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hello and welcome to your monday one show, live on bbc one and iplayer with lauren laverne. and alexjones. and what a way to kick off the week — we have a sofa full of stars. were joined by hollywood actor jada pinkett smith — who is giving herfirst uk tv interview about her explosive new memoir. sir tom jones and will.i.am are on the search for the next singing sensation in the latest series of the voice — theyll be revealing which new celeb will have their hand on the buzzer th...

soldier whod been held since october the 7th. three other hostages appear in a video released by hamas. all that is the situation on the ground in gaza continue to escalate, as israeli tanks are seen on a key highway outside gaza city. tonight we will bring you the latest from our correspondents on the ground in israel and gaza. we also will have the latest from the uh security council, which is once again meeting to discuss the situation in israel—gaza. and as israel ordered the eva...

of this summers olympics — after a freak garden accident hello again. were aware theres a very important football match available to watch on the bbc right now, but equally, if youd like englands latest game at euro 2024 to form only part of your sporting diet this evening, then welcome to the programme. having said that, we will start in frankfurt�*s, where denmark and england are currently 1—1 after an early intervention from kyle walker, rather surprising the defender on his s...

of campaigning is being looked into by the gambling commission over an alleged bet on the timing of the general election. tony lee, and his wife laura saunders — who is the partys candidate in bristol north west — are both being looked into. this morning it emerged that mr lee has taken a leave of absence from his job, and left the campaign yesterday. our political correspondent helen catt has the latest. we will have a general election on the 4th ofjuly. july elections are a rarit...

interest rates have been held at 5.25% for the seventh time in a row by the bank of england, despite the rate of inflation hitting the banks target level of 2% for the time in three years. of 2% for the first time in three years. economists have predicted that interest rates, which are currently at a 16—year—high, wont be cut until august. with more, heres our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david. ok, so its four bedrooms... first—time buyerjames has his eye on his drea...

prices rose at 2% in the year to may, down from 2.3% in april. in october 2022 the figure peaked at 11.1%. the prime minister, rishi sunak, said the conservatives�* economic plan hadnt been easy but today showed "weve got there". shadow chancellor rachel reeves also welcomed the news, but added she wasnt going to say that everything in the economy "was fine". the lib dems said "millions of people wont be feeling better off today". on the election campaign trail, the scottish national...

labours campaign is captured in one word and so far it is a pitch keeping sir keir starmer�*s party miles ahead in the opinion polls. yesterday, the labour leader pledged to change football governance rules to prevent any super league—style breakaways by english clubs. today, the party is highlighting plans to create 350 new banking hubs in britains towns — a move the party claims would bring cash to high streets and help to keep pubs and other shops open. rishi sunak warned vote...

benjamin netanyahu is now expected to make key decisions about the gaza war. french footballer kylian mbappe has said "extremists are at the gates of power" as campaigning for parliaments elections kicks off in france. polls suggest that marine le pen�*s group, the far—right party national rally, could obtain a majority for the first time in its history. russia continues its offensive in ukraine — as its troops make advances around kharkiv, second largest city in the country. alt...

the seat for the return of a good friend boris johnson?_ the seat for the return of a good friend boris johnson? it is all such massive speculation. _ friend boris johnson? it is all such massive speculation. i— friend boris johnson? it is all such massive speculation. i think - friend boris johnson? it is all such massive speculation. i think boris| massive speculation. i think boris is a great — massive speculation. i think boris is a great asset to the tory party. we know — is...

ijust want i just want to bring you ijust want to bring you a line of breaking news, wearing news about sir ian mcewan was falling off stage tonight at the theatre in londons west end news taking part in a fight scene and was playing the role of falstaff and a shakespearean drama starring and at the moment and apparently there was a bbc staffer in the audience as this unfolded and he is reported to be crying out in pain as he fell off the stage in the performance was abandoned and we a...