Its all in the packaging the everyday items that recyclers say are impossible to deal with. And coming up in the sport on bbc news tonights swedish top division fixture between gothenburg and aik has been postponed, after an alleged match fixing attempt. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Prime Minister, theresa may, has launched the conservative Party Manifesto this lunchtime, with a raft of policy pledges claiming to get to grips with the great challenges of our time. It includes major changes to social care in england. For the first time, the value of someones property would be included in the means test for care at home. Mrs may pledged changes to our State Pensions. She said therell be a new double lock system when the current triple lock expires in 2020. Theres also a promise for an increase in nhs funding, by a minimum of £8 billion in real terms over the next five years. On brexit, mrs may warned that if a government failed in the negotiations, the conseque
Into an unusually high rate of Infant Deaths at a hospital in chester. Rolf harris will be out of prison on bail tomorrow, and will attend his latest trial, on charges of Indecent Assault. And we report on the worst examples of Packaging Waste and why theyre difficult to recycle. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that theresa may has launched the conservative manifesto. She says politicians need to be upfront and straight about the challenges ahead. The Prime Minister chose to unveil the manifesto in halifax in west yorkshire, and warned that if the next government failed to negotiate a good deal on brexit, the consequences for britain would be dire. Among the policies is Sweeping Change to the way social care will be funded in england. For the first time, the value of someones property would be included in the means test for care at home. There would be a so called double lock to protect the State Pension, replacing the triple lock which expires in 2020. And new measures to curb immigra
Victims, and she claims he assaulted her at a sports event in cambridge when she was 16 years old. The trial continuing, but to recap that news, rolf harris is going to be released from stafford prison tomorrow, on bail, and due to appear at his own trial here from monday. The court will not be sitting tomorrow and rolf harris denies all the charges against him. The headlines on bbc news theresa may has launched the conservative manifesto, saying politicians need to be upfront and straight about the challenges ahead. One woman has died and 22 other people were injured after a motorist drove into pedestrians in the centre of new york. Donald trump says hes being subjected to the greatest witch hunt against a politician in American History after a Special Investigator was appointed to examine claims of collusion with russia. Now its time for meet the author. A great house with a great wall around it. We are in mid 17th century england at a time of religious strife when many lives are tou
The course of the weekend. And why 500 trees in one the most famous gardens in britain could be under threat by major road widening plans. Good morning. Its friday 25th august. Im annita mcveigh, welcome to bbc newsroom live. A police force has been severely criticised for its failure over a four year period to investigate allegations about ian watkins, the former lead singer of the band lost prophets, who was convicted in 2013 of 13 child sex offences. An investigation by the independent Police Complaints commission has found that South Wales Police failed to act on eight reports and three intelligence logs from six different people about watkins. The ipcc said the force had dismissed allegations made by watkins ex girlfriend and had failed to look at incriminating texts from watkins on her phone, because officers believed she lacked credibility. The Commission Says the investigation raised the most disturbing concerns about the way the case was handled. Our reporter Mark Hutchings ha
Today, we tied the record in baltimore. 68 degrees at national, a few degrees shy. Warm spot, charlottesville with 28. A lot of areas into the 70s. Normally, we should be in the mid to upper 40s. Tonight, im outside. Here it is, december, no gloves no, hats, no heavy coats. Temperatures in the 50s. A few spots in the upper 40s. Haggerstown, a little cloudy up there. Andrews at 59. We are not going to fall off a lot more than we are right now. Probably in the mid40s to low 50s but mostly cloudy skies, maybe a patch of fog. A little tough to see the meteor showers tonight. In the morning, we start with some patchy fog, low 50s. 65 by noon. On our way into the upper 60s and low 70s. Forecasting high tomorrow of 71 degrees which would tie the record since 1889. Baltimores record high will fall. Dulles of 71 in 1984, that will likely change. In about a week from now, maybe six day, you wont need those coats and the gloves and the hats and the scarves as well. The sevenday forecast coming up