research suggests a simple eye test could lead to much earlier detection of glaucoma, a condition which causes irreversible sight loss. also. do you prefer to feel the pages of a book between your finger? 2016 was a record year for the publishing industry, as printed book sales went up by 8% compared to the previous year. good morning. it s thursday 27th april. i m annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. borisjohnson has used his first intervention in the election borisjohnson has said it would be difficult for the uk to refuse the us if it asks for help on a strike on syria. borisjohnson has used his first intervention in the election campaign to mount the conservatives‘ most personal attack yet onjeremy corbyn. in an article published in the sun newspaper, the foreign secretary accused the labour leader of being a security threat to the uk. he accused mr corbyn of being reluctant to use lethal force, opposing nuclear weapons and campaigning against nato. he went on
about managing, known as the jams. the people who are in work but still struggle to make ends meet, to pay those bills at the end of the week. how will they make up their minds how to vote? we ve come to the suburbs of south london to find out. well, it s fish and chips for the latest of my for the latest of my election takeaways. we are in the south suburbs of london with a group of voters who are going to tell us how they are making up their minds who to back the election. who to back at the election. just to start us off, what issues in this area, before we talk about the country, what things all thinking about when you think of who to vote for? when you are concerned about this area, what are the things that are bothering you, making you make up your minds? one of the things i m worried about is the school dinners. we ve had the milk taken and now they are going to take the school meals and something about the breakfast. my child has breakfast before she goes to school. h
still struggle to make ends meet, to pay those bills at the end of the week. how will they make up their minds how to vote? we ve come to the suburbs of south london to find out. well, it s fish and chips for the latest of my election takeaways. we are in the south suburbs of london with a group of voters who are going to tell us how they are making up their minds who to back at the election. just to start us off, what issues in this area, before we talk about the country, what things all thinking about when you think of who to vote for? when you are concerned about this area, what are the things that are bothering you, making you make up your minds? the thing i m worried about is the school dinners. we ve had the milk taken, and now they are going to take the school meals and something about the breakfast. my child has breakfast before she goes to school. how old is your daughter? she s 12 now. and she gets a free school lunch? yes, her lunch and dinners. so if they take tha
cancel flights at heathrow following yesterday s computer problems. they are telling customers they won t be admitted to terminal five until 90 minutes before the scheduled flight time. we have tried desperately to contact british airways and find ground staff and we haven t found anybody on the at all. the number of people known to have died in severe flooding in sri lanka has risen, to just over 150. it s thought nearly half a million people have been forced out of their homes. now on bbc news, it s time for the final edition of our special series nick s election takeaways. on monday, the bbc‘s nick robinson shared fish and chips with voters in eltham, south east london. the group selected by the pollsters ipsos mori represent some of those who arejust about managing otherwise known as the jams. the people who are in work but still struggle to make ends meet, to pay those bills at the end of the week. how will they make up their minds how to vote? we ve come to the subu
iamjust i am just feeling an overwhelming sense of trade, i ll only 20 years old and i am tired of the process. sense of trade, i ll only 20 years old and i am tired of the processlj just old and i am tired of the process.” just feel it is important to make a decision, let s see where we go from there and have some form of stability. i am really excited about the election, i look forward to any form of more democracy but i don t feel there s that much on the table with voting for so i will be demanding a lot more from politicians of they want to get my vote. what about you? wherever you are in the uk, get in touch with us throughout the programme if you re tweeting use the hashtag victorialive it looks like theresa may s plans to hold a general election onjune 8th will be voted for by mps today. the prime minister, who s repeatedly ruled out am early election, says she needs a fresh mandate, to strengthen her hand during brexit negotiations. this morning, we re at westmins