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Minister of scotland. Two metal detectorists found guilty of stealing and concealing a viking hoard of coins and jewellry worth millions of pounds much of which is still missing. And, regrets . Hes had a few butJose Mourinho says he wont make the same mistakes at spurs as he did at his previous clubs. Its five oclock. Our top story labour has launched its election manifesto promising a radical agenda with a hugely expanded role for the state which it says will transform lives. The manifesto includes plans to build 100,000 Council Homes a year by the end of the new parliament. Labour also says thered be a windfall tax on oil companies. And the party promises to create a million greenjobs, although its watered down a Party Conference pledge to make the uk produce net zero Carbon Emissions by 2030. 0ur Political Correspondent, iain watson, reports. They say it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive. Labour are lagging in the polls butJeremy Corbyn believed it was a radical manifesto which boosted his ratings at the last election, and he thinks a new set of policies could kick start this campaign too. He began by setting out clear dividing lines with his opponents, and told voters he would stand up to the establishment. They are going to tell you that everything in this manifesto is impossible, that its too much for you, because they do not want real change in this country. Why would they . The system is working just fine for them its rigged in theirfavour. He set out plans to increase the size and scope for the state, bringing rail, mailand in england the water industry back into public ownership. If labour wins, there will also be a big increase in powers notjust for national, but for local government more say over the running of schools and an ambitious House Building programme. Because we will launch the biggest House Building programme since the 1960s, and cap rents. And he unveilied policies to appeal across the generations scrapping any rise in the state pension age beyond 66, and repeating he would abolish tuition fees in england. His partys grassroots wanted a guarantee that a Labour Government would deliver net zero Carbon Emissions by 2030. They didnt get that, but there were some radical green policies. We can no longer deny the climate emergency. We can see it all around us. So, as it says in our manifesto, labour will create 1 million new green jobs as part of our green industrial revolution. But how it is all this going to be paid for . Well, taxes on Big Companies and the better off would go up, and the oil business will face a new levy. A Labour Government would ensure that the big oil and gas corporations that profit from heating up our planet will shoulder the burden and pay their fair share through a Just Transition tax. Borisjohnson has tweaked the labour leaders tail over whether hed back leave or remain in the referendum that labour is promising. Today, Jeremy Corbyn stuck to the line, hell let the people decide. The labour crowd reacted most positively when he warned that any borisjohnson post brexit trade deal could harm the health service. Now, the Prime Minister has denied this, butJeremy Corbyn made a Firm Commitment to the nhs. Labour will never, ever use our National Health service as a bargaining chip in trade talks. We will never let donald trump get his hands on our nhs. Applause. Chanting. Thank you. As ever, the audience has got ahead of me. I was about to say, lets be clear about it our nhs is not for sale labour insiders say they have created a few sparks in this campaign, but it hasnt really ignited. Jeremy corbyn was, at times, burning with passion, but he may need to do more to fire up the voters. Iain watson, bbc news, birmingham. 0ur reality check correspondent, chris morris, has been looking at labours manifesto in more detail. There are certainly some big numbers in this one, but one of labours main offers is on housing a pledge to build 100,000 Council Houses a year in england by the end of a five year parliament. And at least 50,000 Affordable Homes through housing associations. Now, to put that into perspective the last time more than 100,000 Council Homes were built was 1977. And to achieve that again would mean the most rapid increase in House Building by the state since the years of reconstruction following the second world war. There are obvious cost implications £15 billion a year to be spent on housing but also practical implications. Whos going to build all these new houses . Because labour is also promising to upgrade millions of existing homes as part of its green new deal, and there are already labour shortages in the construction sector. Around 60 of members of the federation of Master Builders are struggling to hire bricklayers, similar numbers are struggling to hire carpenters. And, you know, as we leave the eu and there are changes to immigration, we need to make sure that the Construction Industry isnt facing a cliff edge in terms of the Skilled Labour coming in from the eu while we are training up our domestic workforce. Now, labour says it is down to training Domestic Workers to do newjobs. But there wont be enough of them. So that begs the question about labours immigration policy. It would need to attract vast numbers of workers from abroad to keep its promises. And on that, labour says that even if the uk leaves the eu, it will seek to protect the economic and social benefits that Free Movement has created, for both uk and eu citizens. On another issue, education, one big pledge is to abolish tuition fees for students and restore maintenance grants, meaning a net 7. 2 billion per year will have to be found to fund it. But it doesnt say that existing Student Loans will be written off. The controversial Party Conference proposal of abolishing private schools has been kicked into the long grass. But private school fees would be subject to vat under a Labour Government. And this afternoon, the Prime Minister has been giving his reaction to labours manifesto plans. Well, none of this has any economic credibility or whatever, i mean, to say nothing of the ruinous characteristics of the policies. But none of it has any credibility whatever, because at the whole of the heart of labours manifesto. This was the moment, you know, it was lights, camera, action, corbyn comes centrestage, drum roll, and he completely misses his cue. Because what we want to know is what is his plan to deliver brexit, and whats the deal he wants to do, and which side would he vote on that deal . We still dont know. Until we have answers to those questions, until we get brexit done, none of this carries any economic credibility whatever. By contrast, our approach we have got a deal ready to go put it in the oven, its done we are through by january. We get on with our ambitions for the country, uniting and levelling up. Look at what we want to do a million new homes that we are planning to build, and we already did a million since 2010. We have fantastic ambitions for this country cutting the national insurance, as i explained yesterday, doing lots to invest in our nhs, driving the economy. And we believe in a thriving business led market economy that delivers the tax revenues that we need to pay for the biggest ever boost for the nhs in living memory which is what we are also doing. So, weve got a deal, weve got a plan. I dont hear it from labour. The liberal democrats brexit spokesman tom brake has also been looking at labours plans, and he isnt impressed. My first thoughts about the labour manifesto are that ifJeremy Corbyn delivers a red brexit, a labour brexit, then he can make as many plans as he wants, but in practice, they are going to be very badly damaged because the uk economy will be hit in a labour brexit. And, also, my real concern about what they are proposing is the their Extensive Programme of nationalisation is one which will keep the government locked down for years in terms of focusing on something that is going to be highly expensive, and is not entirely clear whether that will provide benefits labour expect it to provide. Your ambition is for jo your ambition is forjo swinson to be Prime Minister, you would prefer how to do the job than the other two. But if that is going to be any type of hung parliament, would you be prepared who, on the face of the re ce nt be prepared who, on the face of the recent manifesto announcement, to work with laboured, bearing in mind that mark cleary, we are fighting to get a liberal democrat government elected and jo swinson as our Prime Minister. At the same time, we couldnt be clearer that when it comes to eitherJeremy Corbyn or borisjohnson, we are not to work with either of them. They are both unfit to be our Prime Ministerfor different reasons. Boris johnson, frankly, because no one trust what he says. And Jeremy Corbyn because he says. And Jeremy Corbyn because he was not able to answer the most critical question during this campaign, that his ability was accompanying to remain in the eu, or whether he would prefer a laboured brexit. Lets speak to our Political Correspondent helen catt whos in westminster. What strikes you about the labour ma nifesto . What strikes you about the labour manifesto . Labour has said it is a labour manifesto, the most striking thing about it as it is a big, big step up in the role of the state. Five nationalisations, railways, postal service, energy, water and at the eye catching pledge we got last week on broadband. That is a big increase in the role of the state they are. Add to that, this pledge to build 100,000 Council Homes a year and to build 100,000 Council Homes a yearand 50,000 to build 100,000 Council Homes a year and 50,000 Affordable Homes. Again, that is the state getting involved in House Building. You have big pledges on scrapping tuition fees and in keeping the state pension age at 66, not putting it up. Of course, the question of cost and funding. Labour says this is fully costed, that it can be papered by taxing the wealthy and businesses. The risk of that is a lwa ys businesses. The risk of that is always the concern that do business is perhaps look elsewhere . Talking about funding, the stock about funding of the parties. We have had the latest details on donations to the latest details on donations to the various parties. Yes, quite striking. Donations over 7005 at pounds have to be declared. The total raised as £6. 5 million. The really striking thing about this figure is the proportion tender submission. 0ver figure is the proportion tender submission. Over 5. 5 million of that went to the conservatives alone. That is 87 of all donations made to the conservatives to stop the biggest single donation was £1 million, compare that with labour, their donations in toto while children 18 £500,000. During the £18,500. These figures do not tell the whole story because they are just those bigger donations, over £7,500. The party ca n bigger donations, over £7,500. The party can raise a lot of money from smaller donations, in fact, party can raise a lot of money from smaller donations, infact, one party can raise a lot of money from smaller donations, in fact, one of the very first rallies of this campaign, Jeremy Corbyn has said that labour had managed to raise over when wigan pounds a week from small donations that averaged at just £26. With me now is our Political Correspondent nick eardley, whos travelling with the Prime Minister. The conservatives have been talking about social care today . You head borisjohnson at about social care today . You head Boris Johnson at there about social care today . You head borisjohnson at there rubbishing laboureds manifesto, saying it is too expensive, there is no way that the party can possibly pay for it, but the conservatives are pledging quite a lot too, dont be left behind in this race to attract voters with punter friendly this race to attract voters with punterfriendly ideas. This race to attract voters with punter friendly ideas. Boris johnson was talking about housing today, 1 million new homes. He is also talking about social care, how to put more money into the sector and try and solve the crisis that has been going for years. The idea that the Prime Minister has been discussing the first today is £1 billion extra a year for the next five years. On top of that, he wants to have cross party talks to try and find some consensus on how to reform the system. His starting point, he says, is that no one should have to sell their home to get cared. That is maybe a hint at something i might be coming in at the tory manifesto, we dont get much more detail than that from Boris Johnson today. We dont get much more detail than that from borisjohnson today. It is interesting because that cross Party Initiative he is talking about sounds radically different to what he was talking about when he took over as Prime Minister. Let me do what he said he took over in at number10. We what he said he took over in at number 10. We will fix the crisis in a social care, once and for all, with a clear plan we have prepared to get every old person the dignity and security they deserve. It sounds to mea and security they deserve. It sounds to me a bit like that idea of a cross party to me a bit like that idea of a cross Party Initiative to try and find some consensus means, we are not going to get a full plan from the Prime Minister when he wanted his manifesto in the next few days. It might be awhile that cross Party Initiative came up with anything, if it does come up with anything at all. Throughout the election campaign, we are looking closely at the places where the final result could be won and lost, and asking people in those places what questions they may have. Tomorrow, we will be reporting from norwich all day on tv, radio and online, starting with bbc breakfast, and radio 5 live. The impeachment hearings in washington on President Trump has been hearing testimony from an aide in the us embassy in ukraine. He says that american support for ukraine has been overshadowed by a political agenda promoted by mr trumps personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. 0ur washington correspondent, Chris Buckler has been watching proceedings. Just run us through what has been said. Todays testimony give it a real sense of the concern among some us diplomats and officials about what was happening inside of the Trump Administration and what Foreign Policy was being pursued. That have been lots of suggestions that, really, President Trump was more concerned about pursuing his own political interests as far as america was concerned, as opposed to those for other countries. And ukraine was particularly important. For example, there are suggestions that military aid to the country was potential withheld in order to try and force an investigation into his political rival, joe biden. The white house denies that. But it seems from a number of officials that they believe that was the case. 0ne that they believe that was the case. One of them was david holmes, who was an official inside the us embassy inside ukraine. He said that there was an obvious change in policy, and it was not about pursuing us interest. Beginning in march 2019, the situation at the embassy and in the ukraine change dramatically. Specifically, the three priorities of security, economy, and justice, and our support for ukrainian democratic resistance to russian aggression, became overshadowed by a political agenda being promoted by former new york city mayor, Rudy Giuliani, and a cadre of officials operating with a direct channel to the white house. Rudy giuliani has been mentioned a lot, he is the president s personal lawyer. But it seems he was airdropped into ukraine, essentially to pursue the president was my own interest. That left many diplomats ina interest. That left many diplomats in a position where they could not believe what was happening to stop time and time again in these impeachment enquiries, we have heard concerns being expressed about all of that. We also heard today from a fiona hill, a former member of the security council, a specialist on russian and european affairs. She has been talk about the concerns at the National Security advisorjohn bolton had, saying thejungle butcher at one stage suggested that Rudy Giuliani was a hand grenade waiting to go off as he pursued the president s interest. But actually, fiona hill also had some messages directly for those on the congressional committees investigating these issues. She says she has become concerned about what they were saying at certain points, pushing this Conspiracy Theory narrative, that in some way ukraine might be possible for interfering in at the 2016 president ial election, as opposed to russia. Russian security services, right now, have geared up to interfere in any 2020 elections. In a of this investigation, rushing out to promote false narratives which clearly promote russian interest. That is where we are in the impeachment enquiries, there is witnesses continue to give evidence this afternoon in the us will stop but it is a question of what happens next, there are suggestions that this could be an end of the public hearings, a report could not be drafted and handed to thejudiciary committee. That means an Impeachment Vote might not be very far away. Lawyers for women who say they were sexually assaulted byjeffrey epstein have urged Prince Andrew to give a sworn legal statement about his links to the financier. It comes after the prince announced he was withdrawing from public duties for the foreseeable future and said that he is willing to help with investigations into mr epstein if required. 0ur royal correspondent, sarah campbell, reports. For the queen and wider royal family, this mornings headlines will have made for painful reading. Never during her long reign has such a Senior Member of the royal family felt there was no option but to retreat from public life. He had agreed to an in depth, no holds barred interview with the Bbcs Newsnight programme. It was meant to draw a line under an issue that had dogged him for years his friendship with a convicted sex offender. It didnt. His statement, released last night after discussion with the queen and prince charles, said he was stepping down from royal duties for the foreseeable future. The queen had given her permission. In a marked change of tone from his television interview, he said he unequivocally regrets his ill judged association with jeffrey epstein. He said, i deeply sympathise with everyone who has been affected and wants some form of closure. I can only hope that in time they will be able to rebuild their lives. Of course, he added, i am willing to help any appropriate Law Enforcement agency with their investigations, if required. We do think its a good, positive step that he says hes going to cooperate with Law Enforcement, but wed like to see that happen. Is he going to fly to the United States and voluntarily meet with our fbi . Will he sit for depositions in the civil cases . Will he submit evidence like e mails and calendars and travelogues, that all of us would like to see as part of our investigations . Prince andrew will not be resigning from the many patronages or positions he holds, but he will no longer be involved, and the palace said it appreciates those organisations may wish to find new patrons. His highest profile venture in recent years has been pitch palace, a Networking Forum for aspiring entrepreneurs. Prince andrew will continue to support it privately. Its supporters hope other royals might step in to be its public face. Perhaps we have a lot of royals there, wills and kate, harry and meghan, younger people, edward. Whoever it might be now, if youre going to continue the pitch palace in the royal environment where you have an infrastructure which is paid for, i think, in part by the taxpayer, it would be an extraordinary shame that the palace dont see the opportunity in continuing this initiative that has created £1 billion worth of economic activity. Although he is stepping back from public duties, it is understood he will still be present at royal family events, such as the service of remembrance at the cenotaph. Leaving his home in windsor this morning, a wave from Prince Andrew as he departs public life, in his words, for the foreseeable future. Alex salmond has appeared in court charged with carrying out a series of Sexual Offences against ten women most of them while he was first minister of scotland. Mr salmond faces a total 01 14 charges, including one of attempted rape. He denies all the charges against him. Lorna gordon reports from edinburgh. Alex salmond is one of the best known figures in scottish politics. Today he was appearing in court to face allegations of offences against ten women, offences which its alleged he carried out while serving as first minister. The charges include one attempted rape, one intent to rape, ten counts of Sexual Assault and two of indecent assault. The alleged attempted rape is said to have happened here at the first ministers official residence in edinburgh, just months before the referendum on scottish independence. Mr salmond is alleged to have pushed a woman against a wall, to have removed her clothes and his own, before pushing her onto a bed and lying naked on top of her. Mr salmond is also alleged to have intended to rape another woman at bute house the previous year. 0ther alleged Sexual Assaults are said to have happened at this restaurant in glasgow, ata nightclub in edinburgh, in a car, at the scottish parliament, and at stirling castle. Speaking outside court, mr salmond denied all the charges he is facing. I am innocent and i will defend my position vigorously, but the only place, the only proper place to answer criminal charges is in this court, and thats exactly what we intend to do next spring. Mr salmond is now into his second year of court actions. He took the government he used to lead to court over its handling of an inquiry into Sexual Harassment claims against him. The Scottish Government later conceded its procedures had been flawed and paid out more than half a Million Pounds in legal costs. There was considerable media interest in the former first ministers appearance in court today a taste perhaps of what is to come when the trial starts in march. Lets return to the labour manifesto launch this morning whereJeremy Corbyn pledged to invest in Public Services, tackle Climate Change and return key utilities to public ownership. Labours manifesto would see day to day Government Spending we can speak to the economist professor michaeljacobs from the Sheffield Political Economy Research institute. Michael was a special adviser to former Prime Minister gordon brown. What former Prime Minister gordon brown. You make of think what you make of this manifesto . think its a very ambitious plan by labour, a lot of new public spending and borrowing. You have to remember we are starting from a very low base, after ten years of his steady to spending cuts, are also lao corporate investment. Although this isa corporate investment. Although this is a big spending and investment plan, it would take us up to somewhere around what most other European Countries are. In that sense, it has the weight of economic evidence behind it, that in order to get growth in an economy, you need investment. That is what labour are 110w investment. That is what labour are now planning. Are the planned sustainable . Economic editors are estimating all of those this would cost over £700 billion over the course of the next parliament, not including all the nationalisations. Two things to remember, the first being we are in an extraordinary period of ultralow Interest Rates, so governments can now borrow at negative rates once inflation is taken into negative rates once inflation is ta ken into account. Negative rates once inflation is taken into account. People who lend money to the government but i shall pay us for the privilege now. That makes investment, over the long term, and much more economically sensible proposition, than it used to be when Interest Rates were higher. The second thing is that most of laboureds Spending Plans is investment, which are intended to improve the economy, get Economic Growth going, and pay for themselves because as Economic Growth rises, taxation receipts will rise out of the government will get more money to pay the interest that it has to pgy to pay the interest that it has to pay. Most economies will argue that in these very particular conditions that we now have, after ten years of austerity with very low Interest Rates, very big on progress like this will pay for itself and it will be sustainable. A sceptic might say that Interest Rates can go down, but can also go up much of the rise . The whole idea of using taxis on the rich and big corporations. What of the rich and corporations to sweep britain and cannot be taxed at all . It is possible that Interest Rates might rise, but given how low they are, very close to zero, even a kind of the rich and corporations to sweep britain and cannot be taxed at all . It is possible that Interest Rates might rise, but given how low they are, very close to zero, even ifi they are, very close to zero, even if i devise a happen over the next five years still wont make our Interest Payments to how to sustain. If the investments are good and are raising Economic Growth. Most economies will say that these kind of investments will be sustainable and can be pay for it. Im not sure whether this kind of scaremongering that you get about rich people and corporations leaving the country because of higher taxes is correct. Remember these are income taxes, they are only levied when corporations make profits, therefore, they cant afford to pay therefore, they cant afford to pay the taxes. They are not levied of the taxes. They are not levied of the companies do not make tax. Higher income earners are able to pay the taxes because they are wealthy, so i think you get a little scare stories about the potential for people to leave the country and have therefore not pay their taxes. I think labour is being honest about the fact that tax will have to rise, they make a very big distinction between a boring a0 bass minutes about the cost is spread over several generations and the people who will use the assays created are not borrowing but raising taxes for current spending. That is what most economies would regard as a sensible division, and you do acknowledge a high spending to improve Public Services does mean that some taxes will have to rise, italy have decided its best to place it only showed shoulders of people who are wealthier and have higher incomes and can, therefore, afford it. I think most economies will say that isa think most economies will say that is a sensible way of approaching it. Thank you forjoining us. The mother of murder victim Helen Mccourt has said she is horrified by the parole boards decision to release her daughters killer even though hes never told police where he hid her body. 0verwhelming dna evidence helped a jury convict helped a jury convict ian simms of murdering helen in 1988. Hes spent 30 years in jail and always maintained his innocence. Helens mother has been campaigning for a change in the law to ensure no killer is released if they havent revealed where their victims body is. The proposed legislation was called helens law but parliament was dissolved before it could pass it. With me now is danny shaw. What are the reasons being given by the parole board . What are the reasons being given by the parole board . The parole board has given quite a detailed summary of its reasons why it has decided it is safe for him to be released. It has consider a dossier of almost 700 pages long, it took evidence from psychologists, probation workers, and also a prison official. It said that it considered the fact that simms continues to deny any involvement in this mode are at all, and it says because of that, he was so invested in presenting himself as and when he was innocent, there was no prospect of him ever disclosing the whereabouts of his victim, even if you are kept in prison until he died. But set against that, if they had a look at improvements in his behaviour while he has been in prison, the fact that he has not been involved in violence and substance misuse for many years, that he has apparently Family Support on the outside, and other factories as well. Also the fact that he had been released temporarily, he spent time over night and abide about the rules, so it decided that he can be safely managed in the community. So, in the next three to six weeks, it is likely he will be released. A lot of people say, i hear what you say, but he hasnt said where the body is, therefore, he should not be released. The parole board said it has taken that into account amongst other factors. The has taken that into account amongst otherfactors. The proposed new law would require the board to take the nondisclosure of that information into account, and is not clear whether that would actually make any difference. As you say, that war has not come into effect yet because parliament has been to solve, but the three main parties in which ministers have all pledged to support that bill when parliament resumes. Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted on criminal charges of fraud, bribery and breach of trust in three corruption cases. Mr netanyahu is under no legal obligation to resign after being charged. However, the attorney generals announcement could further complicate his efforts to stay in power following two inconclusive elections. Now its time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. For many of us, the day has been a cloudy day. There have been a few brighter spots but cloudy overall with a cold wind. Satellite picture shows a zone of figure cloud working in. That is what we have got outbreaks of rain at the moment to come and then this speckled cloud, that lot is all going to be pushing northwards. In every of rain moves northwards. In every of rain moves northwards across england and wales, into Northern Ireland by the and of the night. Southern coastal counties of england might even hear an odd rubble of thunder from these. Temperatures 3 6. We could get a touch of frost if the cloud breaks for a time touch of frost if the cloud breaks fora time in touch of frost if the cloud breaks for a time in western scotland. Tomorrow, its another cloudy day. 0utbreaks tomorrow, its another cloudy day. Outbreaks of rain quickly moving to southern england. And then pivoting into wales and southwest england. The rain becomes heavy and slow moving. Theres going to be more wind today. Not quite as cold. The main concern, though, is that the rain becomes heavy and slow moving overnight. Could cause a few issues in cornwall. Thats your latest weather. This is bbc news. The headlines Jeremy Corbyn launches labours election manifesto, calling it the most ambitious plan in decades to transform britain. Prince andrew is seen for the First Time Since stepping back from royal duties over thejeffrey epstein scandal. Alex salmond appears in court accused of Sexual Offences while he was first minister of scotland. He denies the charges. Two metal detectorists have been found guilty of stealing and concealing a viking hoard of coins and jewellry worth millions of pounds much of which is still missing. Lets get the latest sport, including the return ofJose Mourinho. Here is jane. Yes. The new tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has said he wont make the same mistakes at spurs that hes made at previous clubs. Mourinho replaced the sacked Mauricio Pochettino yesterday, ending an 11 month spell out of management. Mourinho described himself as humble in his first News Conference as tottenham boss, saying he spent his time away from football analysing his career. You never lose your dna. You never lose your identity. You are what you are, for the good things, for the bad things, but i had time to the about many things. Dont ask me what are the mistakes but i realised that, during my career, ialso are the mistakes but i realised that, during my career, i also made m ista kes that, during my career, i also made mistakes and i am not to make the same mistakes. Im going to make new mistakes. Not the same mistakes. So i had time. I am stronger. And when i say i had time. I am stronger. And when isayiam i had time. I am stronger. And when i say i am stronger, i am not saying iam fit i say i am stronger, i am not saying i am fit her. I was always fit. From the emotional point of view, i am relaxed, i am motivated, the emotional point of view, i am relaxed, iam motivated, iam ready. Far more of that press conference on the bbc sport website. Great britain are through to the last eight of the davis cup finals in madrid after beating kazakhstan 2 1. Kyle edmund took the first singles match. But dan evans lost the second in three sets to alexander bublik. Evans who also lost his singles match yesterday won the first set, but couldnt sustain the momentum, leaving the tie level at 1 1. So, just like yesterday, it came down to the doubles match and jamie murray and neal skupski convincingly winning in straight sets. Great britain are back in action at around a. 30pm tomorrow afternoon, where theyll meet germany in the quarterfinals. England have got off to a good start with the bat against new zealand, finishing on 2a1 a on the first day of the first test match. It was slow going, but the hero of the summer all rounder ben stokes is still unbeaten on 67. 0ur Sports Correspondent joe wilson was watching. New zealands Mount Maunganui is hosting its first ever test match, englands dom sibley is playing his first and he was welcomed traditionally. Well, hes here to bat. 0n the money, and hes away. The first ball sibley faced went 0k. In fact, it went for four. Sibley open the innings with rory burns theyre old mates, and they got england past 50. Sibley sadly departed for 22. Ross taylor takes a beauty. But he is just 2a, and with a stubborn approach he could go far. This ground is a grassy oval on the bay of plenty. 52 for rory burns was enough to keep england steady to keep the ball rolling. But new zealand got rid of englands captain cheaply. Joe root, out for two, and new zealand felt the significance of that. But joe denly prevailed. At 33, denlys certainly determined to make the most of his winter. This ones gone further. Its gone all the way to six. And then ben stokes. Up and over. Enough said. Now, this partnership was concluding the day englands way, but denly, on 7a, a diving watling, and new zealand had their man. Yes, but not the man. The chance to get rid of ben stokes was missed. Taken no, down. Hell begin day two on 67 with england 2a1 a, and this moment lingering in the minds of both sides. Joe wilson, bbc news. Lucky there, wasnt he . Thats all the sport for now. You can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. Thats bbc. Co. Uk sport. Now on bbc news, its time for your questions answered. Throughout the election, the bbc news channel is going to be trying to answer the key questions that matter to you and weve been asking you to submit your questions for the green party today. With me now to answer your questions is sian berry. Welcome to you. Thank you very much for being with us. We have a lots of questions, so lets kick off straightaway. Different in st albans. Straightaway. Different in st alba ns. 0ne straightaway. Different in st alba ns. One of straightaway. Different in st albans. One of your central pledges, to spend the £100 billion each or to make the uk Carbon Neutral by 2030, what exactly will the greens spend £100 billion on each year . You can have half an hour on this. A big chunk of it goes on our homes. At the moment, we are wasting a lot of energy. Energy to generate homes that are hard to heat. These need sorting out. We are going to spend quite a lot of money, 38 billion a year of that hundred, on retrofitting homes that are in a really comprehensive way. We are spending more than any of the other parties on that. Then there is the Energy System and the transport system, industry and then a big chunk goes on training and research and development which is to deal with the bits and pieces that we cannot quite do at the moment, like steel making and deal with some of the difficult, very heavy industry things. We need big amounts of research and development. Theres a lot of money going into essentially. And you need big amounts of money. Where youre going to get that £100 billion a year from . We are going to borrow it. If you think are the money that we will save in the health service, the bills, the extra jobs the industry will stimulate, this will pay back. Lots of people have been analysing our pledges and being surprised to find they actually do work out, and we are good credit risk and we invest in the country. John on twitter wa nts invest in the country. John on twitter wants to know, will the green Party Support the other big pa rtys green Party Support the other big partys green policies, compromise. Alliance in government, whether you supported another party, would you then copper mines with their policies . Would you compromise . First past the post is incredibly unfair on smaller parties. We are trying to make sure the room a majority in the countries represented. Weve got some bottom line when it comes to working with them in parliament and youll see earlier in the week, we put forward ten bills we want to introduce into parliament, so thats the starting point of our negotiations. We want to see virtually all of our policies, especially on corbyn, introduced by the other parties and we are pushing them really hard on that especially on carbon. We will be pointing this out in any talks. Try to make sure as many of ourideas talks. Try to make sure as many of our ideas get taken up as possible. And german scotland says, why does the Green Party Want to ban the construction of Nuclear Power plants . We would not put any of our money into new nuclear, that is true. Power plants can mobile keep them going while we bring in the new renewable energy. But i think the cost of the new Nuclear Power stations is absolutely huge. Its a question of cost. Yeah, the the energy we get from that. Not opposed to Nuclear Power, per se. am. Iam opposed to Nuclear Power, per se. am. I am suspicious of it as a good investment but i have. I am not superstitious about it in that way. The problems of waste, they dont go away. Greens are all about future generations of. This may be answering the question from neil. If the greens band Nuclear Power, where will our power come from if it is not sunny or windy . Well. We need more batteries can but we need a smarter grid can some that the batteries we have in our cars, in our homes in the future, that can be used. I love the money were spitting on energy is on the grid and not just spitting on energy is on the grid and notjust on things that generate energy. Alexander on twitter wants to know, how does it make sense for an antinuclear party to enter any kind of electoral packed with the liberal democrats, whose leader has expressed a willingness to use the deterrent, talking about Nuclear Weapons rather than Nuclear Energy was mac what is your position on that . We are fully against the renewal of Nuclear Weapons the uk has. I could never, ever commit it is absolutely unthinkable, a crime against humanity to use a nuclear weapon. It makes it can literally point us to spend any money on nuclear. What if person were being threatened with Nuclear Weapons . We would want to be arguing very strongly, no government should be investing. I think the bill for new trident submarines is above £100 billion. That is one year of fighting Climate Change sheila on e mail cabaye how fighting Climate Change sheila on e mail ca baye how could fighting Climate Change sheila on e mail cabaye how could the green Party Support remaining in the eu when it is manufacturing in its manufacturing and just policies rely on planes and lorries, widespread polluting. There is a much bigger group of green meps in europe than there used to be. I knew a few years ago, green meps put forward the great food swap. We import cheese and export shes, dont really make much sense in the economy. Well be looking to make more local markets, more for that is produced locally and used locally, within the eu. Trade in services and expertise, the Free Movement of people across europe, that is one of the things were most passionate about. Maintaining it. The goods, we would like them to be more locally based. Ban in wales, what are the green pa rtys lens for ban in wales, what are the green partys lens for getting a brexit deal done . We want to finish brexit. We dont want to get a deal done as much as put the deal back for the final say. We want to finish off the democracy we started in 2016. And we wa nt to democracy we started in 2016. And we want to do that as soon as possible. 0ur position is about one of the existing deals to the people as soon as possible. And not revoked. Not to revoke unilaterally. We have to do this the right way, the democratic way, and we think labours plans to renegotiate is a if the if people knew what it would involve to leave, we would stick with that. For the time being, things would be settled in a way that we were satisfied with. Philip on twitter, how would the green party protected british economy. We would build a more strong economy. We would be making morejobs more strong economy. We would be making more jobs and more strong economy. We would be making morejobs and more resilient Energy Systems, more locally based, strong towns and cities right across the country. That is what we have not had and the economy has got wea ker not had and the economy has got weaker under the conservatives and weaker under the conservatives and we need to go back on that. We do believe that measuring the economys strength on the on gdp is not the right thing to do, so looking at just purely both and money, it is about resilience, it is about the health of the population, it is about the extent to which the economy promotes real well being. I think our economy would have more strength even though it was not as big. James on twitter, what is the green partys plaintiff and the housing emergency . We heard from labour today. Their manifesto commitments. New Council Homes. Can you match that . Exactly. We put virtually identical amount of money into new Council Homes. That is the amount we need. We need to get council billing again. We also need council billing again. We also need council right to buy. Stop demolishing housing estates, we have already seen an enormous lot of social housing ever since right to buy was introduced, you can look at the decline of the number of Council Homes in the uk and you cannot spot what happened under the last Labour Government within that chart. Its been decline in decline. We have to reverse that and get more proper public housing, affordable rents, in the Public Sector stop by the squeeze in one last question because we have rattled through them. Callum on e mail, what is the inlet and wheels green party policy on scottish defendants . What is the england and Wales Green Party policy . Our policy is it is for scotla nd policy . Our policy is it is for scotland to decide. We would not to have a position. It is their decision. You differ from the scottish green party. The point is, it is then for have a policy on that, not for us to decide on their own self determination. That, not for us to decide on their own selfdetermination. You could have a few. Our view is, their view is what their view is. We supported them during the independence referendum. They campaigned for a yes. It was not our place to have a view, if that makes sense. Sian berry, co leader of the green party, thank you for answering the viewers questions. Two metal detectorists have been found guilty of stealing a £3 million viking hoard described as of national importance. George powell and Layton Davies were convicted of concealing the find, which they dug up in a field in herefordshire in 2015. A jury at Worcester Crown court also found coin sellers simon wicks and paul wells guilty of conspiring to conceal the treasure. Robert hall reports. In an isolated herefordshire field, the search for a crime scene with links to the earliest kings of england. We were invited to film the secret operation after social media alerted people to the activities of two metal detectorists and the presence of a treasure buried by a viking over a thousand years ago. The detectorists, Leighton Davies and george powell, maintained they had been searching the land with permission when they stumbled across the horde. They deleted the photos they took at the time but police recovered them. Davies and powell knew what that had found was certainly a treasure trove and under the law, they had just 1a days to declare it. But as the court heard, their priority was to establish how much the items were worth. Those enquiries suggested that the treasure could be valued at millions of pounds. The British Museum showed us items the detectorists did declare, exquisite gold jewelry from the time of alfred and perfectly preserved coin showing an alliance between the kingdoms of wessex and murcia. This is certainly one of the most important hoards to turn up from the anglo saxon or viking period. In terms of the information we can derive about alfreds relations with the vikings, about his relations with the rest of england. But had the accused declared all of theirfinds . The photos seem to show hundreds of buried coins. Police believe some of them ended up in the hand of the co accused, simon wicks and paul wells. Wicks, filmed here at his shop in 2011, took two batches of coins to a london dealer. The detectorists asked wells to advise them on valuation and Police Searching his home found several more coins hidden inside the case of a magnifying glass. Davies and powell insisted all but two coins had come from another site, but the jury were not convinced. If you think that metal detecting is a lucrative business from which you can make a profit, it isnt. It is something that we will pursue this, the public care about it, we care about it and we will do everything we can to recover property that belongs to our country, our history and culture. Four years after this investigation began, two mysteries remain unsolved. Where are the hundreds of missing coins and how did objects so important to Englands National story end up in such an isolated spot . Robert hall, bbc news, worcester. 16 migrants have been found in a sealed container on a ferry that docked in the irish port of rosslare. Stena line says they were found during a routine inspection on a sailing from cherbourg in france to rosslare. Officials said that the people who were found are all said to be in good health. Australias bushfires show no signs of abating with emergency crews now fighting almost 200 blazes across the country. For the first time in almost a decade, a code red warning the highest fire alert level has been issued for the state of victoria. And a thick layer to smoke is still engulfing australias biggest city, sydney, as phil mercer reports. For the first time in almost a decade, a code red warning was issued in the australian state of victoria. Record breaking spring temperatures and strong winds have conspired to raise the alert to its highest level. Residents in the danger zone were told it was too late to leave as large fires burnt out of control. At the moment, weve weve got more than 60 fires that have happened across the state. Its important to point out at this particular point in time that we still have a long way to go. There were apocalyptic scenes in the city of mildura when a huge dust storm, combined with thick smoke, turned the sky a ghastly shade of orange. In south australia, changing weather conditions are allowing firefighters to slowly contain a blaze thats engulfed several homes on the yorke peninsula. A sea of flames has raced down a field north of adelaide. The impact on wildlife may never be known. Were finding a lot of birds and snakes and koalas that are burnt. In some of the areas, the heat was so intense that all the big eucalypt trees, like the ones you see around me, were literally incinerated. In new south wales, six people have died in the fires in recent weeks and more than 600 homes have been destroyed. About 60 blazes are burning in the nations most populous states. Half are uncontained. Smoke from the bushfires has again blanketed sydney with a toxic haze. Authorities in australias biggest city have also announced the toughest water restrictions in ten years, as a long drought worsens and reservoir levels continue to fall. It started here. As the flames rage, so does the debate about the impact of Climate Change. Scientists say the proof is there for all to see. Phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. And now a look at the Weather Forecast here at home with chris. Hello there. For many of us, thursday was a pre cloudy day. There we re thursday was a pre cloudy day. There were some places that sought little bit of sunshine peeking through. We had a few brighter moments in the Scottish Borders for a time. But the stoplight picture shows the extent of todays cloud. This is on of thicker cloud has been bringing outbreaks of rain through the afternoon. But following that, we are seeing shower because being to move in. This evening and overnight them and thats only to be pushing northwards. A band of rain moving across england and wales, into Northern Ireland by the end of the night. Following those shower clouds, the clouds heavy. A cloudy night, a frost free night for many of us, with the exception if we have a lengthy clear spell. Tomorrow, another cloudy day. Showers will push northwards initially but then we will see a zone of rain develop across southern counties of england before slinging across into wales and southwest england. The rain becomes heavier, quite slow moving as we go to the afternoon. The winds are going to be a bit strong or tomorrow. I dont know if it is what if you quite as cold. Through friday night him every of rainjust continues to pour down, particular runcorn on through friday rain, continues to pour down. Cloudy, wet, turning a bit milder. Sunday is acquired quieter weather day. Rain returns later in the day to wales and southwest england. The weekend in more detail. Saturday, rain. Northern scotland perhaps staying dry. It turns a little bit milder, temperatures reaching a high of 11 celsius but, of course, rain is the last thing we need given the ground continues to be complete saturated. Saturday night, is on of heavy rain extended to eastern areas of scotland. I will then slow that will then slowly clearly. 0therwise, a lot of cloud takes us into sunday. A few passing showers. Later in the afternoon, a zone of rain returns to wales and southwest england ultimate does, however, turned at least a bit milderfor does, however, turned at least a bit milder for a does, however, turned at least a bit milderfor a time. Does, however, turned at least a bit milder for a time. Temperatures does, however, turned at least a bit milderfor a time. Temperatures up to 11 or 12 degrees. Labour vow to transform britain with record investment if they win the election. Launching his partys manifesto, Jeremy Corbyn calls it the most radical and ambitious plan for the country in decades. Vote for this manifesto of hope. Its time for real change. Thank you. Among the plans 100,000 Council Houses a year by 2025, and renationalising railways, mail, water and energy. A plan for a planfora a plan for a much bigger state and bigger spending, but does labours plan really add up . Also tonight. The former first minister of scotland, alex salmond,