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hello, i m lauren taylor. we start here in the uk, and the fourth day of campaigning ahead of the general election on the 4th ofjuly. labour says it won t raise income tax or national insurance, if it wins power. the pledge was made by the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, speaking to the bbc, but she didn t rule out some spending cuts, saying there would be difficult decisions to make. leila nathoo has more. thank you very much. she wants to decide how taxpayers money is spent. rachel reeves making her pitch in west yorkshire this afternoon, promising a labour government would ensure economic stability. today, she said if she became chancellor there would be no rises in income tax or national insurance. but she acknowledged she would face difficult decisions and that public services were struggling. we re not going to be bringing back austerity, but we have got that immediate injection of cash into our front line public services. that s a down payment on the changes ....
southampton lead 1 nil to leeds united in the championship play off final at wembley. hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. we start here in the uk and the fourth day of campaigning ahead of the general election on the 4th ofjuly. the home secretary james cleverly says the conservatives plan to bring back a form of compulsory national service if it wins, is about pushing young people out of their comfort zone . the party says it would cost two and half billion pounds a year and would see eighteen year olds join the military for a year or serve the community for a weekend a month for the same period. our political correspondent helen catt has more the return of national service is certainly an eye catching policy but it wouldn t be national service quite like these men experienced between 1949 and 1963. instead all 18 year olds would have to choose between a year of military service or volunteer work in public services. it s about addressing the fragmentation we have seen in ....
can t see we came here just to see her now we can t see her! two derbies in two finals. celtic celebrate winning the scottish cup. but manchester united stun manchester city, denying them the double, as they lift the fa cup at wembley. a soggy start to the day for many, cloudy for the north, brighter further south but watch out as heavy under the downpours hit. it s sunday the 26th of may. our main story: the prime minister rishi sunak has said he ll bring back national service for all 18 year olds if the conservatives win the general election at an annual cost of £2.5 billion. participants would have the choice of serving a full year in the military or volunteering for 25 days with community organisations. opposition parties called the plan desperate and unfunded. our political correspondent leila nathoo has the details. an eye catching policy from the conservatives early on in this campaign, grabbing headlines in the papers this morning. they say that if they win the ....
kenyan vincent ngetich won the men s10k elite race, while ethopia s gotytom gebreslase won the women s race, and of course, as you d imagine, thousands of members of the public took to the streets too. there ll be some tired legs tonight. let s get you up to date with the final day of the aquatics gb diving championships in birmingham now, we ll start with the mens platform and noah williams won gold, this his last dive, but he fell fractionally short of what he needed to assure his place in the event in paris, needing a score of 480 for that, he scored 103.2. heartbreakingly close. but the selectors could still pick him at their discretion for the games. earlier, world championship medallists jack laugher and anthony harding have continued their build up to the paris 2024 olympic games with victory in the synchronised 3m springboard final. the pair have claimed world silver and bronze medals over the last 12 months and achieved a strong score of a21. points for their ....
in papua new guinea. bangladesh braces for a tropical cyclone. let s return to the general election. the conservatives have announced they will introduce mandatory national service for 18 year olds if they win. it s a plan labour have called desparate and unfunded. earlier this morning, the home secretary, james cleverly, spoke on sunday with laura kuenssberg. what we re putting forward is a mandatory national service, a small element of which will be with the military, and anyone taking that route will volunteer to do so. so whilst you will be compelled to take part in the national service, no one will be compelled to do the military bit. and it s about addressing the fragmentation that we ve seen in society too many young people living in their own bubble, whether it be a digital bubble or a social bubble. and we want to get back to the situation where people are mixing with young people from different areas, different economic groups, different religions, to try an ....