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at the age of 37, after leo varadkar s surprise resignation. more on all of the stories of the bbc news website. now on bbc news, it s newscast. newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello. it s paddy in the studio. and laura in the studio. and henry at home. laura s had a scoop, so she got the chancellor to commit to the triple lock in the conservative manifesto. because you hinted this week that the triple lock, which guarantees pensioners income, keeps pace with inflation. you hinted that might be reviewed, but will the triple lock be in the tory manifesto this time round? well, i can confirm it will be, yes. and there s two very important things i would say about that. when we came to office in 2010, pensioners were more likely to be in poverty than other income groups. now, because of the triple lock that we introduced, they are less likely to be in poverty. and i think that s a very important social change because, unlike adults of working age, pensioners can t work, ....
pensioners were more likely to be in poverty than other income groups. now, because of the triple lock that we introduced, they are less likely to be in poverty. and i think that s a very important social change because, unlike adults of working age, pensioners can t work, they ve retired. and so we need to respect that. they have done it into every the less, they have done it into every the less. a they have done it into every the less, a significant political moment, putting extra pressure on labour moment, putting extra pressure on labour to moment, putting extra pressure on labour to do the same, and the fact that he labour to do the same, and the fact that he was labour to do the same, and the fact that he was able to acknowledge that they wilt that he was able to acknowledge that they will do that shows they are thinking they will do that shows they are thinking about what they will say in the general election to different groups the general election ....
good morning. for many, cloudy and wet start to the day but that will give way to sunny spells through the afternoon. however, more rain coming in from the south west and it will be mild. all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday 19th march. our main story. a group compensation claim has been launched for those affected by the pollution of the river wye, which lawyers say could add up to hundreds of millions of pounds. last year, the government s nature watchdog, natural england, said the river s health was declining with many putting the blame on the rapid expansion of industrial chicken farms in the area, and the spreading of their manure on fields. now, lawyers want to hear from those affected but the food producer being targeted says it isn t supported by evidence. 0ur environment correspondent jonah fisher has the details. this is england s favourite river, and now it s like something like charlie and the chocolate factory. pete used to love taking h ....
wellingborough was also record breaking for reform uk. the party picked up 13% of the vote, its biggest share yet. the tories are terrified of us because we ve got the policies that make sense, that bluntly will save britain, and they realise that they ve had their opportunity, they ve blown it, they ve messed up the economy, they ve allowed mass emigration, they re obsessed with net zero the labour party s the same so people are actually voting positively, saying, thank heavens there s someone who s arrived on the scene who s got some good policies that essentially will save britain, and that s why people are starting to vote for us. in kingswood, labour arrived with a spring in their step on the journey towards power, winning by more than 2,500 votes in a seat that has a tendency to pick the winner in general elections over the years. westminster needs to understand that you can t get a dentist, there is no dentist accepting nhs patients anywhere in bristol. it s ....
ireland, heavy showers here, longer spells of rain, more sunshine for england and wales, where it is not so windy. there will be showers around, but not quite as many during the day on sunday. temperatures are only getting up to 21 or 22 degrees at best. what about next week? some changes, not as windy for a start, a bit more sunshine and probably fewer showers, but it is not going to be hard to are not going to get the heat that is affecting southern parts of europe, so 22 23 at best, very different in southern parts of europe, where temperatures will be reaching a0 degrees or more across inland areas once again. and that s bbc news at ten. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team, it s goodnight. after the energy shock, is britain getting even more de ....