threshold. now is not the time, says borisjohnson. meanwhile the labour party pledges to compensate nearly four million women who lost out when their state pension age rose from 60 to 66. voters in hong kong turn out in record numbers to cast their ballots in district council elections. five teenagers have been arrested after a large brawl at a cinema in birmigham last night which saw a number of police officers injured. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. boris johnson has unveiled the conservative manifesto with a speech in which he promised to spend more money on public services without raising income taxes. he also pledged repeatedly to get brexit done, and vowed to keep the united kingdom intact. the headline promise of this manifesto is the conservative pledge not to raise income tax, national insurance contributions or vat. the so called triple tax lock. they also kept up the pressure on labour over the nhs by promising 50,000 nurses more than double what labour wer
campaign is not finished yet . and for the murder justice forjim is one thing, of william mckinney. but my heart is broke. it s been a very black day 13 people were shot dead at a civil for the rest of the family. rights march on 30th january, 1972. their relatives insist their campaign is not finished yet. riding high, as paisely park, justice forjim is one thing, the horse that nearly died but my heart is broke. wins the stayers hurdle, it s been a very black day to the delight of his owner for the rest of the family. three at cheltenham. coming up on afternoon coming up on afternoon live, live, all the sport. that with ollie. we ll have the all the sport with 0lly. we have had some terrific stories at latest from mathilde herman of the cheltenham today, not just we have had some terrific stories at cheltenham today, notjust that one. racing already on dave lee. with the history was made with briony frost, final six nations we can fast she became the first female jock
eighth of december. our top story: in the last few hours, police in new zealand have said the disappearance of 22 year old british backpacker grace millane is being treated as a suspected murder. a 26 year old man is being questioned. auckland police say they have not located grace millane‘s body. she was last seen at a hotel on first december. more from our correspondent, hywel griffith. fun loving and family orientated, grace millane‘s parents say her disappearance one week ago was entirely out of character and extremely hard for them to take. today, they were given the worst possible news about their daughter. the evidence we have gathered to this point in the enquiry has established that this is a common side. homicide. grace s family have been advised of this development, and they‘ re devastated. a man is still being spoken to at this point. grace arrived in new zealand last month, and had been staying at a backpackers‘ hostel in auckland. she was last spotted
the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has appealed to mps across the political divide to forge a consensus over brexit, acknowledging that the prime minister s deal for leaving the european union, might not be approved by parliament. her comments in a newspaper, follow another difficult eu summit for theresa may, in which she failed to win concessions that might have made her withdrawal deal acceptable to mps. the church of england has urged the country to debate brexit with more grace and generosity, saying it s time for national reconciliation. here s our political correspondent, chris mason. parliament stares at gridlock. cobbling together a majority to endorse anything looks incredibly difficult, and downing street has studiously avoided any public discussion of a plan b, what happens if, when, the prime minister s plan is rejected. but writing in the daily mail, amber rudd says that brexit is in danger of getting stuck and while supporting theresa may s deal, ad
the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has appealed to mps across the political divide to forge a consensus over brexit, acknowledging that the prime minister s deal for leaving the european union, might not be approved by parliament. her comments in a newspaper, follow another difficult eu summit for theresa may, in which she failed to win concessions that might have made her withdrawal deal acceptable to mps. the church of england has urged the country to debate brexit with more grace and generosity, saying it s time for national reconciliation. here s our political correspondent, chris mason. parliament stares at gridlock. cobbling together a majority to endorse anything looks incredibly difficult, and downing street has studiously avoided any public discussion of a plan b, what happens if, when, the prime minister s plan is rejected. but writing in the daily mail, amber rudd says that brexit is in danger of getting stuck and while supporting theresa may s deal, ad