final. hello. here in the uk, campaigning is continuing in the run up to the general election on lithjuly. sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country, if labour win the general election. the labour leader said he would introduce new laws to train british workers to plug skills gaps in the job market and strengthen anti exploitation laws. meanwhile, the conservatives have promised to build 100 new gp surgeries in england and boost the number of available appointments if they win the election. nd in the coming hours john swinney, leader of the scottish national party, will formally launch the party s campaign, where he ll argue independence offers the country a better future . our political correspondent ione wells has more on the latest developments. there s a couple of different major announcements today, from labour, there is this pledge from the labour leader, sir keir starmer, to cut net migration. he says that the way the
hello, i m kasia madera. here in the uk, campaigning is continuing in the run up to the general election on lithjuly. sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country if labour win the general election. the labour leader said he would introduce new laws to train british workers to plug skills gaps in the job market and strengthen anti exploitation laws. meanwhile, the conservatives have promised to build 100 new gp surgeries in england and boost the number of available appointments if they win the election. and in the coming hours, john swinney, leader of the scottish national party, will formally launch the party s campaign, where he ll argue independence offers the country a better future . 0ur political correspondent ione wells has more on the latest developments. there s a couple of different major announcements today, from labour, there is this pledge from the labour leader, sir keir starmer, to cut net migration. he says that
Promise in their manifesto to cut Net Migration to the Tens Of Thousands. Labour is promising to ban tv ads for unhealthy food before the watershed, to tackle Childhood Obesity. And Facebook Places advertisements in british newspapers with tips on how to spot fake news in the run up to the General Election. Good morning from paris, where Emmanuel Macron has been attending his First Official function as frances President Elect. Hejoined commemorations here in the capital, marking the end of the Second World War in europe, along with the man hell replace by the end of the week, Francois Hollande. The two men stood side by side for the annual ceremony at the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier to commemorate victory in europe day and the surrender of nazi forces on may eight, 1916. Mr macron wholl be frances youngest leader since napoleon is working on forming a new government. Hes admitted he faces daunting challenges and he promised to heal divisions and restore confidence in the European Union
I like their policies at the moment, i want to leave the European Union and i think theresa may is the only person who will get us out of the European Union with a reasonable deal. Labour. Ive always been labour. And our panel will tell us where theresa may sits on our map of the political terrain. Hello. Some of us remember the heydey of tv advertising. Consumer brands washing powders and the like would constantly market themselves as new and improved. Never mind that they were less than perfect before, as long as you now understood that they are better than ever. Well, the Conservative Party is pitching itself as new and improved today as well. A theresa may manifesto, with a pretty different emphasis to past efforts. A section entitled we believe in the good that government can do, for example. Some will say its just marketing, others will see it as substantive change. Certainly, the emphasis on scaling back the relative generosity displayed to the elderly is a notable shift. The po
Managed to fool hsbcs Voice Recognition Security System, designed to prevent fraud. Good morning, its friday, 19th may. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Breaking news this morning. Swedish prosecutors are ending their seven year long investigation into the wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, who has been accused of rape. Mr assange, whos a5, has been living at the Ecuadorian Embassy in london since 2012, claiming asylum to avoid extradition to sweden. Scotla nd Scotland Yard says it is obliged to arrest him for Breaching Bail Conditions if he leaves the embassy. Julian assange has just tweeted this picture. This is in reaction to that means from sweden. That is the first reaction from Julian Assange, though no statement from him as yet. Lets cfoss no statement from him as yet. Lets cross to the Ecuadorian Embassy in london. Our correspondent, Richard Lister, is there. Richard, so, any expectation we might Seejulian Assange leading that embassy any time soon . I would hav