up their campaigns out across the country. let s take you through some of todays key events: rishi sunak and sir keir starmer go head to head in their second live tv debate later facing questions from voters on sky news in grimsby this evening. will either man change tack, or will it be more of the same? we ll be discussing all of that during the course of the day. and the green party launches its manifesto promising to raise taxes on higher earners and the wealthy to help fund 50 billion a yearfor the nhs and social care. also today: the cost of living is always important, and we ve just had figures out this morning showing that the uk economy failed to grow in april after particularly wet weather affected consumer spending. the office for national statistics recorded no growth for the month, which was in line with economists expectations. nevertheless it will be disappointing for the conservatives. here is hannah minna. the green party are pledging to mend what i call brok
president biden s son hunter is found guilty by a court in the us of lying about his drug use when buying a gun in 2018. hunter biden was addicted to crack cocaine when he purchased that revolver and today is the first child of a sitting president to be convicted of a crime. england limber up in germany, ahead of the start of their euros campaign. and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. the big challenge for a conservative party trailing badly in the polls is how to persuade voters to give them another five years in power today we got their answer, as they put tax cuts at the heart of their manifesto. among the policies announced was a 2p cut in national insurance, and scrapping the main rate of national insurance for the self employed. they pledged a new help to buy scheme and that they d abolish stamp duty for first time buyers on properties up to £425,000. in a m