further south and west the temperatures will not be far away from 20. similar temperatures into next week, west is best, little or no rain around and some sunshine at times. hello, this is bbc news. our latest headlines. theresa may says she is taking nothing for granted after the tories‘ success in the local elections. campaigning in the west midlands, she urged voters to give her a strong mandate to negotiate brexit. jeremy corbyn who s been visiting the east midlands says his party faces a huge challenge to win the general election. but he insisted the gap between labour and the tories isn t as great as the pundits have been saying. the liberal democrats say they would put a penny in the pound on income tax to go towards the nhs and social care. party leader tim farron said politicians needed to be honest about financing the health service. the ukip leader paul nuttall urges his supporters to stay on the pitch despite suffering heavy losses on thursday. he said vot
on the pitch despite heavy losses on thursday. the french authorities warn the media and the public not to spread documents hacked from the centrist candidate emmanuel macron‘s campaign team ahead of tomorrow s poll. also in the next hour the teenage racing driver who lost both legs in a crash says he s determined to get back behind the wheel. he says the support he has received from the stars and fans of motorsport has made him even more determined to return. and wasps seal the top spot in rugby union s premiership, with victory over saracens. theresa may says she s grateful for the support her party s received in the local elections, but insists she s taking nothing for granted ahead of next month s general election. meanwhile, jeremy corbyn has admitted labour faces a historic challenge. ukip‘s leader, paul nuttall, said his party has a bright future despite its drubbing in thursday s vote. our political correspondent ben wright reports. step by step, theresa may is
candidate s campaign team in the run up to sunday spresidential election. and three men appear in court charged with the murder of businessman guy hedger, shot dead at his home near ringwood in dorset. tend to cross for sportsday. time to cross. welcome to sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me olly foster and james pearce. these are our headlines this evening: wasps and exeter claim home semi finals on the final day of rugby s premiership season. five goals for manchester city as they beat crystal palace to go third in the premier league. and the teenage motor racing driver who s vowed to drive again despite losing both his legs. good evening, we ll have all the results and reaction to today s football in just a moment, but we re going to start with rugby union. it s the final round of matches in the regular season in the english premiership and the pro 12. there was a lot at stake in the premiership, with three teams still able to finish top, and european qual
says theresa may will target all labour voters. labour voters with a string of manifesto pledges. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the main political parties have been out canvassing support on the first full weekend of the general election campaign. theresa may says she s grateful for the support her party s received in the local elections but she says she s taking nothing for granted ahead of next month s general election. earlier, the labour leader jeremy corbyn admitted his party faced an historic challenge but said his party was closing the gap on the tories. 0ur political correspondent ben wright reports. step by step, theresa may is closing in on polling day, now with hundreds of new conservative councillors in her ranks. at this aerospace factory, she toured the floor with the new west midlands mayor. i am taking nothing for granted. i need support across the united kingdom to strengthen my hand, and only a vote for me and my team will ensure britain has the
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