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 ashworth, sai
voting in some seats. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. tax officials have raided west ham and newcastle united football clubs as part of an investigation into suspected fraud. strong criticism for surrey police for returning a collection of shotguns to a man who went on to kill his partner and her daughter. a show of unity in south korea as the us military holdsjoint exercises with local forces as the us senate prepares for security briefing on north korea. and a warning that britain s immaculate green lawns could become a thing of the past because of climate change. it s 5 o clock. our main story is that the prime minister has refused to guarantee that the so called triple lock on pensions will continue if the conservatives are re elected at the general election. at the final session of prime minister s questions before polling day theresa may said that pensioner incomes would continue to rise, but she was accused of abandoning a commitment previously made by t
british scientists develop a blood test, which can detect the return of lung cancer, before it shows on conventional scans. and, the concert hall in bristol, soon to be renamed, because of associations with the slave trade. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: tottenham needed a win tonight at crystal palace to reduce chelsea s lead at the top of the premier league to four points find out how they got on at selhurst park. good evening. all members of the us senate, have been at the white house this evening, to be briefed on the deepening crisis, involving north korea. the americans have started installing an anti missile defence system, in neighbouring south korea, in response to the weapons programmes being developed by the north. china has accused the americans of destabilising the entire region. but the us state department said tonight it was still open to negotiations to try to resolve the crisis, as our north america editorjon sopel reports. this isn t for real but
members of the us senate have been at the white house today to be briefed on the deepening crisis involving north korea. the americans have started installing an anti missile defence system in neighbouring south korea in response to the weapons programmes being developed by pyongyang. china has accused the us of destabilising the region. but the state department said it was still open to negotiations to resolve the crisis. our north america editor jon sopel reports. this isn t for real but it looks terrifyingly like it. a live fire exercise conducted by 2000 us and south korean troops, just miles from the north korean border at a time of extraordinary tension. it s a show of force, and a show of unity. a military exercise with an unmistakable message to the south s unpredictable northern neighbour we want peace, but we are ready for all eventualities. in washington this morning, the head of us pacific command put it like this. as president trump and secretary mattis have ma
welcome to the programme. as theresa may and jeremy corbyn face each other in the commons, one last time before the election. labour will guarantee the triple lock and treat pensioners with respect. unable to defend our country. determined to raise tax on ordinary workers, no plan to manage our economy. even his own supporters know he s not fit to run this country. peers ask what will brexit mean for the sharing of your personal data? and, how would you define an extremist? but first, it lasted almost an hour and was full of soundbites and slogans. the last prime minister s questions before the general election was certainly a rumbustious affair. jeremy corbyn questioned theresa may on pensions and the nhs, but he began with pay. i start, mr speaker, with christopher, who wrote to me this week and he says; in the last five years, my husband has had only a 1% increase in his wages. the cost of living has risen each year. we now have at least 15% less buying power than then. so