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shows promising results. in sport, the british and irish lions‘ tour of new zealand has begun. jonny sexton with a early penalty. would you have known how to spell marocain . we ll be joined by some spelling bees, and put a man from the oxford english dictionary to the test. and ben has the weather. good morning. a cooler fresher weekend, with spells of sunshine and a few passing showers, all the details coming up. first, our main story. theresa may and jeremy corbyn have faced tough questions from a tv audience, just days before the general election. they were challenged separately in a special edition of question time in york. mrs may faced uncomfortable questions about nhs funding. while mr corbyn faced a robust exchange over whether he would use the uk s nuclear deterrent. our political correspondent vicky young was there. they came here hoping to persuade people that they have what it takes to lead the country. no one expected an easy ride but from the start it ....
patients as a new drug shows promising results. iam in i am in the welsh capital where football fa ns i am in the welsh capital where football fans are gearing up for the biggest prize in european football, the champions league final. and coming up, a look at istanbul, a city that spans two continents, good morning and welcome to bbc news. theresa may and jeremy corbyn have faced tough questions from a tv audience, just days before the general election. they were challenged separately in a special edition of question time in york. mrs may faced uncomfortable questions about nhs funding. while mr corbyn faced a robust exchange over whether he would use the uk s nuclear deterrent. our political correspondent vicky young was there. the party s the pa rty‘s manifesto the party s manifesto commits the conservatives to keeping tax as low as possible but hadn t ruled out increases in income tax. labour says low earners have had no guarantee over tax. our political correspond ....
and president s trump s decision to pull out of the paris climate agreement. that s dateline at 11:30am. good morning and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has insisted the party s position on income tax has not changed, despite the defence secretary claiming that the conservative party would not raise income taxes even for high earners. the prime minister is speaking at an eventin the prime minister is speaking at an event in dewsbury and west yorkshire, when the bbc asked her for clarification. our position hasn t changed from that set out the manifesto. what people will know when they go to vote on thursday is that it is the conservative party that has and a lwa ys conservative party that has and always will be a low tax party and it is our intention to reduce taxes for ordinary working families. we will raise the personal allowance to 12500 and raise the 40% threshold up to 50,000. the choice is simple for people on thursday. a conservative party that has always beli ....
against floods. how an army of expert engineers are employing the wood gnawing rodent to build flood defences for free. and at 12:30pm: a look at how social media can impact the general election. that s click, coming up in half an hour. good morning and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has insisted the party s position on income tax has not changed, despite the defence secretary claiming that the conservative party would not raise income taxes even for high earners. labour said low errors had had no guarantee over their tax. the prime minister is speaking at an event in dewsbury and west yorkshire, when the bbc asked her for clarification. our position hasn t changed from that set out the manifesto. what people will know when they go to vote on thursday is that it is the conservative party that has and always will be a low tax party and it is our intention to reduce taxes for ordinary working families. we will raise the personal allowance to 12,500 and raise the 40% thr ....
to further reduce taxes for ordinary working families. her manifesto only ruled out increasing vat claiming the conservatives ‘s intention was to reduce taxes for working families. but with no firm promise on income tax, the defence secretary used an interview in a newspaper to certify high earners wouldn‘t pay more. and his cabinet colleague gave a similar reassurance last night. you can confirm what michael fallon told the telegraph, there will be no increase in income tax under this conservative parliament if you win, is that correct? we are a party that has already taken 4 million of the lowest paid out of tax. has already taken 4 million of the lowest paid out of tax. .. no increase in income tax, will you pledge that with one week to go? we will bear down on taxation. we have absolutely no plans to raise income tax. are you doing all right? i am now i have met you. jeremy corbyn says only those at the top will pay more tax under labour back, but low and middle ....