Voting in some seats. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. Tax officials have raided west ham and Newcastle United football clubs as part of an investigation into suspected fraud. Strong criticism for Surrey Police for returning a collection of shotguns to a man who went on to kill his partner and her daughter. A show of unity in south korea as the us Military Holdsjoint exercises with local forces as the us senate prepares for Security Briefing on north korea. And a warning that britains immaculate green lawns could become a thing of the past because of climate change. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that the Prime Minister has refused to guarantee that the so called triple lock on pensions will continue if the conservatives are re elected at the General Election. At the final session of Prime Ministers questions before polling day theresa may said that Pensioner Incomes would continue to rise, but she was accused of abandoning a commitment previously made by the conservatives. La
But yes, i think she will. We will have to see whether or not she gets forced into a general election. You we re forced into a general election. You were mentioning the sales as a metaphor, but lets talk about the real Boxing Day Sales. £4 billion bonanza as foreigners boost the Boxing Day Sales. Foreigners, we like them now this is the daily express, thats ok then why are foreigners coming . Because of the pound it is astonishing. We were talking before we came on air about the old days when there would be a very posh person from the bbc who would interview a young couple sitting outside a Department Store somewhere and they were going to go to safer for £20. Theres a woman quoted here who bought two pairs of shoes that were reduced from £630 to £90 a pair, if you can afford to spend that on shoes then you probably dont need to go in that crash in the sales i find probably dont need to go in that crash in the sales ifind it astonishing. But it is good for retail. Youre not a sales
But yes, i think she will. We will have to see whether or not she gets forced into a general election. You we re forced into a general election. You were mentioning the sales as a metaphor, but lets talk about the real Boxing Day Sales. £4 billion bonanza as foreigners boost the Boxing Day Sales. Foreigners, we like them now this is the daily express, thats ok then why are foreigners coming . Because of the pound it is astonishing. We were talking before we came on air about the old days when there would be a very posh person from the bbc who would interview a young couple sitting outside a Department Store somewhere and they were going to go to safer for £20. Theres a woman quoted here who bought two pairs of shoes that were reduced from £630 to £90 a pair, if you can afford to spend that on shoes then you probably dont need to go in that crash in the sales i find probably dont need to go in that crash in the sales ifind it astonishing. But it is good for retail. Youre not a sales
Cassettes as well . No nana, itsjust cds. Why, do you have cassettes . No. The bafta winner played nana in the royle family. One of her co stars, the actress suejohnston, said she was devastated at her passing. In halfan in half an hour, reporters takes a look at the bbcs bestjournalism from the last year, including an exclusive report on chinese militarisation of International Waters. Some Breaking Newsjust in. The author of Watership Down, Richard Adams has died, aged 96. His tale about a family of rabbits was a bestseller and also became a celebrated film. A statement from his family said he died on christmas eve. They posted a quote from the book on the Watership Down website which read it seemed to hazel he would not be needing his body any more. Nick higham looks back at his life. They seem sad, like trees in november. It became a worldwide bestseller and animated film and made its creator a millionaire. Not bad for a story about Intrepid Rabbits originally devised by a Civil Ser
Police in turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fire at a nightclub packed with new year revellers, killing at least 39 people. Funerals have been held for some of the victims. Another 69 people were wounded four of them critically in what the istanbul governor described as a terrorist attack. The attacker left his gun before escaping. The shooting marks a bloody end to a year which saw ankara and istanbul targeted by attacks carried out by the so called Islamic State group, and separately, kurdish rebels. Mark lowen reports from istanbul. The mood was of celebration, one of istanbuls top nightclubs, reina, counting down to 2017. Five, four, three, two. They expected a night ofjoy, a fresh start not this. Less than two hours into the new year, a gunman opened fire outside, Bullets Ricocheting as he shot a policeman and a civilian. Another camera showed people carolling as the attacker struck before he stormed inside. Inside, his Killing Spree continued turks and foreigners murdere