and any ties to trump s campaign. the former tv presenter rolf harris is being released on bail tomorrow. the veteran entertainer is currently on trial accused of indecently assaulting three girls between 1971 and 1983. retail sales rose by 2.3% last month defying market expectations that rising inflation would cause a consumer slowdown. hello and good morning. welcome to bbc news. i m sophie long, in west yorkshire. where theresa may will promise to address the rising cost of social care in england and curb immigration when she launches the conservative manifesto shortly. it has been delayed due to travel problems and there have been a couple of protests which have sprung up. small protests at this stage. one to the side of the building and another to the entrance. shortly theresa may will arrive here and unveiled the conservative party plans for the election. let s take you through what we are expecting to hear from theresa may at this stage. the party is promising that
and the actor roy barraclough, best known for his role in coronation street, has died at the age of 81. and in sport, ahead of theirfirst test on saturday, british and irish lions head coach warren gatland says there ll be a battle for the number 10 shirt, with jonny sexton set to start on saturday. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. the us president donald trump is coming under growing international pressure to honour the paris global climate change deal. he s expected to announce this evening whether the us will withdraw from its commitment to reduce carbon emissions. china s premier said this morning that they will honour the agreement, and urged other countries to do the same, but donald trump has previously described climate change as a hoax , and an american job killer . our environment analyst roger harrabin reports. its coal that striving president trump away from the global climate deal. before his election he promised jobs for american minors. we
it s thursday 1st june. i m annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. this time next week, the polls will have opened across the uk for the general election. last night, key figures from the seven main parties went head to head on the bbc‘s election debate. so let s bring you up to date with the latest from the campaign trail. this morning, the prime minister is attempting to move the agenda back to brexit pledging to use the promise of brexit to build a stronger, fairer and even more prosperous country and calling for voters to unite behind her leadership. meanwhile, labour is returning to its rail policy promising to save money for rail commuters by changing the way fare increases are calculated. the party says the move would save an average rail season ticket holder £319 a year by 2022. last night key figures from the seven main parties went head to head on the bbc. theresa may was criticised for her failure to appear at that debate. our assistant political
my understanding is that without hesitation, wearing his normal clothes, he dived in and tried to assist. and he, i m afraid, was himself severely injured, but utterly heroic. security moves centre stage in the general election campaign, as labour and the conservatives clash over funding for the police and security services. welcome to bbc news. we are as close as we can get to london bridge. the police cordon is still in place after saturday night s attack after seven people died and 48 people were injured. the normal working week is resuming in london with attempts to get back to normality. many tube stations disrupted yesterday are back and running again, but still there is still an awful lot to reflect on after the grim events of the weekend. let s take a look at what we know this morning. police have said they do know the names of the attackers and will release them as soon as operationally possible, while officers try to establish if they were a part of a wider network.
a libyan man has won the right to sue the former foreign secretary, jack straw, over claims of kidnap and torture. an 18 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenage girl in rotherham. three years after the malaysia airlines flight mh370 went missing, the search is called off, leaving families devastated. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. theresa may is due to set out her strategy for brexit this lunchtime. in a speech in central london, the prime minister is expected to signal she wants a full break from the european union rather than a deal that leaves britain half in, half out . her speech comes as new figures show the rate of inflation increased sharply last month, exceeding some economists‘ predictions. the cost of living was 1.6% higher than a year earlier. that s up from an annual rate of 1.2% the previous month. we can go to vishala sri pathma in the city. tell us more about these figures? as you say, it is higher than the previous m