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voting in some seats. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. tax officials have raided west ham and newcastle united football clubs as part of an investigation into suspected fraud. strong criticism for surrey police for returning a collection of shotguns to a man who went on to kill his partner and her daughter. a show of unity in south korea as the us military holdsjoint exercises with local forces as the us senate prepares for security briefing on north korea. and a warning that britain s immaculate green lawns could become a thing of the past because of climate change. it s 5 o clock. our main story is that the prime minister has refused to guarantee that the so called triple lock on pensions will continue if the conservatives are re elected at the general election. at the final session of prime minister s questions before polling day theresa may said that pensioner incomes would continue to rise, but she was accused of abandoning a commitment previously mad ....
live fire drills as tensions with the north continue to rise. how does your garden grow? why climate change could make your job more challenging. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: joey barton says his career is effectively over after the burnley midfielder is banned for 18 months after admitting an fa charge in relation to betting. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. it was the last prime minister s questions before the election, and theresa may and jeremy corbyn used the occasion to set out what they say is the choice for voters. the prime minister argued it was about leadership, strong and stable under the tories. but the labour leader concentrated on public services, saying he would stand up for the many, not the few. here s our political editor, laura kuenssberg, on a parliamentary session that has set the tone for the election. will this be your last prime minister s questions, prime minister? once more, with feeling. for the last time, this tim ....
and we ll find out what s on the front pages of tomorrow s newspapers at 10:40 tonight with our guests martin bentham from the standard the political commentatorjane merrick. that s all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me will perry, the headlines this evening. is this the end of joey barton s career? the 34 year old burnley midfielder is given an 18th month ban by the fa for betting on football. newcastle united and west ham united s grounds have been raided as part of a tax fraud investigation. he s won the tournament five times but ronnie 0 sullivan is knocked out of the world snooker championship by ding junghui in the last 8. and, maria sharapova makes her return to tennis following a 15 month doping ban, she s on court at the stutgart 0pen as we speak. good evening. burnley midfielderjoey barton has been given a ban from football after admitting a football association charge in relation to betting and ....
a break which six times champion and bbc commentator steve davis described as the most astonishing he s ever seen. selby dominated his match against marco fu winning13 3 with a session to spare. john higgins is through to the semis for the first time in six years. the four time champion began the final session against kyran wilson needing just two more frames for victory and it didn t take him long to get them. higgins going through 13 6 and will play either barry hawkins or stephen maguire. josh griffiths says he s still coming to terms with being the fastest british runner at the london marathon. griffiths qualified for august s world championships in london as he finished the marathon 13th overall in two hours 1a minutes 49 seconds. the 23 year old, who aims to continue coaching himself, says he only had his national record on his mind on sunday. i was iwas aiming i was aiming for two hours 16 which was the welsh commonwealth games time but i thought that might b ....
the campaign posters are printed with the french election in full swing. for emmanuel macron it was less than a warm welcome in his hometown where marine le pen showed up as well. and. the white house says funding for that mexican wall may have to wait. we go to the border where not all residents are convinced. you build a 20 foot wall, someone isjust going to build a 21 foot ladder to go over it. hello, i am katty kay in new york, christian fraser is in london. the us senate is about to decamp to the white house as a top admiral wa nts the white house as a top admiral wants lawmakers a north korean attack on the us is possible. mr trump has summoned his senators were briefing, quite a show. the television image of senators going into the white house make the president look assertive in the run up to 100 days but then he has already shown his resolve coming to korea. the carl vincent battle group is now positioned. and the us michelin is always there. the us military ....