Into an unusually high rate of Infant Deaths at a hospital in chester. Rolf harris will be out of prison on bail tomorrow, and will attend his latest trial, on charges of Indecent Assault. And we report on the worst examples of Packaging Waste and why theyre difficult to recycle. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that theresa may has launched the conservative manifesto. She says politicians need to be upfront and straight about the challenges ahead. The Prime Minister chose to unveil the manifesto in halifax in west yorkshire, and warned that if the next government failed to negotiate a good deal on brexit, the consequences for britain would be dire. Among the policies is Sweeping Change to the way social care will be funded in england. For the first time, the value of someones property would be included in the means test for care at home. There would be a so called double lock to protect the State Pension, replacing the triple lock which expires in 2020. And new measures to curb immigra
Managed to fool hsbcs Voice Recognition Security System, designed to prevent fraud. Good morning, its friday, 19th may. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Breaking news this morning. Swedish prosecutors are ending their seven year long investigation into the wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, who has been accused of rape. Mr assange, whos a5, has been living at the Ecuadorian Embassy in london since 2012, claiming asylum to avoid extradition to sweden. Scotla nd Scotland Yard says it is obliged to arrest him for Breaching Bail Conditions if he leaves the embassy. Julian assange has just tweeted this picture. This is in reaction to that means from sweden. That is the first reaction from Julian Assange, though no statement from him as yet. Lets cfoss no statement from him as yet. Lets cross to the Ecuadorian Embassy in london. Our correspondent, Richard Lister, is there. Richard, so, any expectation we might Seejulian Assange leading that embassy any time soon . I would hav
Ive been trying out wpter polo ahead of the british championships. And philip has the weather. Good morning to you. For some, the weekend is starting looking like this, but at the same time, others are looking at this. Ill tell you who gets what, where and why in a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. In the last few moments, President Trump has landed in saudi arabia on his first officialforeign trip since taking office. But he leaves behind more controversy in washington. We can see some of the live images right now, coming from saudi arabia. Can you see the flags of the official preparations, as the plane landed; three or four minutes ago. Theyve been rolling out the red carpet, the steps are prepared. Were expecting donald trump to emerge any minute for what is a very important trip for him. They werent quite ready with the aircraft steps because Air Force One touched down a tiny bit early, ten minutes earlier than expected. The us media is reporting that he told senio
Ive been trying out wpter polo ahead of the british championships. And philip has the weather. Good morning to you. For some, the weekend is starting looking like this, but at the same time, others are looking at this. Ill tell you who gets what, where and why in a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. In the last few moments, President Trump has landed in saudi arabia on his first officialforeign trip since taking office. But he leaves behind more controversy in washington. We can see some of the live images right now, coming from saudi arabia. Can you see the flags of the official preparations, as the plane landed; three or four minutes ago. Theyve been rolling out the red carpet, the steps are prepared. Were expecting donald trump to emerge any minute for what is a very important trip for him. They werent quite ready with the aircraft steps because Air Force One touched down a tiny bit early, ten minutes earlier than expected. The us media is reporting that he told senio
Ive been trying out wpter polo ahead of the british championships. And philip has the weather. Good morning to you. For some, the weekend is starting looking like this, but at the same time, others are looking at this. Ill tell you who gets what, where and why in a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. In the last few moments, President Trump has landed in saudi arabia on his first officialforeign trip since taking office. But he leaves behind more controversy in washington. We can see some of the live images right now, coming from saudi arabia. Can you see the flags of the official preparations, as the plane landed; three or four minutes ago. Theyve been rolling out the red carpet, the steps are prepared. Were expecting donald trump to emerge any minute for what is a very important trip for him. They werent quite ready with the aircraft steps because Air Force One touched down a tiny bit early, ten minutes earlier than expected. The us media is reporting that he told senio