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promise in their manifesto to cut net migration to the tens of thousands. labour is promising to ban tv ads for unhealthy food before the watershed, to tackle childhood obesity. and facebook places advertisements in british newspapers with tips on how to spot fake news in the run up to the general election. good morning from paris, where emmanuel macron has been attending his first official function as france s president elect. hejoined commemorations here in the capital, marking the end of the second world war in europe, along with the man he ll replace by the end of the week, francois hollande. the two men stood side by side for the annual ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier to commemorate victory in europe day and the surrender of nazi forces on may eight, 1916. mr macron who ll be france s youngest leader since napoleon is working on forming a new government. he s admitted he faces daunting challenges and he promised to heal divisions and restore confi ....
for the remains of keith bennett whose body was never found. i m ben brown live in bradford where the labour leader jeremy corbyn has officially launched the pa rty‘s general election manifesto, some of the details of which were leaked last week. he said it was a radical blueprint for britain. let s just tell you what we know so far from what has been published today. it includes proposals to renationalise the water companies, as well as the railways and the royal mail. there would be more free childcare for two year olds and some one year olds. and university tuition fees in england would be scrapped. 0n taxation, it proposes a 45p tax rate on earnings of over £80,000. and a 50p rate for those earning more than £123,000. there will also be a levy on companies which pay staff over £330,000 pounds a year. mr corbyn called the manifesto a radical and responsible plan for government. from bradford, where the manifesto was launched, here s our political correspondent ....
the snp manifesto calling for a second scottish independence referendum at the end of the brexit process . rolf harris says he s relieved after being formally cleared of indecently assaulting three teenage girls. the mother of zookeeper rosa king who was killed by a tiger says she loved herjob and wouldn t have done anything else. the bbc understands that arsene wenger is to sign a new two year contract with arsenal a formal announcement is expected tomorrow. and back in the top flight after 45 years huddersfield town will celebrate promotion to the premier league with an open top bus parade later. good afternoon. in the last hour it has been announced that the american singer ariana grande will return to manchester this weekend for a benefit concert would nearly two weeks after her gig was attacked in the city killing 22 people. she will bejoined for the the city killing 22 people. she will be joined for the temporary concert bya be joined for the tempor ....
the prime minister visits survivors in hospital following criticism of her not meeting residents at the tower block yesterday. we are in west london where the number of people known to have died in the grenfell tower via has risen to at least 30. the police say they believe the highest total will be higher. there has been dramatic scenes outside kensington and chelsea town hall. protesters chanting we want justice chelsea town hall. protesters chanting we wantjustice and they briefly gained entry to the building where a scuffle drogue out. protesters chanting we wantjustice and bring them out. the bbc‘s dan johnson was at the scene as the protestors stormed the building. this crowd has been chanting noisily voicing their anger and their demands. the crowds now moving towards the doors of the town hall. that is the main entrance to the offices of kensington and chelsea borough. the blood trying to get into the council to make their point directly. people frustrated t ....
there for them at this terrible time and that is what i am determined to provide. of course, we saw theresa may visiting the just and westminster hospital. that s relatively close to the scene of this tragedy. she was there this morning, speaking to people who had survived the fire. yesterday, she went to the scene of the accident incident and she spake to emergency services and some charities, too, but there was criticism that she hadn t spoken to the victims themselves. we today we saw her visiting the hospital but also chairing a meeting specifically looking at the response and how the victims were being supported. after that meeting, we now have this confirmation of this £5 million emergency fund and i understand that separately other supporters now being given to the local authority, the royal borough of kensington and chelsea, which of course is dealing directly with the situation on the ground. of course, there is a whole series of layers of accountability. o ....