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symptoms were dismissed as a migraine. hello. welcome to the programme, we re live until 11 this morning. let us know what you think of the plans in labour s leaked manifesto. we really interested to hear your views. we re talking about social media gaffes today after the rapper bow wow posted suggesting that he was flying to new york by private jet when he wasn t. people are now posting their own exaggerated claims under the #bowwowchallenge hashtag. we ll show you some of the best ones. do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning use the hashtag #victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today, the bbc has obtained a leaked draft of labour s manifesto, which promises to nationalise the railways as franchises expire and to abolish tuition fees in england. the document, seen by several newspapers, also pledges to return royal mail to public ownership and bring in an energy price cap. norman sm ....
where two opposition leaders have been taken to a military prison by the security services, a move that s been widely condemned. the un secretary general has expressed concern that the escalation of political tensions will make it harder to find a peaceful solution to the current political crisis. venezuela has some of the world s largest proven oil deposits but 82% of venezuelans live in poverty. former president hugo chavez, who died in 2013, styled himself a champion of the poor during his 1a years in office, pouring billions of dollars of venezuela s oil wealth into social programmes. the left wing government of his successor, nicolas maduro, has struggled to cope with with inflation running at more than 50% a year, plummeting oil prices and accusations of corruption. our correspondent katy watson has sent this report from caracas. antonio ledezma screams for help as he is taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. there s panic, while someone ....
we begin in venezuela, where the security services have taken two opposition leaders off to a military prison, a move that s been widely condemned. after months of violent protests and deaths, the un secretary general has said rising political tensions are making it harder to find any peaceful solution to the current crisis. venezuela has some of the world s largest proven oil deposits but 82% of venezuelans live in poverty. former president hugo chavez, who died in 2013 after 1a years in office, styled himself a champion of the poor and poured billions of dollars of venezuela s oil wealth into social programmes. his successor, nicolas maduro, has struggled to cope with inflation running at more than 50% a year, plummeting oil prices and accusations of corruption. the bbc‘s katy watson sent this report from caracas. antonio ledezma screams for help as he s taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. there s panic, while someone else yells that ve ....
we begin in venezuela, where the security services have taken two opposition leaders off to a military prison, a move that s been widely condemned. after months of violent protests and deaths, the un secretary general has said rising political tensions are making it harder to find any peaceful solution to the current crisis. venezuela has some of the world s largest proven oil deposits but 82% of venezuelans live in poverty. former president hugo chavez, who died in 2013 after 1a years in office, styled himself a champion of the poor and poured billions of dollars of venezuela s oil wealth into social programmes. his successor, nicolas maduro, has struggled to cope with inflation running at more than 50% a year, plummeting oil prices and accusations of corruption. the bbc‘s katy watson sent this report from caracas. antonio ledezma screams for help as he s taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. there s panic, while someone else yells that ve ....
we have a special investigation. it has been for months been since those business rate changes affected millions of companies. didcot has seen some of the biggest rises. in sport, as usain bolt get set to race for the final time, a time 0lympic race for the final time, a time olympic champion has told us the sport will die if athletes keep doping. and plans to rip up speed bumps in a an effort to tackle speed bumps. for many of us it s a dry and bright start, with a couple of showers. but we have rain coming to the south west. that will be moving north east. some will be heavy and possibly thundery as well. it will be accompanied by casting wins. more details on 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the duke of edinburgh will carry out his final public engagement before he retires from royal duty this afternoon. prince philip, who is 96 years old, will attend a parade by the royal marines. in may it was announced he would be retiring after spending more ....