and any ties to trump s campaign. the former tv presenter rolf harris is being released on bail tomorrow. the veteran entertainer is currently on trial accused of indecently assaulting three girls between 1971 and 1983. retail sales rose by 2.3% last month defying market expectations that rising inflation would cause a consumer slowdown. hello and good morning. welcome to bbc news. i m sophie long, in west yorkshire. where theresa may will promise to address the rising cost of social care in england and curb immigration when she launches the conservative manifesto shortly. it has been delayed due to travel problems and there have been a couple of protests which have sprung up. small protests at this stage. one to the side of the building and another to the entrance. shortly theresa may will arrive here and unveiled the conservative party plans for the election. let s take you through what we are expecting to hear from theresa may at this stage. the party is promising that
it s all in the packaging the everyday items that recyclers say are impossible to deal with. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: tonight s swedish top division fixture between gothenburg and aik has been postponed, after an alleged match fixing attempt. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister, theresa may, has launched the conservative party manifesto this lunchtime, with a raft of policy pledges claiming to get to grips with the great challenges of our time . it includes major changes to social care in england. for the first time, the value of someone‘s property would be included in the means test for care at home. mrs may pledged changes to our state pensions. she said there ll be a new ‘double lock‘ system when the current triple lock expires in 2020. there s also a promise for an increase in nhs funding, by a minimum of £8 billion in real terms over the next five years. on brexit, mrs may warned that if a government failed in th