hello. this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. we ll be taking a look at tomorrow morning s papers in a moment withjohn rentoul and lynn davidson. first, the headlines. pressure grows on the government over its pay offer to health service staff in england. more unions have joined the backlash. hundreds of rangers fans gather outside the ibrox stadium in glasgow, despite lockdown rules. the team s on the verge of winning the scottish premiership. pope francis delivers an impassioned condemnation of extremism and violence, during the first ever papal visit to iraq. 50, 49. the bill as amended is passed. applause. the us senate passes president biden s $1.9 trillion covid relief plan by a single vote. the duke and duchess of cambridge talk about the impact of the pandemic in a special programme on the commonwealth. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. joining me are the political commentator and former conservative adviser lynn davids
welcome to bbc news. with just over 12 hours until polls open party leaders have spent the day criss crossing the country, making their last pitch to voters. 50 days after calling the general election theresa may said that brexit was the priority and she was the leader best able to build a stronger, more prosperous britain . beginning his day in glasgow the labour leaderjeremy corbyn warned voters against five more years of austerity and pledged more spending on health and education, delivering hope not fear. we ll be bringing you the last word from all the campaigns but first our political editor laura kuenssberg has been following the uk s two major parties labour and the conservatives. this is the last push, the final few miles as they try to bring you over and even before most voters were awake, theresa may was out in is london. talking about the conservative‘s plans to invest more in london. with security dominating the campaign, mrs mayer pledged to toughen the law
welcome to bbc news. with just a few hours until polls open party leaders have spent the day criss crossing the country, making their last pitch to voters. 50 days after calling the general election theresa may said that brexit was the priority and she was the leader best able to build a stronger, more prosperous britain. beginning his day in glasgow the labour leaderjeremy corbyn warned voters against five more years of austerity and pledged more spending on health and education, delivering hope, not fear. from north, south, east to west, they re having breakfast on the go, managing to find a moment for a sit down and a cuppa. this is the last push, the final few miles as they try to win you over and even before most voters were awake, theresa may was out in east london. tomorrow is the big one. yes. talking about the conservatives promise to invest billions more in housing, roads and rail. with security dominating the campaign, late last night mrs may pledged to toughen
in england and wales. and mixed emotions for the lions as they draw their test series with the all blacks more on that in sportsday in half an hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump says he expects a very powerful trade deal with the uk, to be completed very quickly . speaking at the 620 summit in hamburg, he also talked about the special relationship between america and britain, and said his planned visit to the uk would go ahead. this report from hamburg, by our deputy political editor, john pienaar, contains some flash photography. theresa may sees this relationship as key to a successful brexit. she was counting on warm words, encouragement. today, on trade, the president offered plenty of both. we re working on a trade deal that will be a very, very big deal. a powerful deal. big for both countries. and i think we ll have that done very, very quickly. it wasn t all this chummy. mrs may wants him to drop opposition to the but trade is a priority.
welcome to bbc news. police in australia say they ve foiled an islamist inspired plot to bring down an aircraft with an improvised device. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, said the plot appeared to be elaborate , rather than planned by a lone wolf. phil mercer reports. investigators in australia say they had information about a plot to blow up an aircraft involving the use of an improvised device. four men have been detained following raids across sydney by heavily armed police and members of australia s domestic spy agency. it is reported the operation was not planned, but a rapid response to a tip off. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, said the authorities have foiled what appears to be an elaborate conspiracy. i can report last night that there has been a majorjoint counterterrorism operation to disrupt a terrorist plot to bring down an aeroplane. the operation is continuing. four people have been arrested and a considerable amount of material seized by police. u