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voting in some seats. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. tax officials have raided west ham and newcastle united football clubs as part of an investigation into suspected fraud. strong criticism for surrey police for returning a collection of shotguns to a man who went on to kill his partner and her daughter. a show of unity in south korea as the us military holdsjoint exercises with local forces as the us senate prepares for security briefing on north korea. and a warning that britain s immaculate green lawns could become a thing of the past because of climate change. it s 5 o clock. our main story is that the prime minister has refused to guarantee that the so called triple lock on pensions will continue if the conservatives are re elected at the general election. at the final session of prime minister s questions before polling day theresa may said that pensioner incomes would continue to rise, but she was accused of abandoning a commitment previously mad ....
live fire drills as tensions with the north continue to rise. how does your garden grow? why climate change could make your job more challenging. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: joey barton says his career is effectively over after the burnley midfielder is banned for 18 months after admitting an fa charge in relation to betting. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. it was the last prime minister s questions before the election, and theresa may and jeremy corbyn used the occasion to set out what they say is the choice for voters. the prime minister argued it was about leadership, strong and stable under the tories. but the labour leader concentrated on public services, saying he would stand up for the many, not the few. here s our political editor, laura kuenssberg, on a parliamentary session that has set the tone for the election. will this be your last prime minister s questions, prime minister? once more, with feeling. for the last time, this tim ....
and we ll find out what s on the front pages of tomorrow s newspapers at 10:40 tonight with our guests martin bentham from the standard the political commentatorjane merrick. that s all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me will perry, the headlines this evening. is this the end of joey barton s career? the 34 year old burnley midfielder is given an 18th month ban by the fa for betting on football. newcastle united and west ham united s grounds have been raided as part of a tax fraud investigation. he s won the tournament five times but ronnie 0 sullivan is knocked out of the world snooker championship by ding junghui in the last 8. and, maria sharapova makes her return to tennis following a 15 month doping ban, she s on court at the stutgart 0pen as we speak. good evening. burnley midfielderjoey barton has been given a ban from football after admitting a football association charge in relation to betting and ....
us senators leave capitol hill for a security briefing on north korea at the white house. surviving cancer a blood test that can tell doctors which patients are most likely to see the disease. most likely to see the disease return. also coming up this hour: could climate change affect your garden? a new report suggests the prospect of rising temperatures could mean the end of britain s immaculate green lawns. and bristol s biggest music venue is to be renamed, following a campaign to end its association with the slave trade. good evening and welcome to bbc news. there were angry clashes in the commons today in what was the final prime ministers questions before parliament is dissolved next week. labour leaderjeremy corbyn accused the conservatives of representing the strong against the weak and weak against the strong , and opted to read out questions from members of the public. theresa may hit back in a notably personal reply she said every vote for mr corbyn ....
they re suspected of having links with the islamist if you have questioned you can e mail us and go on social media. we told you this would happen donald trump has called all members of the senate for a briefing. he was communicating to all of us that america is taking this matter seriously. also, we have had from the head of the us pacific command, i want the head of the us pacific command, iwanta the head of the us pacific command, i want a play some clips, this is the best one. as president trump and matters has made clear, all options are on the table, we want to bring kim jong un to his senses and not to his needs. we are challenging and aggressive china and russia, neither of you who seem to respect the international agreements they have signed onto. and this is admiral harris on why north korea is a real threat. with every test kim jong un moves closer to his stated goal. he is not afraid to fail in public. depending our homeland is our top priority, so ijust ass ....