as many of us look forward to a summer holiday, the cost of being dropped off at the airport is now higher than ever. i ll have the details on how much it s gone up. it s gold in rome for keely hodgkinson. despite struggling with illness, she wins the european 800m title once again, with the olympics just around the corner. after a brighter, sunny start in central and eastern areas, rain in the west will cross us all except for the far east and it will be windy especially in the west. all the details later. it s thursday the 13th ofjune. our main story. labour will publish its election manifesto this morning, with sir keir starmer saying he is putting wealth creation at the heart of his plans for government. he s said there will be no surprises on tax and has ruled out increases in vat, income tax and national insurance. the conservatives have challenged labour to match their own range of tax pledges for families and businesses. our political correspondent damian grammaticas
as frank gardner reports. war planes from another time. memories from 80 years ago. today, a chance to honor those men and women who took part in d day, the operation that helped end the second world war. service chiefs, prime ministers past and present, the royalfamily and of course, the veterans. roy haywood was 19 on that day, a trooper in the sherwood rangers. i landed in on the evening of d day, and three weeks later i was so badly damaged that they had to amputate both my legs below the knee. i returned home eventually, and i have to say that i always considered myself one of the lucky ones that survived because so many of us didn t. this was the largest ever amphibious invasion in human history, over150,000 british, us, canadian and french troops landing on normandy s beaches under withering fire from german defenses. let us once again commit ourselves always to remember, cherish and honor those who served that day and to live up to the freedom they died for. honoring
Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore investors are loving it. Donald trump sells a 2 billion stake in his trainees operations. And we take a look at whether it will be smooth sailing or choppy waters for the Cruise Ship Industry in 2017. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Im rico hizon. Welcome to Asia Business report. Its a tuesday. Glad you could join us. We start off with the fast food giant mcdonalds and its decision to sell a controlling stake in its business in china and hong kong, a sign of another company admitting they need help in this huge and unique market. In a 2 billion deal, the Chinese State owned Conglomerate Civic will take a sta ke. Owned Conglomerate Civic will take a stake. Coni group will take a 28 sta ke. Stake. Coni group will take a 28 stake. Mcdonalds will be holding on to the remaining 20 . Earlier, i spoke to someone and ask them if the sale is a good move for mcdonalds . This will help them a lot. If you look at how mcdonalds has