also this hour, how climate change is transforming the british garden. they will be looking at new techniques because of rising temperatures. and looking for love online one rhino‘s search for a partner on the dating app tinder. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the labour party has switched its election campaigning to the nhs today pledging to give a bigger pay rise to nhs staff in england if it wins the general election. labour says it would scrap tuition fees and restore bursaries for student nurses and midwives which are due to end in august. the party says it would end the current 1% cap on wage increases, in part because nhs staff had been undervalued, overworked and underpaid by the government. labour says. and it says its policies would be paid for by reversing corporation tax cuts. the party says a labour government would also introduce tougher rules to ensure that staffing levels in hospitals are safe. the shadow health secretary, jon ashworth, sai
seized in schools across england and wales in the past two years. also, dreams become virtual reality for one british tech firm. improbable manages raises almost £400 million in one of the biggest ever investments in an early stage european technology business. and. a close shave for paddle boarders in calfornia, after they re warned they re swimming next to 15 great white sharks. good morning. it s friday 12th may. i m annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, is to give a major foreign policy speech in about half an hour s time in which he is likely to say that he doesn t see himself as a pacifist, because he would use military force as a last resort but that he believes military intervention has become far too common in recent times. mr corbyn was chair of an anti war group and opposed intervention in kosovo and serbia. he is also known to bea kosovo and serbia. he is also known to be a long term supporter of unilateral disarmam
pound a month. they took it all away from me. on labour s campaign, jeremy corbyn promises an extra £37 billion for the nhs and shorter hospital waiting lists. france s new president on his first full day in office visits germany to boost the relationship at the heart of the eu. and a sky dive at the age of 101 the d day veteran who says he s now planning something else. if i m fit and well, and the doctor puts his signature on thshgs i might try a and do a bit of wing walking. that i would love to do. it s 5 o clock. the government s emergency committee cobra is meeting right now to discuss the cyber attack which hit nhs trusts in england and scotland three days ago. 16 hospital trusts are still experiencing problems. patients have been urged to turn up for appointments unless they hear otherwise. the head of the technology giant microsoft has said the attack should be treated as a ‘wake up call‘. the government s been criticised for not being proactive enough in
could all be a myth. researchers looked at the health record of more than 3 million people, casting doubt on the theory that some people can be healthy, despite being overweight. and she was famous for her trademark headscarf and pinny, now coronation street s hilda ogden s trademark items are going under the hammer, good morning. it s wednesday 17th may. i m annita mcveigh welcome to bbc newsroom live the white house has denied reports that donald trump asked former fbi directorjames comey to stop an investigation into the alleged links between one of his senior advisers and russia. mr comey, who was sacked last week, is said to have recorded the comments in notes taken after a meeting with the president in february. david willis reports. following a meeting of his security advisers back in february, president trump waited for other officials to leave the room before taking then fbi director james comey to one side. the previous day, his national security advisor, michael fl
and any ties to trump s campaign. the former tv presenter rolf harris is being released on bail tomorrow. the veteran entertainer is currently on trial accused of indecently assaulting three girls between 1971 and 1983. retail sales rose by 2.3% last month defying market expectations that rising inflation would cause a consumer slowdown. hello and good morning. welcome to bbc news. i m sophie long, in west yorkshire. where theresa may will promise to address the rising cost of social care in england and curb immigration when she launches the conservative manifesto shortly. it has been delayed due to travel problems and there have been a couple of protests which have sprung up. small protests at this stage. one to the side of the building and another to the entrance. shortly theresa may will arrive here and unveiled the conservative party plans for the election. let s take you through what we are expecting to hear from theresa may at this stage. the party is promising that