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On today's Smart Seven, Andy Burnham wins convincingly in Makerfield, the US lifts its blockade on the Strait of Hormuz and much more. It's Friday nineteenth of june, it's Real Food Day and Happy Birthday Zoe Saldana. seven . Early Friday morning saw the results of what might be one of the most significant by elections ever held. Andy Burnham, the former greater Manchester mayor, quit his role and stood for election so that he could challenge Prime Minister Kiir Starmer for the chance to lead the government. He was facing stiff opposition from reform candidate Robert Kenyan, but won an impressive victory with a major ity of more than nine thousand votes. He pledged that Makerfield would not be a stepping stone to number ten, but instead a touchstone for the change that the country needs. Everyone knows that politics isn't working . Everyone can feel that the country isn't where it should be. Tonight could, just could be the turning point The U. S. formally lifted the blockade on the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday even as sharp fractures appeared in the relationship between Israel and the US over the memorandum of agreement. The deal which allows Iran to keep its miss iles and requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon while also lifting sanctions has attracted fierce criticism from both Israel and some Republicans. U. S. Vice President JD Vance was in the White House press room and he had a warning for Israel that they should not be attacking their only powerful ally, Donald Trump. Meanwhile, at the NATO summit in Brussels, U. S. Secretary of War Pete Hexith had a stark warning of his own for America's allies. The United States has defended Europe for generations . And the president said that our jets would need to take off from bases in Europe to strike targets in the Middle East . But too many of our allies said no. He warned that the U. S. will carry out an assessment of its European allies and that some will fail. Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary Eve Cooper was offering reassurances that the UK will support the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. It's not just about oil and gas, it's also about fertilizer , it's about food crops across the globe . And if we don't get things moving fast , this has a long term impact . Ukraine has been top of the agenda this week at both the G seven summit and at Thursday's NATO meeting. Ukrainian drones once again hit targets in Moscow early on Thursday morning, damaging a major oil refinery and filling the skies above Russia's capital with black smoke. The change of tone has upset the Russians with Putin aid, Yuri Ushakov claiming European leaders had filled President Trump with harmful ideas about the war. EU Commission President Ursula Von Derlin weighed in after a Brussels meeting with President Zel enskyy. There is a special momentum right now. I have the impression the tide is turning . We see that Ukraine is holding the line , even partially regaining territory Ukraine has a very strong moment. The Ukrainian president has been warning Russia that if Ukraine burns Russia burns too, and he was happy to announce a new deal with NATO allies which will see Patriot air defense systems and ballistic missile defense systems prioritized. When we know that Russia is preparing a massive strike against Ukraine and we are able to receive patriotic missiles the day before that attack it helps save lives . There was incredibly good news on Thursday as a new study found that the HPV vaccine has effectively eliminated cervical cancer for young women. The study was funded by cancer research UK and it tracked teenagers who received the HPV vaccine, which was offered in schools from two thousand eight. For the first time ever, there were no deaths from cervical cancer recorded in the twenty twenty to four year old age group, a landmark breakthrough. Cancer research UK's CEO is Michelle Mitchell and she says it's an extraordinary example of the power of vaccination. What we see is clear national evidence that the HPV vaccine is not just preventing cancer but saving lives. And it is one of the most powerful examples of cancer prevention working at population scale come on today's Smart Seven in association with Metro, Scotland are ready for more World Cup action and Spiderman gets back into the swing of things right after this . Welcome back It's going to be a big weekend of sport, with the US open golf underway at the notoriously difficult Shinicok Course in Long Island, New York. Only three players have finished below par in the last five majors held there, and Thursday started with delays to play because of fog, with leader Wyndham Clark unable to finish his round before dark. We're also into the second round of fixtures in the World Cup, with joint hosts Mexico beating South Korea One Nil, while the Czech Republic drew with South Africa. Fellow hosts Canada also clocked up a six nill win over Qatar for their first ever World Cup victory. Saturday sees group leaders Scotland back in action against Morocco and Steve Clark was sounding quietly confident. Sometimes the Scottish psyche, the Scottish mentality is that we're a little bit more comfortable working with the underdogs. We were the favourites against Haiti and we found a game of struggle but we managed to win . This time with the underdogs and sometimes Scotland pursuit that we said that Ilnia Lydia Miranov had been honored in the king's birthday list, you might spend some time scratching your head. In fact, that is Dame Helen Mirin's real name and she was born in Essex to a Russian father and English mother. She's gone on to tremendous success including winning an academy award, five Emmy Awards, three Golden Globes, and a Tony Award. She's just wrapped up filming on season two of Guy Richie's Mob Land and she was officially made a companion of honor in last weekend's royal list. She told Hello Magazine that she was surprised and delighted. I am the daughter of an immigrant. My father was given shelter by Britain when he escaped from the Russian Revolution so many years ago. There is one thing that I'm very sad about, which is that my mother and my father are not alive to see receive this incredible honour . It's set to be a big blockbuster summer at the Multiplex and a new trailer for what just might be one of the biggest summer hits just dropped. Spiderman, brand new day, is Tom Holland's fourth outing as Peter Parker, and after the dramatic events of the last movie, he's become a full time Spider Man and none of his friends remember who he is. He's got a new mystery enemy to face, he's also going through spider puberty, and he's joined by the Hulk and the Punisher as new villains keep popping up. Holland is back along with his now wife Zendaya, with Mark Ruffalo and John Burnhal also joining the cast when it hits cinemas at the end of July. What is happening to me? Did you miss Fighty? I'm losing my mind . I am totally out of contro , I gotta fix whatever this is right now . You've been listening to the spot seven. We'll be back tomorrow at seven AM. Hit that follow button and have a great day Give us seven minutes and we'll give you the world