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are switching accounts for better service for our money. in sport, seven points clear now. chelsea close in on the premier league title with a vital victory over southampton. we ll also be looking at how your garden grows, as a new report says climate change affects the north and the south in very different ways. and carol has the weather. good morning. another cool day in prospect. still some wintry showers in the forecast but there will be some sunshine as well. later, cloud coming in from the north west and the wind eases but i will have more detail in about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. labour has promised to increase pay for nhs staff and to restore bursaries for nurses in training if it wins the general election. the party says it will abolish the current cap for staff in england which limits pay increases to i%. it also plans to introduce a law that ensures staffing levels in hospitals are safe. our health editor hugh pym reports. marchers by s ....
on fake news during the election campaign, saying it ll do all it can to tackle the problem. in sport, there s hope yet for arsenal s season. they beat manchester united and are still in the chase for the champions league places. and carol has the weather. good morning. for some of us, the good morning. for some of us, the good weather will last. a bit more cloud in the north and east and still cool down in the north sea coastline. i will have more details in about ten minutes. good morning. first, our main story. france s newly elected president, emmanuel macron, has promised to heal the country s divisions following his resounding victory over the far right leader, marine le pen, in yesterday s election. the pro eu candidate secured 66% of the vote and atjust 39 years old, he will become the country s youngest ever leader. speaking at a victory rally outside the louvre in paris, he said the task ahead was immense and made a plea for unity. here s our europe correspond ....
i don t understand going to these negotiations. why are we negotiating? why don t we just leave? so far all our couples have got on but will politics get in the way? we ll bring you the full storyjust after 09:30. it is now less than 48 hours till voting begins. we ve been to the valleys of south wales traditionally a labour stronghold to find out howjeremy corbyn is going down there, or whether other parties are about to cause a political upset. hello, welcome to the programme, we re live until 11 this morning. also coming up later in the programme, as part of our van share series i take a spin with senior tory politician andrew mitchell. he reveals his favourite coldplay track and how he got the nickname thrasher. 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, scotland yard is facing questions over a decision to downgrade a p ....
of the day in the commons and the lords, and on this programme, the government confirms it is abandoning its pledge to scrap free school lunches the better off children at infant schools in england. we have listened carefully to the proposals in the sector to remove infant school meals and we have decided it is right to retain the existing provision. labour makes a plea for fair pay, for doctors and nurses. i want to talk about the spending plans of 2017 where he can find £1 billion for northern ireland but nothing the nurses in england. and the trials and tribulations of southern trains. my constituents have had to put up with so much, extended engineering works, overcrowding an unsatisfactory compensation process. theresa may had made a manifesto commitment to scrap free school lunches for better off children at infant schools in england, during the election campaign conservatives said evidence showed every school breakfast was as effective at helping children learn ....
premier league after a 2 2 draw with everton. and matt has weather forecast. still some fog this morning across southern areas but nowhere near as bad as yesterday. i have the details on that and details of the weather conditions as we finish this year and head on to the next. good morning. first, our main story. more than 100 olympic and paralympic stars have been recognised in the new year honours list, with knighthoods for andy murray and mo farah. jessica ennis hill and the rower, katherine grainger, have received damehoods, while the gold medal winning paralympian, lee pearson, has also been knighted. 0ur correspondent, andy swiss, has the details. at the end of a glittering year for british sport, for five of its greatest stars, the greatest honours. first, a noted for the man who spent 2016 skilling dizzying new heights. wimbledon champion again. after winning a second wimbledon, a second 0lympics after winning a second wimbledon, a second olympics and world numb ....