The World Tonight BBC Radio 4

The 7-party debate covered taxation, immigration and defence ahead of the general election on 4 July. It featured Penny Mordaunt (The Conservatives), Angela Rayner (Labour), Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat), Nigel Farage (Reform UK), Stephen Flynn (Scottish National Party), Carla Denyer (The Green Party), and Rhun ap Iorwerth (Plaid Cymru).
Also in the programme - Taylor Swift begins the UK leg of her Eras tour in Edinburgh. Shaun Ley meets fans at The Black Dog pub in London, which attracts Swifties from across the globe.

King Charles and the Prince of Wales joined world leaders and veterans at a series of events to mark 80 years since D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in military history. In a speech commemorating the anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France, US President Joe Biden drew parallels between Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and World War Two. We discuss with a former US Army general, and hear from a D-Day veteran.
Also on the programme:
The BBC gains rare access to Myanmar, where Rakhine State has become a focal point for the country’s nationwide civil war;
And we head to Redcar on the Yorkshire Coast, where one in three children live in poverty, to take a closer look at the issue ahead of the general election.

The First Minister of Wales, Vaughan Gething, struck a defiant tone after losing a vote of no-confidence in his leadership. The motion, brought by the Welsh Conservatives, is not binding. Gething is embroiled in a row over donations to his leadership campaign, including £200,000 from a company run by a man who was convicted twice for environmental offences.
On both sides of the English channel soldiers and leaders took part in a day of commemoration ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday.
And we speak to three women who want to return to Parliament at the election, on what's drawn them back to Westminster.

The two leaders clashed over NHS, tax and immigration in their first head-to-head TV debate of the election campaign. We spoke to Michael Gove, Conservative’s Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; and Labour's shadow health secretary Wes Streeting.
Also in the programme:
A shock result in India's general election as Narendra Modi loses his parliamentary majority but claims a win.
And the tale of the tiny fossil hunter – how three pre-teens found a rare teenage T-rex.

Nigel Farage used an "emergency announcement" to reveal that he had taken over leadership of Reform UK from his colleague Richard Tice, and would stand at the election in the seat of Clacton. That's despite ruling out standing after the election was called over a week ago. The champion of Brexit said he wanted to lead a "political revolt". We spoke to the man he replaced, Richard Tice.
Many Mexicans are celebrating the election of the first woman President after elections there, but others are concerned about her plans for the constitution.
And what has become of Ruja Ignatova, the so-called "cryptoqueen" who disappeared in 2017? A BBC investigation found new evidence suggesting she may have been murdered.