and coming up on bbc news. keeley hodgkinson cruises into tomorrow night s 800m final in rome as she hopes to defend her european championship title. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. rishi sunak has promised to scrap the main rate of national insurance for the self employed over five years, end stamp duty payments for most first time buyers, and recruit thousands more police officers if the conservatives are re elected to power next month. the prime minister launched the party s manifesto this morning at silverstone home of the british grand prix hoping to pull voters minds back to policies after recent setbacks on the campaign trail. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. he needs this to be the moment his campaign motored ahead. rishi sunak knows that after a series of missteps, he now needs to get on the front foot. today, his chance to set out what five further years of conservative government would bring. but amid the promises of the future, a nod
katherine, i m rishi. ..as rishi sunak prepares to set out his party s plans for another five years in government. on the eve of his manifesto launch last night, the prime minister hinted at tax cuts to come. we will have a manifesto that builds on all the things that you ve just gone through that we ve already announced in this campaign that, yes, does continue to cut people s taxes, because i believe in a country where people s hard work is rewarded. after cutting national insurance last autumn and in the spring the manifesto will promise to cut it by a further two pence for employees. it will also pledge that the state pension will not be taxed, and make permanent an existing cut to stamp duty for first time buyers, as well as promising that parents will only have to start paying back child benefit when their household income reaches £120,000. the manifesto will also contain pledges to raise defence spending, reform the welfare system, and double down on plans to se
North Koreas Nuclear ambition without inflaming the region. And is there any harm in sex robots . Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The United States has said it will propose new un sanctions against north korea after its latest missile test. At a Un Security Council meeting, the Us Ambassador nikki haley described it as a clear and sharp Military Escalation one that has made the world a more dangerous place. It has been confirmed that the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile fired by north korea could have a range of more than 3,000 miles, meaning it could reach alaska. The United States also warned it was prepared to use the full range of its capabilities, including Military Force if needed. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent james landale. Today, on the coast of south korea a barrage of missiles, fired by local and us forces. A simulated attack on the leadership, A Show Of Force and retaliation, backed up tonight by hard words from the United Nations Security Council. Today is a d
North Koreas Nuclear ambition without inflaming the region. And is there any harm in sex robots . Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The United States has said it will propose new un sanctions against north korea after its latest missile test. At a Un Security Council meeting, the Us Ambassador nikki haley described it as a clear and sharp Military Escalation one that has made the world a more dangerous place. It has been confirmed that the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile fired by north korea could have a range of more than 3,000 miles, meaning it could reach alaska. The United States also warned it was prepared to use the full range of its capabilities, including Military Force if needed. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent james landale. Today, on the coast of south korea a barrage of missiles, fired by local and us forces. A simulated attack on the leadership, A Show Of Force and retaliation, backed up tonight by hard words from the United Nations Security Council. Today is a d
North Koreas Nuclear ambition without inflaming the region. And is there any harm in sex robots . Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The United States has said it will propose new un sanctions against north korea after its latest missile test. At a Un Security Council meeting, the Us Ambassador nikki haley described it as a clear and sharp Military Escalation one that has made the world a more dangerous place. It has been confirmed that the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile fired by north korea could have a range of more than 3,000 miles, meaning it could reach alaska. The United States also warned it was prepared to use the full range of its capabilities, including Military Force if needed. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent james landale. Today, on the coast of south korea a barrage of missiles, fired by local and us forces. A simulated attack on the leadership, A Show Of Force and retaliation, backed up tonight by hard words from the United Nations Security Council. Today is a d