lucy hughes hallett talks about her latest novel. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has launched the conservative party s election manifesto, with a claim that the party represents what she called mainstream britain , and a warning that if the next government failed to negotiate a good deal on brexit, the consequences for the country would be dire . among the headline policies is a sweeping change to the way social care will be funded in england. for the first time, if you are receiving means tested care in your own home, the value of your house will be counted when calculating your contribution. the so called triple lock on state pensions, which guaranteed a minimum 2.5% rise each year will go, replaced by a double lock linked to the rise in average earnings and inflation. and there s a commitment to bring net immigration down to below 100,000 a year. 0ur political editor, laura kuennsberg reports from halifax, a marginal labour seat where the tory manifest
a clean athlete who s never broken the rules, after new allegations involving his coach alberto salazar. hello. great to have you with us. film stars and celebrities have gathered for this year s oscars ceremony at the dolby theatre in los angeles. the favourite for the big award, best picture, is the musical, la la land, while denzel washington is a leading contenderfor best actor. the first big award of the night, best supporting actor, went to mahershala ali, in the coming of age film, moonlight. well, for more, the bbc‘s peter bowes is in los angeles. really exciting. we are half an hour into the oscars. we are getting a sense of the mood of, not only the host, jimmy kimmel, but i suspect others who will get on the podium and say other words. mahershala ali, as you said, is the first winner, with best supporting actor for moonlight. i am with best supporting actor for moonlight. iam beginning with best supporting actor for moonlight. i am beginning to understand the m
begin the trading week. in positive territory. we will talk about what will move them later in the week later in the programme. we are joined by a french entrepreneur described as a rock star in the world of proud funding. she will reveal to us her latest plans shortly. and the winner is. la la land. moonlight? sort out the autocue! what a night. what is your warren beatty moment? get in touch. welcome to the programme. one of europe s biggest mergers looks like it is off. the london stock exchange and its german rival the deutsche boerse say their coming together is unlikely to be approved by the european commission. the merger was supposed to be worth just over $30 billion and would have created a giant trading powerhouse that would better compete against its big us rivals. when they announced the deal last year the two companies said together they should be able to make cost savings of $475 million a year, about 20% of the combined group s operating costs. they had already
mother with an ironing board was the norm. if this inquiry is capable of opening some of that truth, this is a good thing. cash for some schools in england looks likely to be tighter than even according to head teachers who are warning of bigger class sizes and cuts to staff. the government says school funding is now at its highest level on record. can they both be right? hello. welcome to the programme. we re live until 11 this morning. we are going to talk late in the programme about disability benefits, in particular personal independence payments, and whether they should go to, quote, really disabled people, not those taking pills at home. those are the words of one conservative mp who is being urged to apologise. norman smith will look in detailfor you at to apologise. norman smith will look in detail for you at the further cuts planned at what it might mean for you. do get in touch about those stories today. if you are texting you will be charged at the standard network