bill: a plot to get to. shannon: this vehicle that bill mentioned has now made it to the floor of the ocean and we talk about these banging noises. they say they are in the area where they were heard. although other people say sometimes the sounds echo from very great distances. so it is tough to say. this is part of the last ditch effort to rescue these passengers in the final hours. bill: great question coming up. the vessel went missing sunday with a dive to the titanic. the search has grown roughly twice the size of the state of connecticut at this point. martha: the experts say the sub may have drifted. it depends on what its navigational ability is at this point whether it has battery and technology to control it in any direction. they also say it may have attached or hooked onto part of the wreckage. there are many pieces of the stern, the bow of the titanic and all sorts of pieces that fell off during that wreck. that s one of the problems in trying to find
as they win and the teams around them slip up. and louise has the weather. good morning. another wild day of weather, dry and west is best in terms of sunshine and warmth. more details 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? they most certainly are. not putting up they most certainly are. not putting up taxes always a good tactic in any election campaign. that is what the labour party have done today. they suggested they will not raise the standard rate of vat, they will not increase national insurance contributions and they will not pu
the british navy are visited by the polish president. the polish warship responsible for protecting the isle of wight in the second world war and how it s still being remembered today. 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. it is another quiet day of the weather. mostly dry and yet again, west is best in terms of 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? good morning. they are certainly putti
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,
are yasmin alibhai brown and david wooding from the sun on sunday. good morning and welcome to bbc news. parties campaigning in the general election have made a series of policy announcements this morning. labour have pledged not to raise tax on people earning less that eighty thousand pounds a year, the conservatives say they ll labour have pledged not to raise tax on people earning less than eighty thousand pounds a year, the conservatives say they ll replace current mental health legislation in england and wales, and the liberal democrats commit to maintaining the so called triple lock on pensions, meaning they would rise by as much as wages, inflation or 2.5% whichever is highest. to get more on this, i m joined by our political correspondent ellie price. let s start with the labour party, pledges all over the place. absolutely. there will be placed after the last couple of days, that after the last couple of days, that a number of the front pages today are focusing on