In sport. Swanseas premier League Future is in their own hands, as they win and the teams around them slip up. And louise has the weather. Good morning. Its another quiet day of weather mostly dry and yet again, west is best in terms of the sunshine and the warmth. More details from me later on. Good morning. First, our main story. With just over a month to go until the general election, the Political Parties are making key pledges today. Labour says if it wins, it will not raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year. The conservatives are planning to reform Mental Health services, while the Liberal Democrats are vowing to protect pensions. 0ur Political Correspondent ellie price, can tell us more. Ellie, the parties are making big promises today . Absolutely. Labour will be pleased with what they see as their pitch to low and middle income earners, that its on the front pages today. Theyve essentially saying they will not raise the standard rate of vat, nor will be pu
Against the food Delivery Firm to claim better employment rights. Ill be looking at what impact it could have. In sport Mixed Emotions for Runnerjo Pavey Ten Years After finishing fourth at the World Championships, shes to receive a bronze medal after an athlete is disqualified for doping. National kitchens was set up 100 yea rs National Kitchens was set up 100 years ago when world war i. The idea was you got a decent meal for a small price. Should it be brought back, there are some who think it should i will speak to them today. And matt is in bedfordshire with the forecast this morning. Iam i am talking about the results of the Big Garden Bird watch. News on that and a day ahead coming up. Good morning. First, our main story. Plans to Make Britain An independent, sovereign nation will be published this morning just one day after theresa may started the process of brexit. The great repeal bill will outline how the government plans to repatriate more than a0 years worth of powers from
Its the coolest place and i wa reminded these guys are so fortunate to work at the National Conservation training center. Its a really terrific facility. Nice to be back here. Nice to see all of you. I guess and the warmup act for the president ial did a tonight. I promise no spin on a promise to finish intensivists if you cant get enough of politics will deal to go see it, although i dont know who that would be at this point. Im sure we dont want to see the debate comes so we will finish on time for that. Im here to talk about Rachel Carson and bismarck indicated that some of the 27th of december the 50th anniversary of silent spring. She was a famous author before she wrote silent spring. Im going to talk more about that tonight. This is rachel and i love this photograph. This is the frontispiece of the book. I spent seven months trying to find this photograph and arrange to reproduce it in the book. It was made by irving penn, the great 20th century portrait photographer verboten m
Games of the russian city of sochi. The olympic torch continues its epic relay this time it set out to space. Oh and what is also in part thank you very much indeed for joining us to all of us went out. We begin with the lake is almost full to the mullahs powerful typhoons in history. Super typhoon heidi on which has been tearing through areas of the central philippines with ferocious winds of up to three hundred and fifteen kills is now up for the red cross estimates that twelve hundred people have lost their lives below the actual death toll could be much higher for strikeouts mary and stop reports. Um the wasteland of debris the aftermath of typhoon heidi and didnt lying in the streets of gold from the ruins by many overwhelmed by the devastation soo drained rinsed by edward is awake rotary in crowded makeshift soup is outside. Landslides are akin to take the death toll even high end. The time came that it defeated into islands freaking time equally between is about two hundred and
There have been some interesting cases in the history of our armed forces and id like to explore them in further detail. Cspan have you started it yet . Guest just barely scratched the services. Cspan heres the cover of the book are touched by fire about general George Armstrong custer. Our guest is louise barnett. We thank you for joining us. Guest thank you area match. Now, William Souder recounts the life of dick darman. She offered an indictment of insecticides including ddt in her book, silent spring published in 1962. Following the publication, ddt was banned and the Environmental Protection agency created. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of silent spring. This is a little over an hour. [applause] thank you. Thank you overcoming tonight to this wonderful facility. I love coming here. i always remind these guys are so fortunate to work at the National Conservation training center. Its a really terrific facility. Nice to be back here. Nice to see all of y