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
the latter. overcome them. we will seek to do the latter. the test for all of us. we ll have reaction to the queen s speech, and the latest on theresa may s attempt to strike a deal with the democratic unionists to support her government. also tonight: a funeral for the first victim named in the grenfell tower disaster a syrian refugee who d been studying engineering. the duke of edinburgh enjoying royal ascot yesterday is in hospital tonight recovering from an infection. and it s been the hottestjune day since the summer of 1976, but there are storms on the way. good evening. the queen s speech, listing the government s plans for the new parliament, is dominated by the brexit process. the speech is also notable for the absence of some major policies which featured in the conservative manifesto. let s start with what s in the programme. there are 27 bills in total eight of those are linked to brexit. there s a bill to tackle domestic violence in england and wal