And any ties to Trumps Campaign. The former tv presenter rolf harris is being released on bail tomorrow. The veteran entertainer is currently on trial accused of indecently assaulting three girls between 1971 and 1983. Retail sales rose by 2. 3 last month defying Market Expectations that rising inflation would cause a consumer slowdown. Hello and good morning. Welcome to bbc news. Im sophie long, in West Yorkshire. Where theresa may will promise to address the rising cost of social care in england and curb immigration when she launches the Conservative Manifesto shortly. It has been delayed due to Travel Problems and there have been a couple of protests which have sprung up. Small protests at this stage. One to the side of the building and another to the entrance. Shortly theresa may will arrive here and unveiled the Conservative Party plans for the election. Lets take you through what we are expecting to hear from theresa may at this stage. The party is promising that no one will have
Funding for schools. Real Technical Education for young people. And, the first ever proper plan to pay for and provide social care. Strong Public Services do notjust provide security and enhance opportunity. They are vital institutions that bring us all together. Theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn will be absent as britains political leaders take pa rt britains political leaders take part ina britains political leaders take part in a prime time tv debate this evening. The itv event will see Liberal Democrat leader tim farron, Ukips Paul Nuttall and the snps Nicola Sturgeon lock horns. Plaid cymrus leanne wood and Green Co Leader Caroline Lucas will also take part in the two hour show being broadcast from salford at 8pm. The Prime Minister has refused to take part in tv debates and the Labour Leader said he would not participate without his main rival being there. Atv a tv debate must include the Prime Minister, the leader of the conservative party. That would be a proper debate. I made the
Unashamedly saying what it thinks of the tory manifesto. It is astonishingly supportive, even reverential. I was quite taken aback when i saw this because even though it has been very supportive of theresa may, especially over the last few days, ahead of the ma nifesto last few days, ahead of the manifesto launch, she can do no wrong. All you need to do is compare this to what would happen if David Cameron was Prime Minister and he announced some of the policies she did today, you can imagine what the daily mail might say about the elderlys homes being sold off to pay for care and getting rid of winter fuel allowance. And yet, theresa may receives plaudits for her practical pledges rather than unrealistic, eye catching promises. A lot of this comes down to the comment box in the middle, which is the word moral. And the fact that the word moral. And the fact that the editor of the daily mail has a real admiration for her sense of being. This image of her being very sensible and stable,
If there is evidence is mounting that there might have been efforts to obstructjustice that would be a parallel back to nixon and wouldnt look good for the president. Tonight, as fresh revelations about russia and the man he sacked as fbi boss who he apparently told the russians was a nutjob engulf the trump white house, we ask whether he can keep his presidency on the road. Jeremy corybns Right Hand Man Today made the bold claim that labour can win the election. We ask the Shadow Defence Secretary what that would mean for protecting the country. The little boy who witnessed the horrific murder of his mother Rachel Nickell 25 years ago tells his story of the trauma he suffered, and the impact of relentless press intrusion. All of a sudden we saw this man lunging forward with a black bag over his shoulder, and then everything happened. In a matter of seconds i was grabbed, thrown to the floor, my face dragged across the mud. Seconds later my mother collapsed next to me. And newsnights o
Stephs looking at the issue of transport. Iam going i am going to be talking to commuters and businesses here at out what they want from the election in terms of transport. In sport drama On The Last Day of the season. Arsenal miss out, liverpool are back in the Champions League and john terry stages a theatrical goodbye at Stamford Bridge. And with a week of sunshine on the way, carols at the Chelsea Flower Show. Good morning from the garden designed by chris birchall. It is stunning. There is over 3000 plants. It looks like its been here forever and its a Pleasant Start the day. This week, generally speaking, it be warm. By the weekend, some of us will have temperatures possibly into the low 30s, not all of us. A few of us the low 30s, not all of us. A few of us will see some rain. I will have all of the details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Labour is making a fresh appeal to young voters by bringing forward its promise of abolishing tuition fees, to include stu