Brea kfast good morning. I have brought the breakfast than good morning. I have brought the Brea Kfast Tha N Two good morning. I have brought the breakfast than two click. We are here talking about theirjobs. The lowest Unemployment Rate is so were looking at what jobs lowest Unemployment Rate is so were looking at whatjobs are being created. In sport could Huddersfield Town be a Premier League Side next season . Theyre into the championship Playoff Final after beating Sheffield Wednesday in a dramatic Penalty Shootout At Hillsborough and were out on the rugby pitch examining new measures to try and cut the risk of Young Players getting badly injured. And carol is at kew gardens with the weather. Good morning. Last year alone about 2000 species of plants were discovered from Around The World. We will be looking at a couple of them this morning. It is cold outside and we are inside at the moment. A day of sunshine and showers when we lose the residual clouds in the east. Good morning. First, our main story. An end to Winter Fuel Payments for wealthier pensioners, new measures to curb immigration and cuts to Free School Meals, are some of the policies in the Conservative Partys manifesto being published this morning. The party says it will be straight with people about the challenges ahead as it announces a series of measure which it says will boost funding for social care and provide more money for the nhs and schools. Heres our Political Correspondent, iain watson. When her manifesto is unveiled, theresa may will promise to provide greater fairness between the generations. As well is targeting health are the most needed. So previous conservative commitments to protect Pensioner Incomes regardless of wealth will be ditched. If re elected, the Pension Triple Lock will become a double lock in 2020. The State Pension will rise in line with earnings or prices but the minimum 2. 5 increase would no longer be guaranteed. Winter fuel Payments Worth up to £300 would be means Payments Worth up to £300 would be m ea ns tested Payments Worth up to £300 would be means tested to help keep the cost of social care of. And so the first time, many elderly people needing to receive carer in their own home would have to make a contribution to the cost. But for care costs, that will be applied to people only with assets above £100,000 and payment can be deferred until after death. At the other end of the generation gap, schools in england will be protected from any losses from a new Funding Formula. This pledge comes ata Funding Formula. This pledge comes at a price Free School Meals for infa nts at a price Free School Meals for infants would be binned. Schools would have to provide breakfasts for children from poorer backgrounds would still be eligible for a free meal. Theresa may hopes these measures will demonstrate she is willing to take the difficult decisions and provide proof that her premiership will not be defined by the Phrase Brexit means brexit. It got more on those thoughts. The Prime Minister will officially unveil her manifesto in West Yorkshire later our Political Correspondent Eleanor Garnier is there for us now. How does this policy on social care fit in with what weve heard from theresa may so far . It does look like a lovely day they are. What do you think are the most important thing is to be looking for in the manifesto . I think what is clear is that to reason me is trying to appeal to a very wide audience and what we will get today is her spelling out what she believes the countrys problems are a hardheaded assessment countrys problems are a ha rdheaded assessment wrapped countrys problems are a hardheaded assessment wrapped up in arguments about why she thinks she is the right person to fix those problems. Social care is one of the big challenges of our time with an ageing population that it is an area where difficult decisions need to be made. With a very clear eye on ukip voters who could turn tory, theresa may is sticking to a tough line on immigration despite consistently missing the target she will recommit to bring down net migration, the difference between those who leave and those who arrive, to under 100,000. A clearaim and those who arrive, to under 100,000. A clear aim to appeal to those on the right. Remember, theresa may also wants to scoop up a lot of Labour Voters as well. Think of the policy plan to have a cap on energy prices. Remember, it was theresa mays decision to call this election. She has made it a personal campaign all about her, pitching It Asa Campaign all about her, pitching it as a battle between theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn. This manifesto is a very personal test and it is her and her teams calculation that these ideas will help keep her in number 10. We will discuss further throughout the morning. Look at that. It looks glorious out there. The Manifesto Launch a little later this morning and ahead of that, well be speaking to the Health Secretaryjeremy hunt at 7 10. Jeremy corbyn and theresa may will be noticeably absent from the Leaders Debate on itv this evening. Preparations are under way outside our studio. The lib dems, the greens, ukip, as well as the snp and plaid cymru are all expected to take part. The participants will have the opportunity to make short Opening Statements before responding to questions from the audience. To give you a sense of where we are, have a look at that picture. We are sought on the left, arent we, of the building there. If we had winged those we would be able to look out over it. But we do not, so we cannot. If we had windows. Many gp surgeries across the uk are on the Brink Of Collapse because of underfunding and Staff Shortages, according to the Doctors Union the conservatives say there are more doctors and they have increased funding to the nhs, but the head of the British Medical Associations Gp Committee warns a Record Number of practices are being forced to close. The gp service is a precious and overstretched service. It needs to be used responsibly but more than anything else you need the resources to be able to provide a Proper Health service if you were to try and deliver the aims of any civilised nation. A former head of the fbi, robert mueller, has been appointed to investigate allegations that russia interfered with the us election. Calls for an independent investigation have been growing since President Trump fired the fbi directorjames comey. As part of the Inquiry Congress and the fbi will look into potential links between mr Trumps Campaign team and the russian regime. The former First Minister of wales and labour mp, Rhodri Morgan, has died suddenly at the age of 77. Welsh labour have suspended Election Campaigning today as a mark of respect. Colleagues have described him as welsh through and through. The current First Minister, carwynjones, said wales had lost a realfatherfigure. James williams reports from cardiff. Charismatic, intelligent, controversial. In an era of political soundbites, Rhodri Morgan spoke like no other politician. Will you write again for leadership . Does a one leg had duck swim in a circle . And yet he was a Political Animal to is called. First elected in 1987. But after the creation of the Welsh Assembly he had his heart set on taking the helm in cardiff stop after two failures to do so, it would be the third time lucky. After two failures to do so, it would be the third time luckym february 2000. I think most of all his great achievement was in bringing devolution into practical effect and helping it to grope and become popular at a time when it was on very shaky ground in those early yea rs. On very shaky ground in those early years. During his time as First Minister he would lead a Labour Administration and entered to coalitions. One with the liberal democrats, the other with plaid cymru. In office he pursued a strategy of putting clear water between his ministers in cardiff and tony blairs new labour. Paying tribute, the former Prime Minister said that mr morgan was an outstanding servant of wales, the United Kingdom and the labour party. His successor says that wales is not just lost a great politician but a real Father Figure. The former First Minister of wales and labour mp, Rhodri Morgan, who has died at the age of 77. A Group Representing dozens of Recycling Organisations has named and shamed the six products in your Shopping Trolley that are hardest to recycle. Pringles and lucozade topped the list while black plastic meat trays were also highlighted as a problem by the Recycling Association. Pringles says the packaging protects the crisps and saves waste while lucozade insists the firm does care for the environment. Our environment analyst Roger Harrabin reports. We are running short of holes in the ground to swallow our rubbish. Yet Landfill Sites are peppered with product that are supposed to be recycla ble. Product that are supposed to be recyclable. Why is that . The trouble is that so many products nowadays have several different types of materials in their packaging. That can make them almost impossible to recycle. Take this. Pringles. Recyclers enemy number one. You have the plastic lid. The foil top. The foil interior the Cardboard Sleeve the metal bottom. It is a nightmare. And take these bottles. There are different plastics in the base of the bottle and the top. All this meet. Black plastic is virtually useless for recycling. So what. Us dumping complex packages straight into the bin . Well, Prince Charles is launching a 2 million prize to stimulate new and more environmentally friendly designs and packaging. If the competition works, it will be easier in the future to shop for items that do not fill a landfill. Almost 2,000 species of plants have been discovered in the past year but many are already at risk of extinction. The Royal Botanic Gardens at kew has released its annual assessment of the state of the worlds plants and is calling for more to be done to protect them. They include species used for food, medicine and timber. Because of that, actually, we have sent our very because of that, actually, we have sent oui very own because of that, actually, we have sent our very own carol to kew gardens today and we will get a closer look at some of those new species. That is coming up later on, but we have sports right now. Yes. Discussing the championship Play Off Final between reding, who know all about it, and Huddersfield Town who have never been in this competition before. Penalties as well on the night against Sheffield Wednesday to decide it, it is always heartbreaking for the loser but what a way to win. Huddersfield town are one game away from promotion to the premier league for the first time. After a 1 1 draw in their championship playoff with Sheffield Wednesday, huddersfield won on penalties to book a Wembley Showdown with reading a week on monday. In the premier league last night, southampton were left to rue a missed penalty as they played out a drab goalless draw with manchester united. Watford have just one game left but its not going to be enough to save Walter Mazzarri. Hell leave the club at the end of the season after a run of five straight defeats. And kyle edmund has followed andy murray in making an early exit from the rome masters. He was knocked out at the second round stage Byjuan Martin del potro in straight sets. The only briton left standing years Joanna Hunter who plays Venus Williams this afternoon. That should bea williams this afternoon. That should be a really good match. We mentioned to gardens. Many exciting things going on there including carol with the weather. Good morning. As you can see, there are 2000 species that have been discovered by kew gardens Around The World in the last year. We will be looking at two of them later on. One of them is very shapely, i must say. It is toasty here. Outside it is chilly. At the moment indicates bridge, Northern Ireland, is just above freezing. For most of us today the forecast is one of sunshine and showers. If we start at 9am in scotland we have a largely dry day with a few showers dotted around and a little cloud as well. Temperatures pick up quickly in the sunshine. Across Northern England, a lot of dry weather and sunshine first thing. Just a few showers in cumbria and lancashire. Through the midlands it is a chilly start with temperatures picking up quickly. Patchy mist and fog around wont last long. Along the east coast, east anglia and kent, we have cloud around possibly thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle after the rain with the front clearing off to the north sea. To the west, dry weather with temperatures rising quickly. To the south west, one or two showers, largely dry in wales. For Northern Ireland you have a dry, a chilly start with temperatures picking up nicely. In the west you have a wee bit more cloud. Through the day we see the cloud in South East Anglia clearing up but showers will develop later, heaviest in the north and north west especially Northern Ireland the odd rumble of thunder, and possibly hail as well. In the showers it will be cooler but it will be pleasant in the sunshine with hives up to 20. Through the evening and overnight we have a front from yesterday producing rain, coming towards us. It will bring rain from the south across south east england. How far west it gets is open to question but in the west it will be largely dry, clear spells, patchy mist and fog, possibly locally with grass frost. Tomorrow we start with the rain across eastern counties of england and through the day it will migrate northwards, getting into south eastern scotland. Once again into central and western areas, sunshine and showers with dry weather in between. As we head into saturday the rain makes it to the north east of scotland. It will eventually clear and then once again we are back into the regime of sunshine and showers. Not all of us will catch one. On sunday, less sunshine across scotland and sunshine across scotland and sunshine and showers. Through the morning at kew gardens i am hoping to show you these two plants, one of which is in flower, but i will show you how it looks when in full blossom with a picture. There are lots of interesting things here. The pla nts lots of interesting things here. The plants are growing on bark and in different containers. Lots to look forward to this morning. Thank you very much. And charlie is asking where you are, is it a greenhouse at the back . We are in the tropical arena of kew gardens. We had this debate the last time. Is it a greenhouse, is it a glasshouse, it is one of those. Thank you. We will remember that. Youre watching breakfast from bbc news. The main stories this morning the conservatives will launch their general election manifesto this morning with a pledge to stop Winter Fuel Payments for wealthier pensioners. A Group Representing a number of Recycling Organisations in the uk has named and shamed the six products in your Shopping Trolley that are hardest to recycle. We are going to look at the papers. Kat is still with us. We start with the front pages. Lots of the papers talking about the Conservative Party ma nifesto. Talking about the conservative Party Manifesto. This is how the guardian have put it. The Prime Minister gambling on making the elderly pay their way. This is a picture of shoes belonging to chelsea manning. Posting the picture on instagram just hours after she was released yesterday after 2000 days in military captivity. On the front of the telegraph, the Manifesto Launch in the middle class lose the Winter Fuel Payments. We will find out more about these proposals. Jeremy hunt joining us at 7 10am this morning. The daily mail, you wont have to sell your home to pay for your care. That is in the tory manifesto. The times says thousands hit by care costs. Elderly Property Owners will pay more for home aid. We will speak with jeremy hunt to pay more for home aid. We will speak Withjeremy Hunt to get to the bottom of what it means for everyone. Who will pay more . Bottom of what it means for everyone. Who will pay more . M bottom of what it means for everyone. Who will pay more . It is quite complicated. Kat . My favourite story in the times, writing about a boat crash in bermuda because ben ainsley and his team he is trying to Ta Ke Ainsley and his team he is trying to take the americas cup are having races with other teams hoping to compete as well and they have had a crash with Team New Zealand and benainslie had to apologise, he called it a love tap. These boats are worth a fortune. The new zealand skipper said it is a shame that we have a big dent in the back of a nice boat. So he is not impressed . Not at all. Apparently it is getting very competitive as it heats up towards the americas cup. Looking forward to that. This one is intriguing. This is about waiting lists. And about things people put on the waiting list. You can see the headline, people want a pizza oven. It is an expensive item. The average cost of attending a wedding, ok, the average cost. Transport. So, you are going to a wedding. £80 . Transport, hotel, present. 200 quid . This is according to american express, £1132. Quid . This is according to american express, £432. Where are they going to . Las vegas . Some people are putting on the waiting list, curved tvs , putting on the waiting list, curved tvs, which comes in at £3000. Taking the mickey. As if you would put a tv on your wedding list. The mickey. As if you would put a tv on your wedding listlj the mickey. As if you would put a tv on your wedding list. I am taken aback by that. I had some lovely saucepans. Laughter how things have changed. In the run up tojunes election were hearing from people right across the uk. Last week we spoke to a group of voters from halifax who had all backed brexit. This morning, in the second of his Election Takeaway series, today presenter and former bbc Political Editor Nick Robinson is speaking to people in bedford who wanted to remain in the eu. For this weeks Election Takeaway we are having thai in bedford and we are having thai in bedford and we are talking about how people here might vote. Are you all voting rooney, have you changed your views since then . Remain. Ifeelto some extent rather sad about it, but actually it is the next generation who are deeply, absolutely devastated. I was scared that if we voted out, it gives a platform, because of the way the campaigning was going on at that time. It was going to give a platform for people to incite hatred and xenophobia. Going to give a platform for people to incite hatred and xenophobialj voted remain but you have to make the best of a situation. For me at least it is done and brexit is happening. What the muses me is the attitude, well, we have to do it on with it now bemuses. 66. 8 Million People in this country and 17 million of them want to leave. 17 was more than 16 who voted to remain. The liberal democrats have said the main thing they are standing on is the second referendum to give you a chance to have a say. What you think of the leader of the lib dems . Since the last election i think they dropped off the side of the world. What happens if he came in the room and saidi what happens if he came in the room and said i am tim farron, leader of the lib dems, and the main thing i am going to give you is another say what would you say . Am going to give you is another say what would you say . No, thanks. I dont want a second referendum. What would you say . No, thanks. I dont want a Second Referendumlj think dont want a second referendum. think it isjust a waste of time and money. Energy. James . I would think it isjust a waste of time and money. Energy. James . Iwould agree it isa money. Energy. James . Iwould agree it is a waste of time. We should just get on with it, as i said. So, then you have to think, is brexit then you have to think, is brexit the way you decide how to vote in the way you decide how to vote in the election, in other words, do you pick a party or a leader or a set of policies which are to do with brexit . It is a leader. Yeah. Definitely the leader. Give me some qualities that you think. In shout out words. Theresa may one. What words would you associate . Tough. Strong. Xenophobic. You feel that strongly . It is what comes over us. I think she is a businesswoman. She is here to make the best of a bad situation. Jen . Donald trumps spokesman. Just like a second margaret thatcher. Now, you dont mean that in a good way, do you . mean that in a good way, do you . mean she is a very strong person. Mean that in a good way, do you . mean she is a very strong personm a good way or a bad way . In a good way. We have words to describe theresa may. What aboutJeremy Corbyn . Poor. I just theresa may. What aboutJeremy Corbyn . Poor. Ijust dont trust him. I do too. Corbyn . Poor. Ijust dont trust him. Ido too. Ithink corbyn . Poor. Ijust dont trust him. I do too. I think he is fatally idealistic. I think he lacks charisma. You might still vote labour . Possibly. Thank you very much indeed. Shall we get on with the takeaway . Yes. And you can watch a longer version of that conversation on the bbc news channel at 2 30pm on saturday and 10 30am on sunday. And we have a butty van and there is a food theme . It is breakfast. Youre watching breakfast from bbc news. Still to come this morning. Stephs fired up the breakfasts butty van and is in beccles this morning looking at wages and jobs. Good morning. Morning, everyone. Look at these guys. I am telling you now it is chilly here. These guys are here in beccles, one of the slimming groups here, quite a few will be heading off to school. It is freezing i wish you the butty van shortly. We are talking aboutjobs, the latest figures showed unemployment at its lowest level in over 40 yea rs. Unemployment at its lowest level in over 40 years. It is that 4. 6 . Lots of jobs over 40 years. It is that 4. 6 . Lots ofjobs being created. It doesnt tell the whole story of the jobs market. Lots of people say that we dont have in full time work. We will be talking about that later on. We have matt healy. Local lifeguard. You have a couple ofjobs. You work here and other places. What is the job seem like . I were here and i work full time for anglia water. It is very good here. Especially with the tourism industry. There is a huge amount of Seasonal Work available. Looking longer term, there is plenty of opportunities for people to move into long term jobs with high salaries, things like that. Thank you very much. They all look very proficient. We are here because we are looking at wages. Wages have been rising much higher than the national average. That is to do with the cities in the area which are creating wealth in terms of pay. We will be talking about all of pay. We will be talking about all of this later on serving up a can and examined is. And we have fruit for any vegetarians who are questioning us about that. I am going to leave you with the swimmers. So, lets get the news, travel and weather where you are this morning. Good morning from bbc london news. Im sonja jessup. Detectives from Scotland Yard counterterrorism squad have searched five homes and a business in east london as part of an investigation into a suspected plot targeting the uk. They continue to question four men aged between 18 and 27 who were arrested yesterday. Firefighters in essex are still tackling a huge blaze this morning at an Industrial Site near epping. Crews have been trying to get the blaze in nazeing under control since tuesday evening. Its thought it could take up a week to extinguish. Kew gardens are urging londoners to do more to protect themselves against flooding by adding more trees and plants to their gardens. It comes as scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens release a major new report examining global conservation. Here in london, theres concern about the popularity of paving over gardens and the impact that has on the environment. Paving over it is increasing flood water and increasing the chances of flooding. So, that will reduce run off at it. The water. Lets have a look at the Travel Situation now. Its all running well on the tube it seems, if you take a look there, a normal service on all of those lines at the moment. However, a Signal Problem is causing disruption to Greater Anglia trains between Southend Victoria and liverpool street. This is how it looks a the blackwall tunnel, normal rush hour delays northbound. Its slow from the Woolwich Road flyover. To the west of marble arch, Bayswater Road is still closed between Lancaster Terrace and clarendon place. Theres Work Taking Place on the cycle superhighway. Its slow on the m4, eastbound towards the elevated section atjunction 2 for brentford. And remember the Tour Series Cycle Race comes to croydon today. There are various events starting at midday and ending in the evening. Plenty of Road Closures in the town centre. Lets have a check on the weather now. Good morning. It is a vast lee improved date compare to yesterday, certainly for a good deal of the first half of the day when we are generally dry until late this afternoon vastly. Some sunshine as well, particularly out towards the west of london. A bit of an East West Split where there is cloud to the east. In the best of the Sunshine Temperatures will do quite nicely today, up in the high teens, 19 20 nicely today, up in the high teens, 19 20 degrees to the east with the risk of a shower. Then we have rain moving in through the latter part of the day into the evening overnight into tomorrow, so heavy bursts of rain as well keeping up temperatures, although it will be a very wet commute for friday morning. And it is a slow improvement through the day tomorrow. Eventually the cloud and rank trying to pull off to the north sea becoming more fragmented. Much better day on saturday as you can see with a lot of dry weather around. It looks like there could be a couple of showers to the far west if you are heading that way but for most of us across london it should be dry and the temperatures, as you see, in the low 20s. Im back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. Plenty more on our website at the usual address. Bye for now. Were hello, this is breakfast with Charlie Stayt and louise minchin. Well bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning could a new way of training mean fewer injuries for young rugby players . Well be live at a school in bath, which is tackling the latest research on the pitch. Also this morning, designing an app, upcycling and vlogging are some of the ideas for New Girl Guide Badges in the biggest shake up of the organisations activities for years. And it turned the beatles from a touring phenomenon into trail blazing recording artists. Film maker Alan G Parker will be here to tell us about his new documentary looking at the release of sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club band. All that still to come. But now a summary of this mornings main news. An end to Winter Fuel Payments for wealthier pensioners, new measures to curb immigration and cuts to Free School Meals, are some of the policies in the Conservative Partys manifesto being published this morning. The party says it will be straight with people about the challenges ahead as it announces a series of measures, which it says will boost funding for social care and provide more money for the nhs and schools. Heres our Political Correspondent, iain watson. When her manifesto is unveiled, theresa may promises to create interesting divisions between the generations and to offer help where it is needed. The taxing of pensioners incomes regardless of their wealth previous commitments would be ditched. If re elected, the pensions triple lock would become a double lock in 2020. The pension would rise in line with earnings, but a minimum 2. 5 annual increase would not be guaranteed. Winter fuel payments would be means tested to help meet the costs of social care. For the first time, many people receiving care in their own home would have to make a contribution to the cost. The full cost would only be applied to people with assets above £100,000. Payment could be deferred until after death. At the other end, schools in england would be protected from any losses from a new Funding Formula. This pledge comes at a price. Free school meals for infants would be canned, they would have to provide breakfasts and children from poor backgrounds would be provided free meals. Theresa may hopes these measures will demonstrate the messes she is willing to take, big difficult decisions, and provide proof that her roomy ship will not simply be defined by the Phrase Brexit means brexit. Premiership. Many gp surgeries across the uk are on the Brink Of Collapse uk are on the Brink Of Collapse because of underfunding and Staff Shortages, according to the Doctors Union. The chair of the British Medical Associations Gp Committee will use a speech in edinburgh to accuse politicians of a callous disregard of the health needs of citizens, as our Health Correspondent jane dreaper reports. Individual gp practices have become frighteningly vulnerable according to their union. The bma says that doctors are facing an avalanche of work which is piling up and that all parts of the uk have struggled to recruit sufficient numbers of gps. Leaders of the uks 51,000 Family Doctors are calling on the next government to increase nhs funding and give general practice a bigger share of it. The gp service is precious and overstretched. It needs to be used responsibly but more than anything else you need the resources to be able to provide a Proper Health service if you are to try and deliver the aims of any civilised nation. Health ministers in all parts of the uk have run programmes to recruit more gps and nhs england announced a funding plan to support general practice a year ago. But the bma say there have been delays and that money reaching some areas. It says patients can play their part as well by using rest service responsibly. The conservatives say under theresa mays leadership there are more doctors and nurses working in the nhs. They also say the Health Service has received Record Levels of funding. We will be speaking Tojeremy Hunt at ten past seven as well. The former First Minister of wales and labour mp, Rhodri Morgan, has died at the age of seventy seven. He led the Welsh Government for almost a decade until his retirement in 2009. Labour colleagues have described him as a unique populist intellectual and a Father Figure for wales. Welsh labour have suspended Election Campaigning today as a mark of respect. A former head of the fbi, robert mueller, has been appointed to investigate allegations that russia interfered with the us election. Calls for an independent investigation have been growing since President Trump fired the fbi directorjames comey. As part of the Inquiry Congress and the fbi will look into potential links between mr Trumps Campaign team and the russian regime. Two of the uks most popular snacks pringles and Lucozade Have been named and shamed by the Recycling Association as almost impossible to recycle. It says the packaging for the products contains too many different materials. Pringles says it protects the crisps and saves waste. While lucozade says the firm does care for the environment. Later today Prince Charles will launch a £1. 5 million global prize for designs that are both effective and recyclable. Getting young rugby players to complete balance, strength and movement exercises before matches and in training can reduce injuries by over 70 , according to a new study. Researchers at the University Of Bath and the Rugby Football Union found even concussions can be lessened by the Training Techniques which will now be rolled out nationwide in preparation for next season. Based on the analysis that we do in the study reduced most kinds of injury. That includes the Soft Tissue Type Muscle Injury as well as the more Serious Ligament injuries. And, of course, concussion was also significantly reduced and that is an injury that people are quite concerned about at the moment. And in sport, concussion has been a real worry in rugby, hasnt it . And in sport, concussion has been a realworry in rugby, hasnt it . You can see how a good warm up doing the balance exercises will reduce Muscle Injury and ligament Strain Jandal that but interesting as well that link between doing a warmup and balance exercises and how that reduces concussion. I will need to read more about that. I will listen ha rd read more about that. I will listen hard when we talk about that. And i would like to talk about the championship play off, we know it is between Huddersfield Town and reding. A massive night. So exciting. They have never been in the premier league for in their history. They championship play off called the richest game in World Football because whoever wins it gets around £200 million of promotion to the premier league. It will be a massive day of untold riches. Huddersfield town are through to the championship Playoff Final after a dramatic victory over Sheffield Wednesday At Hillsborough. Wednesday had ta ken the lead in the second half when Steven Fletcher headed in. But huddersfield found a way back into it when nahki wells somehow managed to scramble the ball into the net. No further goals and so it went to penalties. Danny ward saving fernando forrestieris crucial kick. Huddersfield will now play fulham in the final at wembley. Sorry, that was reading babel play. I dont know why it said full. It was reading they will play. I do not know why it said full. Manchester uniteds domestic season is petering out in rather unexciting fashion after their 15th draw of the premier League Campaign this time 0 0 at southampton. The saints had the best chance but Manolo Gabbiadini saw his early penalty saved by sergio romero. Anthony martial went closest for united but he hit the post. United can finish no higher than sixth with their focus firmly on next weeks Europa League final against ajax. We managed to play these results now, todd mirman southhampton, all of them away from home, all of them difficult, all of them in a final. We played professionally and well and gave proper Football Matches to oui and gave proper Football Matches to our opponents. Watford are on the hunt for a new manager with Walter Mazzarri to step down at the end of the season the italian took over last summer and although he guided the club to premier league safety, five straight defeats have left them 16th in the table. His last game in charge will be at home to Manchester City on sunday. Automatic relegation in the Scottish Premiership will be decided On The Last Day of the season. Thats after bottom Club Inverness caledonian thistle kept themselves alive beating dundee 2 0 away both goals coming in the first ten minutes. Theylll have to win On The Last Day of the season and hope hamilton lose. Aberdeen are sure of second place after beating rangers 2 1, theirfirst win at ibrox in 26 years. Saintjohnstone beat hearts 1 0 chelseas100 record in the Womens Super League spring series was ended in dramatic style last night. England midfielder jordan nobbs scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time to earn arsenal a 2 2 draw. The point does Lift Chelsea To Second, six points behind leaders liverpool with a couple of games in hand. Kyle edmund has followed andy murray in making an early exit from the rome masters. He was beaten in straight sets Byjuan Martin del potro. The british number two pushed the argentinian almost to tie breaks in both sets, but eventually lost 7 5, 6 4. Del potro will play Kei Nishikori in the third round. Johanna konta is the only remaining brit in the singles draws. The fifth seed will be on the show court this afternoon in rome against Venus Williams after the american came through her second round match in straight sets. Konta has won their last three meetings that will be a big match and i will definitely be watching that this afternoon, particularly if it is raining. Gosh, it would be wonderful if she won again. Andy murray in the paper, all over the papers this morning and people were quite worried about the form he is in. Carl edmonds has gone is also the british are not going so well. He is saving the good stuff. We certainly hope so. We hope he is saving it for wimbledon and the grasscourt season coming up. It is the first chance for vote rs coming up. It is the first chance for voters to see party Leaders Debate head to head tonight during the Election Campaign but there will be two particularly bleak noticeable absences. Theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn have refused to take part in the programme. Preparations are well under wayjust outside a studio here. There is the geography for you. We are in the big building in the background and the big tent in the background and the big tent in the foreground is part of the preparation for the Leaders Debate. We have a reporter inside the studio to show us around. As you say, preparations are under way but this is still a work in progress. You can tell by the fact that the flaw is not in place yet and the podiums are scattered around. Lets begin by talking about who will be here. Tim farron will be here for the liberal democrats. Plaid cymru will be here as well. Paul nuttall for ukip and Nicola Sturgeon as well as the greens leader. You will notice that there are two more podium is not quite with the gang. They are being left over for theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn, neither of whom huat confirmed they will be here tonight. Why not . Theresa may says she is touring the country and taking questions from voters day in and day out. She has faced Jeremy Corbyn Prime Minister s questions cou ntless Prime Minister s questions countless times, she wants to know what should take part. Corbyn and said if she is not doing it he will not either. The candidates will have a chance tonight to give the big Opening Statement and then questions will come from the audience over there. They have been preplanned. Every candidate will have the chance to a nswer every candidate will have the chance to answer those questions before it goes to a big debate between all of them. They will then all be able to give a Closing Statement. Are they right to decide not to come, theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn . These debates are popular, millions tuned in last time, around 70 of those who watched it said they understood policy a lot better after watching. And although people are saying that this is the brexit election, i have been up and down the north west talking to voters and it is about far more than that and it is a great opportunity for Party Leaders to get their point across some policy. The podiums are here, however, and the door is open for theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn until the debate sta rts Jeremy Corbyn until the debate starts at eight oclock. Lets talk now to a pollster from new guard who joins us from our london newsroom. Good morning. How much difference and how important are these debates . Do they make a difference . They can make a difference. That is the important thing. If we go back to 2010, the first time we had Something Like this, with the liberal democrats with clegg mania. We saw the liberal democrats getting ten points in the polls injust one week. An amazing transformation, the like of which we really do not see very often. And, so, each party taking part will be hoping for a similar sort of transformation this time around. But it does depend on the audience and it does depend on the audience and it does depend on the format of the debate. In 2015 when we had a rerun of the debate, some were not as popular some were as popular come, some were only as popular as the first time around. The end was that the polls did not move much at all. It really depends. There is the potential for move much at all. It really depends. There is the potentialfor change, the potential was something different, something unusual to happen but whether that actually plays out remains to be seen. Also of course tonight as for as we know, so far, there will be two exceptions, theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn. How will that be for them, do you think . Theresa may clearly believes that she has nothing to gain from taking part in a debate and Jeremy Corbyn agrees with her. They are both staying out. David cameron stayed out of a debate, many of the debates in 2015 and it did not affect his ratings. So they are hoping that any hint that they do ta ke hoping that any hint that they do take will be less than they would have received from taking part. It is worth pointing out, of course, that the debate itself is one thing that the debate itself is one thing that the debate itself is one thing that the coverage that it receives and the stories that follow are won our key. I know that labour and the conservatives are both sending spin doctors to the spin room. This room where all the discussion happens after the main debate. That is where the journalists and other members of the journalists and other members of the media will be. So they will be hoping to get their partys views across during that period so they are picked up in stories, even if they do not have people in the main event itself. Can you tell me whether it changes peoples mines or does it reaffirmed peoples mines or does it reaffirmed peoples views . Minds. For people who watch the programme it reinforces views that they already have, it tends to be partisan, one line with a particular party but in the days that follow that it can make a difference, it can help crystallise policies, it can help give a new impression about a particular leader, and that happened in 2010. Whether that will happen this time with a relatively unknown leader in terms of the lib dems, and paul nuttall, the leader of ukip, it could make a difference. Whether it will or not remains to be seen. Ok, thank you very much. I shall be watching, as i am sure many people will be, and it starts at 8pm and the tent is parked just up there. It is the spin doctor tent. Yes, that is the spin doctor tent. Yes, that is how they look. In the studio, ok. More on politics later on. If you wa nt to more on politics later on. If you want to escape, if you want a little haven to escape, where could be better than kew gardens and carol with the weather. Morning. Good morning. It is stunning here this morning. It is nice and toasty inside. Kew gardens have been saying that in the last year, 2000 species of plants have been discovered. This is one of them, this is an orchid, not as beautiful as we have in our homes, and this was discovered in one of the nurseries at kew gardens. It is taken away, it is grown so that when it flowers they may not be able at two they may well be able to identify what species it is. And you see what i mean when i say it is not as pretty as some of the other lilies but then the identification of it is quite possible. So, this one is quite stunning and it is only now starting to grow some leaves. And of course it will flower during the course of summer. Outside it is a cold start and a frosty start for some parts of the uk not everywhere. Today will be much quieter than yesterday with all of the rain. We are looking at sunshine and showers, some of which will be happy. 9am across scotland, there is dry weather around, just a couple of showers, fair weather cloud floating around and temperatures picking up quickly. For Northern England a lot of sunshine after a chilly start. One or two showers near cumbria and lancashire. Into the midlands and hampshire and the Isle Of Wight there is a fair bit of sunshine but it is neatly. For the south east there is more cloud and drizzle nippy. Further west, dry there is more cloud and drizzle nippy. Furtherwest, Dry Weatherand showers not far from south west england. In wales you have a dry start and a chilly one. As we swing across the irish sea into Northern Ireland there is a lot of dry weather and initially with some cloud coming to the west at later you will see some showers and some of them will be heavy and possibly thundery but later. Through the day the heaviest showers are likely in the north and north west of the uk, and not all of us will see them. The cloud we currently have four east anglia and the South East Will thin and break with sunshine coming through. Temperatures up to 20 celsius but in the showers it will feel cooler. Through this evening and overnight we have a band of rain across the South East Heading Northwards across eastern england. At the moment, there is a little bit of doubt as to how far west it will travel. This is what we think. Away from that we have clear skies and it will be chilly with frost and patchy mist and fog forming. It wont be substantial. That takes us into tomorrow. The bring in the east will travel north, eventually getting into south east scotland. Away from that and we are back into sunshine and showers. Once again, not all of us see them, but there will be the Odd Heavy One and fund is less likely. And then on saturday, the rain will reach North East Scotland and then once again we are looking at the picture of sunshine and showers thunder is less likely. Temperatures up to 19 or 20. Now, i have a quick question for you. Do you know what you call an Orchid Specialist . Orchdness . I dont know i dont know. At orchidologist. M you had given us more time we would have got it. Well, we would have looked it up. It really looks amazing, that tony orchid. Tiny. Stephs out on the road for us during the Election Campaign. Today shes looking atjobs and wages. Shes taken breakfasts Butty Van To Beccles on the suffolk norfolk border. Good morning. Look at this. It is gorgeous. I am good morning. Look at this. It is gorgeous. Iam in good morning. Look at this. It is gorgeous. I am in beckles. Good morning. Look at this. It is gorgeous. Iam in beckles. I have seen people out and about. We are just next to the lido. Beccles. I will take you up there in a little bit. We are talking aboutjobs. The Unemployment Rate has fallen to the lowest level in 42 years. Lots of jobs created in this area. Wages have risen on average higher than what is happening across the uk. It is an interesting area to be in and we have the butty van with us. It is up we have the butty van with us. It is up and running. It managed to do the five hour Journey Drive from bristol. Here is mike, economist at the local university. Great news that unemployment has fallen. It doesnt tell the whole story in terms of the jobs market. You are absolutely right. We are seeing today that we have more people in employment but it looks as though real wages are falling and that means the prices of what we are paying for everyday are rising higher than money in our pockets. Paying for everyday are rising higher than money in our pocketsm feels like a pay cut for a lot of people even though they might have a job. Things are still tight in terms of the disposable income. That is right. In terms of everyday money to spend we are seeing a shrinking of what is available. And is it about people not getting enough hours . What is the background . combination of things. What we are seeing is the Unemployment Rate has fallen because there is a lot more flexibility, so people might work a four day week, which might be a preference, or businesses are cutting back to make sure they are not causing redundancies and meaning people are out of work completely. It is an interesting picture. And we have surely from Citizens Advice. This can put pressure on people. You have worked for 16 years. Shelley. Tell us about people coming infor shelley. Tell us about people coming in for help. We are seeing more and more people, those who are working, they are coming in because they cant make ends meet and they are using their credit cards to live from. The cost of living is up, people are in rented accommodation and employment, along with what mike has said, there are less hours available. More people have few hours in which they can work. Yes, and more people now whereas years ago we saw people from the Benefit System that would come in looking for help, it is actually people working as well who are struggling. So, what can they do, these people, because it is tough to get extra work . It is tough and unfortunately many of them have contracts with Payday Lenders and doorstop lenders. There is help with Citizens Advice if they want to come in for help with debts and things but there is not much else that can be done around the. Thank you for your time this morning. We will get the Frying Pan Up and running shortly. We have some fruit and croissants. It is so good here this morning. Wait until i show you the people in the pool. My goodness. I wouldnt take my coat off at the moment never mind jumping infora swim. Off at the moment never mind jumping in for a swim. We will be here this morning talking more about what impact thejobs morning talking more about what impact the jobs market is having and The Big Picture with it all. I will leave you with that shot. And i like that you have things on the menu today. I am that you have things on the menu today. Iam preparing that you have things on the menu today. I am preparing for when i am looking after the bacon butty van as well. Thank you. Youre watching breakfast from bbc news. Still to come this morning 30 years ago private investigator Daniel Morgan was brutally killed in the car park of a pub in south east london. Despite five police investigations, nobody has ever been convicted for his murder. His brother will be here to tell us about the familys search for justice. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning from bbc london news. Im sonja jessup. Detectives from Scotland Yard counterterrorism squad have searched five homes and a business in east london as part of an investigation into a suspected plot targeting the uk. They continue to question four men aged between 18 and 27 who were arrested yesterday. Firefighters in essex are still tackling a huge blaze this morning at an Industrial Site near epping. Crews have been trying to get the blaze in nazeing under control since tuesday evening. Its thought it could take up a week to extinguish. Kew gardens are urging londoners to do more to protect themselves against flooding by adding more trees and plants to their gardens. It comes as scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens release a major new report examining global conservation. Here in london, theres concern about the popularity of paving over gardens and the impact that has on the environment. Paving over it is increasing flood water and increasing the chances of flooding. So, plant a tree, that will reduce run off and stop the water. Lets have a look at the Travel Situation now. Its all running well on the tube it seems. If you take a look there, a normal service on all of those lines at the moment. However, a Signal Problem is causing disruption to Greater Anglia trains between Southend Victoria and liverpool street. This is how it looks in wapping westbound traffic on the highway is slow towards tower hill. Theres been an accident in barnes there are northbound lane restrictions on the A306 Rocks Lane heading through barnes common. Its slow back towards barnes station to the west of marble arch, Bayswater Road is still closed between Lancaster Terrace and clarendon place. Theres Work Taking Place on the cycle superhighway. And therell be lots of Road Closures in Croydon Town Centre today for the Tour Series Cycle Race there are various events starting at midday. Lets have a check on the weather now. Good morning. It is a vastly improved date compare to yesterday, certainly for a good deal of the first half of the day when we are generally dry until late this afternoon. Some sunshine as well, particularly out towards the west of london. A bit of an East West Split this morning, it has to be said, where there is cloud to the east. In the best of the sunshine, temperatures will do quite nicely today, up in the high teens, 19 20 degrees, to the east with the risk of a shower. Then we have rain moving in through the latter part of the day into the evening overnight into tomorrow, so heavy bursts of rain as well keeping up temperatures, and it gives us a very wet commute for friday morning. And it is a slow improvement through the day tomorrow. Eventually the cloud and rain trying to pull off to the north sea becoming more fragmented. Much, much better day on saturday as you can see with a lot of dry weather around. It looks like there could be a couple of showers to the far west if you are heading that way but for most of us across london should be dry and the temperatures, as you see, in the low 20s. Im back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. Plenty more on our website at the usual address. Bye for now. Hello, this is breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and louise minchin. An end to Winter Fuel Payments for wealthier pensioners if the conservatives win the election. The Party Launches its manifesto with a pledge to use the extra money to ease pressure on the Social Care System tougher Immigration Rules and cuts to Free School Meals will also be outlined. Good morning. Its thursday 18th may. Also this morning the Doctors Union warns that gp practices are on the Brink Of Collapse because of underfunding, Staff Shortages and the growing demand for services. Details of the hardest products to recycle are revealed as the hunt begins for packaging designs that are easier to reuse. Good morning. I have brought the bbc brea kfast good morning. I have brought the bbc breakfast butty van to suffolk. We. About georgejobs. Breakfast butty van to suffolk. We. About george jobs. Unemployment is at its lower level for years so we will look at what jobs have at its lower level for years so we will look at whatjobs have been created. In sport could Huddersfield Town be a Premier League Side next season . Theyre into the championship Playoff Final after beating Sheffield Wednesday in a Penalty Shootout. And girl guides could soon be getting badges for designing an app, and vlogging well be discussing one of the organisations biggest shake ups in years. And carol is at kew gardens with the weather. Good morning. Last year 2000 different species of plants were identified by kew gardens from Around The World. We will look at it none of them this morning. We are inside where it is nice and toasty. Outside it is chilly but temperatures will quickly pickup and for most of us it will be a day of sunshine and showers. Good morning. First, our main story. An end to Winter Fuel Payments for wealthier pensioners, new measures to curb immigration and cuts to Free School Meals, are some of the policies in the Conservative Partys manifesto being published this morning. The party says it will be straight with people about the challenges ahead as it announces a series of measures, which it says will boost funding for social care and provide more money for the nhs and schools. Heres our Political Correspondent, iain watson. The Prime Minister will officially unveil her manifesto in West Yorkshire later our Political Correspondent Eleanor Garnier is there for us now. How does this policy on social care fit in with what weve heard from theresa may so far . What you think of a rural things to look out for . I think what we will get today is theresa may spelling out what she believes the countrys problems but wrapped up a hard assessment a ha rd hitting problems but wrapped up a hard assessment a hard hitting assessment of what the country was back problems are, wrapped up with arguments about why she thinks she is the right person to solve those problems. I think it is clear that there will be some tough decisions in there. The Changes To Social Care are an example of that. Theresa may also has a clear eye on ukip voters who may turn tory. She will retain a tough line on immigration despite missing the target year after year after yea r. Missing the target year after year after year. She will commit to getting net migration, the difference between those who leave and those who arrive, to under 100,000. A clear picture to those on the ride. Remember, she also wants to win over Labour Voters as well, just think of her plans for caps on energy prices. And remember, theresa may, it was her decision to call this election. She has made the campaign about her, pitching it is a choice between theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn. This Manifesto Will Bea Jeremy Corbyn. This manifesto will be a personal test and it is her and her teams guess, their hope that these ideas will help her get back into number10. Such a Beautiful Day where you are this morning. Thank you very much. A reminderfor your wall as well, we will be speaking to the Health Secretary in just a few minutes time. Jeremy corbyn and theresa may will be noticeably absent many gp surgeries across the uk are on the Brink Of Collapse because of underfunding and Staff Shortages, according to the Doctors Union the conservatives say there are more doctors and they have increased funding to the nhs, but the head of the British Medical Associations Gp Committee warns a Record Number of practices are being forced to close. Individual gp practices have become frightening vulnerable according to their union. The bma says that doctors are facing an avalanche of work which is piling up and that all parts of the uk have struggled to recruit sufficient numbers of gps. Leaders of the uks 51,000 Family Doctors are calling on the next government to increase nhs funding and givea government to increase nhs funding and give a general practice a bigger share of it. The gp service is a precious and overstretched service. It needs to be funded and you need the resources to be able to provide a Proper Health Health Service if you are to try and deliver the aims of any civilised nation. Health ministers in all parts of the uk have run programmes to recruit more gps and nhs england announced a funding plan to support general practice a year ago. But the bma say there have been delays and in that money reaching some areas. It says patients can play their part as well by using services responsibly. The conservatives say that the Health Service has received a Record Levels of funding. The former First Minister of wales and labour mp, Rhodri Morgan, has died suddenly at the age of 77. Welsh labour have suspended Election Campaigning today as a mark of respect. Colleagues have described him as welsh through and through. James williams reports from cardiff. Charismatic, intelligent, controversial. In an era of political soundbites, Rhodri Morgan spoke like no other politician. Will you write again for leadership . Will you run again for leadership . Does a one legged duck swim in a circle . And yet he was a Political Animal to the core, first elected in 1987. But after the creation of the Welsh Assembly he had his heart set on taking the helm in cardiff. After two failures to do so, it would be the third time lucky. In february 2000. I think most of all, his great achievement was in bringing devolution into practical effect and helping it to grow and become popular at a time when it was on very shaky ground in those early years. During his time as First Minister he would lead a Labour Administration and entered two coalitions. One with the liberal democrats, the other with plaid cymru. In office he pursued a strategy of putting clear water between his ministers in cardiff and tony blairs new labour. Paying tribute, the former Prime Minister said that mr morgan was an outstanding servant of wales, the United Kingdom and the labour party. His successor says that wales is not just lost a great politician but a realfatherfigure. The former First Minister of wales and labour mp, Rhodri Morgan, who has died at the age of 77. A former head of the fbi, robert mueller, has been appointed to investigate allegations that russia interfered with the us election. Calls for an independent investigation have been growing since President Trump fired the fbi directorjames comey. As part of the Inquiry Congress and the fbi will look into potential links between mr Trumps Campaign team and the russian regime. A Group Representing dozens of Recycling Organisations has named and shamed the six products in your Shopping Trolley that are hardest to recycle. Pringles and lucozade topped the list, while black plastic meat trays were also highlighted as a problem by the Recycling Association. Our environment analyst Roger Harrabin reports. We are running short of holes in the ground to swallow our rubbish. Yet Landfill Sites are peppered with product that are supposed to be recyclable. Why is that . The trouble is that so many products nowadays have several different types of materials in their packaging. That can make them almost impossible to recycle. Take this. Pringles. Recyclers enemy number one. You have the plastic lid. The foil top. The foil interior, the Cardboard Sleeve, the metal bottom. It is a nightmare. And take these bottles. There are different plastics in the base of the bottle and the top. Or this meat. Black plastic is virtually useless for recycling. So what will stop us dumping complex packages straight into the bin . Well, Prince Charles is launching a 2 million prize to stimulate new and more environmentally friendly designs and packaging. If the competition works, it will be easier in the future to shop for items that do not fill a landfill. Pringles says the packaging protects the crisps and saves waste while lucozade insists the firm does care for the environment. We will discuss that a little more later here on breakfast. Almost 2000 species of plants have been discovered in the last year but many are already at risk of extinction. The Royal Botanic Gardens at kew has released its annual assessment of the state of the worlds plans and is calling for more to be done to protect them. They include species used for food, medicine and timber. Our very own carol is there this morning and we are looking at one of those plants. It is coming up to ten past seven and you are watching bbc brea kfast. Past seven and you are watching bbc breakfast. Later today theresa may will officially unveil the manifesto she hopes will see her party returned to government. Any of the details will not be known until then but there is information we have so far. If they win the election in june the conservatives say they will curb immigration to tens of thousands. They were pledged to protect schools in england from any losses from a new Funding Formula but Free School Meals for infants would be axed. And they would commit toa would be axed. And they would commit to a new social care plan. Winter fuel allowance would now be means tested. And so the first time, the cost of someones house will be taken into cost of someones house will be ta ken into account cost of someones house will be taken into account in assessing whether they should qualify for State Support to pay for home care. We will speak now Tojeremy Hunt who joins us now. Thank you for your time this morning. We have a few glimpses of a couple of things in the manifesto, some of directly linked to social care could you take us through, number one, the Winter Fuel Allowance. The changes that, who will still get the Winter Fuel Allowa nce . Who will still get the Winter Fuel Allowance . First of all, can ijust say that what we will hear today is theresa mays plan to make written work better for theresa mays plan to make Written Work Betterfor ordinary theresa mays plan to make written work better for ordinary working families. One of their biggest concern is is the complexity in the Social Care System which for many people is very baffling and bewildering. What we are saying is that everyone will have the security of knowing that they can pass on £100,000 to their children and grandchildren. At the moment you can be cleaned out to as little as £23,000. That is four times more. The reason that matters to people is because many grandparents worry that the standard of living of their children and grandchildren may actually be less than their rhone and so they want to be able to pass on those savings that they worked ha rd on those savings that they worked hard for all their life. We are saying that to pay for that there is a trade off and, yes, on the Winter Fuel Payment that will be available for the poorest pensioners, those at risk of going into fuel poverty, but not for other pensioners. Could we have more detail on that then . We will come back and to the other issue in connection with social care that the Winter Fuel Allowance, what are the thresholds . We are going to have a detailed consultation if we win the election but we are saying that it will only be available for the poorest pensioners. But what we are doing by saying that and making the difficult trade off is we are saying that everyone can be confident that they will be able to pass on £100,000 to their children and grandchildren, that is four times more than is the case for people in care homes that are paid for by the state at the moment. It isa for by the state at the moment. It is a big step forward but we are being honest about the trade offs. Ifi being honest about the trade offs. If i may say, if you could compare that to tuesday when Jeremy Corbyn was saying he was going to increase taxes by £48 billion, and that the only people who would notice anything other top 5 of earners, and, actually, we know that will destroy jobs for and, actually, we know that will destroyjobs for ordinary and, actually, we know that will destroy jobs for ordinary working families. I am just destroy jobs for ordinary working families. I amjust going destroy jobs for ordinary working families. I am just going to interrupt you there. One of the things you often complain about the labour party is a lack of detail. I am trying to establish specifically on winterfuel am trying to establish specifically on Winter Fuel Allowance, what are the numbers . Why can you not tell as the numbers . Why can you not tell as the numbers . Why can you not tell as the numbers how much you have to have in terms of assets, in terms of what you own, to be a loud to have the Winter Fuel Allowance . We will not give an exact number today. We say that there will be a consultation after the election if we are successful. We are being very straight that the Winter Fuel Payment which is now available to all pensioners, will only be available to the poorest pensioners, the people at risk of going into fuel poverty. Could not be more strict than that but we will not give the exact cut off point. Strict than that but we will not give the exact cutoff point. So. So. Sorry to interrupt again. Give the exact cutoff point. So. So. Sorry to interrupt againm is keyed to negotiation. Im keen to push on with these numbers because it is important. You can tell as the actual number, the amount of money would need to have. Can you tell us how many people will be caught up in this . What number of people will no longer receive the Winter Fuel Allowa nce . Longer receive the Winter Fuel Allowance . Then we can add up the farms about how much money you will save two then put into social care. Let me help you on that. The cost of these measures, the cost of giving that security to every family in the country that they will be able to pass on assets that they worked hard to build up all their life, at least £100,000, is around £2 billion a year. That can be funded by restricting the Winter Fuel Payment to the poorest pensioners as they say and, also, by simplifying the way that we do Means Testing for people who need state funded social care. You take those together and you raise this money, we are being very open that there is a trade off um and if i may say, i think that is what theresa mays leadership is about. She says if we will make written work for ordinary working families, there are no panacea is, no silver bullets, they are difficult trade offs. If we do this we will have a simpler and fairer system. And there is one a big difference about our to social care. We are not funding improvements to social care by increasing taxes on younger working families. Something that a lot of older people worry about. We are saying, actually, we will do this by reducing entitlements for better off pensioners. Actually, that means we can give all pensioners that security that they do not have at the moment where if a husband or a wife gets dementia and ends up having to go and we care home, paid for by the state, you can be cleaned out of absolutely everything by your last 23 thousand pounds. We think thatis last 23 thousand pounds. We think that is an unfair system and we want to change that by introducing this new £100,000 that everyone can be certain of passing on to their relatives. One of the stories we are reporting on is gps saying the system is on the Brink Of Collapse and that the Tory Mantra Of Strong and stable, but you were working at a time where pledges over ambulance times have been missed, pledges from the last tory manifesto on mixed sex wards which were specific have not been met. You will note a e waiting times, those standards havent been met. Recently at the beginning of the year, so many of the pledges and proposals the tories put forward in the last election have not been met. Why should we believe any of the pledges you are making now . That is not an accurate characterisation of whats been happening in the nhs. We have more doctors, nurses and funding than before in the history of the nhs. You talked about the ambulance service. We are doing 2000 emergencyjourneys every single day. In a e departments we see 2000 more people in a four hour target every day. We also have the pressures of an ageing population and that has put made it difficult to meet waiting time targets. At the same time we have an nhs with record Cancer Survival Rates of the biggest expansion in europe, the biggest improvement in stroke survival rates of any oecd country and you are seeing nhs staff Working Excellently well despite enormous pressure to deliver those improvements. The head of the nhs said a couple of months ago that in most major conditions outcomes are dramatically better than five years ago. The overall picture is of an nhs that is doing more for more people than ever before at dealing very valiantly and courageously with enormous pressure. We have around half a million more over 75 is than we had in 2010 and that creates pressure on the frontline. Thank you for your time. And there will be more coverage of the conservative Party Manifesto later on this morning on the bbc news channel and on bbc online and later i am sure they will do a Reality Check as well, as we do for all of the different manifestoes on bbc online. A little escape moment, to the greenhouse with carol, what is it, a conservatory at kew gardens, anyway. None of the above. Good morning. It is a tropical nursery. And paul and i are Shredding Clothes rapidly. It is very Shredding Clothes rapidly. It is very warm. Shredding clothes rapidly. It is very warm. Kew discovered 2000 species of plants last year and we have been looking at them this morning. This is the second one, it is so small, it was discovered in the kew gardens glasshouse. It is known as the Picture Plant because it is like a picture and it is a passive trap. Unlike the venous flytra p, passive trap. Unlike the venous flytrap, which captures insects by snapping close like that, it doesnt. What happens is around the rim, if you can see it, i will tilt it, around the rim there is a lot of nectar so the insect will go in, fall into it and this bid is very much like a slippery waterslide. So when the insect is in it cannot get out. It is rather beautiful. Normally they are climbers but this one isnt. As i mentioned it is toasty in here but it is chilly outside. The temperatures will pick up. For most of us the forecast is one of sunshine and showers. If we start at 9am in scotland, dry weather around this morning with sunshine. One or two showers at this stage. Into Northern England, a lot of dry weather, it is nippy with sunshine and we are looking at some showers for cumbria and lancashire. South again and we are through the midlands with a chilly start and some sunshine. Mist and fog will be lifting. For east anglia and the south east there is more clout around and you might see a little bit of drizzle for a time. Three have share into the Isle Of Wight, somerset, devon and cornwall we are into a chilly start, sunny start with one or two showers not far from the south west. It is largely dry across wales with some sunshine. Temperatures responding quite nicely. For Northern Ireland, it is mostly dry to start, and further showers will develop through the day. It is a north and the north west of the uk that will see the most of the showers, some heavy and thundery in Northern Ireland. The cloud across east anglia and the South East Will thin and break with sunshine coming out for you. For most of us it will be largely dry. If you are caught in a shower that can bridge will come down. If you are in the sunshine the temperatures will be around 20 degrees. Overnight we see rain coming across the south east travelling up these coast of england. There is doubt as to how far west it will travel. What you can see on the chart is what we currently think. Further west is where we have clear skies. Locally there will be some graca frost and patchy mist and fog forming. G Ra Ca Patchy Mist and fog forming. Graca frost. Graca into south east scotland. You know the drill with sunshine and showers, not all of us will catch a shower but there is no chance of them being thundery as there is today. On saturday the rain will make it to North East Scotland before clearing away. Then once again it is another day of sunshine and showers. And just a heads up on whats happening on sunday. Less sunshine in scotland. We are looking at sunshine and showers as we heading to the new week. Once again it looks like it will be unsettled. So there is lots going on with the weather forecast. It wont be as mighty as it has been in the south east. That is unless you are in kew gardens in the tropical nursery because paul and i are baking. You are lucky, carol. Thank you. See you later. And we will have a look at the weather now. The risk of bruises, breaks and concussions for young people playing rugby has hit the headlines in recent years. Now a new Exercise Programme claims to dramatically reduce injuries. Breakfasts john mcguire is at a school in bath this morning finding out more about these Training Techniques. Good morning. Very interesting. Rugby is such a fantastic game. It is sold as a game that can be played by people of all shapes and sizes at in certain circles it has a certain problematic for injuries from bombs up problematic for injuries from bombs up to serious things like concussions bumps. This is designed for youth rugby players. It is something they do through the season to try to negate the injuries. I am talking to professor keith stokes from the University Of Bath and mike england from the rfu. Talk us through the exercises and why it is different to a bit of stretching. What you are seeing is a structured warmup programme. It is aimed at developing what we say is physical literacy, it is how to move the body through sports and activities. What he can see is a number of exercises to develop the physical literacy. It is about how their muscles move, how the neuromuscular system is activated prior to the Training Session or before the game. And what this is shown as through the study that the University Of Bath has done, and keep as lead, is that this has a significant potential to reduce injury in the game. And you have impressive figures published in the journal of sports medicine. Tell us about the results. Compared with traditional stretching exercises with those we have shown today, we saw overall 70 reduction in all injuries if people do this three times a week. It is really quite impressive. I think i can times a week. It is really quite impressive. I think can understand and most people at home can understand how it would benefit muscular injuries. Concussion you claim that you have positive results on cutting into concussion which, of course, is a big problem for rugby . A couple of mechanisms are working and one is in the Exercise Programme there are targeted exercises around there are targeted exercises around the neck, looking at conditioning the neck, looking at conditioning the neck. What we think is happening is when you go into contact it is the movement of the head that causes movement of the brain and therefore by conditioning the neck muscles you reduce the movement. What also could be happening is because you are developing overall physical literacy is it enables players to make better decisions and get bodies in better position. In simple terms, keeping head out of contact. This is for youth rugby, is it being replicated in the professional format and older pa rt in the professional format and older part of the game . Evidence we have is from 14 to 18 year olds and we have borrowed the exercises from the professional game and we are packaged it together. In lots of ways we use only to work and bring it to the youth and community area. We have also been doing the work in aduu we have also been doing the work in adult mens Community Rugby and we have seen similar results. It is widely applicable. Thank you very much. And thank you to the lads from Monkton School for showing us those exercises. They are hoping to roll out this Programme Across england, certainly because the rfu is behind it, then even perhaps Around The World. Exciting times for the game of rugby. It is. Thank you very much indeed. We will be back with you later. Youre watching breakfast from bbc news. Still to come this morning stephs got the tea brewing in the breakfast butty van. Shes talking to voters in beccles this morning it is all rhyming, barty, beccles, butterfly. Good morning. It is fantastic this morning. We are talking aboutjobs, the latest unemployment stats showing the Unemployment Rate at the lowest level in 40 years and i am going to get tom here. First question do you get up at this time of mourning and swim quite often . Time of mourning and swim quite often . Yes, twice a week. Twice per week. That is amazing. We are talking about the jobs market. What is it like here. I know that you are looking for work. I might not be the best person to talk to. I have been employed for 26 years, made redundant last week. Jobs i am looking for at the moment are not very looking for at the moment are not very common so looking for at the moment are not very common so it is more. It is quite tough. It is dry at the moment. You are in a pool. Laughter you have a Job Interview later today as well. Good luck with that. Show us your best swimming. Maybe that will help. Good luck. Thank you. We will be here through the morning talking about the jobs market and tom said it is tough. Looking at things, it seems better but it doesnt tell the whole story. Oh , he got me. Lets get the new, travel and weather where you are this morning. Good morning from bbc london news. Im sonja jessup. Detectives from Scotland Yard counterterrorism squad have searched five homes and a business in east london as part of an investigation into a suspected plot targeting the uk. They continue to question four men aged between 18 and 27 who were arrested yesterday. Firefighters in essex are still tackling a huge blaze this morning at an Industrial Site near epping. Crews have been trying to get the blaze in nazeing under control since tuesday evening. Its thought it could take up a week to extinguish. Kew gardens are urging londoners to do more to protect themselves against flooding by adding more trees and plants to their gardens. It comes as scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens release a major new report examining global conservation. Here in london, theres concern about the popularity of paving over gardens and the impact that has on the environment. Paving over it is increasing flood water and increasing the chances of flooding. So, plant a tree, that will reduce run off and stop the water. Its all running well on the tube it seems. If you take a look there, a normal service on all of those lines at the moment. However, a Signal Problem is causing disruption to Greater Anglia trains between Southend Victoria and liverpool street. The m4 has delays lets take a look its slow heading into london from junction 3 for heston towards the elevated section atjunction 2 for brentford after a vehicle broke down. Theres been an accident in barnes there are northbound lane restrictions on the A306 Rocks Lane heading through barnes common. Its slow back towards barnes station to the west of marble arch, Bayswater Road is still closed between Lancaster Terrace and clarendon place. And therell be lots of Road Closures in Croydon Town Centre today for the Tour Series Cycle Race there are various events starting at midday. Lets have a check on the weather now. Heres sara thornton. Good morning. Its a vastly improved day today compared to yesterday, certainly for a good deal of the first half of the day when were generally dry until late this afternoon. With some sunshine as well, particularly out towards the west of london. A bit of an East West Split this morning, it has to be said, where there is cloud out to the east. In the best of the sunshine, temperatures will do quite nicely today, up in the high teens, 19 20 celsius. Towards the east with the risk of a shower. Then we have rain moving in through the latter part of the day into the evening overnight into tomorrow, so heavy bursts of rain as well keeping up temperatures, and it gives us a very wet commute for friday morning. And its only a slow improvement through the day tomorrow. Eventually the cloud and rain trying to pull off towards the north sea becoming more fragmented. A much, much better day on saturday, though, as you can see, with a lot of dry weather around. It looks like there could be a couple of showers to the far west if you are heading that way but for most of us across london it should be dry and the temperatures, as you can see, in the low 20s celsius. Im back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. Hello, this is breakfast with Charlie Stayt and louise minchin. An end to Winter Fuel Payments for wealthier pensioners, new measures to curb immigration and cuts to Free School Meals, are some of the policies in the Conservative Partys manifesto being published this morning. The party says it will be straight with people about the challenges ahead as it announces a series of measures, but labour says theres little detail on how the plans will be delivered. That means we can give all pensioners of the security that they do not have at the moment where if a husband or a wife gets dementia and needs to go into a care home paid for by the state you can be cleaned out of absolutely everything but your last £23,000. We think that is unfairand we your last £23,000. We think that is unfair and we would like to change that by introducing this last £100,000 that everyone can be certain of passing on to their relatives. Jeremy corbyn and theresa may will be noticeably absent from the Leaders Debate on itv this evening. Preparations are well under way just outside our studio. The lib dems, the greens, ukip, as well as the snp and plaid cymru are all expected to take part. Our Political Editor for the north west is in the studio. 0f of course, there will be two notable exceptions tonight. Yes, theyre well. Many finishing touches to be made here. For example, the flora is not in place yet and the paddy s are scattered about. The floor is not in place and the podiums are scattered. We have the snp, ukip, the lib democrats and the green party. Two people are notable in their absence, theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn. There are two podiums there, just in case they do want to come. The reason for not coming theresa may says it is because she is going up and down the country facing questions from journalists and the public. She is based Jeremy Corbyn several time at Prime Minister s questions so she does not feel she has to do it. In turn, Jeremy Corbyn said she does not do it, i wont either. So what do they miss out on . This turns to make an Opening Statement on the floor will be open to questions. The audience will give Preplanned Question and then each of the candidates will have an opportunity to respond before giving a Closing Statement at the end. Have they made the right decision, deciding not to come . Well, 7. 4 Million People tuned into the last debates, 70 of them said they understood party policy a lot better because they tuned in. And i have been speaking to hundreds of voters in the run up to this election and many of them have not yet made up their mind. This is a golden opportunity to get those policies through. Jeremy and theresa may have until eight oclock this evening to change their mind. Many gp surgeries across the uk are on the Brink Of Collapse because of underfunding and Staff Shortages, according to the Doctors Union the conservatives say there are more doctors and they have increased funding to the nhs, but the head of the British Medical Associations Gp Committee warns a Record Number of practices are being forced to close. The former First Minister of wales and labour mp, Rhodri Morgan, has died at the age of seventy seven. He led the Welsh Government for almost a decade until his retirement in 2009. Labour colleagues have described him as a unique populist intellectual and a Father Figure for wales. Welsh labour have suspended Election Campaigning today as a mark of respect. A former head of the fbi, robert mueller, has been appointed to investigate allegations that russia interfered with the us election. Calls for an independent investigation have been growing since President Trump fired the fbi directorjames comey. As part of the Inquiry Congress and the fbi will look into potential links between mr Trumps Campaign team and the russian regime. Two of the uks most popular snacks pringles and Lucozade Have been named and shamed by the Recycling Association as almost impossible to recycle. It says the packaging for the products contains too many different materials. Pringles says it protects the crisps and saves waste. While lucozade says the firm does care for the environment. Later today Prince Charles will launch a £1. 5 million global prize for designs that are both effective and recyclable. Coming up on the programme carols got the weather. Shares having a look around at kew gardens and introducing us to flowers. New plants . Plant life . She will introduce us. That will be a fascinating chance. People do talk to plants and trees. Do they talk about . Probably not. Lets talk about . Probably not. Lets talk about the championship final. The richest game in World Football as it is now on will be played between Huddersfield Town who have never beenin Huddersfield Town who have never been in the premier league before and redding who had been up there a couple of times but dropped down to the championship. And it is rich because of the pot of gold which could be worth up to £200 million. That is that the team who wins the final and goes up to the premier league. And for Huddersfield Town, that will be an told riches for them and life changing for the club. Huddersfield town are through to the championship Playoff Final after a dramatic victory over Sheffield Wednesday At Hillsborough. Wednesday had ta ken the lead in the second half when Steven Fletcher headed in. But huddersfield found a way back into it when nahki wells somehow managed to scramble the ball into the net. No further goals and so it went to penalties. Danny ward saving fernando forrestieris crucial kick. Huddersfield will now play reading in the final at wembley. Manchester uniteds domestic season is petering out in rather unexciting fashion after their 15th draw of the premier League Campaign this time 0 0 at southampton. The saints had the best chance but Manolo Gabbiadini saw his early penalty saved by sergio romero. Anthony martial went closest for united but he hit the post. United can finish no higher than sixth with their focus firmly on next weeks Europa League final against ajax. We managed to play three matches now. Tottenham, southampton, away from home and difficult. We managed to play professionally and to play well and to give proper Football Matches to our opponents. Watford are on the hunt for a new manager with Walter Mazzarri to step down at the end of the season the italian took over last summer and although he guided the club to premier league safety, five straight defeats have left them 16th in the table. His last game in charge will be at home to Manchester City on sunday. Automatic relegation in the Scottish Premiership will be decided On The Last Day of the season. Thats after bottom Club Inverness caledonian thistle kept themselves alive beating dundee 2 0 away both goals coming in the first ten minutes. Theylll have to win On The Last Day of the season and hope hamilton lose. Aberdeen are sure of second place after beating rangers 2 1, their first win at ibrox in almost 26 years. Saintjohnstone beat hearts 1 0. Chelseas100 record in the Womens Super League spring series was ended in dramatic style last night. England midfielder jordan nobbs scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time to earn arsenal a 2 2 draw. The point does Lift Chelsea To Second six points behind leaders liverpool with a couple of games in hand. Kyle edmund has followed andy murray in making an early exit from the rome masters. He was beaten in straight sets Byjuan Martin del potro. The british number two pushed the argentinian almost to tie breaks in both sets, but eventually lost 7 5, 6 4. Del potro will play Kei Nishikori in the third round. Johanna konta is the only remaining brit in the singles draws. The fifth seed will be on the show court this afternoon in rome against Venus Williams after the american came through her second round match in straight sets. Konta has won their last three meetings. Worried about andy murray and his form, will lots of pieces in the newspapers today wondering about what is going wrong. Many are saying that it what is going wrong. Many are saying thatitis what is going wrong. Many are saying that it is the pressure of being the world number one that has brought his stand down. He has a lot of work to do if he wants to stay a world number one. Well, he will be at wimbledon but after that. Number one. Well, he will be at wimbledon but after that. What is that sporting phrase . Form is temperate, class is permanent. That sporting phrase . Form is temperate, class is permanentm that sporting phrase . Form is temperate, class is permanent. It is the phrase, isnt it . Iwill remember that. It is notjust for sport, however, charlie. Yes. It could apply to many things such as girl guiding. I was a brownlie. Could apply to many things such as girl guiding. Iwas a brownlie. Brownlie. Craft, first aid, cooking. Just some of the badges that have been a staple of the brownie sash over the years. But now, girl guiding is planning a Major Overhaul of its activities, to give its members skills to help them become leaders in the modern world. So far, 15,000 girls have put forward ideas, including app design, vlogging and upcycling. Weve been to a brownie troop in dagenham, to see what they would like to learn. Ifi if i were allowed to invent a badge it would be a mysterious badge because you could travel Around The World and find things you had never seen before. If i can world and find things you had never seen before. If can create world and find things you had never seen before. If i can create a world and find things you had never seen before. If can create a badge i would create a scrapbook badge and the best brownies a book would get the best brownies a book would get the badge. I would like a dress up badge because i like dressing up with my sister. I would like to do a kindness badge so if you were lonely you were just as them if you want to be friends and they would say yes. would like to do a gymnastics badge. I would like a painting badge. promise that i will do my best to be true to myself and to develop my abilities and to serve the queen and my community. Brilliant ideas there. Particularly about the kindness badge. Joining us in the studio is ellis quinn, a guide leader and member of the north west senior guides. We also have ella, whos part of the brownies, and her mum rachel. Which do you most proud of . My garden badge because i did it with grandparents. They like gardening. There is a sash around you with badges all the way around. You have loads. How many do you have . I dont know. Will asking others about things they would like to include. What other things would you like to do . I would like a science badge but they already have one because i like science a bit. It is an opportunity to change the badges. Does it need updating . As an organisation, the girl guides are always progressing and bringing up new opportunities and bringing up new opportunities and activities and we have always done that. It is just continuing a step in the right direction to make sure that all of the programmes and activities are current and relevant for children of today. activities are current and relevant for children of today. I would just like to ask. Rachel, were you a girl guide . I was. Like to ask. Rachel, were you a girl guide . Iwas. A like to ask. Rachel, were you a girl guide . I was. A brownie, like to ask. Rachel, were you a girl guide . Iwas. A brownie, a like to ask. Rachel, were you a girl guide . I was. A brownie, a guide and then a ranger guide. How does that compare . The uniform has changed. For the better. This seems to be many more activities and outsourcing is going on in that sort of action which there perhaps was not so much when i was in brownies. Looking at some the things they look at. There isa some the things they look at. There is a lot to do with technology. Right . To embrace that . It is just it isjust inspiring it is just inspiring to look at those subjects and careers. Presumably at school you are using computers and social media would be pa rt computers and social media would be part of your life. Yeah. So it makes sense for it to be incorporated. Yeah. Someone about an vlogger, what about a vlogger badge . Well, it might be a good idea but i dont know how you would get it. You would have to create a site of some kind. Yeah. Do you think that might be one your friends would go for . Yeah because my friends like vlogging, so i think they would enjoy that. cant remember, because it was sometime since i was a brownie, lets face it, how are theyjudged . How are they credited . Yeah. They would form a scheme to do different activities, so ella is the best person for that. Or did you have to do for the gardening badge . Well, i cant remember. Some planting . I plan to. Well, we planted a flower in the garden. I think we brought it into show. Oh, thats good. Which was hardest to do, do you think . Um, i dont know which was hardest. You have so many. What makes me laugh is when ennis came in can we give you a badge, unofficially, because ennis said, what can i do with my hands . We can award you a badge for knowing what to do with your hands on tv. Thank you. Talking about updating jack i know that so many children and girls are doing this. Is it releva nt to and girls are doing this. Is it relevant to have these organisations . Definitely. With girl guiding we have so many members across the country with a steady membership that we have had for the last five years, so it is obviously releva nt. Last five years, so it is obviously relevant. The thing that girls valued most is the girl only space where they can go and be themselves and bea where they can go and be themselves and be a little bit silly for one or two hours per week. I think that spaceis two hours per week. I think that space is really essential for girls growing up. And i will give you the final say on this one. If there is someone out there who is notjoining the guys before, and might think it is for them, what would you say to those people . I would say to join it because it is really fun and you can spend time with your friends and have lots of fun and make staff. Oh. Do you get a badge for being on tv . I think there is a presenter badge, actually. Yeah. Lovely to see you this morning. Thank you very much. It is 7 47am. Youre watching breakfast from bbc news. The main stories this morning the conservatives will launch their general election manifesto this morning with a pledge to stop Winter Fuel Payments for wealthier pensioners. A Group Representing a number of Recycling Organisations in the uk has named and shamed the six products in your Shopping Trolley that are hardest to recycle. I think we are going to have a look at those products later as to why they are so difficult to recycle as well. Carol is at kew gardens having a look around. It looks like you have sunshine. Ill bet it is warm where you are. You can say that again. It is actually about 25 degrees in here at the moment. It is a tropical nursery with 60 humidity. We are melting. Kew gardens discovered 2000 species of plants from Around The World. Someone who knows a lot about this is also with us this morning. Doctor leach, good morning. Tell us a bit about that report . This report provides a Global Health check about how plants are doing Around The World in 3017 and it is providing critical information relevant for government and policy makers but it is relevant to all of us 2017. Pla nts is relevant to all of us 2017. Plants underpin all aspects of life. The food that we eat, what people have for breakfast, serial, toast, tea and coffee. Plans also provide the clothes we wear. It also provides medicine that keeps us healthy and most important, plants provide the oxygen that we breathe. Pla nts provide the oxygen that we breathe. Plants really are essential to all aspects of our lives. Are you going out looking for that, or is itjust by dint of opportunity that you find one . Lots of different ways. Certainly they are discovered through expeditions going into the field. I think what is most amazing is the fact that even in this day and age when we think we know everything there is to know, there are still large numbers of plants. This year nearly 2000 species have been discovered Around The World. It isnt just one been discovered Around The World. It isntjust one or two, there are thousands. This is a trend we have seen through many years. There are ones we have discovered, for example, relatives talavera that we used to put on skin, medicinally, and there are new species discovered for that. Aloe vera. And alarmingly of the seven species of rooibus, six are threatened. This report highlights and gives us information about what risks there are and how to conserve them. could talk to you all morning. There are so many questions. Sadly we are out of time. It is quite warming here but outside it is quite chilly. For most of us today it will be a day of sunshine and showers. If we start at 9am in the morning. And, there is a lot of dry weather around and fair weather cloud. Also, the odd shower in the west. South into Northern England, it is a chilly start with a fair bit of sunshine. A couple of showers, not many at this stage, for cumbria and lancashire. South into the midlands, a lot of sunshine around before the southeast there is more cloud around this morning and it is Still Producing the odd spot of rain is all. That will fade and the cloud will break as we go through the morning. For southern counties, the Isle Of Wight, all the way to south west england, it is a nippy start if you are stepping out with temperatures rising rapidly in the sunshine. Just a few showers in devon and cornwall but they are hit and miss. A dry and sunny start for most of wales. As we head into Northern Ireland, it is mostly dry. More cloud in the west. Further showers develop through the day and some will be heavy and also thundery. It is across the north and the north west of the uk that we see the north west of the uk that we see the heaviest showers. Some will have the heaviest showers. Some will have the odd rumble of thunder but many will miss the showers today. There will miss the showers today. There will be some dotted around and as i mentioned sunshine breaking through where we have cloud in east anglia and the south east. Temperatures up to around 20 degrees, coming down in the showers. Through the evening and overnight we have a band of rain coming from the south east, heading up coming from the south east, heading up to the eastern coastal counties of england. It is in the west that is open to question but on the chart it is what we think will happen. It could change. Further west, it is what we think will happen. It could change. Furtherwest, clear skies, it will be chilly, some grass frost and that leads us into tomorrow. The band of rain will move up tomorrow. The band of rain will move up the east of england into south east scotland. It is the western extent that is open to question. Away from that it is going to bea question. Away from that it is going to be a day of sunshine and showers. Showers tomorrow less likely to be thundery. On saturday eventually it comes into North East Scotland and thenit comes into North East Scotland and then it will clear away. Once again it will leave us with a mixed of sunshine and showers. We will have around 16 celsius. Although i wont show you on the chart, sunday will be not as sunny on scotland for not as sunny in scotland as it will be for the next couple of days. Charlie and louise, we dont have the torrential downpours of yesterday. Ok, thank you. We will be back with you shortly. Thank you. Stephs out on the road for us during the Election Campaign. Todays shes looking atjobs and wages. Shes taken breakfasts Butty Van To Beccles on the suffolk norfolk border. Good morning. Isnt it gorgeous. The sun is coming through the clouds. You can see the ferry coming past. Morning it is gorgeous this morning. And we have the breakfast butty van. We did the five hour Cross Country drive yesterday with the van still intact. We are talking aboutjobs. The the van still intact. We are talking about jobs. The latest the van still intact. We are talking aboutjobs. The latest employment figures, they have fallen to the lowest rating 42 years and this area particular is one that pays particularly well when you look at the national average. It is above the national average. It is above the national average. We are talking with stephen, you have a brewery. You have lots of pubs. What is recruitment like. We have heard unemployment is at its lowest . Recruitment like. We have heard unemployment is at its lowest7m recruitment like. We have heard unemployment is at its lowest . It is going well in most areas. We are fortu nate to going well in most areas. We are fortunate to have a good reputation and it is a Company People tend to wa nt to and it is a Company People tend to want to work for. There are some areas where recruitment isnt so easy. I think we would single out chefs in particular where there is a lot of demand. We have seen people move around different places. Generally it is robust. And what about pay, because it is interesting in this story, lots of people are in work but we havent seen wages live as much as The Cost Of Living, so people are facing a pay cut. Do you pay well . Yes, we would like to think so. We pay competitively. We gave an increase last october and i think people are comfortable with where we are. Is it pressured, though, is there a pressure to pay more and is it about competition . dont think there is huge pressure in most areas, as i say, back to chefs there is pressure because of skill issues but in most areas, no, i dont sense that people are saying, well, we are leaving unless there is more. Thank you very much for your time this morning. We will have someone serving you. Time. I wa nt to ta ke have someone serving you. Time. I want to take you through here. We are next to a lido here. There are lots of swimmers here. Lots of people in their cozzies swimming around. And let me tell you, we are talking aboutjobs, around. And let me tell you, we are talking about jobs, we around. And let me tell you, we are talking aboutjobs, we mentioned wages, because figures on wages show the increases are not going up as fast as The Cost Of Living, pressuring people in terms of money, because it feels like a pay cut in real terms, and we can talk to Citizens Advice and shelley, helping people with money problems. You havent got your costume on. People with money problems. You havent got your costume onm people with money problems. You havent got your costume on. It is cold. Laughter tell us about the people who come and get help. think people would be surprised. It is not necessarily people on benefits. The biggest enquiry has a lwa ys benefits. The biggest enquiry has always been debt and people are in debt whether they are in receipt of benefits or people working because they are using that Credit Facility because of The Cost Of Living. You have been with the charity for 16 yea rs. Have been with the charity for 16 years. Is it a real change . Yes, people working are now using food banks. It is not good. Is it about wages not being enough . banks. It is not good. Is it about wages not being enough . I think The Cost Of Living is too high and the wages havent gone up in line with The Cost Of Living and i think that is what it is. And in terms of help they can get for anyone who is watching and who is struggling, there is help. There is difference between priority and non priority debt and things like rental arrears and mortgages are a priority. And credit cards maybe not. They need to be dealt with and Citizens Advice can help with that. Thank you for your time. We are keeping well away from the pool. I was earlier here, tom got me back for doing an interview and then he kicked water on me. Fair play because i am a disruptor this morning. Look at them. They are inspiring. Thank you. We will be back with you later. Keep out of the way. If you stand beside the pool you are going to get wet, simple as that. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning from bbc london news. Im sonja jessup. Detectives from Scotland Yard counterterrorism squad have searched five homes and a business in east london as part of an investigation into a suspected plot targeting the uk. They continue to question four men aged between 18 and 27 who were arrested yesterday. Firefighters in essex are still tackling a huge blaze this morning at an Industrial Site near epping. Crews have been trying to get the blaze in nazeing under control since tuesday evening. Its thought it could take up a week to extinguish. Kew gardens are urging londoners to do more to protect themselves against flooding by adding more trees and plants to their gardens. It comes as scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens release a major new report examining global conservation. Here in london, theres concern about the popularity of paving over gardens and the impact that has on the environment. Paving over it is increasing flood water and increasing the chances of flooding. So, plant a tree, that will reduce run off and stop the water. Travel now. Its all running well on the tube it seems. We on the tube it seems. Havent had any reported prc so we havent had any reported problems so far. However, a Signal Problem is causing disruption to Greater Anglia trains between Southend Victoria and liverpool street. The m4 has delays lets take a look its slow heading into london from junction 4 towards the elevated section atjunction 2 for brentford after a vehicle broke down. On the north side of blackfriars bridge, there are delays along newbridge street along past smithfield market. And therell be lots of Road Closures in Croydon Town Centre later for the Tour Series Cycle Race there are various events starting at midday. Lets have a check on the weather now. Heres sara thornton. Good morning. Its a vastly improved day today compared to yesterday, certainly for a good deal of the first half of the day when were generally dry until late this afternoon. With some sunshine as well, particularly out towards the west of london. A bit of an East West Split this morning, it has to be said, where there is cloud out to the east. In the best of the sunshine, temperatures will do quite nicely today, up in the high teens, 19 20 celsius. Towards the east with the risk of a shower. Then we have rain moving in through the latter part of the day into the evening overnight into tomorrow, so heavy bursts of rain as well keeping up temperatures, and it gives us a very wet commute for friday morning. And its only a slow improvement through the day tomorrow. Eventually the cloud and rain trying to pull off towards the north sea becoming more fragmented. A much, much better day on saturday, though, as you can see, with a lot of dry weather around. It looks like there could be a couple of showers to the far west if you are heading that way but for most of us across london it should be dry and the temperatures, as you can see, in the low 20s celsius. Im back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. Plenty more on our website at the usual address. Bye for now. Hello. This is breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and louise minchin. An end to Winter Fuel Payments for wealthier pensioners if the conservatives win the election. The Party Launches its manifesto with a pledge to use the extra money to ease pressure on the Social Care System tougher Immigration Rules and cuts to Free School Meals will also be outlined. Good morning. Its thursday 18th may. Also this morning. The Doctors Union warns that gp practices are on the Brink Of Collapse because of underfunding, Staff Shortages and the growing demand for services. Details of the hardest products to recycle are revealed, as the hunt begins for packaging designs that are easier to re use. Good morning from beccles in suffolk. I have the first butty van with me. Unemployment has fallen to its lowest level in 42 years. A look at what jobs its lowest level in 42 years. A look at whatjobs are being created. In sport. Could Huddersfield Town be a Premier League Side next season . Theyre into the championship Playoff Final after beating Sheffield Wednesday in a Penalty Shootout. And were out on the rugby pitch examining new measures to try and cut the risk of Young Players getting badly injured. And carol is at kew gardens with the weather. Good morning. We will be looking at two new species of flowers only discovered last year within the next hour. Were indoors at the moment. As the sun comes up temperatures will rise quickly. For most of us, it would be a day of sunshine and showers. More in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. An end to Winter Fuel Payments for wealthier pensioners, new measures to curb immigration and cuts to Free School Meals, are some of the policies in the Conservative Partys manifesto being published this morning. The party says it will be straight with people about the challenges ahead as it announces a series of measures, which it says will boost funding for social care and provide more money for the nhs and schools. The Prime Minister will officially unveil her manifesto in West Yorkshire later. Our Political Correspondent Eleanor Garnier is there for us now. Rather aid beautiful backdrop on a pretty important day for the Conservative Party. That is right. What we will get from theresa may is she will spell out the challenge and she will spell out the challenge and she thinks this country faces. I think our hard hitting assessment which will be wrapped up with arguments about why she think she is the right person to solve the countrys problems. One of the biggest challenges. The cost of social care. Promising that no one will have to sell their home to meet the cost of social care. Jeremy hunt told us that, for the first time, people will have to pay costs for social care above the threshold of £100,000 that will be taken from peoples estates when they die. That means we will give all pensioners security that when a husband or wife gets dementia and ends up having to go intoa gets dementia and ends up having to go into a care home paid by the state, you can be cleaned out of everything bar your last £23,000. We think that is unfair and want to change that by introducing the new £100,000 anyone can be certain of passing on to their relatives. dont think everything in this ma nifesto dont think everything in this manifesto will be rosy. Theresa may will try to widen her neck as much as possible with a clear eye on ukip voters she hopes will turn tory. She will take a tough stance on immigration and recommit to bring net migration, the difference between those who leave and arrive, to under 100,000. I think we should remember it was theresa may who called the general election. She has made it into a very personal campaign, pitching it asJeremy Corbyn versus theresa may. The ma nifesto corbyn versus theresa may. The manifesto will be a very personal test for the Prime Minister. Jeremy corbyn and theresa may will be noticeably absent from the Leaders Debate on itv this evening. Preparations are underway outside our studio. The lib dems, the greens, ukip, as well as the snp and plaid cymru are all expected to take part. The participants will have the opportunity to make short Opening Statements before responding to questions from the audience. We are in that picture, on the left hand side of your screen. It looks lovely outside. Many gp surgeries across the uk are on the Brink Of Collapse because of underfunding and Staff Shortages, according to the Doctors Union. The chair of the British Medical Associations Gp Committee will use a speech in edinburgh to accuse politicians of a callous disregard of the health needs of citizens, as our Health Correspondent jane dreaper reports. Individual gp practices have become frighteningly vulnerable, according to their union. The bma says that doctors are facing an avalanche of work, which is piling up, and that all parts of the uk have struggled to recruit sufficient numbers of gps. Leaders of the uks 51,000 Family Doctors are calling on the next government to increase nhs funding and give general practice a bigger share of it. The gp service is precious and overstretched. It needs to be used responsibly but more than anything else you need the resources to be able to provide a Proper Health service if proper you are to try and deliver the aims of any civilised nation. Health ministers in all parts of the uk have run programmes to recruit more gps and nhs england announced a funding plan to support general practice a year ago. But the bma say there have been delays and in that money reaching some areas. It says patients can play their part as well by using services responsibly. The conservatives say under theresa mays leadership there are more doctors and nurses working in the nhs. They also say the Health Service has received Record Levels of funding. A former head of the fbi, robert mueller, has been appointed to investigate allegations that russia interfered with the us election. Calls for an independent investigation have been growing since President Trump fired the fbi directorjames comey. As part of the Inquiry Congress and the fbi will look into potential links between mr Trumps Campaign team and the russian regime. The former First Minister of wales and labour mp, Rhodri Morgan, has died suddenly at the age of 77. Labour colleagues have described him as a unique populist intellectual and a Father Figure for wales. Welsh labour have suspended Election Campaigning today as a mark of respect. James williams reports from cardiff. Charismatic, intelligent, controversial. In an era of political soundbites, Rhodri Morgan spoke like no other politician. Will you run again for leadership . Does a one legged duck swim in a circle . And yet he was a Political Animal to the core, first elected in 1987. But after the creation of the Welsh Assembly he had his heart set on taking the helm in cardiff. After two failures to do so, it would be the third time lucky. In february 2000. I think most of all, his great achievement was in bringing devolution into practical effect and helping it to grow and become popular at a time when it was on very shaky ground in those early years. During his time as First Minister he would lead a Labour Administration and entered two coalitions. One with the liberal democrats, the other with plaid cymru. In office he pursued a strategy of putting clear water between his ministers in cardiff and tony blairs new labour. Paying tribute, the former Prime Minister said that mr morgan was an outstanding servant of wales, the United Kingdom and the labour party. His successor says that wales has notjust lost a great politician but a realfatherfigure. The former First Minister of wales and labour mp, Rhodri Morgan, who has died at the age of 77. Almost 2,000 species of plants have been discovered in the past year but many are already at risk of extinction. The Royal Botanic Gardens at kew has released its annual assessment of the state of the worlds plants and is calling for more to be done to protect them. They include species used for food, medicine and timber. Because of that we have sent out to kew gardens and hopefully well be seeing one of the new plants, a tiny orchid. Let me reach under the desk. These are some items we have been gathering. Pringles crisps have been named and shamed as the items ha rd est to named and shamed as the items hardest to recycle. You would not be alone in putting these into recycling. The cycling associations says packaging for many brand is almost impossible to recycle. Good morning. What you have been looking at, across the board, morning. What you have been looking at, across the boa rd, you morning. What you have been looking at, across the board, you found some items that are particularly difficult to recycle. One problem is that we have to make the recycling industry sustainable for the next generation. We have to start producing materials that are much more easily recyclable and sustainable. You look at some very good examples and bad examples. Pringles tube, we would say that one of the worst possible examples for recycling. Talk us through why it is such a problem. You have a cardboard outer. On the inside there is a metallic lining. If you turn it round to have a solid metal base. You then have the flap which is silverfoil, tinfoil, with a paper covering. Then you have the plastic lid. There are five different products in their to tried to recycle. The problem you get is, you can put it into the recycling process , can put it into the recycling process, you can recover the paper and the metals and plastics are lost into the system. It makes it impossible for the whole thing to be recycled. This is curious as well. Lots of people who buy meat with the black plastic on it. That, you find, in the industry is particular difficult to deal with. It is difficult to deal with. It is difficult on two levels. When it arrives in the Materials Recovery facility, everything is sorted out and unlike infrared beams which pick out different types of polymer, different colours and different shapes. Because that is black, the infrared absorbed into the black and it cannot get kicked out, so it cannot get chosen for recycling. Evenif cannot get chosen for recycling. Even if you could, the black is the lowest quality material. Because it is black, it has very few applications for the it can only be used to make further black products. The clearer it is, the less colour it has and the more recyclable it is. Pringles have given us a statement by saying the distinctive package keeps the crisps fresh and we will come to lucozade in a moment. Have you spoken to lucozade and pringles about it . We talked to manufacturers all the time. We have conferences and seminars with coca cola and Marks Spencer and other retailers to give their opinions on it. Pringles manufacturers are saying, this is packaged accordingly to keep the food fresh, so that you dont actually lose out. At the end of the day, it is a crisp. Surely in the 2ist day, it is a crisp. Surely in the 21st maybe a plastic tube keeping the identity of pringles and you can have the same packaging. It is one polymer and the whole thing can be recycled, rather than most of it unable to be recycled. Do you have a Success Story . Who has turned around their products . There is. A very good example of that, we have the dr pepper bottle. Made by coca cola. We should give them a shout out for the coca cola have done several things. I was about to say, that is extremely light. They have reduced the weight by half. Less packaging in the first place. You will notice the difference between that and the lu coza d e the difference between that and the lucozade bottle. The coca cola bottle has got a small, polyethylene label which is recyclable. In the recycling process, every bit of that bottle, cap, label and bottle will be recycled. That is not the case with lucozade. A shout out to them as well. All the bottles have 25 recycla ble as well. All the bottles have 25 recyclable content in the first place. Lucozade say we welcome any Technological Breakthroughs to support the ambitions. What can we do . Can we put it in one bin and ta ke do . Can we put it in one bin and take it apart . You could do that. Then you get into a retraining regime for the public. The best thing to do is to engineer it out in the design process. The easier it is for the public to recycle, the better the quality of material and a more sustainable the industry is and the better for the environment for decades and centuries to come. Can we leave all of this for you to recycle . We leave all of this for you to recycle . We can. That happens a lot in myjob, thanks guys laughter it isa guys laughter it is a lovely day in various parts of the country. We have been in West Yorkshire, a lovely sunrise, it looked really stunning in the early hours of the morning. In suffolk, beccles, yes, people out in nepal this morning. Not sure if it is quite swimming weather yet. This is the scene in bath, which i think of all those to reliving the brightest at the moment. We are talking about by, at the moment. We are talking about rugby, and a way to stop injuries, all about strength and conditioning. We will talk about it later. Having seen all of those outdoor scenes, i think carol is still indoors at kew gardens. Not only because you like the warm, carol, but that many flowers a nd the warm, carol, but that many flowers and plants, lots of revelations about those being made at kew gardens today. Thats right, yes, 2000 new species of plants have been discovered by kew gardens in the last year. And with got one here. Look at this magnificent one. This is quite small. You can see the shape we have got, it is like a picture, so it is often referred to asa picture, so it is often referred to as a Picture Plant. A Picture Plant. This one tends to have nectar around the opening to it. The insect will crawl into that, fall down into this tube, which is very much like a slippery slope, and then it cant get back out again. This is a climber, but this particular breed of plant, this particular species isnt, and as you can see it is quite small. We will show you the other one because there are two here we have got at kew. This is also an unusual plant, it is a leo luna, and not a particularly pretty lily when it is in flower, not like the kind you may have in your home. But still it is doing its best, planted on some bark and it is rather nice, lovely to have new species discovered so regularly. Over speaking to the lady earlier, and she said it was not unusual to have 2000 plants on an annual basis. It is fairly tropical. Outside it is still quite chilly. Now the temperature will rise quite rapidly because the sun is out. Many of us will miss the showers altogether but many of us will see them in the north and west and it will be heavy and thundery. If we start in scotla nd and thundery. If we start in scotland at nine oclock, a lot of dry weather around at the moment, a few showers in the west and as we come south in the Northern England, againa lot come south in the Northern England, again a lot of dry weather but one or two showers in cumbria and lancashire, not too many at this stage. Down the east coast of england, a bit more cloud, particularly across east anglia and the south east. That will fit in and break as we go through the day and sunshine will come through. The midlands, Isle Of Wight, isles of scilly, back into the sunshine. Just a few showers around the south west but many of us missing them altogether. For wales, a chilly start, temperatures picking up now, and afair start, temperatures picking up now, and a fair bit of sunshine around. And for Northern Ireland, largely drive to you at the stage. We have some cloud coming in from the west and through the day you will see some showers and some of those showers through the day, especially as temperatures rise, will be heavy and also possibly thundery. So today it is the north and north west of the uk that is prone to see the heaviest showers. You will see showers in other parts but they will be fewer and further between and many of us will miss them altogether and have a dry day. The cloud breaking up quite nicely in the east. In the showers, that will come down a catch. Looking at up to 20 celsius, which will feel quite pleasant. As we head into the evening and overnight, a band of rain comes across south east england, heading up the eastern coastal counties. Still an element of doubt as to how far west this rain will travel but this is what we think of the moment. Further west under clear skies will be chilly, locally clear enough for a touch of grass frost and some mist and fog developing, which will rapidly diminished tomorrow morning. In the east, a band of rain continues to rattle up across eastern counties, getting to some central areas, eventually getting up in the south east scotland. And then as we head into saturday, well, saturday we continue the progress of rain moving up in the North East Scotland before it eventually moves away, and then generally the saturday once again it is going to be a mixture of sunshine and showers. Outside the showers in the sunshine, we are looking at highs of 16, inside the temperatures will down again but as is the way, most of us will miss them all together and stay dry. But we have been talking about rainfall. Holbeach yesterday was the wettest. But kew gardens so far this month has had 40 millimetres as well. The average for the whole of mafi kew gardens is 49 millimetres, so after a dry april, things have changed. Good for gardeners everywhere, thank you very much. Whoever wins next month as my general election will have to find a way to deal with the growing social care bill. This morning, the conservatives will announce what they believe to be the solution. Amongst a raft of proposed new measures, Winter Fuel Allowance would become means tested and, for the first time, the cost of somebodys home would be used in assessing whether theyd qualify for state help in funding home care. But the plans have already drawn strong criticism. Many grandparents worry that the standard of living of their children and grandchildren may be less than their own, so they want to be put to able to pass on those savings that they worked hard on all their lives. We are saying there is a trade off and on the Winter Fuel Payment, that will be available for the poorest pensioners, those in risk of going into fuel poverty but not further pensioners. That was jeremy hunt. Sir Andrew Dilnot is an economist and the former chair of the Governments Commission on funding of care and support. Hejoins us from our oxford newsroom. He has looked into this at great detail. Very good morning to you, thank you forjoining us. I know you will have looked as closely as you can and given what we know about these plans, and what is your impression . My impression is that these plans are in the end quite disappointing. There are two challenges the social care, one is that there is enough money to make sure people who dont have money to look after themselves. The other biggest unresolved problem is at the moment all of us face a complete lack of control in this area. There is no way we can do anything that gives us a way of paying for our ca re cost gives us a way of paying for our care cost and that is still the case after what the government is proposing. There had been a different proposal that the government legislated for in the run up to the last election that will have set a cap on the total ca re costs a nyone will have set a cap on the total care costs anyone would pay, a form of social insurance with a big access. That is the only weaken give people control. That is not happening, people are still getting frightened and quite a lot of people will be worse off. Jeremy hunt called this a simpler fairer system. He also talked about this hundred thousand pounds, being able to pass on £100,000 to children. Will that make a difference to people and who will it make a difference to . M will it make a difference to . M will make a difference, and if you are someone who at the moment is in are someone who at the moment is in a Residential Care home, out of your own house, in a president ial care home facility you will be able to keep more of your money then used to be the case and that was a crucial pa rt be the case and that was a crucial part of the recommendations that are commission made, it actually requested an increase to £125,000. But there is another group of people who will be worse off, people in their own home, the value of their house will be taken into account so they will have to pay in ways they havent done so far. The big problem is that although the government says people would get support women were down to their last hundred thousand pounds, many people would have more than that and face no way in controlling their care costs, which can run into many hundreds of thousands of pounds each. So the lack of any cooling of risk of social insurance is a huge problem, and it means still people will not be to take control of this vital area of their lives. One other question. Once you get to that hundred thousand pounds, or you are getting to it, is it clearfor you how the government would recoup the money, for example . What the government is saying is it with extend the deferred payment scheme, you dont have to pay the money immediately, you can do further payment until it can come out of your estate. It is a form of delaying the payment until people have died. Lets also talk about the winterfuel, he is talking have died. Lets also talk about the winter fuel, he is talking about removing it and he wouldnt give us the exact figures, but Winter Fuel Allowa nce the exact figures, but Winter Fuel Allowance would now only be for the poorest pensioners. He is talking about this raising enormous amounts of money. Having looked at those sums, do they add up for you . of money. Having looked at those sums, do they add up for you . I have only seen the press release, not the ma nifesto, only seen the press release, not the manifesto, which is as yet published. Unpublished. The Winter Fuel Allowance at the moment cost £1. 2 million in year so some fraction of that could be saved if it was taken away £1. 2 billion a year. My own sense is that pensioners are not opposed to some reductions in that, they are not opposed to paying more for some forms of social care if what they we re forms of social care if what they were being offered in return was a deal that meant they could take control of their own lives. I dont think pensioners wanted more money, they wanted this Terrible Market failure solved. That is not being solved, and i think some pensioners will be pretty crossed that they are losing something without feeling they are getting much in return. Thank you for your time. We know the conservative Party Manifesto is being launched later, there will be more information on bbc news and they will do a fact check on the bbc news website. A 27 is the time, time to get the news, and travel and weather where you are. Some lass had quite a day yesterday with the rain. The gardens it. There was 14 millimetres of rain in some areas. Many areas got about an inch of rain. Very wet in london. Today isa of rain. Very wet in london. Today is a different story. Sunshine around for the a few showers and some of them could be thundery. This is the weather front that brought the rain. It is pushing into the north sea and affecting the near continent. We have fresher, atlantic aircoming in. Even continent. We have fresher, atlantic air coming in. Even the humid areas in the South East Will feel a little bit fresher. Here is the forecast for today. A scattering of showers and some of them will be thundery. Still staying cloudy and overcast for a time still staying cloudy and overcast fora time in still staying cloudy and overcast for a time in the south east and east anglia. It looks like the rain will come back again. We will see rain through kent, sussex, london. This is where it will stay dry into the early hours of friday morning. Highs of about 8 11d. Tomorrow a different day across eastern and central parts of the uk. A lot more clout and bits and pieces of rain. Some of the rain will be heavy at times. In the west and north it will be brighter. A greater chance tomorrow, wherever you are, of catching some rain. The rain will move into scotland. Later on saturday the rain. To push further north so in these areas in the south lowla nds north so in these areas in the south lowlands and southern scotland will brighten up. Saturday and sunday will be bright with sunshine and showers. Goodbye. This is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and sally bundock. From trump bump. To trump slump. Global market turmoil intensifies with wall street experiencing its worst day since the president ial election. Live from london, thats our top story on thursday 18 may. Stock markets Around The World are nervous that the political controversy around President Trump will overshadow his long promised tax reforms. We will have the details. Also in the programme alibaba heads west. Chinas 300 billion dollar e commerce giant looks to america