cup semi finals at wembley. and ben has the weather. good morning. we have a decent weekend in prospect. plenty of dry weather and even some sunshine, there s a big change on the way for there s a big change on the way for the start of next week. something much colder on the way. all the details in about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the conservatives are attempting to play down speculation that they will raise taxes if they win the general election. yesterday, the chancellor, phillip hammond, hinted that the government might abandon the pledge made at the last election not to raise income tax, national insurance or vat. labour and the liberal democrats were quick to jump on what they saw as a change of policy, warning that tax rises lie ahead. 0ur political correspondent, iain watson, reports. the american revolutionary benjamin franklin said that uncertainties we re franklin said that uncertainties were tax and death and commitments to push tax rates up c
as he gets older is he getting better? this is a vanity project that he wrote, directed, starred in. it s interesting, he began at the end of old hollywood with his film bonnie and clyde. it brought indie cinema into the fore, destroying the old studios, a success in 1967. this is old hollywood where he started out in as an actor. you can imagine him coming into town like the star lily collins does here. it s good on the details of how a boss like howard hughes ran the studios. everybody is waiting on him. starlets, showbiz and businessmen. even presidents wait on the wealth of howard hughes for their green light. it shows how he used to keep starlets in various places, the big mansions he kept them in, they were secretive, they had rules that applied to them. but not to warren beatty‘s howard hughes. i decided when i won a talent contest that maybe i would give it a go in hollywood. lam frank. two weeks in los angeles, you are working for howard hughes? i m having high hop
the setting for gemma arterton and bill nighy in their finest, as they struggle to produce wartime propaganda movies. we begin with rules don t apply. warren beatty, he hasn t had the best of years! with that oscars fiasco. it has been 16 years since he wrote and directed. this was meant to be his big return. as he gets older is he getting better? this is a vanity project that he wrote, directed, starred in. it s interesting, he began at the end of old hollywood with his film bonnie and clyde. it brought indie cinema into the fore, destroying the old studios, a success in 1967. this is old hollywood where he started out in as an actor. you can imagine him coming into town like the star lily collins does here. it s good on the details of how a boss like howard hughes ran the studios. everybody is waiting on him. starlets, showbiz and businessmen. even presidents wait on the wealth of howard hughes for their green light. it shows how he used to keep starlets in various places,
have a look at this! a rare sight on the railways this morning as four engines, including the flying scotsman. line up to show the past, present, and future of rail transport. you can see the smoke. and ben has the weather. good morning. quite a decent day to come for many of us today. spells of sunshine. brace yourself. a big change for the start of the new week. something much colder on the way. all of the details are coming up. thank you, ben. good morning. first, our main story. labour would introduce four extra uk wide bank holidays if they win the general election. and it s being reported that the conservatives will pledge to cut energy bills for the seven out of ten households that pay standard variable tariffs households by capping some tariffs. with the details, here s our political correspondent, ben wright. good morning, everybody. working ha rd to good morning, everybody. working hard to get your vote. jeremy corbyn thinks britain s workers deserve a break, and sa
an equaliser from arsenal takes the fa cup semi final against manchester city to extra time at wembley. that s all in sportsday in half an hour s time here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the labour leader has said he would order a review of all aspects of defence if he wins power. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr, jeremy corbyn refused to say whether he d keep britain s trident nuclear deterrent. but then a party spokesman said the decision to retain trident had been taken, and labour supported that. the conservatives said labour would dismantle the uk s defences. our political correspondent, susanna mendonsa, has more. setting out his stall for a snap election, jeremy corbyn came to outline labour party policy, but when it came to defence, that position didn t seem to correspond with that of his party. this is still an entirely unresolved question. as to what you are going to do. your defence spokesman has said very clearly that keeping trident w