audience to play for, he changes his tune, he changes what he's saying and changes what he says he stands for. you know, 16 re—launches in a matter of a couple of years after four years in opposition — he's not got a cohesive plan. i think it says everything you need to know about keir starmer. a reminder you can get more reaction and analysis to sir keir�*s speech setting out the first steps he would take if his party wins the next election online. you'll find it on the bbc news website or bbc app. junior doctors in england have entered mediation talks with the government — aimed at ending their long—running dispute over pay and conditions. there have been no formal discussions between the parties since negotiations collapsed in december. our health editor hugh pym reports. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! it's been a bitter and prolonged pay

dispute with ten rounds of strikes by junior doctors. adding together all the walk—outs by health unions in england, more than 1.4 million hospital appointments and operations you were cancelled. there have been few signs before now of any possible resolution of the dispute between the government and junior doctors. but the fact that both sides are prepared to sit down for talks with an independent mediator suggests a willingness to consider compromise. the doctors union, the bma, called for a 35% pay rise phased in over a few years. ministers awarded an average ofjust under 9% for the last financial year and suggested anything higher would be unaffordable. the process will not involve the conciliation service acas and the outcome will not be binding on either side. but the bma, which still has a mandate to stage further walk—outs, said an independent mediator could help break the logjam. the health secretary, victoria atkins, said she was pleased that mediation would take place and it was

a significant step forward which could see an end to strike action. last month, consultants in england agreed to a deal to end their pay dispute with the government. in a separate dispute, the welsh government is in talks over pay with junior doctor representatives and in northern ireland a 48 hour strike byjunior doctors is planned next week. hugh pym, bbc news. more now on the water situation in south devon where people are being told to boil their tap water because of an outbreak of sickness and diarrhoea. more than 20 cases have been confirmed by the health security agency. south west water said it is confident that boiled water is safe and issued the advice as a precaution. heidi davey reports. what a difference 2a hours can make, from supplies being safe to bottled water being handed out. by lunchtime, there was anger. south west water confirmed advanced tests overnight had found traces of cryptosporidium in its supply chain, leaving residents

like harriet furious that precautionary measures had not been put in place earlier. i have a seven—month—old daughter as well as a four—year—old boy who was actually very unwell last week. and they said to me, categorically, the water is safe, you should continue to use it as a normal. and we are less than 2a hours later, we have been notified that the water is not safe to drink. they are meant to be providing a safe service. we don't have the luxury of being able to pick or choose water services. they are the only option that we have, we have to use them. any other business would go completely bankrupt in this situation but they seem to be protected. they are messing with people's lives, their incomes, people have not been able to work because they have been ill or caring for others. but most of all, the impact on people's health. south west water told us today it was only notified of the issue within the last few days. the uk health security agency has confirmed a number of cases has risen to 22 with that number

expected to keep going up. we are always sampling our water and monitoring the quality of the water to ensure that it meets the high levels of standards required in the uk. so we knew that the water leaving our treatment works met all the standards and requirements and there was no indication of cryptosporidium in the water. people are arriving from all over brixham to pick up free bottled water. this morning, it was only being issued to vulnerable residents and there was a huge lorry here dispatching it. this afternoon, another huge lorry has arrived with more supplies and that has now opened to everyone. we have not really understood what has been happening, because we were told at the weekend it was fine, now we're told its not fine, so, it's not very clear. and the disruption for those residents looks set to continue as south west water works with other agencies to locate the source of the outbreak. heidi davey reporting. as part of the bbc�*s mental health and wellbeing focus,

children have been telling the bbc how the housing crisis has affected their mental health. the newsround programme has heard from children who have had to live in mouldy, cockroach—infested properties, sharing bedrooms with their parents, or having to pack up and leave at short notice, sometimes moving several times a year — far away from their schools and friends. here is their report. grace lives with her mum on the south coast of england. they became homeless when their landlord decided to sell their home, meaning they had to move out. they couldn't afford rent in their local area so had to apply for homelessness with the local council. after becoming homeless, grace and her mum were moved into a hotel and then a series of temporary accommodations. then we got these little bugs, like, crawling in our bathroom near our toothbrushes. i did not have a clue what it was. and then i wasjust relaxing in bed, a cockroach was on the duvet. that is on my bed. it's not a joke any more. i've had enough.

shouldn't be having to live like this. that really did make me feel upset. just the word "cockroaches" now gives me, like, shivers down my spine. you know how you bite your nails? i kind of did that but i scratched them instead, so it got really bad and it started to cut my hands. i've got minion nails on. oh, yeah! i can see the minion. so, yeah, i can see that it's clearly, like, healing a lot now. you think you're going to wake up in your old house, but then you end up waking up here. yeah, so... it's different. do you know how long that you're going to be living here for? i don't know. i think me and my mum don't mind because we want a forever home, and how long it takes, it takes. . there's been about a 70% rise in . children in temporary accommodation over the last ten years.

what that ultimately means is it has a huge, huge impact- on children's mental health. it feels like children are hidden. we don't want to hear children's voices. - we're in a time that really| we shouldn't be in the uk. you know, we always say we just want our children to be safe, - healthy and educated. every child deserves a home. i'm in manchester to meet alice. she lives with her mum and older sister. a year ago, life changed for alice when she became homeless. we came home from school and my mum told me that we've got to start packing, we've got to leave tomorrow. i was like, "all right, it should be fine. "just moving, i've done it before." then we moved and it was totally different than i would think. we moved into a b&b. it wasn't nice. there was mould on the walls. the walls were damp. i would have to share a bed with my mum. i would start having panic attacks because it's, like, i'm too used to being in that room and i don't have anywhere else to go. so, then we got moved here. so, you've moved five times in less than a year?

yeah. that must have affected your school life. obviously, we don't live that close from where our school is. i've got to wake up early so i can get there on time and i don't miss anything. you can't do after—school clubs at school because it would just take too much time to keep going there and back. the way i'm living is different to everyone else. you go from one really good part of your life and then it just goes really bad. for now, alice is happy to be in a safe place with more room for her and her family. but there are over 100,000 children across the uk who are affected by homelessness and many have had to live in poor conditions. when you were younger, safia, you've experienced homelessness. what was it like for you? i moved a few times into houses that were not affordable. because of that, i had to move again and again. they weren't good.

like, one of them, for example, had a tiny bedroom and there would constantly be, like, mice and everything coming in. it was horrible. can you tell me why you're so passionate about helping people? i'm passionate about helping people with housing because i've gone through it as a baby and a young child. i know what it feels like to not, like, have a decent house to live in. do you feel happy where you live now, to call it home? yeah, cos i'm not moving all the time and everything and just staying in one place. while grace and alice continue their search for a permanent home, they still have hope for the future. what change do you want to see being made to help other kids in your situation, grace? well, i think the rentjust needs to go a bit down. houses to not be as expensive. places where people can afford it, no matter what job they have. what advice would you give to any other kids your age that are going through the same thing?

i would just wish that our voices would be heard as well. people think that we don't understand, but when you've been through something like this, you do understand, you understand everything around you. you can get through this and that you're not alone. you can always talk to someone about it. i'm looking forward to getting my own back garden and i can play outside. i can get some new pets. just somewhere that feels like home. you can watch the full newsround special no place to call home on the programme's website. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello. some places continue to bask under blue skies and warm sunshine, but for others, it's quite a different—looking day. some cloud and rain for one of our weather watchers this morning in cambridgeshire, in association with this frontal system.

0ur weather at the moment is still being driven by low pressure, centred to the south of us. but we will see some outbreaks of rain continuing westwards across the midlands into wales, some heavy thundery downpours to the south of that. for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, some decent spells of sunshine. but even here, one or two heavy thundery showers breaking out. temperatures in northern scotland up to around 2a celsius, more generally, 17 to 21. but always feeling a bit cooler than that where you have the cloud and the rain which, through the late afternoon and the evening, could turn very heavy indeed across parts of the west midlands, mid and north wales. there could be enough rain for some localised flooding and some travel disruption before that rain clears away westwards, leaving a band of cloud behind across parts of wales and northern england. and elsewhere, there will be some patches of mist and fog, some clear spells, too. we start tomorrow morning with temperatures generally between seven and 12 celsius. so, a band of cloud to start off across parts of northern england and north wales. there'll be some patches of mistiness elsewhere, but a lot of that should tend to lift and break up.

and then, we will see some spells of sunshine, albeit with a scattering of showers. temperature—wise, well, highs of 21 to 22, maybe 23 celsius in the warmest locations. now into the weekend, we will continue to see some mist and fog, particularly at night and in the mornings. also some spells of warm sunshine, but with some heavy showers, particularly on saturday, where you're closest to this area of low pressure. quite a flabby feature, but centred just to the south of us. could see some more persistent rain for a time sirst thing across south east england. that will tend to clear and it is southern parts that i think will bear the brunt of the showers on saturday. further north, a lot of mist and murk and low cloud first thing, some spells of sunshine, but more cloud creeping into north west scotland and northern ireland that knock the temperatures back a little bit for some areas. and then into sunday, a mostly dry day, actually, a few showers. best of the sunshine likely to be across england and wales. more cloud for northern ireland and scotland, certainly turning cooler in the north of scotland. furthersouth, highs

of around 22 celsius.

live from london. this is bbc news. we will be live at the hague as south africa asks the international court ofjustice to instruct israel

to stop its offensive in rafah. here is the scene live at the international court ofjustice in the hague, that kate is about to be heard. police have charged a man with the attempted murder with the slovakian premier mr roberto fico who is in a serious condition after being shot. the country's politicians have called for a new less divisive politics. translation: i therefore call on all parties in slovakia to interrupt or significantly reduce their campaign for the european parliamentary election. the campaign is linked to compensation than brings us to stand offs and mutual accusations. here is the scene live outside the hospital where roberto fico is being treated, doctors are due to give an update on his condition. president putin is given a red carpet welcome on his state visit to china and signs a joint declaration with prime

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