as many of us look forward to a summer holiday, the cost of being dropped off at the airport is now higher than ever. i'll have the details on how much it's gone up. it's gold in rome for keely hodgkinson. despite struggling with illness, she wins the european 800m title once again, with the olympics just around the corner. after a brighter, sunny start in central and eastern areas, rain in the west will cross us all except for the far east and it will be windy especially in the west. all the details later. it's thursday the 13th ofjune. our main story. labour will publish its election manifesto this morning, with sir keir starmer saying he is putting wealth creation at the heart of his plans for government. he's said there will be no surprises on tax and has ruled out increases in vat, income tax and national insurance. the conservatives have challenged labour to match their own range of tax pledges for families and businesses. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. there are exactly three weeks to polling day and, in the manifesto he's unveiling today, sir keir starmer says there will be no surprises. the labour leader is well aware every opinion poll continues to indicate a healthy lead for his party, so his manifesto will tread carefully while promising change. it'll be a positive case in detail about the future of the country — how we renew and how we rebuild. i'm not complacent about this. i know that every single vote has to be earned. nobody has cast a vote in this election yet. but it is important, i think, for the country that we have change. labour says its number—one priority will be wealth creation in order to improve living standards for all. it claims it has a plan to kick—start growth, won't increase income tax, vat or national insurance, but will invest in the industries of the future, saying that will create 650,000 jobs. the party is making some promises, such as two million more nhs appointments a year to bring down waiting lists. and vat on private—school fees to pay for 6,500 teachers for state schools. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer both took part in interviews in front of a live audience on sky news last night. the labour leader faced sustained questioning about his past support forjeremy corbyn. you said jeremy corbyn would make a great prime minister. did you said jeremy corbyn would make a great prime minister.— great prime minister. did you mean? i was certain — great prime minister. did you mean? i was certain that _ great prime minister. did you mean? i was certain that we _ great prime minister. did you mean? i was certain that we would _ great prime minister. did you mean? i was certain that we would lose - great prime minister. did you mean? i was certain that we would lose the l i was certain that we would lose the general— i was certain that we would lose the general election. and his tax plans and whether he's a bit robotic. how will you convince others like me to vote for you. well... 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can appreciate people's frustrations. of course we have not got everything right. but this will be labour's day to set out a vision and with the days to polling day counting down, the opportunities to change the arc of this election are slipping by. we are joined now by our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. because the event was in manchester yesterday. we saw during the debates last night and recently that labour is being asked what is new you are offering and what will you pull out offering and what will you pull out of the bag? what shall we expect today? do of the bag? what shall we expect toda ? ., ,. of the bag? what shall we expect toda? ., ,.._ of the bag? what shall we expect toda? ., today? do not expect any surprises. for keir starmer _ today? do not expect any surprises. for keir starmer it _ today? do not expect any surprises. for keir starmer it will _ today? do not expect any surprises. for keir starmer it will be _ today? do not expect any surprises. for keir starmer it will be pulling i for keir starmer it will be pulling together the strands of his leadership and trying to weave them together into one story he can tell the nation. what we think he will focus on as he launches the manifesto is growth and wealth creation. he was say his offer is a total rejection in his words of those who focus on tax and spend, the wealth the country has rather than growing the well. i think he will focus on planning. labour say they have a plan to build 1.5 million new homes over five years should they win. also planning for things like infrastructure, data centres, science parks. they say they have a plan to get those built that they hope will grow the economy. the conservative say all of thatis economy. the conservative say all of that is a diversion from what they say labour will not talk about and they argue labour has a secret plan to raise taxes. labour's words are they will not increase taxes on working people. we will get more detail on that 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labour government would do if keir starmer wins-— labour government would do if keir starmer wins. a name for people this mornin: starmer wins. a name for people this morning they — starmer wins. a name for people this morning they will _ starmer wins. a name for people this morning they will learn _ starmer wins. a name for people this morning they will learn more - starmer wins. a name for people this morning they will learn more about . morning they will learn more about is craig williams, rishi sunak�*s parliamentary private secretary who placed a bet on the date of the election. , ., ., election. explain where we are. he is not a public _ election. explain where we are. he is not a public figure _ election. explain where we are. he is not a public figure but _ election. explain where we are. he is not a public figure but if- election. explain where we are. he is not a public figure but if you - is not a public figure but if you hang around the corridors of westminster like me you will see craig williams having quiet chats with conservative mps, trying to get them on side for rishi sunak. that is hisjob. he is standing for re—election in a seat in wales. it turns out courtesy of the guardian that a few days before rishi sunak made the announcement that shocked me and everyone there would be an election injuly, craig williams placed a £100 bet at 5—1 that the election would be injuly. that is according to the guardian and craig williams confirmed he had a flutter on the election debate. he says the gambling commission are making inquiries. they say it is not their practice to confirm if they are making inquiries but they noted placing a bet on something you have inside information on could constitute a criminal offence. irate constitute a criminal offence. we will be talking to you throughout the morning. we'll bejoined by the foreign secretary lord cameron at half—seven this morning. and by pat mcfadden, labour's national campaign co—ordinator just after half—eight. plaid cymru also launches its election manifesto today, saying it will demand a new funding dealfor wales. speaking to the bbc�*s nick robinson, the party's leader said he wanted people to "recognise that tax is a good thing" and called for an honest debate on the issue. we have a number of proposals for bringing in more of a tax, say, for example, making sure that those oil and gas companies pay more of a windfall tax, that the corporates pay more, that those who have the huge amounts of wealth are targeted through a wealth tax. so, through a fair taxation system. a reminder. david cameron willjoin us later. 7.30. and also hearing from the labour party. today is the labour party manifesto launch around 11 o'clock happening in manchester. now more of the headlines. 0ne 11 o'clock happening in manchester. now more of the headlines. one thing that all manifestos will take a look at is the state of the nhs and how to improve it. the royal college of radiologists has warned that long waits for cancer care have become routine across the uk. specialist cancer centres say they are experiencing delays most weeks for chemotherapy and radiotherapy. 0ur health reporter jim reed has more. for some years now, all four nations of the uk have missed their targets for cancer treatment. this report from the royal college of radiologists warns long waits are putting lives at risk. in a survey of all 60 specialist cancer centres across the uk, it said 47% of sites were reporting delays for chemotherapy most weeks or every week — up from 28% in the previous year. and there were similar waits for radiotherapy, which uses radiation to kill cancer cells. any delay in waiting for scan results or for your treatment is worrying for patients. there's a level of anxiety with cancer almost more than any other illness. but also, we know that, actually, delays effect cure rates. delays affect cure rates. we know that for every extra month people wait — for many cancer types, there's a 10% reduction the chance of them being cured. the college says workforce shortages are one key factor behind the delays, with the number of unfilled vacancies for cancer doctors expected to climb further. in this election, the conservatives have promised to recruit more staff and hit cancer targets in england within five years. labour has said it will double the number of the latest scanners, and the liberal democrats want to introduce a legal guarantee for all cancer treatment to start within two months. health is a devolved power with separate policy set by the welsh and scottish governments and the northern ireland executive. jim reed, bbc news. heath officials haven't yet said whether the acropolis in athens will be closed again today as a heatwave in greece continues. the tourist attraction had to be closed yesterday in the intense heat and it's been confirmed that schools will remain closed in several regions of the country today, including the capital. the labour ministry has also advised employees to work from home, and ordered a pause from midday to 5pm for outdoor work. the technology entrepreneur elon musk has claimed he's on the verge of increasing his wealth by $56 billion — that's nearly £44 billion. he says shareholders in the electric car firm tesla are on the verge of approving the pay deal. the result of the vote will be revealed later today. a decade—long competition to find new ways to tackle superbugs has ended with the award of an £8 million prize. the longitude prize has been awarded to the creators of a test that determines if an infection is caused by bacteria and identifies the correct antibiotics to fight it. it's been one year since students barnaby webber and grace 0'malley—kumar and caretaker ian coates were killed in an attack in nottingham. today, there will be commemorations for the three victims. 0ur reporter tim muffett is in the city and joins us now. 0ne one year 0ne yearon one year on but the loss is very raw for so many. one year on but the loss is very raw for so many-— one year on but the loss is very raw for so many. good morning from the university of — for so many. good morning from the university of nottingham _ for so many. good morning from the university of nottingham campus - university of nottingham campus where a year ago shortly after the attacks a vigil took place attended by students and families and i was here covering it for bbc breakfast and was struck by how moving it was. we heard moving words from the families. today, commemorations taking place to remember those who died and we expect a smaller, personal affair. died and we expect a smaller, personalaffair. in died and we expect a smaller, personal affair. in the past year there has notjust be an intense grief for the families but frustration and anger. they do not believe justice had frustration and anger. they do not believejustice had been served. valdo calocane carried out the attacks and was initially charged with murder but however he was eventually found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and ordered to be detained in a secure hospital indefinitely. the families believe the sentence was too lenient and so did the attorney general. the court of appeal said it had no reason to change the sentence. the families have launched a statement in which they say today they will pause and reflect on what happened. tomorrow they will continue their relentless pursuit for what they call for the appropriate justice. today they say they will take time to remember loved ones and the dreadful events of the year ago. thanks. rishi sunak willjoin world leaders at a g7 summit in southern italy to impose fresh economic pressure on russia. they are expected to agree a plan to use frozen russian assets to raise $50 billion a yearfor ukraine. 0ur rome correspondent mark lowen joins us from the summit in bari. mark, what do we know about this plan so far? something concrete that might come out of this? the most concrete deliverable is the plan to take the russian assets in the west and valued at $300 billion at the moment, and use the interest on those assets, front—load them as they say, take a few years of the interest payments to come and add it together and create a $50 billion loan for ukraine. previously there was talk of seizing the assets. that was talk of seizing the assets. that was supported by for example the us treasury secretary. it was opposed by others including the president of the european central bank who said it could set a dangerous precedent in international law. they have come up in international law. they have come up with the alternative idea, which is coming into form which would be to use the interest to give ukraine a much needed loan as it is cash starved and war weary. that is potentially the most deliverable. there will be talk of climate change, the middle east, artificial intelligence. there will be a session chaired by pope francis, the first time a pope has come to a g7. he feels there should be global regulation of ai. this is a meeting of the largest economies at a time when many are in disarray from rishi sunak, emmanuel macron, tojoe sunak, emmanuel macron, to joe biden, sunak, emmanuel macron, tojoe biden, facing situations at home. arguably the most stable at the moment is the host, italy. the city of edinburgh was literally "shaking it off" last weekend when taylor swift fans danced so hard they set off earthquake monitors. seismic activity was recorded up to 6km away from the murrayfield venue during the gigs last friday, saturday and sunday. fans made the biggest commotion during the songs cruel summer, ready for it and champagne problems. here's carol with the weather. good morning. will we be dancing to your forecast? not necessarily. you might be dancing to avoid puddles created by the rain we will be seeing. we start on a bright note in central and eastern areas. in the west, rain. pushing northwards and eastwards through the day. it is reflected in the temperatures. with clearer skies, a cold start in central and eastern parts. in the west, with the cloud and rain, it is milder. you can see how the rain has gathered in the west overnight. some is heavy and will be persistent. some fog first thing in northern scotland, parts of yorkshire, lincolnshire, south—east and the midlands. that will go and then we have rain accompanied by gusty winds, particularly through the irish sea. we could have gusts up to 50 mph on the coast of devon, cornwall, west wales. the rain will not get to the far east until later in the day and temperatures, 11—18 north to south. 0vernight, rain advances northwards and eastwards. eventually ensconced in the far north of scotland. some clear skies follow and also showers. still breezy in the north and south. it will be a milder night tonight than last night. tomorrow rain continues across the north. linge