Where he told voters that stabilising the economy would be a number one priority. Heres our Political Correspondent helen catt. The Labour Leader arriving at a Football Club in the West Midlands, here to put the boot into the tories� economic record and to explain what a Labour Government would do. Stability is change. Its strange to say that in 2024 but a stable economy has to be the first step of an incoming Labour Government, and that is what will government, and that is what we will make an absolute priority if we are privileged enough to come in to serve. It comes as a leading think tank, the ifs, urged both labour and the tories to be open about the tough choices they will face over the countrys finances if elected. For rishi sunak it was a low key visit, a cuppa with veterans in the north of england. He answered some gentle concerns about his drenching in downing street. It was wet. The amount of people whove given me an umbrella in the last couple of days. But no questions from journalists. Instead, a Treasury Minister defended the government. Inflation when they came in was ii. I , now its down to almost target, 2. 3 , and that doesnt happen by accident. Its not all the government working in partnership with the bank of england. We are now back into a situation where things can start to get better. The Liberal Democrat leader, ed davey, was in Chichester Harbour in west sussex to announce plans for a new Water Regulator and to highlight his Campaign Issue of sewage dumping. Todays campaign visits have had a more laid back vibe in an election which is going to be very far from plain sailing. Helen catt, bbc news. And a reminder you can follow all the latest on the General Election on our website. Were running a live page with continuous updates. You can find that on the bbc news app or bbc. Com news. Political rallies are taking place across south africa as parties make their final attempts to win support ahead of wednesdays election. They are seen as the most tightly contested elections since the advent of democracy in 1994. South africas president , Cyril Ramaphosa, has promised to focus on job creation if the governing African National congress is voted back into power next week. The Main Opposition Democratic Alliance and two anc break away parties are also holding final rallies over the weekend. Lets cross to my colleague Catherine Byaruhanga who is following events from the anc� s final pre election rally in johannesburg. Tell us what is happening now. Hello, lewis. It is a different kind of Election Campaign here in south africa compared to what you are reporting on in the uk. We have had musicians on stage and the crowds have left the stands and it has been a Party Atmosphere here, where president Cyril Ramaphosa has been addressing the crowd. He spoke for about an hour addressing the crowd. He spoke for Aboutan Hourand addressing the crowd. He spoke for about an hour and a half and he really went through some of the key issues that the anc is trying to focus on. At the core of it is the economy. Even though this is africas biggest economy, south africans are struggling through a lot of things at the moment. Whether it is high unemployment rates, around 36 people do not have a job, 50 when it comes to young people. There is pressure to access education. Health care as well, there are crumbling facilities across the country. This is the reason why today with just eight days to the elections, the anc, which has been the dominant party in the country, you see it support dwindling away. When you read some of the latest polls they talk about a 40 vote share for the anc, far below what they are used to achieving. President Cyril Ramaphosa took the stage behind me and he was trying to convince south africans to give the anc a chance to extend their three decades in power. Over the next five years, working with all over the next five years, working with all south africans, we will implement a jobs plan to put more south implement a jobs plan to put more south africans to work. We will build south africans to work. We will build our south africans to work. We will build our industries and invest in an inclusive build our industries and invest in an inclusive economy will stop we will tackle an inclusive economy will stop we will tackle the high cost of living. We will will tackle the high cost of living. We will invest in our people and provide we will invest in our people and provide services that our people need provide services that our people need we provide services that our people need. We will continue to defend our democracy need. We will continue to defend our democracy and advance the freedom that we democracy and advance the freedom that we fought so hard. We will continue that we fought so hard. We will continue to build a better africa and a continue to build a better africa and a better world for all our chitdreh and a better world for all our children to grow up in. Tell us a bit about the other parties campaigning. This tell us a bit about the other parties campaigning. fissi tell us a bit about the other arties camaiuanin. A. , parties campaigning. As i mentioned, the olls parties campaigning. As i mentioned, the polls show parties campaigning. As i mentioned, the polls show the parties campaigning. As i mentioned, the polls show the anc parties campaigning. As i mentioned, the polls show the anc is parties campaigning. As i mentioned, the polls show the anc is losing the polls show the anc is losing some of it support. Where are those voters turning to . It is interesting that they are actually choosing to vote for parties that broke away from the anc. We have the mk party led by the former president jacob zuma. They have a strong showing, about eight or 9 of the polls. He is talking about changing the constitution. That is one of his key pledges. The other party that is dominant in south african politics is the eff, led byjulius malema. He was actually a Youth League Leader born in the anc and they are Holding Rallies in limpopo, the north of the country. When we look at the other parties, there are about 70 parties altogether contesting the elections. There is the Democratic Alliance which is strong in the western cape around cape town. They used to take about 20 of the vote and they are holding a rally this weekend. They tend to be on the centre right politics in south africa, looking at ending what is called the black Economic Empowerment programme, a socialist Programme Led by the anc. But then you have smaller parties and some of them have only existed for a year, lewis. They are out campaigning this weekend and they promise they can take some of the votes away from the dominant anc. Catherine, thank you for that. To israel now where the military has continued its attacks across gaza including in the city of rafah despite the uns top court ordering it to immediately stop its offensive there on friday. The European Unions top diplomat says the bloc will have to make a choice between supporting israel, or International Institutions and the rule of law. Josep borrell was speaking after the Uns Highest Court ruled that israel had to halt its Military Offensive in response to a case brought by south africa. Theyve accused israel of violating the Un Genocide Convention in gaza. Israel has said no power on earth will stop it going after hamas. And trying to get back israeli hostages seized by hamas on october the 7th. Extreme temperatures are continuing to grip pakistan, with some parts of the country expected to reach fifty degrees celsius. Punjab and sindh provinces are the worst affected. Schools in punjab are closing a week early for the summer holidays, although exams will go ahead as planned. People have been told to avoid direct sunlight and advised to stay indoors during the hottest times of the day. 0ur bbc urdu correspondent saher baloch has more. Pakistan is in the middle of an intense heatwave with hundreds of heat stroke victims being treated in hospitals across the country. It reached 49 celsius this week in the Southern Sindh Province of pakistan. These temperatures are more than eight centigrade above the average daytime temperature. Authorities in punjab have been forced to close schools for a week and are advising people to remain indoors and remain hydrated at the same time. Many people have continued to work out of financial necessity and are out on the streets. These high may temperatures have followed the countrys wettest april since 1961 with more than double the usual monthly rainfall. These wide changes in Weather Patterns have been attributed to human made Climate Change which has led to record breaking temperatures across the country which is also caused. To high temperatures are forecast to continue this week and into next weekend and they are expected to exceed 46 degrees. Now, those high temperatures weve been hearing about in pakistand have extended into india, too, where voting has begun in the sixth round of indias General Election. People across the country are casting their votes, including in the capital, delhi. The six week Long Campaign began in april with Prime MinisterNarendra Modis ruling bjp party, looking to secure a third term in office. More than 111 Million People in 58 constituencies across eight states and federal territories are eligible to vote in the sixth phase. The results are expected onjune 4th. 0ur South Asia correspondent Samira Hussain is following develpoments from delhi. With the sixth phase of voting Done And Dusted there is only one more phase left. Until we get the results for indias General Election. That final phase, phase number seven, is due to take place Onjune The 1st and we should start getting initial exit polls after that point. The overall counting will happen injune the 4th. As we know, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi is looking to get a third consecutive term in office. The indian National Congress party is mounting and opposition and what they have done is they have banded together with several other parties together with several other parties to try and counter Narendra Modis continuing and enduring popularity. Remember, this last phase has come at a time in which the country is experiencing an enormous heatwave. There are parts of the country that even hit almost 50 celsius. And so we saw actually that both Political Parties were delivering the same message, which is to encourage people to go out and cast a ballot despite the extreme heat. As a precaution we saw there at Polling Booths there were Water Stations set up, they were offering cold drinks and often misting fans for those standing in line as they were to cast their ballot. Just how many people are going to brave the heat to go and vote for something that was concerning even the Election Commission of india that went to great pains to make sure that people understood there were precautions being taken at Polling Stations and that the heat should not be a deterrent for people to go out and vote. Now its time for a look at todays sport. Hello from the bbc sport centre. Manchester city and Manchester United are going head to head in london and it could be erik ten hags final match in charge with reports saying he will be set whatever the results. There are 12 minutes on the clock and it is 0 0. The Scottish Cup Final is also taking place with glasgow rivals rangers and celtic battling it out at hampden park. They are about 12 minutes into that one and that is also goalless. Bbc sport understands that Vincent Kompany has agreed a deal in principle to become the new Bayern Munich coach. The german side moved for kompany after a series of rejections in their search for a successor to thomas tuchel. Kompany� s new deal is believed to run through until 2027, with bayern set to pay burnley over 10m pounds in compensation. And it has also been confirmed that Manchester Uniteds record Goalscorer Wayne Rooney has been appointed as the new head coach of plymouth argyle. Rooney is keen to re establish his reputation after a disastrous spell at Birmingham City when he lost nine games out of 15. Its his fourth managerial role since retiring three years ago. Yes, really excited, i think, obviously to go in as head coach. It was a full process, we had a lot of managers interviewed for the job and, thankfully, the club found i was the best person for the job. I am excited to get started. England and pakistan are continuing their preparations for the t20 world cup. After the first match, the series was abandoned because of bad weather. This match is at edgbaston and pakistan won the toss and they chose to field and a short while ago england were on 96 2 after ten overs. Willjax hasjust gone england were on 96 2 after ten overs. Willjax has just gone at edgbaston. In formula one, Charles Leclerc has topped final practice ahead of qualifying for the monaco grand prix, despite an improved showing by World Champion max verstappen. The red bull driver has struggled so far in the principality, but was second, just under two tenths behind leclerc. Mercedes� Lewis Hamilton continued his strong weekend by finishing third. You can follow live text updates from qualifying later on the bbc sport website. Its been dubbed one of the biggest Grudge Matches in british boxing history. Jack catterall will get his chance for revenge when he faces josh taylor in a re match of their Light Welterweight Clash on saturday. The pairfought in February 2022 with many observers believing that catterall won the fight, but the judges gave it in favour of taylor who was then the undisputed king of the division. He has since lost the belt. Catterall has long called for a re match and will finally get the chance to avenge that controversial loss. It will be a relief come saturday, it is a fight talked about way before the first fight. And then two years in the aftermath since the first fight, so our names have been linked in roundabout ways. It is good for boxing and good for us, the rivalry that we have created. But to win on saturday, draw a line under it and move on with my career, that will be good. 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Music two years if that is what he wants do, great. It is good for boxihd wants do, great. It is good for boxing. But we have been smart as welt and thats all the sport for now. It is still goalless in the english and the Scottish Fa Cup finals. Singapore airlines has decided not to serve meals when the seat belts sign is on. It comes after a Singapore Airlines flight. Singapore airlines flight. Singapore airlines has moved quite swiftly after this incident. The turbulence you mentioned on the flight from london to singapore on thursday, they have a huge in Flight Safety protocol and they have come up with a set of new guidelines. Essentially, as you said, no meals or hot drinks will be served when the Seat Belt Sign is on. Also, cabin crew will b