turkey says the deal has been agreed by ukraine and russia which will allow the resumption of grain to be exported from the black sea. and coming up in sport this hour. despite a tough year, dina asher smith makes it back onto the podium after winning bronze at the world athletics championships in an incredible 200 metres final. hello, good morning. but not for many in dover. a critical incident has been declared at the port of dover, with holidaymakers and lorry drivers facing queues of several miles. we hear some have been queueing for “p we hear some have been queueing for up to five hours. bosses at dover say they are deeply frustrated at the resource at the french border overnight and early this morning has been woefully inadequate to meet our predicted demand. they say they will continue to work with all kent partners to look after those caught up in the current situation and play our part in resolving it as soon as possible. that statement from the port of dover. s
Well hear from teachers who say parents have made their lives a misery. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. Throughout the programme well bring you the latest Breaking News and developing stories and, as always, keen to hear from you. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Our top story today. Labour has promised to increase pay for nhs staff and scrap tuition fees for Student Nurses if it wins the General Election. The party says it will abolish the current cap for staff in england which limits pay increases to 1 . Labour said the policies would help Address Staffing Shortages in england that had become a threat to patients. Our political guru norman smith is in westminster for us now. Hi norman, good morning. So, how much will this pay rise be for nhs staff . Well, labour are saying they wa nt staff . Well, labour are saying they want people in the nhs to get a pay rise in line with the cost of living. So that means going up, i guess
All, he is his watch. Hello. Welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. Viewers say they want policy information, not personal insults. But has the bbcs General Election coverage already got mired in mudslinging mostly against Jeremy Corbyn . And criticisms too about how both french president ial candidates have been described on air. Although the general Election Campaign still hasnt officially started, there was no doubt this week about where the focus of politicians and broadcasters lay. All the Party Leaders were out on the stump and facing questions on a wide variety of subjects. After some pressure on the issue, tim farron of the Liberal Democrats told the bbcs Eleanor Garnier that he did not believe gay sex was a sin. I was asked the question early on and i didnt want to get into a series of questions, unpicking the theology of the bible. Isnt itjust that its your christian belief and you didnt want to admit it . No, thats not the case. What i want is to make sure that we deal
That is not at all relevant to the current election campaign. His views on homosexuality have clearly not impacted his policies. He is absolutely not in favour of any person of any orientation, sexually, being discriminated against. So he should not be pressurised into saying something that conflicts with his personal beliefs. But most of our correspondence this week has been about the treatment of the labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Last friday, deputy Political Editor john pienaar was on his tail. He stood by what is called the Triple Lock Pensions up every year by inflation, or average earnings, or 2. 5 . Can labour afford this, along with other promises . He hopes he can win this argument. Sorry, im not quite sure where im going. The use of that comment from Jeremy Corbyn was picked up by some viewers who considered it an example of an insidious tendency to snipe at the labour leader. One anonymous caller left us this telephone message. You make it a cheap shot on corbyn, just little
Running our great crunchy country. And when elections go wrong how mansfield nearly got the Member Of Parliament they didnt vote. Hello and welcome to bbc news. British Prime Minister theresa may is trying to put together a new government, after the Snap Election she called backfired on her badly. She now faces the challenge of the imminent Brexit Negotiations without a majority in the house of commons. Heres the final result. Mrs mays conservatives have 318 seats, eight short of an overall majority. The Main Opposition Labour Party has 262. So there are questions about the viability of this new administration, which is hoping to rely on the support of another Political Party to stay in power. In this programme well have the results, reaction and analysis. But we begin with our Political Editor Laura Kuenssbergs report on a Night And Day of intense political drama. Is this strong and stable, Prime Minister . She who dares doesnt always win. The most votes, the most seats, but under thi