And any ties to Trumps Campaign. The former tv presenter rolf harris is being released on bail tomorrow. The veteran entertainer is currently on trial accused of indecently assaulting three girls between 1971 and 1983. Retail sales rose by 2. 3 last month defying Market Expectations that rising inflation would cause a consumer slowdown. Hello and good morning. Welcome to bbc news. Im sophie long, in West Yorkshire. Where theresa may will promise to address the rising cost of social care in england and curb immigration when she launches the Conservative Manifesto shortly. It has been delayed due to Travel Problems and there have been a couple of protests which have sprung up. Small protests at this stage. One to the side of the building and another to the entrance. Shortly theresa may will arrive here and unveiled the Conservative Party plans for the election. Lets take you through what we are expecting to hear from theresa may at this stage. The party is promising that no one will have
Of coffee these days. Also on tonights programme. A former tv producer is found guilty of trying to hire a succession of hitmen to kill his wealthy partner. In new york, at least 13 people are reported hurt after a car hits pedestrians in times square. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. The Football Association will introduce new rules that could see players retrospectively banned for diving or feigning injury from next season. Good evening and welcome to halifax, where the conservatives have launched their Election Manifesto. By choosing halifax, where labour has a majority of less than 500, theresa may is signalling her determination to show that the Conservative Party is now the champion of working people Mainstream Britain as she put it. So what are the Policy Highlights . In a Sweeping Change to social care in england, if you are Receiving Care in your own home, the value of your house above £100,000 will be counted when calculating your contribution. And after 2020 the so c
Witchhunt and there is no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign, buti between certainly myself and my campaign, but i can only speakfor myself and the russians, zero. A man who tried to hire a hitman to kill his partner is facing a Life Sentence after being found guilty of soliciting murder. And some of the best images ever taken we look at the famous archive of Magnum Photos on its 70th anniversary. And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News can life away from the lane begin with a win for Tottenham Hotspur as they travel to Leicester City in the Premier League . Good evening. Theresa may has published the Conservative Manifesto promising a Mainstream Government to deliver for Mainstream Government to deliver for mainstream britain. She said a Strong Economy and delivering a successful brexit were the main priorities. The manifesto includes reform of social care in england to include the value of property in qualifying for home care. The way the State Pension is protected aga
I like their policies at the moment, i want to leave the European Union and i think theresa may is the only person who will get us out of the European Union with a reasonable deal. Labour. Ive always been labour. And our panel will tell us where theresa may sits on our map of the political terrain. Hello. Some of us remember the heydey of tv advertising. Consumer brands washing powders and the like would constantly market themselves as new and improved. Never mind that they were less than perfect before, as long as you now understood that they are better than ever. Well, the Conservative Party is pitching itself as new and improved today as well. A theresa may manifesto, with a pretty different emphasis to past efforts. A section entitled we believe in the good that government can do, for example. Some will say its just marketing, others will see it as substantive change. Certainly, the emphasis on scaling back the relative generosity displayed to the elderly is a notable shift. The po
Shows promising results. In sport, European Club footballs biggest night in sport, European Club footballs biggest night. Home fans will be hoping gareth bale gets to play at some point in the Champions League final. And ben has the weather. Good morning. We have swept away the warmth and humidity from the last couple of days. A fresher weekend ahead with spells of sunshine and a few passing showers, all the details coming up. Good morning. 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 uks 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 sta