and so i think people here are more politically engaged. while it can feel very distant here from the frenzy of the campaign on parts of the mainland, islanders are determined to make sure their voice is heard when it comes to this election. lorna gordon, bbc news, on the isle of eigg. our political assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. how do you sum up this election campaign? how often they we re election campaign? how often they were people say, doesn t matter who you vote for, they are all the same, doesn t make any difference, and genuinely, you can t say that this time. i cannot remember when there has been such a stark choice and such profound challenges facing this country, not just in such profound challenges facing this country, notjust in terms of brexit but also the renewed terrorist threat with those two atrocities in the middle of the campaign. theresa may banking everything on brexit and her ability to deliver that good deal which she sa
the london bridge attack the death toll rises to eight after a body believed to be missing frenchman 45 year old xavier thomas is found in the thames. more police raids a 30 year old man is arrested in east london amid further questions over how one of the attackers was able to enter the uk. celebrating the life of ronnie corbett stars of comedy and tv attend a memorial service for the man whose career spanned more than six decades. the creator of charlie and lola, lauren child, has been announced as the new children s poet laureate. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. seven weeks after the snap general election was called leaders from all parties are on the last push for votes before millions of people go to the polls tomorrow. after the last few days of campaigning were dominated by the issue of national security following the london bridge attack today, party leaders have returned to their core themes of the past few weeks. for the conservatives, theres
from the campaign trail as it draws to a close. the other news in the next hour. the london bridge attack, the death toll rises to eight after a body, believed to be missing frenchman xavier thomas is found in the thames. more police raids a 30 year old man is arrested in east london amid further questions over how one of the attackers was able to enter the uk. celebrating the life of ronnie corbett stars of comedy and tv attend a memorial service for the man whose career spanned more than six decades. the creator of charlie and lola, lauren child has been announced as the new children s poet laureate good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. seven weeks after the snap general election was called, leaders from all parties are on the last push for votes before millions of people go to the polls tomorrow. after the last few days of campaigning were dominated by the issue of national security following the london bridge attack today party leaders have returned to their cor
welcome to bbc news. with just over 12 hours until polls open party leaders have spent the day criss crossing the country, making their last pitch to voters. 50 days after calling the general election theresa may said that brexit was the priority and she was the leader best able to build a stronger, more prosperous britain . beginning his day in glasgow the labour leaderjeremy corbyn warned voters against five more years of austerity and pledged more spending on health and education, delivering hope not fear. we ll be bringing you the last word from all the campaigns but first our political editor laura kuenssberg has been following the uk s two major parties labour and the conservatives. this is the last push, the final few miles as they try to bring you over and even before most voters were awake, theresa may was out in is london. talking about the conservative‘s plans to invest more in london. with security dominating the campaign, mrs mayer pledged to toughen the law
is being transformed by a year long festival of arts and culture. anne marie tasker and kofi smiles report on the highlights. hello, and welcome to hull, which, for the whole of 2017 is the uk s city of culture. and this is the humber bridge, just the latest location to take part in the 365 day celebration of arts and culture. pulled between stars and asteroids, meteors and satellites. this stuning landmark is being turned into a giant musical instrument, taking you on a sonic journey across the humber. and i ve been on myjourneys, too, exploring the cultural links between this maritime city and its sister city of reykjavik. i think all this talk about girls not boxing is old fashioned. e we will also find out how women s boxing pioneer barbara buttrck is finally being recognised in her home city. i m annemarie tasker, and i m the arts and culture correspondent for the bbc here in hull, and this is kofi smiles. i m the face of hull, chosen by bbc to tell the world about the c