Also this hour, how Climate Change is transforming the british garden. They will be looking at new techniques because of rising temperatures. And looking for love online one rhinos search for a partner on the dating app tinder. Good morning. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The labour party has switched its Election Campaigning to the nhs today pledging to give a bigger pay rise to nhs staff in england if it wins The General Election. Labour says it would scrap tuition fees and Restore Bursaries for Student Nurses and midwives which are due to end in august. The party says it would end the current 1 cap on Wage Increases, in part because nhs staff had been undervalued, Overworked And Underpaid by the government. Labour says. And it says its policies would be paid for by reversing Corporation Tax cuts. The party says a Labour Government would also introduce tougher rules to ensure that Staffing Levels in hospitals are safe. The Shadow Health secretary, jon ashworth, said the money was ther
Research suggests a simple eye test could lead to much earlier detection of glaucoma, a condition which causes irreversible sight loss. Also. Do you prefer to feel the pages of a book between your finger . 2016 was a record year for the Publishing Industry, as printed book sales went up by 8 compared to the previous year. Good morning. Its thursday 27th april. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Borisjohnson has used his first intervention in the election borisjohnson has said it would be difficult for the uk to refuse the us if it asks for help on a strike on syria. Borisjohnson has used his first intervention in the Election Campaign to mount the conservatives most personal attack yet onJeremy Corbyn. In an article published in the sun newspaper, the foreign secretary accused the Labour Leader of being a Security Threat to the uk. He accused mr corbyn of being reluctant to use lethal force, opposing Nuclear Weapons and campaigning against nato. He went on to describe the
In sport, still tight at the top. Chelsea and tottenham both win in the Premier League. Theres still just four points between them. Do you ever ask to take home your left overs when youre eating out . So called doggy bags are standard part of Restaurant Culture in the states, but they havent really caught on here. Well find out about a new scheme aiming to change that. And carol is out and about with the weather. Hello. Good morning from truckfest. 40,000 are expected to see some amazing vehicles. Everything is in here. 0utside it is raining. The forecast is some bright spells, rain, and a few showers. Brightest skies in scotland and Northern Ireland, especially in the west. I will have more details in about 15 minutes. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. Social Media Companies are being accused of a shameful failure to tackle on line Terrorist Propaganda and hate speech. A report by a group of mps claims sites like facebook, twitter, and google put more effort into protect
In a botched burglary. And Scientists Say they found shocking levels of a toxic chemical in the body of one of the uks few Killer Whales. Good morning, imjane hill reporting live from westminster on the day the general Election Campaign officially gets underway. At midnight last Night Parliament was officially dissolved, meaning that from today onwards every seat in the House Commons is up for grabs. Lets bring you up to date with some of the key stories this morning. The eus Chief Negotiator on brexit, Michel Barnier, says britain must honour its obligations as it leaves the eu and warns departure will not be quick or painless. Later today the Prime Minister theresa may will visit the queen at Buckingham Palace to mark the Dissolution Of Parliament. And labour and conservatives have clashed on their tax plans. In the last hour, the European Commissions lead brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has been setting out his guidelines for the discussions on britains departure. It comes amid r
A ao year old man handed himself into police in bournemouth. Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. Facebooks revenues beat expectations. Now the Social Media Giant is promising to tackle violent content. And find out why this young entrepreneur says rick first is the best and the worst time of his day says it first. Good morning. Glad you could join us for this thursday edition of Asia Business report. The Social Media Giant facebook reported an 8 billion in quarterly revenues, fuelled by strong growth in its mobile advertising business. It says 1. 94 mobile advertising business. It says 1. 91; billion people are now using facebook and thats up 17 from one year ago. Facebook has given us a taste of what it might do with some of its earnings. The company promised to hire 3000 new people to monitor and remove violent content. Earlier i spoke to our north America Technology correspondent and asked what facebook hopes to gain from this move. One of the big clou