank you for your insights. the head of— don't. thank you for your insights. the head of the _ don't. thank you for your insights. the head of the middle _ don't. thank you for your insights. the head of the middle east - the head of the middle east programme at the swedish institute of international affairs. the reform uk leader, nigel farage, has insisted that secret filming which caught one of the party's campaigners using racist language about the prime minister, was a �*set up'. the footage has prompted condemnation from other party leaders. in a special edition of the bbc show, question time, mr farage suggested the video could have been arranged to smear his party. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. the leader of reform uk, nigel farage. the final weekend of the election campaign and for one party leader, difficult questions are piling up. what is it about you and your party that attracts racists and extremists, whether you say you want them or not? i've done more to drive the far right out of british politics than anybody else alive. i took on the bnp just over a decade ago. i said to their voters, if this is a protest vote but you don't support their racist agenda, don't vote for them, vote for me. and we destroyed them. nigel farage was challenged last night over homophobic and racist remarks made by reform uk canvassers, secretly recorded by channel four news. one campaigner implied gay people were paedophiles, and another suggested army recruits should shoot at people crossing the channel in small boats, and used a racist insult to describe the prime minister. the prime minister. mr farage insisted that man was an "actor", and described the channel four report as a deliberate attempt to smear his party. this was a comedy act, but it was designed to hurt us and sadly — sadly — some people believe it. let me promise you... so who do you think would have done this, nigel farage? i want nothing to do with people like him and he has nothing to do with us. he's somebody who turned up. we didn't know who he was, and by sheer coincidence, he happened to get teamed up with channel four. elsewhere, nigel farage was questioned about his party's manifesto and how he would pay for his promises. there's a lot of stuff in your manifesto, but how do you actually plan to pay for all this stuff? we can comfortably save £30 billion a year by growing up and being sensible, and recognising if we want carbon free energy — reliable, not intermittent — carbon free energy, the only way to go is small modular nuclear reactors. also fielding questions on stage last night was someone whose views could not be more different — adrian ramsay, the co—leader of the green party. i think we all know that we need |to step up action on the climate| crisis, both to adapt to the changes that are already happening, - but to avoid the runaway climate change that will affect us - all dreadfully if we don't get to grips with this. i and he defended proposing to raise some taxes in his party's manifesto. we're talking about £5 extra a week for someone earning £55,000. - now, what would that get you? at the moment, people can't access an nhs dentist, - and if you can afford to do so, you might be forking out- for a private dentist. well, how much does that cost you over a year? - how much does it cost you over a year to pay extortionate - train ticket prices because we're not - investing in our railways? or to have to heat your home - and see your bills going up and up every month, because we've got the leakiest homes in europe . and we haven't insulated them? so we're setting out a different vision, sonia, for where yes, . we ask those earning a little bit more to pay a little bit more, . including the multi millionaires and billionaires, but it's- about a different type of society. the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, meanwhile, will finish his election campaign with a five—day battle bus tour from john 0'groats to lands end. for all parties, the journey to polling day is nearly over. leila nathoo, bbc news. with more on this, our political correspondent damian grammaticas joins us from the newsroom. first of all, what has reaction been to nigel farage's appearance on question time last night? iligihat to nigel farage's appearance on question time last night? what is interesting. _ question time last night? what is interesting, this _ question time last night? what is interesting, this morning, - question time last night? what is interesting, this morning, the - interesting, this morning, the politicians on the other parties on the airwaves and they are very much turning the focus onto nigel farage, his leadership, his party, reform uk, his activists, candidates. that is now what is in the spotlight. they obviously have an interest to do that, but it's really quite uncomfortable for mr farage. you have the shadow defence secretary, john healey, he has been out saying nigel farage was not your comments about this being a stitch up and an actor, he says he thinks there is just an attempt to distract from the fact that there are officials, candidates at the heart of the reform party that have been responsible for racist, anti—gay and other deeply offensive statements. mr healy says this is a question for nigel farage, a question of leadership and how he deals with this. he says he needs to get a grip and he is failing to do that at the minute. nigel farage said, well, he has nothing to do with these people, but remember, it is notjust this one individual, andrew parker, who had a racist slur about the prime minister, there were others caught on camera. in the question time debate, nigel farage seems to distance himself from the three candidates, the questions will be, what does that mean? how far is that distance? more question from nigel farage on that. any other —— in the undercoverfilming, there farage on that. any other —— in the undercover filming, there was somebody else who is closer to nigel farage who was making anti—gay comments. nigel farage said it was somebody who walked into the office as an actor, but that is not the case here. the conservative position is interesting. we have heard from them. tom tugendhat, the security minister, also saying that it needs to focus the attention on what sort of a party and what members reform has. forthe of a party and what members reform has. for the conservatives, of a party and what members reform has. forthe conservatives, it of a party and what members reform has. for the conservatives, it is useful, because they are facing considerable electoral threat from voters deserting them are going to reform. it gives them an opportunity to say, consider what you are doing with that. it enables them to put a squeeze, electorally, on reform. thank you very much. and there is the full list of candidates in the clacton constituency on the bbc website as well as full coverage ahead of this thursday's general election. today, the labour leader sir keir starmer is in hampshire with the shadow defence secretary, john healey, where they are attending a veterans coffee morning to mark armed forces day. 0ur political correspondent harry farley is following the labour election campaign. hejoins me now. what are we expecting him to say today? what are we expecting him to say toda ? ~ . ., ., what are we expecting him to say toda? ., ., ,, what are we expecting him to say toda ?~ ., ., ,, ., today? welcome to hampshire, to another lower _ today? welcome to hampshire, to another lower league _ today? welcome to hampshire, to another lower league football - today? welcome to hampshire, to another lower league football club| another lower league football club that has become a bit of a feature of sir keir starmer�*s campaign over the last few weeks, visiting lower league football clubs in different parts of the country. i'm not allowed to tell you exact where we are because sir keir starmer has in the last few minutes arrived here and the labour party, for security reasons, they have asked us not to reveal his precise location until he leaves. as you say, he is here to mark armed forces day, he is having a coffee morning behind our camera with some military veterans. 0bviously, traditionally it is a demographic that often votes conservative. sir keir starmer is making a very clear pitch for military veterans, making his pitch for those who are concerned about the armed forces. labour are talking about what they were do with the armed forces commissioner. i went through it and counted ii armed forces commissioner. i went through it and counted 11 times of the labour party using the word serve or service, saying that theirs is the ultimate public service, and if labour is privileged to serve, they will demonstrate their support for the armed forces. as i said, they are talking about the armed forces commissioner, which they say would give powers to inspect and report directly to parliament on issues affecting the armed forces such as poor housing, faulty equipment and so on. i think we can also expect questions for the labour leader on issues like defence spending, they have said they want to get a 2.5% of gdp, gross domestic product, on defence spending. they haven't put a time limit on that, they haven't said when they would achieve that, only saying when resources allow. the conservative say they would hit 2.5% in 2030. i think we can expect questions for sir keir starmer as he is here having coffee with the military veterans, on how committed he is to 2.5% and whether he will put a date on it, whether he is as committed as he says he is to the armed forces. thank you very much. harry farley in hampshire. elsewhere, the liberal democrats are kicking off theirfinal tour of the country — a five—day journey from john 0'groats in northern scotland, down to lands' end in the south west of england. 0ur political correspondent tom symonds is following the liberal democrat election campaign. hejoins us now. what can we expect from the lib dems today? what can we expect from the lib dems toda ? ~ ., ., ., ., , today? well, a lot of mileage. this whole trip from _ today? well, a lot of mileage. this whole trip from john _ today? well, a lot of mileage. this whole trip from john o' _ today? well, a lot of mileage. this whole trip from john o' groats, - today? well, a lot of mileage. this whole trip from john o' groats, the j whole trip from john o' groats, the most northerly point, to lands end, it is 1300 miles and they are not going in a straight line. we are currently in the scottish highlands, amazing scenery, but we are going to be heading through constituencies that sir ed davey, the party leader, wants to hit because he thinks he can take them predominantly from the conservatives. that is right up to the north—east of scotland, heading for fife, another area where he feels he can make progress, and edinburgh. then there is quite a gap- edinburgh. then there is quite a gap. the liberal democrats don't have many target seats in the north of england. they say if they had time on the tour they would have stopped in cumbria, is an example, in the lake district, and also in yorkshire. but we are then heading to the west of england, the south coast, before going back to london at the end of the five—day trip. the hope is that they can move from 15 seats, which they currently have in parliament, to perhaps 50, which would be a great result for the liberal democrats. but it is early days. we have been asking ed davey about this tour. we will be asking him about policies along the way. there was one particular travel arrangement which we thought was interesting, and we asked him about ajohn o' interesting, and we asked him about a john o' groats last night. you flew here in a private jet. a john o' groats last night. you flew here in a privatejet. should you, somebody who hasjust flew here in a privatejet. should you, somebody who has just done that, be paying more tax? the liberal democrats _ that, be paying more tax? the liberal democrats believe that private — liberal democrats believe that private jets should pay more tax on those _ private jets should pay more tax on those flights. that is what we are proposing — those flights. that is what we are proposing. i had to get here, it was the only— proposing. i had to get here, it was the only way— proposing. i had to get here, it was the only way i could manage to come to this _ the only way i could manage to come to this wonderful part of scotland and actually be with my children as well at _ and actually be with my children as well at the — and actually be with my children as well at the same time, in a short period~ _ well at the same time, in a short period~ it — well at the same time, in a short period. it sounds silly, but that is what _ period. it sounds silly, but that is what it— period. it sounds silly, but that is what it is — period. it sounds silly, but that is what it is. the key thing is the liherai— what it is. the key thing is the liberal democrats are standing up for our— liberal democrats are standing up for our environment, and we do believe — for our environment, and we do believe that private jets should pay more _ believe that private jets should pay more tax — believe that private 'ets should pay more tax. ., , ., , ., more tax. that liberal democrat oli on more tax. that liberal democrat policy on flying _ more tax. that liberal democrat policy on flying is _ more tax. that liberal democrat policy on flying is to _ more tax. that liberal democrat policy on flying is to increase - policy on flying is to increase taxes the more you fly, and have higher taxes on private flights, for example, on privatejets, because of the impact they have on the environment. also to remove some vat exemptions that aviation currently enjoys. the liberal democrats look to be trying to catch up now with reform. reform have had a big increase in polling during this election campaign. liberal democrats have had a small increase, but some increase, partly because of these very public events that sir ed davey is taking part in, stunts, you might call them. he's become a bit of an electoral stuntman during the electoral stu ntman during the campaign. electoral stuntman during the campaign. it's all about getting the liberal democrats attention. they are not likely to form a government. they do hope to influence government policy as an opposition party in the new parliament. so there will be many more of these stunts is that we continues. . ~' , ., many more of these stunts is that we continues. ., ~ , ., , . ., continues. thank you very much. tom 5 monds, continues. thank you very much. tom symonds, following _ continues. thank you very much. tom symonds, following the _ continues. thank you very much. tom symonds, following the liberal- symonds, following the liberal democrat election campaign. we can just show you some pictures now of the labour leader sir keir starmer in hampshire, marking armed forces day with veterans and their families. we heard from our political correspondent harry farley earlier, who is also there, that they are at a lower league football ground. sir keir starmer, along with the shadow defence secretaryjohn healey in hampshire. a court has acquitted all 28 people charged with money—laundering in connection with the panama papers scandal. it concludes a trial that began in april. among those exonerated, the now deceased founders of the different law firm at the centre of the scandal. the panama papers were a trove of ii panama papers were a trove of 11 million documents leaked to documents in 2016, revealing offshore financial secrets of world leaders and other public figures. wildfires continue to burn in several parts of the us including this blaze, at boulder view in arizona. it only broke out on thursday, but has been burning out of control, and has already consumed nearly 13 square kilometres of land — that's around five square miles. pride events are being held around the world this weekend, to celebrate lgbtq people and their achievements. in mexico, the start of the event was marked with a mass wedding of same—sex couples. 147 couples expressed their commitment at the ceremony in mexico city — which legalised same—sex marriage in 2009. elvis presley's famous blue suede shoes have sold at auction in wiltshire for £95,000. he wore the shoes through the 1950s and gave them to a friend before joining the american army. the shoes have been on display in various museums in the intervening years. they are in very good condition considering how old they are. he obviously looked after his blue suede shoes. you are watching bbc news. it is certainly feeling cooler than it was earlier on in the week. we will see that cooling trend continue somewhat as we head through tomorrow and into next week. through the weekend, it is set to stay largely dry, with sunny spells around. just some rain for central areas of the uk still as we head through the afternoon. that rain is going to be pushing from the west, some of it possibly a little heavy at times. most of it is going to be light and patchy. there will be spots of drizzle using into the midlands where there will be plenty of cloud as we head through the rest of the day. cloudy across south—west england and south wales, to the north and the south of the front they will be a lot of sunshine around. some sunshine pushing into east anglia and it will feel rather warm, with highs of 22 or 25 celsius. cooler in the high teens further north and west. 0vernighter night, the where front continues to sink further southwards and eastwards. cloudy across the south—east and it is going to be a mild start to the date yeah. clear spells developing further north and west year underneath the clearest of the skies. temperatures could drop back into single figures. again, a scattering of showers across the north of scotland. tomorrow, there should be plenty of weather around, it is going to be a cloudy looking day, a few isolated showers down the spine of the country. fine weather into the evening, but it will be feeling cooler with temperatures in the high teens. 20 celsius to the south of england. more of a north—westerly wind blowing. cooler feeling air generally. into monday, out towards the atlantic received these weather fronts that are going to be pushing oestrus through the day, bringing with it spells of rain. we are expecting wet weather today across north—west scotland, down through northern ireland, stretching into wales and south—west england as we head through the morning into the afternoon. it will take its time, that front, to get it used in areas of england. we should stay largely dry in wimbledon, until we get to the end of the day. it will be feeling rather cool for the time of year, temperatures on the disappointing side. they will not improve very much as we head through the week. there is more rain in the north and west. a little drier towards the south. reform uk leader nigel farage faces repeated questions from a bbc audience about the alleged racist language used by a canvasser for his party about the prime minister rishi sunak —— ahead of next thursday's general election. vote counting for iran's snap presidential election is under way following last month's helicopter crash when its former president, ebrahim raisi, was killed. one of the hard—line islamic candidates, saeed jalili, has edged into the lead and we can go live now to hampshire where the labour and — the party'sjust beginning — as glastonbury closes out its first day of music with a headline set from the british pop star dua lipa. coldplay, shania twain and sizza will play over the weekend iran nobody got an overall majority and we will bring you more when we have it. police in tenerife are mounted what they describe as the as a massive search for the missing british teenager — jay slater. the 19—year—old was last seen on the 17th ofjune in a national park in a remote part of the spanish island. police moved across three islands. the police are doing a briefing at the moment between the emergency services were about to go on a search. the ones who are read other bio service and the police are doing their work and there are probably around 30 police or fire service here. i have to say there have been very few members of the public to have come and we have only counted five people who have turned up this morning. it is early and it is a saturday and most people here are professionals who will go out and do the searching. i have to say there are more generous than any other group. they want the publicity to show it is still important that this search goes on and they want people who may have seen him to come and have a help as well be able to get in touch with them. they want to be able to go through the undergrowth and the very dense areas vegetation around the hillsides here and someone who may have seen something or something may have moved. it will be difficult they moved. it will be difficult they move through the area. they have search dogs and hopefully that will take up some of the area that at the moment not much going on in terms of the actual search because they are organising but they will move out across the area in the next few hours and say they will spend the whole day searching. the real search for this is jay slater and his family who are going through parliament. his mother says what she wants more than anything else is for them to be able to go home together as a family. stopping the boats has been a major theme of the general election debates, with party leaders clashing over how it should be achieved. it's an issue that's particularly hard to ignore in dover, where migrants who've risked their lives to cross the channel in the boats, are brought to shore. our correspondent simon jones has this report. the channel, the world's busiest shipping lane. there are no constituencies at sea, this stretch of water is not home to any voters, but what happens here has become a key election battleground because of the issue of small boats. fisherman matt coker regularly sees firsthand what's happening. the last one, i think i seen had about 70 or 80 people on board, and that was a good ten or 11m long. pretty dangerous. well, they are, because they're massively overloaded. i mean, even a dinghy of that size, it's really playing with danger. when the weather is calm, you can stand on top of those famous white cliffs of dover and see the border force and rnli bring groups of migrants to shore. some channel watchers even have clickers and literally count people in. it's become a very visible thing, which helps explain why politicians have become so exercised by the issue. so far this year, around 13,000 migrants have arrived by small boat, but that figure is dwarfed by the number of migrants coming legally. last year, net migration, the difference between the number of people arriving in the uk and leaving stood at 685,000. at this cafe in dover, migration in all its forms is certainly a hot topic. if they didn't let them in the country, you wouldn't have the problems we got. what problems? erm, housing, cost—of—living and everything like that. there's too many of them being brought in on our money, really. it's been going on for such a long time and nobody�*s solved it. the cafe's owner, heather horne, used to work looking after child asylum—seekers. she thinks politicians are too quick to scapegoat. i think they use the immigrations to deflect real problems that we have in england. such as? as homeless people, rates, the price of everything. rishan, who came to the uk in the back of a lorry aged 17 and now has uk citizenship, is preparing to vote for the first time in a general election. now training to be a nurse, she says all the focus on immigration, particularly illegal immigration, can be dehumanising. it's always on the negative side. it's always in the way of the illegal, illegal, as if someone comes as a refugee is being like a criminal or trying to do something different than what it's supposed to be, ratherthan human, basic things than just someone seeking safety in this country. so i guess it gives me a feel of upsetting and annoyed. the main political parties agree that people should not be risking their lives in the channel on small boats. immigration is an issue, perhaps more than most, where there appears to be clear blue water between the parties. simon jones, bbc news. air travel is booming again and this summer, passenger numbers are expected to be similar to before the pandemic for the first time. but many of us will still have memories of the disruption over the past few years — including the air traffic chaos last august bank holiday. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin has been looking at what the industry's doing to ensure it can cope with the number of travellers expected this summer. everyone wants to make memories on holiday but not like these. islate everyone wants to make memories on holiday but not like these.— holiday but not like these. we have 'ust been holiday but not like these. we have just been told _ holiday but not like these. we have just been told our— holiday but not like these. we have just been told our flight _ holiday but not like these. we have just been told our flight has - holiday but not like these. we have just been told our flight has been i just been told our flight has been cancelled. simic we have not been told what is happening today. last au:ust told what is happening today. last august bank _ told what is happening today. last august bank holiday failure in air traffic control left three quarters of a million passengers facing delays and cancellations. there was a power cut at munster airport last weekend of flights cancelled it that way because of an air traffic control shortage. after quite a pandemic air travel this summer is expected to be pretty much as busy as in 2019 despite higherfares. most types it might flights happen absolutely fine. but that is not much space the system so something goes wrong and never pick and quite at you can have a big impact quickly. this control centre in hampshire is where much of the uk air traffic is managed. it was here the it failure happened last august they see improvements have been made in putting munication with airlines and airports and it is as well resourced as it can be for the summer. resourced as it can be for the summer-— resourced as it can be for the summer. , ., , ., , , ., ~ summer. the priority has been making sure we're ready _ summer. the priority has been making sure we're ready for _ summer. the priority has been making sure we're ready for the _ summer. the priority has been making sure we're ready for the demand - sure we're ready for the demand coming the summer. there is no organisation confirming something will happen whether it be our weather event a technical event at someone else's technical event but i can say to medication a kiss to subs of the key to make sure people know what is going on and we manage the recovery of any issue or event as quickly as possible. for recovery of any issue or event as quickly as possible.— quickly as possible. for airlines and strengthening _ quickly as possible. for airlines and strengthening their- quickly as possible. for airlines . and strengthening their operations to minimise the impacts of any problems and their cause is the big focus, including easyjet. islate problems and their cause is the big focus, including easyjet. we control over fl in: focus, including easyjet. we control over flying from _ focus, including easyjet. we control over flying from here _ focus, including easyjet. we control over flying from here so _ focus, including easyjet. we control over flying from here so all- focus, including easyjet. we control over flying from here so all the - focus, including easyjet. we control over flying from here so all the uk i over flying from here so all the uk and switzerland is controlled here. we were allowed into its new control centre at luton where several teams including crewe rostering and maintenance have been brought together. maintenance have been brought touether. , together. putting in every resilience _ together. putting in every resilience measure - together. putting in every resilience measure we - together. putting in every| resilience measure we can together. putting in every - resilience measure we can think of so everything with length in the past on everything from last year and things we learned from pre—covid, making sure we have enough standby crew and aircraft and they are on the right places and gaps in the programme to make sure we can pick up any delays. extra customer service _ we can pick up any delays. extra customer service staff _ we can pick up any delays. extra customer service staff are - we can pick up any delays. extra customer service staff are also l customer service staff are also being introduced at bigger airports. it's impossible to prevent any problems happening. the industry hopes it is done enough to prepare for any problems that may come along. some flights to and from the republic of ireland are set to be disrupted today, due to strike action by aer lingus pilots. the strike, which is part of an ongoing dispute over pay, began at five o'clock this morning and will last for eight hours. the airline says there are "a number of options" for passengers affected. 0ur our new portrait has been unveiled of king charles for armed forces day. i'm deeply honoured tojoin you all on armed forces day. whether in this country or overseas, we celebrate the service of men and women in our military and thank you all for everything you do 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. you too are heroes. in times of war and in times of peace, whether seen or unseen, our armed forces support and strengthen our nation. you're a source of inspiration, reassurance and pride and i salute you all. to mark armed forces day, buckingham palace have released this new photograph of the king in full ceremonial uniform. as head of the armed forces, king charles has constantly praised the courage and resilience of service personnel. graham satchell, bbc news. the glastonbury festival goes into its second full day of performances today, with around 200,000 people expected to attend over the weekend. coldplay top the bill today, but last night, the singer dua lipa, was the headline act on the pyramid stage. 0ur entertainment correspondent, colin paterson has been taking a look at yesterday's highlights. a warning that this report contains some flashing images. # glastonbury, one more time!# dua lipa with a triumphant headlining set. this was pulsating pop, performed to 100,000 people. what have you made of it so far? 0h, unbelievable. she smashed it. she's confident. a—mazing, incredible! all the way from california to see dua lipa. and she delivered! and, for the first time, a glastonbury headliner danced in the middle of the crowd by heading to a separate stage. there she is! highfive! everything was loud, booming. so much space. the crowd loves it. let's get physical! she said she's going to turn it into a nightclub _ and it was a nightclub. # catch me or i go houdini...# # if you're ready for me, boy...# earlier, sugababes attracted such a huge crowd at west holts, barriers were put in place to close off the entrances. it was a case of one in, one out — much like the sugababes. # round, round, baby, round, round...# it's the second time this has happened to them at the festival. two years ago the police shut down the area around the avalon tent while they were performing due to overcrowding. it strikes me they book you on the wrong stages. there is an obvious one that needs the sugababes on it. to be honest, you know what? it's actually quite nice. we've worked our way up and every time we've just kind of proved to ourselves that we have the great support. and if we do get the pyramid soon, you know, it will happen. it'll happen. i think after today, like, why not dream big? # i know how i feel about you now...# we also had one of those glastonbury moments. waiting backstage at the glade to interview gok wan d:ream were about to end their set when we spotted a familiar face — their former keyboardist, professor brian cox. are you going on for the big one? of course, because i think i can remember it. how does it feel to be back with d:ream? because i haven't done this song since 1997, i think it was top of the pops 1997. so i think it's in e—flat. # things can only get better...# that was off the scale! yeah, it was great fun. absolutely off the scale. i think i remembered, it most of it. it was wonderful. i mean, it'sjust, you know, look at that crowd, all the way back. how much of a dream have you just done? exactly, those were two ambitions when i was growing up, top of the pops, which i did, and then glastonbury. i've got great news for you. you've passed the audition. good. hello, glasonbury! and when gok wan arrived, he told us about his love of djing at the festival. there is nothing like the glastonbury atmosphere. it is electric, it starts in your toes and it carries on all the way up to your ears. it is phenomenal. over at arcadia, fatboy slim was djing inside a giant dragonfly. how many glastonburys is it for you now? it's every one since 1996. take off a few fallow years. it's probably about 25 in a row, i think. it means a lot to you. too many to count. why does it matter so much to you? i just love it. i think this is the greatest collection of like—minded, beautiful people who just, for four days, we can live in this sort of utopian society where we can express ourselves, be free, be stupid and, you know, until we need to wash our clothes. now, he's a little bit rusty. and he'd had a busy day. sarlier on the pyramid stage, during paul heaton's set, he was part of a hugely unexpected housemartins reunion — the band they were both in back in the '80s. # what a good place to be...# 38 years ago i made my glastonbury debut on the pyramid stage with the housemartins, and paul beautifully asked me to come and join him on stage. so i got up and played happy hour, which was just a really emotional moment for me. when did you last perform together on stage anywhere? 1988. seriously, 1988? 1988. when the housemartins split up? you've never been back on together? we did swear we would never reform. it's going to start the questions, isn't it? no! i can stop the rumours right now. happy hour indeed. glastonbury is ready for another 2a happy hours. colin patterson, bbc news. 0ur news reporter emily brown is at the site. was the atmosphere as good as it looked in the report? tt the site. was the atmosphere as good as it looked in the report?— as it looked in the report? it was, she really held _ as it looked in the report? it was, she really held the _ as it looked in the report? it was, she really held the crowd - as it looked in the report? it was, she really held the crowd was - as it looked in the report? it was, she really held the crowd was so l she really held the crowd was so much confidence. everyone here is the waking up this morning after that incredible performance from dua lipa, herfirst time playing that incredible performance from dua lipa, her first time playing at glastonbury and she set the bar pretty high for all the performances this weekend. everyone was on their feet and she kept telling the crowd it was a moment she had always dreamt of and also joined on stage by tame impala frontman, kevin parker. it was just performances incredible. there is later today cindy loper and femi kuti —— lauper. who is the son of an felai kuti tonight coldplay will play and sister will play tomorrow. —— mark scissor. sister will play tomorrow. -- mark scissor. , ., , scissor. dua lipa has set the bar uuite scissor. dua lipa has set the bar quite high. _ scissor. dua lipa has set the bar quite high. what _ scissor. dua lipa has set the bar quite high, what can _ scissor. dua lipa has set the bar quite high, what can we - scissor. dua lipa has set the bar quite high, what can we expect i scissor. dua lipa has set the bar - quite high, what can we expect from coldplay tonight? thea;r quite high, what can we expect from coldplay tonight?— quite high, what can we expect from coldplay tonight? they are known for their li . ht coldplay tonight? they are known for their light display _ coldplay tonight? they are known for their light display -- _ coldplay tonight? they are known for their light display -- fela _ coldplay tonight? they are known for their light display -- fela kuti. - their light display —— fela kuti. there were 100,000 people watching dua lipa last night and there are around 2000 —— 200,000 people outside of the moment. t around 2000 -- 200,000 people outside of the moment.— around 2000 -- 200,000 people outside of the moment. i have been enviously watching _ outside of the moment. i have been enviously watching friends - outside of the moment. i have been enviously watching friends go - outside of the moment. i have been enviously watching friends go off . outside of the moment. i have been enviously watching friends go off to | enviously watching friends go off to glastonbury through social media sites and instagram and nobody has taken wellington boots and it looks like the rain will not be an issue. is that you experience so far? really hoping so. no one is in wellington boots, everyone is on train as walking boots and will be soaking up the nice weather. it has been quite chilly at night, lots of people and coats as the night goes on but it has been pretty largely dry, glastonbury. islate on but it has been pretty largely dry. glastonbury-— on but it has been pretty largely dry, glastonbury. we will catch up with ou dry, glastonbury. we will catch up with you later— dry, glastonbury. we will catch up with you later today. _ it's more than two years since russia invaded ukraine, and since then thousands of refugees have settled here in the uk. it means their children are now learning everything in english at school — and they're getting so immersed in their new language, that some are forgetting ukrainian. to help them remember their mother tongue, some children in scarborough are having special lessons. 0ur reporter, dave edwards, has the story. a ukrainian teacher teaching ukrainian children. this would be normal in kyiv, but we are in scarborough. everyone here is a refugee. the children are settling in well to life on the yorkshire coast. just ask them what's the best thing about scarborough and, well, they'll all say pretty much the same. going to the beach. there is a beach and so nice. oh, it's probably going to be the beach. and there's a beach. i like fish and chips. you like fish and chips? yes. this is a lesson in ukrainian language and culture, which the children and their families never wanted to leave behind. i think 90% of their knowledge that they are getting in english language, from english schools and reading english books, actually, at home we speak ukrainian, but it's not enough for them. when we realised that our children don't remember even alphabet, we decided to organise this project. there are regular classes here at the salvation army centre in scarborough, which has become a focal point for the local ukrainian community. there's traditional dance and traditional dress. it all helps maintain the connection with the home country they hope to go back to, but it's also about building relationships and having fun. what about the other children? have you made some friends? in school? yeah. oh yeah, and she said, i'm going to marry her. 0h. very nice. what do you think about that? i think it's ok, but only when we grow up. not now. dave edwards, bbc news. a temporary us peer in gaza has been attacked, for the third time since became operational in may. distributing the aid to the population has also been problematic and it is piling up at a depot onshore and at pentagon spokesperson has acknowledged the marshalling area is full. tt has acknowledged the marshalling area is full. . , has acknowledged the marshalling area is full. ., , ., ., area is full. if that is not enough room on the _ area is full. if that is not enough room on the marshalling - area is full. if that is not enough room on the marshalling yard i area is full. if that is not enough room on the marshalling yard it| area is full. if that is not enough - room on the marshalling yard it does not make sense to put our men and women out there when there is nothing to move. there is still room, i don't want to give the impression it is at capacity, it is certainly full, but we do need to see that marshalling yard open up to allow for groups to, if groups continue to tradition so we can get more aid in. just time to show you a rather unique sporting event from the us. the greasy pole contest, which has been held annually in the waters just off gloucester, in massachusetts. first held in 1931, the aim is to make it all the way to the end of the slippery pole, to grab the flag — 45 feet, or 13 metres away. quite a few valiant efforts — but success is quite rare. however, it's not as impossible as it seems... take a look at this. this is max allen, making it all the way to the end. he made it back to shore to a hero's welcome. the competition continues until sunday — when the overall champion will be crowned. well, it's certainly now feeling cooler than it was earlier on through the week, and we'll see that cooling trend continue somewhat as we head through tomorrow and into next week. but through the weekend it is set to stay largely dry. some sunny spells around, but just some rain for central areas of the uk still as we head through this afternoon. and that rain is going to be pushing in from the west, some of it possibly a little heavy at times, but most of it is going to be light and patchy and there will be some spots of drizzle, i think, just easing into the midlands, where there'll be plenty of cloud as we head through the rest of the day. cloudy too, across south west england and south wales. cloudy, too, across south west england and south wales. to the north and to the south of that front there will be a lot of sunshine around, just some showers pushing into northwest scotland. still rather windy here. best of the sunshine hazy at times across south east england and east anglia, and it's going to be feeling rather warm here, with highs of perhaps 22 to 25 celsius, but cooler the high teens celsius, but cooler, the high teens further north and west. 0vernight tonight, then our front continues to sink further southwards and eastwards. so cloudier across the south east and it is going to be a mild start to the day here, but clearer spells developing further north and west here, underneath the clearest of the skies, temperatures could drop back into single figures again. now, tomorrow there should be plenty of dry weather around, but it is going to be a cloudier looking day than today. a few isolated showers, mostly down the spine of the country here. some finer weather into the evening, but it will be feeling cooler with temperatures in the high teens, perhaps 20 degrees celsius towards the south of england. but we've got more of a northwesterly wind blowing, so some cooler—feeling air generally. and then into monday we look out towards the atlantic to see these weather fronts that are going to be pushing eastwards through the day, bringing with it spells of rain. so we're expecting some wet weather, particularly across northwest scotland, down through northern ireland, stretching into wales and southwest england. as we head through the morning into the afternoon. it'll take its time that front to get to eastern areas of england. so we should stay largely dry in wimbledon until we get to the end of the day. but it will be feeling rather cool for the time of year. temperatures on the disappointing side, and they won't really improve very much as we head through the week. there's more rain in the north and the west. it's a little drier towards the south. bye—bye for now. live from london, this is bbc news. president biden vows to fight on after a poor debate performance against donald trump, as the new york times calls on him to drop out of the race. iran will hold a run—off election, after no candidate wins a majority in the first round presidential vote. reform uk leader nigel farage faces questions about racist language that a canvasser used to describe rishi sunak. police in tenerife appeal for volunteers to mount a widescale search for missing british teenager jay slater. # nothing can stop me... # nothing can stop me... # glastonbury, go! and the party's just beginning, as dua lipa headlines the first night of glastonbury. hello. i'm anjana gadgil. president biden has come under more pressure to stand down from the race for the white house, with an editorial in the influential new york times newspaper calling on him to leave the race, in the best interest of america. it comes after his widely criticised performance in thursday's tv debate with donald trump, when he stumbled over words and at times seemed to lose track of what he was saying. mr biden remains defiant. at his first campaign rally since that debate, he told supporters in north carolina that the us itself was at stake in november's election, calling his opponent "a genuine threat to democracy." directly addressing concerns about his age, mr biden told the rally he'd been knocked down, but would get back up. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis, reports. fired up by a faithful crowd, joe biden took