now on bbc news, it s time for today s episode of newscast, recorded earlier for bbc radio 4. newscast from the bbc. so today we re going to look back at the manifestos that were published this week. what was your name for it, laura, in the end? many festos week. some people called it the manifestival. we re also going to just reflect on what s happening with the polls because there was a kind of quite symbolic moment in one poll that people were talking about earlier this week. and also, i just thought we re halfway through the election now, this is precisely the halfway point, what s everyone s kind of vibe at the moment? laura? my vibe? yes. goodness me. i m not sure i ve ever been asked that before. i think there s something topsy turvy about this whole election, because normally when you have a governing party putting forward a manifesto, they re the ones saying, carry on as we are, in a sense, they re sort of going for the status quo, which the conservatives are sayin
episode of newscast, recorded earlier for bbc radio 4. newscast from the bbc. so today we re going to look back at the manifestos that were published this week. what was your name for it, laura, in the end? many festos week. some people called it the manifestival. we re also going to just reflect on what s happening with the polls because there was a kind of quite symbolic moment in one poll that people were talking about earlier this week. and also, i just thought we re halfway through the election now, this is precisely the halfway point, what s everyone s kind of vibe at the moment? laura? my vibe? yes. goodness me. i m not sure i ve ever been asked that before. i think there s something topsy turvy about this whole election, because normally when you have a governing party putting forward a manifesto, they re the ones saying, carry on as we are, in a sense, they re sort of going for the status quo, which the conservatives are saying don t risk a change, don t risk it,
with harry maguire already ruled out of the squad through injury, fellow centre halfjohn stones missed training today with an illness adding to england s fitness concerns in defence. the sense that southgate will have to draw on all his experience if he s to finally guide his team to glory. dan roan, bbc news, blankenhain. time for a look at the weather. here s stav da naos. tonight, rishi sunak underfire for the conservative government s record, as keir starmer refuses to rule out a series of tax rises. will any of it shift the dial? good evening. welcome to newsnight, with the best insight into tonight s interviews rishi sunak and sir keir starmer gave to sky s beth rigby and the answers they both gave to an audience of voters in grimsby. we re going to talk live to the home secretary and labour s shadow paymaster general. as soon as we establish communications. we can see them, we cannot quite hear them yet. and later, we ll speak to the deputy leader of the greens. ashraf
sunak and keir starmer are being quizzed by beth rigby, this evening s live show that started at 7pm. so let s speak to our political correspondent hannah miller who is inside the spin room for us, where journalists and politicians will be dissecting the leader s performances. hannah, isn t quite a debate, it s a different format so what can we expect? what can we expect? quite an interesting what can we expect? quite an interesting format, what can we expect? quite an interesting format, actually, i what can we expect? quite an - interesting format, actually, here this evening. both leaders will face a 20 minute interview with political editor beth rigby, that will be alive. after that they will have a 25 minute grilling by a studio audience, that has been made out to be politically representative of the whole country, it s got people from grimsley on the local area as well as some people who live around the country. from grimsby. whether they get into more policy, w
going to have drug resistant superbugs. she is going to have to drug resistant superbugs. she is going to have to run drug resistant superbugs. she is going to have to run through - drug resistant superbugs. she is going to have to run through the line here! going to have to run through the line here! and she does! and britain s keely hodgkinson wins the 800 metres gold in the european championships in rome. stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. the conservative and labour leaders have this evening faced tough questions from an audience in grimsby, in their latest election campaign grilling. in a sky news election special, sir keir starmer admitted that he knew labour would lose the 2019 general election when he campaigned with jeremy corbyn as leader he was also challenged on his spending plans and his proposal to levy vat on private schools. rishi sunak faced