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funding for schools. real technical education for young people. and, the first ever proper plan to pay for and provide social care. strong public services do notjust provide security and enhance opportunity. they are vital institutions that bring us all together. theresa may and jeremy corbyn will be absent as britain s political leaders take pa rt britain s political leaders take part ina britain s political leaders take part in a prime time tv debate this evening. the itv event will see liberal democrat leader tim farron, ukip‘s paul nuttall and the snp s nicola sturgeon lock horns. plaid cymru s leanne wood and green co leader caroline lucas will also take part in the two hour show being broadcast from salford at 8pm. the prime minister has refused to take part in tv debates and the labour leader said he would not participate without his main rival being there. atv a tv debate must include the prime minister, the leader of the conservative party. that would be a pr ....
i duchess of cambridge‘s sister, pippa , marries in berkshire. and the most successful and pics sailor is attempting to win the world s oldest sporting trophy. fa cts world s oldest sporting trophy. facts in america s cup quest in half an hour. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. donald trump and king salman of saudi arabia have been meeting in riyadh, where they ve approved an arms deal worth more than $100 billion. mr trump is on his first foreign tour as president. back home, there are fresh claims about his reasons for sacking james comey, the director of the fbi. mr trump is said to have told russian officials that mr comey was a real nut job and that his departure eased great pressure on the president. my colleague lyse doucet is in riyadh. the day continues to unfold, beginning with the most royal welcome this morning, actually, at the international airport in riyadh. president trump s first stop on his five stop foreign visit, his first everforeign visit five ....
correspondent andy swiss is there for us evening andy, it s a game that united fans have been looking forward to for weeks but do you sense a markedly different atmosphere? well, ollie, ithink well, ollie, i think the mood here is more muted than what you would expect for an occasion like this. yes, the fans have been enjoying themselves in the cafes and bars and fa ns loa ns, themselves in the cafes and bars and fans loans, but there is not that celebratory feeling that you would normally expect. i ve spoken to fans over the last 2a hours who say they ve had friends and family affected by what happened in manchester on monday night and they say they are not just here for their clu b say they are not just here for their club now but for their entire city. with that in mind, some united fans are preparing a banner that will be u nfu rled are preparing a banner that will be unfurled inside the stadium bearing a message manchester, sct united. they will be a minutes silenc ....
someone hasjust asked if someone has just asked if we are picking up tweets during the programme. we definitely are. we ve been talking about donald trump s trip to brussels today. donald trump will be flying to sicily to model where there is a two day summit. how do you assess today? it was quite a strange day. you do not have to be a body language expert to feel that a lot of the nato leaders, european leaders, were uncomfortable with donald trump standing up on the stage and harrying them about not paying their fairshare harrying them about not paying their fair share for defence spending. the promised mark of 2% of gdp, the majority of nato members do not do that and he essentially lectured them, it could i did me of inauguration day when donald trump stood up and talked about all of the politicians behind him saying they we re politicians behind him saying they were benefiting the rest of the country was not. if we look at that in the context of america that is pre ....
cup final. arsenal last did it three yea rs cup final. arsenal last did it three years ago. now chelsea are hoping to do the double. henry golding explores the secret london tube network that even locals don t know about. that is in half an hour. good morning. welcome to bbc news. police investigating the manchester suicide bombing have arrested three more men in the last 12 hours during raids in the city. 11 people are now in custody. across the country, security arrangements for events planned for the bank holiday weekend have been reassessed. extra officers are expected to be on duty at football cup finals in england and scotland, and the great manchester run. sarah smith reports. armed police on the streets of hull. the security at the festival taking place here this weekend has been reassessed, as it has at hundreds of other events. the operation in manchester may be making good progress, according to counter terrorism detectives, but the threat level remains at it ....