in singapore, and eight in the morning in north korea where russia s president, vladimir putin, is expected to arrive in the coming hours, for a two day state visit. the visit has been announced on north korean state television though no other details were given. it will, however, be the first visit by mr putin to his country s eastern neighbour in 2a years. satellite images of pyongyang s airport and main square indicate signs of preparations for mr putin s visit including the sort of construction set up that is usually used for parades. russia s state news agency tass said president putin is travelling to the country on a friendly state visit on the invitation of north korean leader kim jong un. the leaders last met in the russian city of vladivostok last september with mr kim travelling there on his private train. the us will be watching the visit very closely. what we are concerned about is the deepening relationship between these two countries. notjust because
and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening from carmarthen. more than half way through this general election campaign, we re in wales tonight, looking at the political landscape of the nation and how it may change after polling day. we ve been also been asking you to get in touch and tell us about the issues you want the bbc to cover through your voice, your vote. we ll be hearing about green energy and the possible impact of its infrastructure on this beautiful landscape. we ll have more on that in a few minutes but first, reform uk launched its manifesto today, or contract, as the party calls it. the launch took place by chance in south wales. as well as policies on immigration, nigel farage outlined pledges on tax and the nhs. with more details, here s our political correspondent alex forsyth. there was something of a stir outside this community club in merthyr tydfil
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wants his legacy to be overturning those bereaved payment changes. we ll talk to campaigners before 10am. and found alive after 32 hours in the sea. the extremely lucky surfer who was rescued off the coast of belfast. hello. welcome to the programme, we re live until 11am. throughout the morning the latest breaking news and developing stories and, as always, really keen to hear from you. a little later we ll hear from paula radcliffe who says european athletics proposals which could lead to world records being rewritten are cowardly. the governing body wants to eliminate any doping doubts. it means radcliffe s marathon world record from 2003 would be wiped out under the plans. do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning use the hashtag #victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. labour is promising to put 10,000 more police on the streets of england and wales if it wins the election. the