in sport.swansea s premier league future is in their own hands, as they win and the teams around them slip up. and louise has the weather. good morning. it s another quiet day of weather mostly dry and yet again, west is best in terms of the sunshine and the warmth. more details from me later on. good morning. first, our main story. with just over a month to go until the general election, the political parties are making key pledges today. labour says if it wins, it will not raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year. the conservatives are planning to reform mental health services, while the liberal democrats are vowing to protect pensions. 0ur political correspondent ellie price, can tell us more. ellie, the parties are making big promises today? absolutely. labour will be pleased with what they see as their pitch to low and middle income earners, that it s on the front pages today. they ve essentially saying they will not raise the standard rate of vat,
on fake news during the election campaign, saying it ll do all it can to tackle the problem. in sport, there s hope yet for arsenal s season. they beat manchester united and are still in the chase for the champions league places. and carol has the weather. good morning. for some of us, the good morning. for some of us, the good weather will last. a bit more cloud in the north and east and still cool down in the north sea coastline. i will have more details in about ten minutes. good morning. first, our main story. france s newly elected president, emmanuel macron, has promised to heal the country s divisions following his resounding victory over the far right leader, marine le pen, in yesterday s election. the pro eu candidate secured 66% of the vote and atjust 39 years old, he will become the country s youngest ever leader. speaking at a victory rally outside the louvre in paris, he said the task ahead was immense and made a plea for unity. here s our europe correspondent, d
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