Meanwhile, new measures to curb immigration are understood to be among the pledges in the conservatives manifesto launched tomorrow. A Record Number of people in work, but there are more warnings of a squeeze on living standards. And trying to fight digital propaganda the millions of fake profiles created on social media pumping out misinformation. And coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news theres so much at stake in the championship as Sheffield Wedmnesday and huddersfield look to reach the play off final to face reading. Good evening. President trump is facing what his critics say are the most serious allegations to beset his presidency so far. He has been accused of trying to get the former head of the fbi, james comey who he sacked last week to drop an investigation into links between his former National Security adviser and the russians. The claims have prompted a small but growing number of the president s fellow republicans to call for an independent inquiry into l
The bbc understands the conservatives will promise additional measures to curb immigration when they publish their manifesto tomorrow. There will also be extra costs for employers who choose to hire non eu immigrants in skilled jobs. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg has more. The publication of any manifesto is a Big Dealfor A party leader, especially for theresa may. This is the first big document to come from the first big document to come from the conservative party since she has beenin the conservative party since she has been in charge. It is her decision to call the election and her calculation that the idea is that she and her team put forward will be enough to keep her on in downing street. One of the first messages is uncompromising on immigration. It is their calculation that there was a clear instruction from voters that immigration must come down. Theresa may will say in her view immigration is too high and she will suggest in her view Web Immigration is too high it ha
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Welcome to bbc news. A Serving Marine with links to dissident republicans has admitted building up hidden stockpiles of explosives, weapons and ammunition. Ciaran maxwell, whos 31 and originally from Northern Ireland, was based with a0 commando in somerset. He pleaded guilty at the old bailey to preparing acts of terrorism. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford has the story, his report contains flashing images. He was a member of the uks elite Royal Marines unit a0 commando, having passed the gruelling 32 week training course. But today, Ciaran Maxwell admitted that during his five years in the marines he was also preparing for terrorism, building up hidden stockpiles of explosives, weapons and ammunition. He grew up in larne, some 20 miles north of belfast, a largely unionist town with some strong loyalist paramilitary links. A bmx fan who came from a catholic family, as a teenager he was on the fringe of irish republican activity in the town. It was the early 2000s. A time