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also this hour, how climate change is transforming the british garden. they will be looking at new techniques because of rising temperatures. and looking for love online one rhino‘s search for a partner on the dating app tinder. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the labour party has switched its election campaigning to the nhs today pledging to give a bigger pay rise to nhs staff in england if it wins the general election. labour says it would scrap tuition fees and restore bursaries for student nurses and midwives which are due to end in august. the party says it would end the current 1% cap on wage increases, in part because nhs staff had been undervalued, overworked and underpaid by the government. labour says. and it says its policies would be paid for by reversing corporation tax cuts. the party says a labour government would also introduce tougher rules to ensure that staffing levels in hospitals are safe. the shadow health secretary, jon ashwort ....
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 tha ....
week s election to find out what locals here want from the politicians. in sport, two more years for arsene wenger. he will extend his 21 year spell as arsenal manager with an official announcement to be made today. as ariana grande announces she and some of the biggest names in pop will hold a benefit concert for the victims of the manchester bombing, we ll speak to the man who had to organise it all injust four days. and carol has the weather. good morning. to date will be cloudy gci’oss good morning. to date will be cloudy across the southern half of the uk, but equally, brightness, polyanskiy share across the north of the country with pleasant sunshine. more details in 15 minutes. carol, thank you. first, our main story. police say a dangerous prisoner believed to be armed with a razor blade is on the run after escaping from officers in wiltshire. the man had been taken to hospital with a head injury, before escaping from guards yesterday evening. let s get mo ....
jeremy corbyn is due to give a speech in london focussing on the nhs and education we ll bring you some of it live. and a little later in the programme we ll talk about a rise in bullying for online gamers if you ve got expereince do get in touch use the hashtag #victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today, police say a dangerous prisoner, believed to be armed with a razor blade, is on the run after escaping officers in wiltshire. michal kisiel, who s 30, had been taken to hospital in salisbury with a head injury before fleeing from guards yesterday evening. police are warning the public not to approach him. greg dawson is here with more details. what happened 7 what happened? last night michal kisiel was found in his cell at hmp erlesto ke kisiel was found in his cell at hmp erlestoke prison. they decided he needed hospital treatment so he was taken to a hospital in salisbury. police say they believe he ov ....
charity finds one in saeed & mohammed al naboodah group trophy handicap to have been bullied. and a light show and the southern hemisphere. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. a huge car bomb in the afghanistan capital kabul has killed at least 80 people and injured over 350. the huge explosion happened in the diplomatic quarter of the city near the french embassy during morning rush hour. our correspondent harun najafizada is at the scene and sent this report. this is the scene of the huge bombing which rocked the afghan capital kabul. today we understand it was a water tanker or a lorry full of explosives which hated this strategic location right in the heart of kabul. it is very close to the german embassy, the indian embassy, the french and british embassies. it is also walking distance from the provincial palace. the police have cordoned off the area at the moment and we are not allowed to move further than this for several reasons. one of them is that ther ....