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Misleading, confusing and bogus - the verdict of an influential group

of MPs on the claims made by politicians

The Treasury Select Committee says the public is rightly fed up

of the exaggerated arguments made by the Leave and Remain campaigns.

What we've got is an arms race of claim and counterclaim.

It's not just confusing the public, it's impoverishing

But so far, little sign that the tone of the debate

will change, despite the committee's scathing criticism.

Barack Obama embraces a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bomb,

as he becomes the first sitting US President to visit the city.

We're not bound by genetic code to repeat the mistakes of the past.

Jailed - the driver who swerved into the path of an approaching car

and left the two young girls inside it paralysed.

The wife of Hollywood actor Johnny Depp obtains

a restraining order against him after she accuses him of hitting her

And teenage sensation Marcus Rashford becomes the youngest

ever player to score on his England debut.

And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News,

Alastair Cook falls short of his 10,000 test runs,

out for just 15 as England close day one of the second Test

What's been called an arms race of ever more lurid claims

and counterclaims about the benefits of leaving or staying in the EU

has been strongly criticised by an influential group of MPs.

The Treasury Select Committee says the public are thoroughly fed up

of misleading and, at times, bogus claims,

and that a few grains of truth accompany a mountain of exaggeration

and unqualified assertion by politicians on both sides

Here's our Economics Editor, Kamal Ahmed.

The home you live in, your weekly shop, your monthly bills.

Why are we sending ?10 billion a year

net to Brussels, some of which is spent on Spanish bull-fighting?

Common sense says they sell us more than we sell them.

It builds up to a profound economic shock.

Common-sense, facts, a threat to our livelihoods.

Whether it's how much the UK supposedly pays to the EU

every week or how much worse off we might

European Union, today's highly critical report gets to the heart of

We have concluded that there are too many

misleading claims and counterclaims being made by campaigners in this

What we really need is an amnesty on this arms race, and

bringing the debate back to something the public can understand.

It's not just misleading the public, it's impoverishing political debate.

The committee pointed out two main figures it said were flawed.

The first is the Leave campaign claim that ?350

million a week is sent to the

EU and that if Britain left the EU, that money could be sent on

The committee described the claim is highly

misleading, saying it did not take into account the rebate the UK

The claim by those backing staying in

the EU that three million jobs are dependent on EU trade

and that those jobs could be at risk if the UK left the EU.

The committee says this could give the public a mistaken impression.

Their report makes it clear it hasn't seen evidence to

Trying to get the voters' attention is not easy,

and both sides make big claims to grab headlines.

It doesn't appear that that will be changing any time soon.

The Treasury Select Committee has been clear that our

economic shock, causing job losses and price rises, is right, but they

reserve their strong criticism for the Vote Leave campaign, calling

their claims that Britain sends 350 million to the EU misleading.

I don't think it is misleading to say

that is the amount of money we are paying into the EU.

Yes, you get half back, but it comes back with

strings attached and all sorts of other issues with EU auditors.

A group of politicians here at Westminster

has accused another group of politicians, also here at

Westminster, of peddling a blizzard of lurid claims.

But wade through this report, and it becomes clear that

the committee believes there are some argument in this

controversial area that are more reliable than others.

It says there are some grains of truth, if you know where

For this man, some support from the committee, which says there

could be a short-term economic shock if the UK leaves the EU.

We are going to flatten our opponents.

Leaving the EU could reduce red tape and lead to new trade deals.

Those points might be reliable but the

question is, are they being drowned out by politicians overplaying their

Let's talk to our Political Correspondent, Alex Forsyth,

Where does this leave voters? How are we to make sense of it all in

all the claims can't be trusted? Both campaigns are trying to ram

home their key messages. For the Leave campaign, it's about taking

back control, as they see it, or public finances and borders and, for

the Remain camp, it's about the economic risks to the UK. Both sides

will push those messages, almost regardless of criticism of the

figures they use. That leaves voters trying to pick through the rhetoric

and find the facts, which are there but not always front and centre.

There is a risk that all of this turns people off from this debate.

There is another danger. Public trust in politics right now is low.

If people feel they are being misled on this crucial issue, it might fuel

disillusion and distrust in Westminster politics well beyond

this campaign. If you want to find out more

about the claims being made by both sides in the campaign,

you can visit the Reality Check section of the BBC website

at bbc.co.uk/realitycheck. Barack Obama has become

the first sitting American president to visit Hiroshima,

where a US atomic bomb killed at least 140,000 people

at the end of World War Two. Mr Obama didn't apologise,

but said the memory of what happened He stood shoulder to shoulder with

the Japanese Prime Minister. After he laid a wreath at the city's

memorial, he hugged one of the few Our Correspondent John Sudworth

is in Hiroshima tonight. John, this has been

a highly symbolic visit. For more than seven decades, this

building has stood as a monument to the world's first atomic attack. It

is, there has been the reconciliation. America and Japan

are firm allies. But the two competing narratives about the

rights and wrongs of what happened here have remained an unbridgeable

gap until now. 71 years ago, a US President sent

a single bomb to destroy Today, a holder of that

same office came here for the first time, standing next

to the Japanese Prime Minister On a bright, cloudless morning,

death fell from the sky A flash of light and a wall of fire

destroyed a city, and demonstrated that mankind possessed

the means to destroy itself. It's impossible to deny,

of course, the deep The huge media presence

are here to see the leader of the only country ever to have

used an atomic weapon paying his respects in Hiroshima,

a city that has come to symbolise From the instant

of the first blast... President Obama has made it clear,

though, that he is not here to offer an apology

for an act his predecessors have But for many survivors,

recognition of their suffering Today, they got that in an image

that will resonate across Japan. I said to my friend, "Look,

beautiful, aeroplane looks As she pointed, the bomb exploded

in the sky above her. She still suffers the effects

of the serious burns today. What do you think about the visit

by President Obama to Hiroshima? I was very happy to hear that,

because that is one But, as always, a short distance

from the President stands an officer carrying America's

nuclear launch codes. It's a reminder of the reality,

on a day strong on symbolism There is, of course, Fiona, an

element of strategic calculation about all of this, the two leaders

reaffirming their own nuclear alliance in a region beset with

security concerns. A rising Chinese nuclear superpower, and emerging,

fledgling nuclear North Korea. Despite this strong gesture of

peace, the risks of nuclear mischief or miscalculation in to be rising.

-- appear to be rising. A driving instructor who crashed his

car in a road rage incident, leaving two young girls paralysed,

has been jailed for Andrew Nay was seen laughing

and smiling just moments before he swerved his car into the oncoming

vehicle carrying the two girls, Our correspondent

Sangita Myska reports. Last October, Andrew Nay

was the lead off-road driving instructor and manager

at Jaguar Land Rover. Tonight, Nay is behind bars

because his dangerous driving left Five-year-old Katrina

and eight-year-old Karlina Raiba were in their parents' car

when it was hit by Nay. This is the footage from the camera

mounted on the dashboard It captures them driving along

the A509 in Northamptonshire. Nay, in his company

Land Rover Discovery, swings out at speed,

headlong into the family's path. Andrew Nay turned so fast into that

junction because he was chasing and bullying another driver he'd

come across earlier in his journey. Witnesses at this court case say

that they saw him laughing and smiling just seconds

before the crash. The girls both suffered

severe spinal injuries. Their parents, too, sustained

multiple broken bones. Throughout the last eight months,

they've helped nurse their children. Asking lots of questions

about everything. I will spend all my life to give

them the best of care. This is probably one of the most

tragic cases I've had to deal This will go on for years

and will affect them for years. Those involved with the Raiba family

describe their plight It's unclear at this stage

whether Karlina or Katrina A brief look at some

of the day's other news stories. The UN says it believes people

are dying of starvation The city is under siege

as government forces try to recapture it

from Islamic State fighters. There are reports that

residents trying to flee David Cameron says Britain will send

another warship to bolster Libyan attempts to staunch the flow

of migrants across Once its mission is approved

by the UN, the Royal Navy ship will also target boats smuggling

arms to so-called Islamic State fighters in Libya to support the new

national unity government there. New tests on samples

taken from competitors at the London Olympics

suggest that 23 athletes More than 250 samples

from the 2012 Games have been re-examined

using new techniques. The athletes' identities

have not been revealed. More than 100 leading scientists

say the Rio Olympics should be moved or postponed

because of the Zika virus outbreak, The group says new findings

about the virus make it "unethical" In an open letter, they call

on the World Health Organisation In America, the row over

which bathrooms transgender students can use in schools

continues to escalate. A 12th state has announced it's

to sue the Obama administration after the White House told schools

that transgender students should be allowed to use bathrooms based

on the gender they believe The government move was in response

to a law passed in North Carolina Aleem Maqbool reports

from Fort Worth in Texas, which has become the latest

transgender rights battleground. If you have male private

parts, you should go

to the boys' rest room. If you have female private

parts, you should go

to the girls' rest room. Parents at this meeting don't agree

with the White House. They feel strongly that transgender

school students should not be allowed to go

to the bathroom of their choice. When officials here said schools had

to allow that, many were outraged. If three girls are in the bathroom

putting their lipstick on and all that kind of stuff

and a trans...gender girl walks in then the three children that

are talking about boys and putting

on their lipstick have to walk out. And that infringes

upon their freedom. I don't want to see any young man,

15 or 16 years old, able to enter a girls' rest room.

I can see that being a train wreck. this family took years to come

to terms with the fact who was born male,

identified as female. Ten-year-old Catherine,

whose face we are not showing to protect her privacy,

began the process of transition Do you feel any different to

your friends? It changed a little bit

during the first bit of school, but after that, it really

went back to normal. Our daughter would love to be

as discreet as possible, that the bathroom becomes something

where, just like any of us, we don't think about,

we just go, don't talk to anyone while we're in there,

and come right back out and then we're done and we go

about our lives. But some in positions of power

clearly do think it matters. This man is leading an action

by a growing number of states suing the Obama administration

for telling schools transgender students can use bathrooms

matching their gender identity. being able to go into girls' locker

rooms and take a shower. I don't like the idea

of boys being able to go I don't think it's good policy,

but that's not my job. This is definitely a social change,

and we are seeing them without without going

through the proper process. The Attorney General insisted that

when people look back he would be seen to be on the right

side of history. But beyond the political back

and forth are around 700,000 transgender

Americans like Catherine The fear is that in an election

year, this is one issue that is going to become

all the more polarising, Aleem Maqbool, BBC News,

in Fort Worth, Texas. A court in Los Angeles has ordered

the actor Johnny Depp to keep away from his estranged wife,

Amber Heard, after she The court was shown a picture

of Ms Heard's face which she claims shows bruises inflicted by Depp

after he allegedly threw a mobile Our North America Correspondent,

Laura Bicker, sent this report. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard said

their marriage was based on aid the connection, but now, after just 15

months, it is over. And Amber Heard is not just filing for divorce, she

is filing a restraining order. This was one of the photos given in

evidence to the court. She claims it was taken after the actor through

his mobile phone at her during a fight. She says he hit her and

grabbed her face, and claims he was high and drunk at the time. Her

sworn declaration states, I live in fear that Johnny will return to our

house unannounced to terrorise me physically and emotionally. The

Oscar-nominated actor, seen here at a charity event in Portugal, has

been ordered to stay away from his wife. The couple's married life was

mired in court appearances in Australia over a controversy that

earned the nickname the war on terror is. Amber Heard's two dogs

were staying at their holiday home on the Gold Coast, despite them not

been declared disease-free. There are strict quarantine laws in the

country. The couple eventually apologised. I am truly sorry that

they were not declared. The dating Australia is important. Declare

everything when you enter Australia -- protecting Australia is

important. Johnny Depp's lawyer accused Amber Heard of filing the

complaint in response to recent negative media attention. For a

Hollywood couple who tried to shun the limelight, this is a very public

break-up. Now, four weeks from today,

we'll know the answer. Will the UK be staying in or leaving

the European Union? All this week, we have been hearing

people's views across the UK Tonight, we're focusing on England

and Englishness. Our Home Editor, Mark Easton,

reports from Knowsley on Merseyside. There's nowhere in Britain as white,

English and Christian as Knowsley. Immigration has barely

touched this area. Only 2% of residents were born

outside the British Isles. But it's also the second most

deprived neighbourhood in England, Experts have looked at all

the numbers and concluded that this area should be among

the most Eurosceptic I personally think we should

stay in. The country is getting

a bit too overpopulated. Pull up the drawbridge?

Yeah, 100%, that's the word. I'm going to vote

stay in. Really? Yes.

Purely for security reasons. You will get a vote in a few weeks,

which way do you think It's only a snapshot,

but it does seem opinions are more nuanced than simple analysis

of the polls suggests. The referendum issues

are complicated and disputed, far removed from the realities

of people struggling to get by in one of the poorest

and least-educated communities How do you feel about

the European Union referendum? Really?

I don't know what that means. The polls suggest that places

like this are more likely to want to leave the EU

and there is clear anxiety about the perceived

threat from outsiders. My opinion is, get all the English

in here and get all the Polish out. the Polish get everything

before we get them. There's more foreigners coming

into our country and it's hard

enough for us to get jobs, but they seem to be getting

jobs thrown at them, where we can't get a job,

like, in our own country. I wouldn't like to leave the EU,

but what I'm saying is, The fear of change from being

in the EU against the fear of change I wouldn't like to leave the EU,

but what I'm saying is, English nationalism tends to mean

support for the Leave campaign. It is easier to love

England than the EU. But in The Bulldog pub down

the road, again, it's not I think we're a small unit

in the world. I'm not sure that being alone,

we could fight anything. We're a small country,

maybe in size of square footage We used to have a strong air force

and a strong navy. But I'm not sure going out

and staying in there is going to be that

much difference, actually. Because it makes me feel

comfortable. What the people of Knowsley

seem to be telling us is that if they vote

in the referendum, it won't be based on class or party allegiance,

but on what makes them feel more secure, and the reason it is so hard

to call is that they know

both options carry risk. After much rumour -

and some rancour - Jose Mourhino, the self

styled "special one", He's signed a three-year

contract as manager, believed to be worth

?12 million a year, The Portuguese coach,

who was sacked by Chelsea last year, said he was prepared

for the scale of the job. Manchester United is one of these

clubs where you need really to be prepared for it because it's

what I used to call a giant club and giant clubs must be

for the best managers, Teenage sensation Marcus Rashford

became the youngest player ever to score on his England debut

tonight, scoring with his very England were playing

in a friendly ahead of the Euro Northern Ireland were also

in action, as Joe Wilson reports. Three months ago, this young man

could have walked past the camera It was late February

when Marcus Rashford first played Now the full glare

of an international. Where he feels utterly

at ease is facing the goal 18 years, 209 days -

that's Rushford's age. The youngest player to score

in an England debut. Rashford's mum could imagine him

making the final squad for France. Another striker, Daniel Sturridge,

nursed an injury and wondered Where does Wayne Rooney fit

into this England team, In the second half, he came

on in an attacking role. Standing ovation for Rashford

when he left the pitch. England later brought

on Eric Dier in defence. He scored for Australia

in his own net. Northern Ireland make

extraordinary routine. It took just six minutes

for Kyle Lafferty to It was 3-0 when Will Grigg

scored his first international goal. Goals can quickly

make you essential. Can England do without Marcus

Rashford? Now on BBC One, it's time

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