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
for the rest of a trial where he s accused of indecent assault. police launch an investigation into an unusually high rate of baby deaths and collapses at the countess of chester hospital. and it s all in the packaging the everyday items that recyclers say are impossible to deal with. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 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 for england, by a minimum of £8 billion in real terms over the next five years. on brexit mrs may warned that if a
i think it ought to be paying a little more attention to thinking about brexit negotiations, that s what i m doing. i m clive myrie live in cambridge, as tonight does not debate promises fireworks and passion. the seven leaders of the major political parties go head to head, live on stage. i m annita mcveigh, also in the next hour. police investigating the manchester attack are searching a house in the south of the city. a police cordon is in place around a house in rusholme the public have been asked to avoid the area. and arsene wenger signs on the dotted line and says he wants to win next season s premier league title. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. a breast surgeon, who carried out a series of unnecessary operations at hospitals in the west midlands, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. ian paterson was found guilty last month of wounding with intent, and unlawful wounding in a case involving 10 private patients. our health editor hugh pym sent this repor
party representatives. we ll have more from huw in a moment. the other main stories on bbc news at five. jailed for 15 years the breast surgeon who carried out a series of unnecessary operations at hospitals in the west midlands. he took everything away from me. up until today it s been going on since the ‘90s and only today i ve got justice. he took away my youth. preparations are underway at old trafford cricket ground for a concert honouring victims of the manchester bombing. and arsene wenger signs up to two more years as arsenal manager and says he wants to win next year s premier league title. it s 5 o clock. we re in cambridge at the senate house of the university the venue for one of the biggest debates of this election campaign, with just eight days to polling day. seven party representatives will be taking part and they will include the labour leaderjeremy corbyn who announced earlier today that he was cancelling his campaign visit to the south west of e
i was walking toward him and i hit him with a second crate that i had in my hand. security moves centre stage in the general election campaign as labour and the conservatives clash over who s best placed to protect the country. the uk terror threat level remains at severe , but additional security measures are being put in place, including on bridges across london. good afternoon from an extremely windy london bridge this afternoon. a vigil will be held in the capital tonight in honour of the victims of the attack. we are at the police cordoned here at london bridge. seven people were killed when three men drove into pedestrians on that bridge and then began stabbing people in nearby pubs and restau ra nts. people in nearby pubs and restaurants. 48 people injured, and 18 remaining critical condition in various hospitals in the capital. in the early hours of this morning police carried out more raids in east london and detained a number of people. another 12 people are still