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point where it is of watergate size and scale. unemployment falls again it s now at its lowest level since 1975. but for the first time in three years pay is lagging behind inflation. also coming up the sexist world of horse racing. it s a sport worth more than three billion, but why do women looking for a career, rarely get to the finishing line? and she was famous for her trademark headscarf and pinny now coronation street s hilda ogden s trademark possessions are going under the hammer. the liberal democrats are putting another eu referendum this time on the actual deal that has been struck , at the heart of their general election manifesto. the party said it would let the people decide whether brexit happens, once negotiations have finished. the party s leader, tim farron, says the decision to leave the eu could wreck the lives of future generations. here s our political correspondent chris mason. tim farron went back to school this morning. the lesson ....
hours‘ time. unemployment falls again it s now at its lowest level since 1975. but for the first time in three years pay is lagging behind inflation. i m simon mccoy. also coming up the sexist world of horse racing it s a sport worth more than £3 billion, but why do women looking for a career, rarely get to the finishing line? and what would corrie‘s cash strapped cleaner have to say about this? as soap busybody hilda ogden s pinny and curlers go up for auction. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chairman of an influential us congressional committee is demanding that the fbi hands over all records of contacts between its former chief, james comey, and president trump. the documents are at the centre of claims that the president asked mr comey to drop an investigation into links between his former national security adviser, michael flynn, and russia. the allegations, in the new york times, have been denied by the white house. wyre davies reports. dona ....
let s get a flavour of some of the sparks that flew tonight. this is one exchange betweenjeremy corbyn and amber rudd, discussing the need for social care. we are a party who a lwa ys for social care. we are a party who always supports those in most need. and the welfare bill for helping people on disabilities has gone up £7 billion in the last three years. we will always provide that safety net. amber, you try to remove safety nets from people on disabilities and turned around on that. you are not credible. i know there is no extra payments you do not want to add, no tax you do not want to rise but the fa ct tax you do not want to rise but the fact is that we have to concentrate oui’ fact is that we have to concentrate our resources on the people who need it most and we have to stop thinking, as you do, that there is a magic money tree. you have to be accountable. just one of the highlights from the debate this evening. i highlights from the debate this evening. lam ....
their president is not known to be a soft touch at the best of times, let alone on islamic terrorism. you would not expect a soft touch on anything to do with the philippines. the number who have died, that is the very tragic thing. we employ staff in the philippines, and if i can makea staff in the philippines, and if i can make a stereotype, the other aspect about what is tragic about this, the best people i have ever employed in the world. you have got a poorer country that probably does not have the same regulations as other countries in terms of fire exits and the like, it was not terror related or anything like that, anything else we have seen in the past two weeks of people dying. that is the additional tragedy. looking at president trump saying that the us is going to with all from the paris climate accord. he has said that there are more stringent conditions placed on the us rather than other countries. he says if he had stuck with what had been agreed, it woul ....
shows promising results. in sport, the british and irish lions‘ tour of new zealand has begun. jonny sexton with a early penalty. would you have known how to spell marocain . we ll be joined by some spelling bees, and put a man from the oxford english dictionary to the test. and ben has the weather. good morning. a cooler fresher weekend, with spells of sunshine and a few passing showers, all the details coming up. first, our main story. theresa may and jeremy corbyn have faced tough questions from a tv audience, just days before the general election. they were challenged separately in a special edition of question time in york. mrs may faced uncomfortable questions about nhs funding. while mr corbyn faced a robust exchange over whether he would use the uk s nuclear deterrent. our political correspondent vicky young was there. they came here hoping to persuade people that they have what it takes to lead the country. no one expected an easy ride but from the start it ....