challenges for customers to earn bonus points could be pushing people to spend more than they can afford. that s the warning from consumer groups. i ll be taking a look. in sport it s the start of a new adventure for emma hayes. we hear how she s settling in to her new manager role in the united states as she prepares to lead them into the olympics this summer. to lead them into the quite to lead them into the a cloudy start this morning. some quite a cloudy start this morning. some outbreaks of rain out there, but things should brighten up. a bit of sunshine developing in the afternoon. all of the details shortly. it s thursday 30th may. our main story. the conservatives and labour have both ruled out increasing vat if they are elected in five weeks time. the promises have raised questions about how the parties will fund their spending plans, and deliver on their commitments if they win the elction. our political correspondent damian grammaticas has this report. midnight
And coming up in the sport on bbc news liverpool talisman Philippe Coutinho could make his first appearance for the club this season, as they host sevilla at anfield this evening. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Fire officers say full Sprinkler Systems can save lives in high rise buildings and fitting them should be compulsory. But a bbc investigation has found that only 2 of council owned high rise blocks in england are fitted with them. The Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire injune which left at least 80 people dead begins tomorrow. Londons fire commissioner has said that the Grenfell Tower fire must be a turning point in fire regulation and has called for sprinklers to be installed in all High Rise Council flats. Graham satchell is at Grenfell Tower in west london. When the public enquiry officially opens tomorrow it will ask some pretty fundamental questions. How did the fire start, why did it spread so quickly and why did sony people die, and, of course
The european comission as he addresses the European Parliament. And the robot making its debut as the conductor of an orchestra in italy. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Fire officers say full Sprinkler Systems can save lives in high rise buildings and fitting them should be compulsory. But a bbc investigation of half the association and council owned high rises in england has found that only 2 are fitted with them. The Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire injune which left at least 80 people dead begins tomorrow. Londons fire commissioner has said that the Grenfell Tower fire must be a turning point in fire regulation and has called for sprinklers to be installed in all High Rise Council flats. Graham satchell reports from Grenfell Tower in west london. When the inquiry opens tomorrow, it will ask fundamental questions, why did it start, why did it spread so quickly and why did so many die and how do we prevent a fire like this in the future . Fire experts we have spoke
Theresa may has said ministers will look again at Public Sector pay before the budget after criticism that the pay awards announced yesterday were still below inflation. Does the Prime Minister understand that inflation is mayor 2 and anything less means dedicated public serva nts anything less means dedicated Public Servants are worse off anything less means dedicated Public Servants are worse off again and have been made worse off for the past seven years . There is a need for greater flexibility as we look at these issues on Public Sector pay in the future. We will be working on this in the lead up to the budget. Also in the next hour, a warning from the president of the European Commission that the uk will soon regret leaving the eu. In his annual address to the european parliament, Jean Claude Juncker says there is a window of opportunity to build a stronger, more united union. And the robot making its debut as the conductor of an orchestra in italy. Good afternoon and welcome to
Of course it needs it massively. You cant but be affected by the scale of devastation that the people of anguilla have endured. On the eve of the Grenfell Tower inquiry, a bbc survey of half the uks tower blocks finds virtually none of them has a sprinkler system. And meet the italian robot making its debut as an orchestral conductor. Its 5 oclock. Some breaking new, Scotland Yard is to review the security at the school in london attended by Prince George after a ao year old woman was arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary. What we can say today is a ao year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary at the school in south london. The arrest at quarter past 2 today relates to that incident at Thomass Battersea school. That is yesterday when an individual gained access to the premises. The arrested woman was taken to a south London Police station where, she remains in custody and they say they are working with the school which is attended by Prince George to rev