Its thursday 1st june. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. This time next week, the polls will have opened across the uk for the general election. Last night, key figures from the seven main parties went head to head on the bbcs election debate. So lets bring you up to date with the latest from the Campaign Trail. This morning, the Prime Minister is attempting to move the agenda back to brexit pledging to use the Promise Of Brexit to build a stronger, fairer and even more prosperous country and calling for voters to unite behind her leadership. Meanwhile, labour is returning to its rail policy promising to save money for Rail Commuters by changing the way fare increases are calculated. The party says the move would save an average rail season Ticket Holder £319 a year by 2022. Last night key figures from the seven main parties went head to head on the bbc. Theresa may was criticised for her failure to appear at that debate. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is i
Claimed to share his muslim faith could have carried out such an attack. Dr majid spoke to our correspondent martin bashir. It was the front line in treating the youngest victims and soon welcomed the queen, who offered support and comfort. Hopefully it mends quickly. Hope 50. The royal manchester Childrens Hospital has won widespread praise for its response to the bomb attack, and leading the team of surgeons that night was dr ibrar majid, the head of trauma and orthopaedic surgery. What we saw was essentially war wounds. War wounds . Yes, so the kind of wounds you would see on a battlefield. We were operating from probably about one oclock in the morning all the way to just before eight oclock. Once theyd stabilised the children, then there was a Pecking Order of what needed to be done. So the life saving surgery had to be done before the limb saving surgery. And were there several children where there would be multiple surgeries . Yes, and even to this day were continuing to operate
To still be here and were still fighting so while he is still fighting, we still fighting. Also, the latest in our collection blind date series, and this morning one labour and one conservative politicians sit down and took in. So for all our couples have got on but will politics get in the way . People are looking at me, talking about the community. I was in wilkinson is buying something about the other day and people said, i cant believe you are in wilkinson i said, i have to put things in my bin. I dont have people to put things in my bins hello, welcome to the programme. We until iiam. Hello, welcome to the programme. We untiliiam. We hello, welcome to the programme. We until iiam. We are live until iiam. So much coming up today on the show. We will be talking about the political song that you arent allowed to hear and why. The latest on the tickets for the one love concert in manchester to remember the victims of last weeks attack. And of course we have our latest in the series el
The Royal College of surgeons warns that the number of patients waiting more than six months for routine operations and treatment in england has nearly tripled in four years. Good morning. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The Crown Prosecution Service have announced that Craig Mackinlay, who is running for south thanet in the election for the conservatives, has been charged over his alleged overspending in the 2015 general Election Campaign. Mr mackinlay defeated the then ukip leader, nigel farage, in the ballot. Daniel sandford is with me now. First ball, talk us through what he has been charged with. It all goes back to the Titanic Battle In the 2015 General Election between nigel farage and a Conservative Party. He was trying to get a seat in parliament for the first time. The Conservative Party were trying to keep them out. Craig mackinlay was the candidate for the conservatives who managed to win that in south thanet. As all candidates have to do, he then filed his Election Expenses
Police in manchester say they have found a car that may be significant to their investigation into last weeks attack. Well, now on bbc news we look ahead to sportsday at half past six this evening. We will be live in cardiff, as thousands of fans descend on the welsh capital, ahead of tomorrow nights Champions League final. Security at the Principality Stadium has been a concern following the Manchester Bombing of last week, but uefas president insists it will be as safe as possible. Well also be looking ahead to the British And Irish Lions first game in new zealand tomorrow, as their tour officially gets underway, and we preview the derby, with a look at the frankel foal no one wanted. Thats all in sportsday at 6 30pm, but now on bbc news its time for the film review. Hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. To take us through this weeks Cinema Releases is james king. So, james, what do we have this week . Well, its a bit of a globetrotting week this week actually. From ameri