05/06/2016 BBC News at Ten

Former Prime Minister Sir John Major condemns the campaign

to leave the European Union as squalid and deceitful.

This is so important that for once, I'm not prepared to give the benefit

of the doubt by the people, I'm going to say exactly

what I think and I think this a deceitful campaign.

But Leave campaigner Boris Johnson says Britain has lost control

of the economy - and it's time for the Government to take it back.

Very, very important aspects of our economic life that invisibly,

we can no longer control - and we want to take them back -

and we think it will be great for our country

At Louisville, Kentucky, the body of boxer Muhammad Ali has arrived from

Arizona, where he died. A huge procession and funeral will be out

on Friday in the champion boxer's hometown.

A new study shows that taking hormonal drugs for up to 15 years

can reduce the risk of breast cancers returning by a third.

Also in the next hour, more about Novak Djokovic's historic

The world number one beat Britain's Andy Murray in four sets.

He's the first player since 1969 to hold all four Grand Slam

And in 15 minutes, we'll review tomorrow's front pages

with France 24's Benedicte Paviot and Martin Bentham from

Good evening and welcome to BBC News.

The former Conservative Prime Minister, Sir John Major,

who wants to keep Britain in the EU, has made a scathing attack

on the Leave campaign, branding it fundamentally dishonest.

He said it had been deceitful and that, on the issue

of immigration, it verged on being "squalid".

Boris Johnson has responded for the Leave campaign,

defending the focus on immigration and claiming the UK's population

could rise to 80 million if not brought under control.

Here's our Political Correspondent, Ben Wright.

But today, the former Tory prime minister let rip,

I am angry at the way the British people are being misled.

I think their campaign is verging on the squalid.

What they have said about leaving is fundamentally dishonest.

I think this is a deceitful campaign.

He used to be caricatured as grey, but this was a Technicolor assault

Vote Leave have said some of the cash Britain currently

spends on being a member of the European Union could be

But Sir John Major said leading Conservatives could not be trusted

Boris wanted to charge people for using it,

and Iain Duncan Smith wanted a social insurance system.

The NHS is about as safe with them as a pet hamster would be

He then turned to Turkey, saying the Leave campaign's claim

the country would soon join the EU was misleading.

apparently, for our higher National Living Wage?

On the one hand, they say migrants are depressing wages,

and on the other, people are flooding in to get our

Turkey has applied to join the European Union, and the UK does

The Government insists that's decades away,

but Boris Johnson defended the Leave campaign's decision

The statement that Turkey is joining the EU is not true, is it?

Turkey has been joining the EU since 1963.

You join or you don't join, but it isn't true, is it?

That is what John Major was talking about.

Frankly, I don't mind whether Turkey joins the EU, provided

Turkey is bound up with the issue of immigration, and the Leave

campaign says outside the EU, total net migration to Britain

could be cut to the tens of thousands, a pledge

the Government has been unable to meet.

Uncontrolled numbers coming in not only depress

wages for working people, it is also the case that they put

considerable strain on public services, on housing,

on the National Health Service, and of course on school places.

We grew very successfully in the 1980s and 1990s with

This referendum is laying bare deep Tory divisions over Europe that have

existed since John Major was in Number 10 himself,

and somehow the Government will have to move beyond this,

Tory civil war over Europe is probably not a drama most

voters are interested in, and both sides are trying

to wrestle the arguments back to the issue at stake.

We have a short time to go until the referendum,

and what people want to hear are the arguments.

What we're setting out on the Leave side of the campaign is an agenda

for the Government to take back control on June 23rd of a lot

of things that really matter to the people of this country.

There is a huge choice in front of voters,

the biggest in a generation, and in Leeds today, the rival

campaigns were trying to clinch the undecided.

The arguments are fierce, because the vote is getting close.

New research suggests women with the most common type of breast

cancer could benefit from staying on hormone drugs for up to 15

years to reduce the risk of the disease coming back.

A study, presented at the world's biggest cancer conference,

showed the risk of recurrence was cut by a third.

Experts say the findings could change treatment

Professor Paul Goss, one of the authors of the report,

said that its findings could lead to more women taking

the hormone drugs - known as aromatase inhibitors -

The message for woman with breast cancer is,

if you've been taking an aromatase for five years, strongly

consider taking it for ten based on our results,

because you will experience a further reduction in recurrences

The report also warns that there are some risks associated

with hormonal drugs, which are linked to conditions

of the Institute of Cancer Research.

This is a key question for many women who are finishing five years

Could there potentially be a benefit from continuing?

This study shows that there is a benefit, but that needs to be

as there is an increased risk of bone fracture continuing.

So this is likely most appropriate for those women at highest risk.

The family of Muhammad Ali say people from all over the world

are invited to his funeral in the boxer's home town

Details of the service were revealed at a news conference in Arizona,

where Ali died yesterday at the age of 74.

Aleem Maqbool reports from Louisville, which has

been hit hard by news of their favourite son.

As a boy, Cassius Clay, as he was then, came to this

Father, thank you for all of our family, especially Muhammad Ali.

His father painted the mural behind the altar.

And in their own small ways, people across this city are doing

the same, including outside Muhammad Ali's childhood home.

I am so beyond devastated, but he is in a better place.

He is at peace, and there is no more suffering.

Young boxers here, of course, are thinking of him, too.

He said whatever he wanted to say to whoever he wanted to say it.

My biggest lesson from him is, be yourself.

Flags across the city of Louisville at half-mast, including

here outside the huge arena where Muhammad Ali's funeral

His family said he was a citizen of the world, and would have wanted

as many people as possible from all walks of life to be

And the tributes from further afield keep coming, including from the man

who famously cried after beating Muhammad Ali

He didn't care about money or anything else.

If he walked down the street and people would say, hi, Ali,

That's what's wrong with people today, they don't do that.

Particularly poignant have been the words of Michael J Fox,

who suffers from the same disease that affected Muhammad Ali

Before I was diagnosed with Parkinson's, I admired him,

and I admired his athleticism, his poise, his class,

his style, his stoicism, his belief in what he felt was right

and his willingness to accept the consequences of standing

His doctor says in the final year before his death,

Muhammad Ali had been having a tough time.

That will be a distressing thought for many around the world

who remember the man in his pomp, all power and elegance and grace.

Aleem Maqbool, BBC News, in Louisville, Kentucky.

This is the scene live in Louisville in Kentucky,

There is a helicopter following the motorcade through Louisville.

Muhammad Ali's body was flown back to his home state and his coffin is

just being carried in these cars you can see heading to the top left-hand

corner of the picture. He was flown back into the International Airport

in the last half-hour. It is thought his family members were going to

accompany him back, Arizona, where he died, having been taken ill last

week. His family had thought he was going to recover, but it wasn't to

be. Of course, he had been suffering from Parkinson's disease for 34

years. But he was taken ill and taken to hospital in Arizona and

didn't recover. As we have heard, his family are welcoming the world

to Louisville in Kentucky, where this funeral will take place on

Friday. They are making it clear that everybody will be welcome. And

all day today, we have seen people gathering to pay their respects to

Muhammad Ali and leaving flowers outside a museum in his name that

has been newly renovated in the city.

Police investigating the murder of a pensioner from Suffolk

and the disappearance of his wife have arrested a man in Leicester.

The body of Peter Stuart, who was 75, was found

near his home in the village of Weybread,

In a quiet corner of Suffolk, a third day of police activity.

The woods behind Peter and Sylvia Stuart's house being

On Friday, this is where his body was found.

As well as trying to establish how and why Peter Stuart was murdered,

the focus of the investigation is now on Sylvia, his wife.

She's been missing for more than a week, and police admit

they are hugely concerned for her safety.

it seems that Peter and Sylvia Stuart were a quiet

couple, not well-known in the community.

But today, they were in people's thoughts and prayers

Weybread is quite a scattered community, but they do come together

when something is happening, and they care for one another.

So I came and there were prayers said in church for the family,

for neighbours and obviously for the police.

The couple were last seen a week ago and reported missing on Friday.

Police located Peter's body that evening and today a postmortem

We're still very much looking for Sylvia.

We have significant resources doing that in the Weybread area,

and will be until we're satisfied that she is not in that location.

We hope to find her alive, but we can't dismiss the fact

We haven't given up hope of finding her.

Today, a man was arrested in Leicester and brought

to Suffolk for questioning, on suspicion of Peter

A woman has been killed by a shark off the west coast of Australia,

the second such death there in less than a week.

Police say she was diving in waters near the city of Perth

The 60-year-old woman was diving about two kilometres off

the Mindarie coast near Perth when she was attacked.

She was with a 43-year-old man, who told police that he felt

something pass him in the water, and then a violent commotion.

Three men on a nearby fishing boat saw that

something was happening, and went to assist.

The other boat that was in the water got between the male

diver and the shark, and he was able to get

back into his own boat, and he was able to pull the lady

But the woman's injuries were severe and proved fatal.

The fisherman told the police that the shark was longer

than their boat, more than five metres in length.

The woman is the second person killed by a shark

in Western Australia in less than a week.

On Tuesday, a surfer's leg was bitten off by a shark about 100

kilometres south of where the latest attack took place.

29-year-old Ben Gerring died from his injuries on Friday.

An inspection of this damaged surfboard showed

On Thursday, a four metre long great white shark was captured and killed,

but it's not known if this shark was to blame for

Sir John Major calls the Vote Leave campaign dishonest and deceitful.

Boris Johnson says the referendum gives the Government the chance

In the last half-hour, the body of boxer Muhammad Ali has arrived in

Louisville in Kentucky. The procession and funeral will be out

on Friday in the champion boxer's hometown.

A new study shows that taking hormonal drugs for up to 15 years

can reduce the risk of breast cancers returning by a third.

Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be

With me are Benedicte Paviot, who's the UK Correspondent for France 24,

and the Home Affairs Editor for the Evening Standard,

We have to speak quite fast because we have not got much time. The

Telegraph leads on news that David Cameron will tomorrow unite with the

Labour Party to speak about what he perceives as the dangers of leaving

the EU. The Financial Times front page shows

a picture of some of the tributes that have been paid to the legendary

boxer Muhammad Ali and has a piece about how high street banks are now

gearing up for a post-Brexit Britain.

Tomorrow's Metro leads on a story we have been covering - Sir John Major

entering into the EU referendum debate to call the Leave campaign

deceitful and squalid. The Guardian, meanwhile, said the leaders of

Britain's biggest trade unions have issued a plea to their 6 million

members to vote to stay in the UU. -- the EU. The paper also shows a

picture of Andy Murray being consoled after his loss to Novak

Djokovic. Let's start with the Daily Telegraph. The headline - Cameron

joins left in an attack on Boris. This has not gone down well with

other parts of the Conservative Party, Martin, but at times like

this, strange bedfellows are found. Yes, it is upsetting some of the

Tory MPs quoted in the story and no doubt some others although

personally, I don't think it is necessarily the worst thing ever. It

shouldn't be a straightforward party political issue. It clearly isn't

for the Tory party, who are split down the middle of this. But it

shouldn't be a case where you put your party before everything else,

because it is a fundamental issue for the future of the country for

several decades before there is another chance. So I think there are

divisions in all parties including the Labour Party, although it is

more pro-in general. There are Labour MPs who are against being a

member of the European Union and want to pull out, and I think it is

reasonable for people to want to argue their case and maybe stand

with politicians of different persuasions in this. It is a binary

choice, as we keep being told, so it is inevitable that there will be

divisions within parties, but for some people looking beyond June 23,

what damage has this done to political parties that are divided?

Clearly, the Conservatives are in warm mood with each other. The

problem is that this blue on blue action, the Daily Telegraph is

saying that this will further intensify. With all the political

programmes we have seen, which is now the culture in Britain on a

Sunday morning, there are very strong attacks. Sir John Major

called Oris Johnson a court jester, -- Boris Johnson, talking about

deceitful tactics. These are serious... And their respects listen

about the fact that Number Ten allegedly -- there is speculation

about the fact that Number Ten allegedly wanted Sir John Major to

go on the Andrew Marr, because they knew Boris Johnson was going to be

on there. And Boris Johnson says they were trying to take him out.

This will further intensify on Monday, with Mr Cameron with Harriet

Harman and leaders of the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats,

further intensifying the name-calling and accusing the Leave

party of deceit and a con trick. You mention to the interview John Major

did, and the Metro have that on their front page. Boris and Gove are

branded python is, major in extraordinary Brexit outburst,

colourful language from a man who was described as grey when he was in

office. This reference to python is it to do with how safe is your pet

hamster would be with a python. That is how safe the NHS is with those

who favour Brexit, according to John. I think he is talking rubbish

here in that it is not really about whether you think Boris Johnson

Michael Gove has the best policy for the NHS. It is a decision well

beyond those particular characters in the next few years. So making it

into a personal attack on their policies on the NHS, I think, is

doing the sort of thing he's criticising others for,

personalising it and turning it into personal abuse rather than the

fundamental issues, plus the fact that whether we are in or out, we

have a parliamentary system and we can argue about the rights and

wrongs of any policy on the NHS that may or may not follow from the

result of this referendum. Let's move away from the EU referendum, to

sighs of relief from some. The Telegraph - keep leftover bottle of

red wine? What? Put it in the fridge with the white. Would they do that

in France? Some people possibly would. But this is a very respected

English specialist in wine. But I am not a big fan of putting leftover

red wine, if I had any, in a fridge. I think the whole chemistry of it,

the fantastic different tastes of blackcurrant and various things, I

would rather leave it out and enjoy it tomorrow. I suppose you are

supposed to let it breathe for -- or warm up before you drink it again.

You can cook with it. Maybe not a shattered 1912 or something. --

chateaux 1912. But have it next day. A glass of red wine a day is good

for you. And couples are having less sex because of TV box sets.

Apparently. Who is laughing in the Bagram? This is a serious subject.

The Telegraph are covering the great social issues of the day, red wine

and now this. A Cambridge statistician has warned about this.

He said it was worrying that in 1990, couples made love five times a

month on average but by 2010, it was just three times. And he is blaming

box sets for this. More information on Page three. I am talking about

the Daily Telegraph! Either your box sets are very good for your sex

lives are not up to much. But it is not just about box sets. You can go

on Netflix and binge watch, as I did, house of cards, amongst other

things. I think that is what they mean. There are huge amounts of

output that you can watch at the drop of a hat, and people do. Where

is this programme is relatively short, so there is plenty of time

for...? I don't think it is a problem in France, somehow. The

population is exploding, so we probably have too many people. If

anyone has had enough of the EU referendum, it should read the front

page of the Daily Telegraph tomorrow. The irony is that the

voice in my ear tonight has reminded me, as if I needed telling, that

Netflix and chill is a euphemism for having sex. There is not a lot of TV

being watched in that phrase, although it would imply that you are

bingeing. I don't even want to think about the reaction we are going to

get on Twitter. As you say, these are the great issues of our day,

Martin. How to live your life and how to vote. When you get a box set

is present at Christmas... It is like a contraceptive. That has gone

as far as it needs to go. That is the papers for this hour. We will be

back at 11:30 p.m., when we expect more will have arrived. You can read

a detailed review of the papers on the BBC news website. You can see us

there as well shortly after we have finished. Thank you to Benedicte and

Martin. We will be back later. Now the weather.

The day has ended with a few showers and thunderstorms

The east coast of the UK was cooler compared with elsewhere.

But Wales had the highest temperatures today.

27.8 Celsius in Porthmadog, the highest temperature the UK has

Any of the downpours that developed, triggered by the heat in the west,

A bit of misty low cloud from the North Sea pushing back

inland to some eastern parts, particularly East Anglia

Coolest down the eastern side, with temperatures for some dipping

Elsewhere, it is a warm and muggy night after the heat of the day.

Delle ah it could be a murky start in parts of eastern England.

In the afternoon, scattered showers and storms in the West

If anything tomorrow, there is a greater chance

of catching one of these downpours compared with the past

If you avoid them, you are likely to continue to be warm,

Still cooler along the east coast, but still pleasant.

It is the west of Northern Ireland tomorrow that has the greatest

I just want to reinforce the big range of temperatures across the UK.

It is warm and humid for many, but cooler and fresher along

the east coast with that breeze off the sea.

There could be misty low cloud in a few spots as well.

Unlike recent days, any of those downpours that get going on Monday

could linger into Tuesday morning across western parts,

On Tuesday, there is a weather disturbance going from west

A few more of these showers and thunderstorms around,

transferring further east during the day.

If you avoid them, there are warm and sunny spells to be had.

Wednesday and Thursday are looking drier as high

At the end of the week, we are looking at low pressure

from the Atlantic starting to return, changing the weather

to something more unsettled for the weekend.

But this week is warm weather and some heavy showers, especially