this is bbc news. i'm julian worricker. the headlines at eight. theresa may and jeremy corbyn trade blows about the nhs and leadership in the last prime minister's questions before the general election. strong leadership is about standing up for the many and not the few but when it comes to the prime minister and the conservatives they only look after the richest and not the rest. the choice is clear, every vote for him is a vote for a chaotic brexit. every vote for me is a vote to strengthen our hand in negotiating the best deal for britain. tonight theresa may is meeting leading eu negotiators at downing street to discuss the uk's brexit plans. tax officials have raided west ham and newcastle united football club, as part of an investigation into suspected fraud.

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 is a vote to weaken our economy." the snp westminster leader angus robertson asked the prime minister to confirm if her party would maintain the so—called triple lock on the state pension after the election, a commitment mrs may declined to confirm. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. will this be your last prime minister's questions, prime minister? once more, with feeling. for the last time, this time round at least, theresa may sped off to the commons. while in the leader of the opposition's lair, jeremy corbyn swotted up for what could be their last weekly showdown.

questions to the prime minister. not really questions and answers today, more a slanging match of slogans. who will be prime minister of this great country? and he says the choice is clear. and the choice is clear. every vote for him is a vote for a chaotic brexit. every vote for me is a vote to strengthen our hand in negotiating the best dealfor britain. just in case you missed it, she mentioned the word strong 38 times. the word stable, 11. not so many answers. but he had his own mantra. they are strong against the weak, and weak against the strong. the election on the 8th ofjune is a choice between... yeah. between a conservative government

for the few and a labour government that will stand up for all of our people. anyone would think there's a campaign on. the snp in snap happy mode and attacking the tories for refusing to promise to keep the guarantee where state pensions always go up. the tories now won't even guarantee the pensions triple lock and the only reason that they will not guarantee it is because they want to cut pensions. is not the message to pensioners, you cannot trust this prime minister? not an easy day for the lib dems, though, tim farron had to sack one of his candidates today for anti—semitic remarks. yet they have high hopes, not for government, but at least for opposition. the legacy of this parliament is the utter, abject failure of her majesty's official opposition to effectively held her government to account for any of it.

is it not time britain had a strong, decent, new opposition? forget campaigns, it felt a bit like the commons leaving do. of course a few mps have chosen to go. but many more must wait to see if they are asked back or booted out by you. so take a last look. those green benches will not be the same again. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. so labour's claim is that public services are safer with them. today the party promised more pay for nurses and doctors — and more staff in hospitals. outlining the plans — the shadow health secretary said a labour government would scrap the 1% cap on pay rises for nhs for nhs staff in england. it would also reverse the government's plans to end bursaries and introduce tuition fees for student nurses and midwives.

it would also reverse the government's plans to end bursaries and introduce tuition fees for student nurses and midwives. the money to pay for all this would come — according to labour — from increasing corporation tax but critics argue that money has already been pledged elsewhere. here's our health editor hugh pym. there have been protests about cuts to funding of student nurses and midwives in england and there have been threats of industrial action by one union over pay. many nurses say they feel overworked and undervalued. years of pay cuts, being stretched too thinly on the shop floor. and there is a real concern the nhs is not being properly invested in. and it makes us angry when we see mps getting 10% pay rises when we cannot even staff wards properly. labour says it wants to address staffing problems in the nhs. a commons committee report says there was a 6% shortfall of all clinical staff in england. that amounts to around 50,000 people. labour says if elected it

will restore bursaries for nurse and midwife training which are being cut by the government in england. in scotland, wales and northern ireland, the bursaries have not been dropped, and the party wants to scrap a limit on pay increases for health staff in england. we think it is deeply unfair that our staff have had to suffer from a 1% pay cap continually under this conservative government. we say we will scrap that cap, give our nhs staff the pay they deserve. labour's plan to lift the 1% pay cap imposed by the government will allow higher wage rises, but it has a price tag — an extra 1% pay rise will cost £500 million a year. the party says it will fund this and the bursaries by reversing government corporation tax cuts. but independent analysts say more detail is needed. it is important to be clear.

first come off what other proposals on corporation tax? this is not a bottomless pit of money. second, what are the proposals on pay and other spending on the nhs? that can cost an awful lot of money. labour's opponents argue that the nhs can only thrive with a strong economy. we can only have a good health care system by protecting our economy through a good brexit deal, and theresa may is the only person who can deliver that. it is important to stand behind student nurses and midwives, and to make sure we can afford to support them. that is why making sure we have a strong economy, to fund those services with is absolutely vital. government in scotland, wales and northern ireland make their own decisions on nhs pay. with the clock ticking on the general election timetable, it may not be long before the nhs

returns to the campaign agenda. hugh pym, bbc news. let's speak to our political correspondent ben wright who is at westminster. going back to prime minister's questions, and much of the themes that encapsulated what we will see in the coming weeks, do you think? we saw the election in miniature, it was about slogans. phrases will be sick of hearing by the time the polling day comes around onjune eight. as laura said in her report, i think the prime minister, dozens of times talked about this being a choice between the strong and stable leadership from her and jeremy corbyn on the other side. again and again it was focused on brexit, that is how the conservatives intend to frame it and how they even print the discussion around health. labour made a health announcement, promising to pay doctors and nurses

in england more, jeremy corbyn said that in fact the future of health hinges on brexit. i think the way that both jeremy hinges on brexit. i think the way that bothjeremy corbyn and theresa may approach the clashes and the way that the foot shelters waiting to the argument on the floor of the chamber is exactly how we expect to see “— chamber is exactly how we expect to see —— the way that the foot soldiers. it may feel different once we see the manifestos, we are at a strange holding pattern, here. the labour announcement today let the detail they say will come when we get the manifesto on may 15, and we can see how this announcement fits into this bigger picture of what it once the health service and the country more generally. theresa may is again ducking the chance to commit her party to that triple lock on pensions, we will have to wait for the manifesto which is i think the week before labour. on brexit, some interesting discussions in downing street this evening. yes.

really, really important, the president of the european commission and the commission chief negotiator michel barnier having dinner with some of the advisers and the prime minister and some of her has a source david davis and the brexit secretary. this gives them a chance for them to talk face—to—face in private about how they see the opening months of the brexit ingratiation unfolding. we know that they have different hopes the how that will happen. i think number ten would like see the terms of divorce, the money that britain will have to pay, the rights of eu and uk citizens, that part of the deal happening at the same time that there was a discussion about the future relationship, once britain is out of the european union. it feels that the eu definitely once the terms of divorce or to before they have the substantial discussions about everything else. the eu's meeting in brussels this week in the finalised its negotiating mandate. that is what they will talk about. these sort of informal talks over

dinner between the people that will be at the heart of this, theresa may, michel barnier and others, could be critical in terms of how the next few months and weeks unfold. thank you. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages.at 10:40 this evening in the papers — at 10:40 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight are the political commentator, jane merrick and martin bentham, home affairs editor at the london evening standard. west ham and newcastle united offices have been raided by revenue and customs officials as part of an investigation into alleged income tax and national insurance fraud in football. it's understood newcastle's managing director was arrested and released without charge. financial records, computers and mobile phones were seized in the swoop by up to 180 officials. west ham says it's "cooperating fully" with the inquiry. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports from newcastle. it was the day that the taxman came

calling on english football. london's iconic former 0lympic stadium, the home of west ham united being raided. these arejust stadium, the home of west ham united being raided. these are just some of doesn't revenue and customs officials who swooped on the club's officers, this morning. at the same time in newcastle, a member of the public captured a similar thing at saintjames public captured a similar thing at saint james ‘s park, public captured a similar thing at saintjames ‘s park, once again documents were seized, the players we re documents were seized, the players were left stunned as investigators also played a visit to the club's training ground. in a statement h mrc said... what has happened today both here in newcastle and at west ham is part of

a wider investigation that has seen a wider investigation that has seen a revenue and customs officials deployed across both the uk and france. this afternoon the premier league leaders, chelsea, were drawn into the controversy saying they had been questioned in can with the raids. hmrc has been taking a closer look at football, issuing and intent. we have 12 football clubs under enquiry. it is that question about are they getting it right in the division... just two days ago newcastle united enjoy promotion back to the premier league, today's offence has meant the mood of celebration has been dampened, however. the headlines on bbc news: in the last prime minister's questions before the general election jeremy corbyn and theresa may traded blows about the nhs, security and leadership. tonight theresa may is meeting leading eu negotiators at downing street to discuss

the uk's brexit plans. us senators are travelling to the white house for a security briefing on north korea. now time for sport and all round up on the bbc sports centre. there are three games in the premier league tonight which have all kicked off, just one goal so far. and martin de roon has given middlesbrough the lead against north—east neighbours sunderland in the match between the bottom two clubs. elsewhere it is goalless between crystal palace and tottenham. elsewhere, it is also goalless between arsenal and leicester. the burnley midfielderjoey barton has said an 18 month ban from all aspects of football "effectively forces him into an early retirement". he's admitted an fa misconduct charge related to betting. between march and may last year, the 34—year—old placed 1,260 bets on football matches or competitions

— which is in breach of fa rules. he was also fined £30,000 and warned about his future conduct. barton plans to appeal against the length of the suspension. fifa president gianni infantino has confirmed that next year's world cup in russia will have video refereeing. infantino says fifa have had nothing but positive feedback since trials of video assistance began in their competitions last december. it was also triallewd at the recent france versus spain friendly in paris where a goal by france's antoine griezmann was disallowed by the video ref. -- it —— it was also trialled at the recent. former world number 1 maria sharapova is playing herfirst competitive match since returning from a 15 month doping ban. the russian controversially received a wild card to compete at the stuttgart 0pen. the five—time grand slam winner is playing italy's roberta vinci. winning the first set by selling

games to five. she took the second set 63. stuttgart beat her opponent... a new twenty20 opponent... cricket competition will start in the summer of the year 2020 after the ecb voted heavily in favour of a change in the governing body's constitution. 0ur reporter patrick gearey looks at an historic moment for english cricket. this is an historic day the english cricket, the game has been based around counties since victorian times but after a vote of all 41 members of the cricket board they decided to allow new teams, eight new teams will play menu to 20 competition starting in 2020. the new competition is inspired by the likes of the big bash league in australia and the indian premier league at all share similar features, like a player draft. they hope to attract the best players in

the world to this competition but it does not have universal support, we over essex and middlesex both voted against and cant abstained. they are worried about the future of smaller counties once the new competition comes into being. will it split dressing rooms with some players going onto an big money and others being left behind and will create a slippery slope that leads the end of cou nty slippery slope that leads the end of county cricket in this country? existing county competitions will continue alongside this tournament and the ecb feels that they need to make a clean break to appeal to younger audiences, they did some market research found that more schoolchildren recognise the american wrestler, here than the england captain, alastair cook which gives them the rationale the prime such a bold if controversial move. 0nto the world snooker championship and five—times champion ronnie 0'sullivan is out — beaten 13 frames to 10 in the quarter—finals by last year's runner—up ding junhui. a fantastic match was settled by a century from ding, after 0'sullivan had made a tournament best break of 146 earlier in the session.

0'sullivan warmly congratulated ding at the end who now goes on to met mark selby in the last 4 in a repeat of last year's final. he's made me grow up. it was always my target to play snooker, to win it, to be like him. ifocused, practised every day, and this is the top man in snooker, i want to be like him. the one remaining quarter—final is a tight affair between barry hawkins and stephen maguire. no other goal to tell you about in the premier league will be back with more sport later. thank you. in a sign of growing anxiety over tensions with north korea, president trump has summoned all 100 members of the us senate to a highly unusual classified briefing to discuss pyongyang's long—range

missile and nuclear programmes. it comes as america and south korea have been conducting a live—fire military exercise close to the border with the north. from washington, our north america editorjon sopel reports. this isn't the wheel but it looks terrifyingly like it. —— this is not for real. a live fire exercise conducted by 2000 us and south korean troops, just miles from the north korean border at a time of extraordinary tensions. it is a show of force, and a show of unity. a military exercise with an unmistakable message to the south's unpredictable northern neighbour — we want peace, but we are ready for all eventualities. in washington this morning, the head of us pacific command put it like this. as president trump and secretary mattis have made clear, all options are on the table. we want to bring kim jong—un to his senses and not his knees. and he said the us wanted to take

the north koreans at their word. i believe that we have to look at north korea as if kimjong—un would do what he says, and what he threatens to the united states, that is one blow but when he threatens the united states with the capability of realising that threat, that is a different place. 0vernight, the us moved in a missile defence system called thad, which will be operational in the next few days. something that has not only caused unease in the north but in china too. for the military exercises, a grandstand was built so that south koreans could watch. this woman says that kim jong—un would see in these drills how strong we are, and he will never dare to attack us. but this man comments "i'm certainly more worried than before, kim jong—un is not the type of person to be pushed around". and the north korean leader has also ordered military exercises. nervousness seems to be the one thing that is shared on both

sides of the border, and in the region as a whole. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. let's speak to barbara plett usher in washington. any indication as to what the senators will be told? the senators are eager to ask questions, it was the senate majority leader who asked foran the senate majority leader who asked for an update on what the policy would be on north korea aside from the rhetoric and the military deployments. president thom asked why they equalled the right hauser will have the discussion here. political theatre involved there but the senators are serious about wanting to know what the strategy actually is. they have four senior officials to ask, the defence secretary, the secretary of state, the direction of national intelligence and the joint chiefs of staff. they will probably be given up staff. they will probably be given up to date information on the intelligence assessment on where

north korea is at in terms of developing weapons and they will be given an update on what the options are dealing with north korea in terms of cyber attacks and military options, also the possibility and around the diplomatic and economic sanctions angles of it because that is the one that the administration at least in its statement seems to be pursuing most vigorously especially with china saying that china needs to do more to squeeze north korea economically and put pressure on north korea to try and freeze its nuclear weapons. then, the other thing they will ask is what happens if there is a nuclear test, there has been a discussion for about a week and the expectation that the north koreans will discuss another nuclear test and how wilbur trump administration respond. these are the type of thing is that the senators were one to ask.|j mentioned that it is comparatively unusualfor a mentioned that it is comparatively unusual for a meeting like mentioned that it is comparatively unusualfor a meeting like this mentioned that it is comparatively unusual for a meeting like this will ta ke unusual for a meeting like this will take place, but how unusual? very unusual, we were speaking to a long

time sensitive this morning and we asked him whether he had seen anything like this and he said, no, in his grey had not. he thought maybe once or the senators had gone the hilt, i mean to the white house, but not in a classified setting, this is classified. normally they ta ke this is classified. normally they take place in secure locations on capitol hill, ruined that the prepared for this. it is quite unusual situation. it is something that president thom suggested so perhaps he was to use it as part of his public pressure —— president trump. saying to the north korean that they are serious and should not be messed with. let's remember that this weekend marks his first hundred daysin this weekend marks his first hundred days in office and this week he's trying to roll out all his achievements, certainly having all the centres at the white house where he may drop in on the meeting to listen to his path national security positions would help with that as well. you, barbara. now how does your garden grow?

it's every green fingered amateur‘s goal , a lush, green immaculate lawn, but that could soon become a thing of the past in some parts of the country according to new research. a study by the royal horticultural society is predicting that climate change will affect what we grow in our gardens according to where we live. 0ur science editor david shukman reports the spectacular arrival of spring — the key moment in the gardening calendar, and the signs are that it is now happening at earlier in the year as the climate changes. he reached up... jean combs is one of the few people to track the exact timing of spring. she's been keeping watch on this oak tree in surrey for the past 50 years. she's been honoured for the value of her records of when the tree came into leaf — it is now happening three weeks earlier than it used to. i wait until i see that first green, and that is the date. it's just magical, isn't it?

i think we all appreciate it, don't we? and that magical moment is shifting, according to a new report that says rising temperatures and the prospect of more extremes in our weather will change our gardens. here at harlow carr in north yorkshire, gardeners have noticed there is a longer growing season, but also more violent rain. my biggest worry is that these major weather events do a huge amount of damage in the garden. the opportunity is the improving weather conditions will allow us to grow more plants and a wider range of plants for people to come and enjoy in the garden. and a major challenge highlighted in the report is increasingly erratic weather. you get several wet, very wet days, and then just one sunny day. then, you are back to the rain again. and that makes things quite difficult? it does. the report suggests that here in the north of the uk, conditions are set to become wetter,

milder, stormier and with more extremes of weather. what is striking is how there is a very different projection down south... here in essex, the big worry is a lack of water. parts of the south and east of england can be drier than the middle east, and the report says that more arid conditions are likely. already, they are growing plants that have come from the drylands of countries like mexico, so people realise they need to adjust. there is less rain each year, so we just have to adapt and put different plants in to compensate for it, really. i think we notice it with the lawn as well. we are almost cutting the lawn up until christmas, and then starting to cut it about the second week of march now. the british seasons will always be full of surprises, but our gardens are revealing distinct patterns of change in different parts of the country. so if the predictions are right, they won't look the same in decades ahead.

david shukman, bbc news. son but on this on a guest you might just recognise. —— some thoughts on this bomb and guest you might recognise. what you make of this, the view on the gardens of the future? it is a fascinating report and partly came about because when the art hs asked amateur gardeners where they prepared the climate change, did they feel they knew what was going on and what they could do about it, it was a resounding, "no" from most of them. this report is a help to gardeners in thinking about what lies ahead in the future. we have seen changes, already, even with the small rise in temperature, the average temperature has risen a degree or show since the 1960s and we now have an extra month of growing season over the year

gardeners cut the lawn more often, for example. gardeners cut the lawn more often, for exa m ple. flowers gardeners cut the lawn more often, for example. flowers are flowering earlier in the year to head in that report on david. so yes, changes are ahead and challenges ahead. we could see average temperatures rise five or6 see average temperatures rise five or 6 degrees by the end of the century, reduced rainfall in some particular cut the south to go along with that which will call alli cause problems in terms of reduced rainfall. —— which will call problems of ulster you mentioned yourself there is a distinctive south north to ride in all of this, is in the? there is, winter rainfall is in the? there is, winter rainfall is expected to rise, particularly across the northern of the country and likely to lead to waterlogging isa and likely to lead to waterlogging is a problem. these are things that you can get round with careful planning of gardens and with drainage put in and putting things into the soil that help of the train is to allow your pants to get through the wet winters and survived through the wet winters and survived

through the wet winters and survived through the summers. —— to allow your plans to get through the wet winters. there is a lot the gardeners can do to help mitigate against the problems we will face from climate change, as well, simply greening up an area in towns and cities helps to reduce the temperature by as much as a brick wall, seven or 8 degrees, so that will be an important part of the equation, things like reducing using peat or stopping using it before, and these are things that gardeners are taking on board already.“ and these are things that gardeners are taking on board already. if we are taking on board already. if we are gotten as it sounds like we have to work harder to maintain what we have, but we do not have to sit back and think everything will look dramatically different. maybe by the end of the century which should be beyond my time, things could look different. we will see changes over the next 15—20 yea rs. see changes over the next 15—20 years. the lawn is one thing we will have to think seriously about

because that be badly affected. artificial grass has been spoken about. i do a lot of talk about the? it gets mentioned on gardeners question time now and then, it's getting better but who might have to think of other ways. drought meadows for example. good to see. why have one metre or less when you can have two. —— meteorologist. a frost on the way for the southern half of the uk of the day of sunny spells, a rash of april showers, the worst was central and eastern areas, rain hail,, sleet, snow and some thunder. shell was fading away and as the skies clear temperatures will drop, not so further north because we have

patchy rain spreading cell. however in more rural spots we will look at _3’ in more rural spots we will look at “3, “4, in more rural spots we will look at —3, —4, cold forthis in more rural spots we will look at -3, —4, cold for this time in more rural spots we will look at —3, —4, cold for this time of the year so gardeners take note. a bright start in many counties, all of that rain will spread its way southwards as we get into the afternoon, brightening up in scotland, 13 in glasgow and similar in london, around about 11 for cardiff. looking ahead to friday a decent day, the variable cloud and one or two showers but i suspect most will be dry and the winds will stay light as well. hello. this is bbc news. in the last prime minister's questions before the general election jeremy corbyn and theresa may trade blows about the nhs, security and leadership. theresa may meets leading eu

negotiators at downing street to discuss the uk's brexit plans. us senators arrive at the white house for a security briefing on north korea. business and financial records, as well as computers and mobiles, have been seized at west ham united and newcastle united by customs officers investigating alleged tax fraud. surrey police's firearm's licensing unit has been severely criticised for returning a collection of shotguns to a man who later shot dead his partner and her daughter with one of the weapons. surrey police has apologised for its handling of the case ofjohn lowe, who killed christine and lucy lee at his puppy farm in 2014. duncan kennedy reports. this wasjohn lowe moments after he shot dead christine and lucy lee at his puppy farm in surrey. christine, his partner, and her daughter, lucy, were killed with a shot gun.

this shotgun. one of several returned to lowe by surrey police after they had earlier seized them. lowe, seen here in custody, was jailed for life. today's official report says surrey police's gun licensing team failed. their training wasn't sufficient, how they were supervised wasn't as we would have expected, and how those crucial decisions, when it comes to returning firearms, did not have the sign off appropriately higher up the organisations. it was in march 2013 other shotguns we re it was in march 2013 other shotguns were seized by the police after he made allegations to kill, that complaint was later withdrawn. in july 2013 the shotguns were returned. seven months later, christine lee and lucy liu were shot dead with one of the weapons.

just after lowe's trial stacy banner, christine's daughter and lucy's sister, also told me the police were wrong to return his guns. the police should have never given an 82—year—old man seven loaded shotguns back. what was the reason? why didn't they do theirjob? john lowe's puppy farm was once investigated by the bbc. today, surrey police admitted mistakes were made when his guns were returned. do you accept that if those guns hadn't been returned, christine and lucy could still be alive? well clearly he used those shotguns in a double murder, a horrific case, seven months after they were returned. i don't think we can ever be asked to foresee the future, but clearly what should have happened in this case was that a better risk assessment should have been done, and those guns should not have been returned. one member of surrey police was sacked over this case. another retired. but today's report about the shootings here atjohn lowe's farm doesn'tjust call on surrey

to make changes. it says there are lessons for all of britain's police forces about the way gun licences are issued, and who they are issued to. but for the family of christine and lucy lee, any tighter gun controls have come too late. duncan kennedy, bbc news in surrey. let's get more now on the angry exchanges in the commons today in what was the final prime ministers questions before parliament is dissolved next week. theresa may and jeremy corbyn clashed over the "choice" facing voters with the pm claimed a win for labour would mean a "chaotic brexit" but mr corbyn said the tories were "strong against the weak and weak against the strong". with me to discuss this and the other main talking points from today is george eaton, political editor of the new statesman and iain martin, editor of the political news website, reaction. welcome to both of you. let's talk

about pmq ‘s, george, how much did that exchange encapsulates more of what we will see in the coming weeks? it did to the extent that journalists are going to get sick of hearing from theresa may that the country needs stable leadership and from jeremy corbyn that labour is there any party that can stand up for the many and notjust the there any party that can stand up for the many and not just the few. of course voters, some of whom only pay attention to voters at election time, parties win when they have a clear message and that is in some way what you're getting from both leaders. the interesting angle newswi res leaders. the interesting angle newswires was when angus robertson pin theresa may down saying can you guarantee you will keep a triple lock on the state pension and she refused to give a guarantee so it's clear that will not be in the conservative manifesto now. would you pick out today? remember this might be the last exchange between jeremy corbyn and theresa may, let's be honest, nobody is going to miss

these encounters. there have been some classic pairings down the years, thatcher versus kinnock was fantastic to see, blair against a succession of tory leaders that he knocked out but hague getting the better of him. there is something out there, the lack of chemistry how they do not listen to one another and neitherare they do not listen to one another and neither are great performers at the dispatch box and i think the political press pack a big lad to see the back of the pairing. in terms of the political theatre both individuals are trying to pick out, is itfairto individuals are trying to pick out, is it fair to sum it up by saying the conservatives would rather talk about brexit and labour would rather talk about health, education, some of the social issues they would like to see at the top of the list?|j think to see at the top of the list?” think that is true and labour does not want to talk about the economy or brexit really. but it's more as george indicated, just a sense of the mantra being strong, stable,

trying to provoke a fear of chaos, all of this we will get sick of. the spin doctor view of this in the strategist he is said to have to save them over and over again and only one journalists like us are sick of it will it resonate. or when the public is sick of it because journalists are sick already. but the public is not necessarily listening as closely? yes. on brexit thatis listening as closely? yes. on brexit that is the dominant issue and for labour it is difficult because they have some of the most pro—remain constituencies, in the north and the midlands so i think the risk for labour is a repeat of scotland where the unionists have gone to the conservatives, and now we're seeing the leavers go from ukip and remain is going to labour and labour is being squeezed remorselessly. we

asked you to pick three bullet points from the campaign. george these are yours on the screen. the conservatives attacking jeremy corbyn with how they have done that. tory mp‘s leaving the pro—leave group. pick the first one out, the matter that the conservatives are using to have a gojeremy corbyn, what do you think of the? they put out a 23 second video of past remarksjeremy out a 23 second video of past remarks jeremy corbyn out a 23 second video of past remarksjeremy corbyn had made saying nato should be abolished, i would like to scrap trident so it'd be nice if britain like costa rica didn't have an army and it was a remarkably efficiently delivered video. they quoted him on his own words and even labour supporters will look at that and think that hurts, what is our equivalent on theresa may and we have know from long time that the conservatives

have some heavy ammunition to deploy againstjeremy corbyn, up until now it was in their interest to do so. they have not wanted to push over the jet but now of course they are looking to win a supermajority, we will see them deploy all of the ammunition. contrast your list with ian's list anodising kit change that much. —— and i don't think it will. you are picking specifically defence the following 2 degrees. what really fascinates me about the firm and as george said it was a very strong attack message, it was produced on you tube and distributed on facebook and what really illustrates again is that already even though the campaign has just started, that already even though the campaign hasjust started, just like la st campaign hasjust started, just like last time the conservatives are fighting a subterranean election

campaign on social media that is popping up campaign on social media that is popping up on people's facebook timeline to matters how most people will experience this. in one sense they are going around the outside of they are going around the outside of the conventional media such as ourselves, it was powerful in 2015 andl ourselves, it was powerful in 2015 and i think it'll be even more powerful time. i will leave your choice on screen this point because the kit policy launches on that enjoyed you highlighted ukip as well. let me stay with you and see where you have picked this. it's extraordinary to see the in disintegration of ukip. is that what we're seeing? yes it is. it is fair to say giving them their credit they are arguably the most political force since the war in the referendum simply would not have happened without ukip's existence. they apply pressure on conservative mps who apply pressure on david cameron who deliver the referendum and what happened next we'll know. what is happening and it's clear

from the poll rating of ukip is that those voters, whether they were former labour voters switching to ukip or conservatives are going back in theirdroves to ukip or conservatives are going back in their droves to the conservatives and that really could transform the map. formally invite the last election, potentially 3 million votes up for grabs and there are going to the tories. is that you're reading of it and if you agree with ian on that, what could paul nuttall do to address the situation?m ian on that, what could paul nuttall do to address the situation? is hard to think of a leader who has been discredited as quickly as paul nuttall. part of the problem was that he appeared a bit of a fantasist that he appeared a bit of a fa ntasist and he that he appeared a bit of a fantasist and he claims the mistakes we re fantasist and he claims the mistakes were not intentional, but ecb said he was an amateur footballer one point, that he had a ph.d., that he had friends who died in the hillsborough disaster and now we are in the bizarre situation where he has refused to say whether or not he will stand in the election. this is

the part of the finished third in the part of the finished third in the last election, the party which did win mps, albeit conservative defectors. all week he has been chased around by journalist defectors. all week he has been chased around byjournalist and is avoiding questions and today he responds by evoking gandhi. i thought that was an unwise comparison. he would say vote for ukip still has a significant part to play because if they have representatives in parliament or a sizeable body of support than that will ensure theresa may will keep a path towards a hard brexit. that doesn't seem to be getting bought by voters. voters are being quite pragmatic about this. they are seeing this asjob pragmatic about this. they are seeing this as job done pragmatic about this. they are seeing this asjob done if pragmatic about this. they are seeing this as job done if they had to vote for ukip. that moment has

now passed. ian let's stick with yours, the size of the conservative poll lead which at the moment is what 20 plus? it follows on from the point about ukip. with a lot of work from david cameron they turn into 36.5% party, with that and the leave labour voters, that adds up to extraordinary number 546% and there isa extraordinary number 546% and there is a remorseless logic. the way they are distributed in the uk so if theresa may get that kind of poll ranking and labour goes down to the low 20s it'll be carnage on election day. talking about the pro-eu leave group and the conservative members of that. what's fascinating about the election it is hard to think of

an election which hasn't issue cutting across party allegiances, tony blair had to clarify, if you listen to the original interview it was the only fair reading of what he was the only fair reading of what he was saying. gentleman i don't doubt who have this conversation again. it hasn't even started yet. a fire at the christie hospital in manchester has now been contained. it started this morning in a wing of the hospital that houses labs carrying out cancer research. at it's height — around 100 firefighters tackled the blaze. no—one was injured and the hospital itself is carrying on as usual. ian haslam has this report. fire crews were on the scene after 1030 this morning, efforts were

immediately started to bring the ways and control. we are dealing with a complex widespread incident at the location today, we're working very closely with our partners to try to resolve the incident as soon as possible. our current understanding is there are no casualties involved. the building which doesn't house patient is run by the christie in partnership with the university of manchester and cancer research uk. it is a big shock and we have had messages of concern from all over the country and across the world. it could be a very significant impact and set us back on all of the important work we have been doing with our partners. by have been doing with our partners. by lunchtime emergency services were continuing to arrive at the site whilst staff were among the dozens of onlookers. where the green walls are is my love. we have cells growing there, i don't know if they will be ok. yes everything ‘s gone pretty much. the fire alarm goes off because someone

pretty much. the fire alarm goes off because someone is burnt toast. a lot of stuff on the ground making sure patients are looked after, this is not part of the christie hospital, it's a separate building up hospital, it's a separate building up together. it's now over three hours since fire crews were called here and as you can see there are around 12 fire engines at the scene and in the distance they are using and in the distance they are using an aerial platform to contain the blaze. a small number of treatments have to be postponed whilst some patients were moved from areas affected by smoke. we arrived just as it was beginning basically. just as it was beginning basically. just a column of smoke and the first fire engine arrived as we parked up. by late afternoon came confirmation the fire had been brought under control and focus will shift to the cause of it and the extent of the damage. a team of uk scientists have developed a blood test which can detect the return of lung cancer up to a year before it would show up on scans.

it means they are able to identify which patients are most likely to see their disease come back. they hope it will allow doctors to treat patients earlier and increase the chances of a cure. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. stored at —80 celsius, thousands of samples from cancer patients here at the crick institute in london. dna analysis has revealed what drives lung cancer to spread. lung cancer is by far the biggest cancer killer of men and women, and this is the most detailed genetic analysis ever made of how it evolves. researchers analysed tumours removed from around 100 patients and found that those with the most unstable chromosomes, the most abnormal dna, were four times more likely to see their lung cancer return. armed with this discovery, they then analysed blood taken from the patients and were able to find tiny amounts of tumour dna circulating in the blood stream. they spotted 13 out of 14 patients

whose cancer was going to come back, up to a year before the tumour was detectable on a scan. in future, that should mean earlier drug therapy for patients. we hope that by treating the disease when there are very few cells in the body that are beginning to show their signs and mutations in blood, we will be able to increase the chance of curing the patient, and we can now go on to set up clinical trials where we can test that hypothesis. janet maitland lost her husband to lung cancer and was diagnosed with it herself last year. but now, after surgery and chemotherapy, she is feeling positive. i am extremely optimistic that ifeel great, to be honest, because i don'tjust feel better than i did since the diagnosis, i feel better than i have done for quite a long time. janet is part of the trial and so will have regular blood tests to monitor her health.

dna analysis will eventually be the norm for cancer, and this study shows the great potential of genetics to change the way cancer is both diagnosed and treated. fergus walsh, bbc news. a few lines coming out of washington with the situation in regards to north korea. reuters and huge agency reporting a line saying they will remain vigilant in case north korea conducts a nuclear missile test and one other line, a senior white house official quoting that china now sees north korea as a threat to chinese interests and security and the part china plays in negotiations and indeed the american relations with china in that process are key to

what might emerge. if anything more emerges from washington i will let you know, in the meantime it has gone ten to nine and the other headlines. in the last pmq ‘s before the general electionjeremy corbyn and three is a trade blows about the nhs, security and leadership. theresa may meets leading eu negotiators at downing street to discuss the uk's brexit plans. us senators arrive at the white house for a security briefing on north korea. look at the market numbers for you. the 0scar—winning director jonathan demme has died at the age of 73. the filmmaker, who won an academy award for the silence of the lambs in 1991, had been battling oesophageal cancer.

his publicist confirmed that mr demme died at home this morning. bristol's main music venue is to get a new name. for years campaigners have argued that the colston hall's link with the slave trader, edward colston was shameful. today the trust that runs it said the name has become ‘toxic‘ and declared that it will change. tracey miller from bbc points west explains why the name of the venue matters. the name colston can be seen all over the city of bristol and it is all because of this man, edward colson who was a 17th century merchants who made a huge amount of money from slavery. he spent some of it on charitable causes in the city and this statute inscription describes him as virtuous and wires. but the truth behind this world which had links to the slave trade

led to over 2000 to sign a petition to change the name of colston hall, the campaigners were thrilled with the campaigners were thrilled with the decision today but changing the name ofa the decision today but changing the name of a place that has been there for roentgen 50 years could be tricky. it'll be a massive change because hall has always been called colston hall. it's the big gold building. it's quite a big impact in msomi after someone which is seen as a crime now so it depends on the change the name too. it's a good change. i could see why people would complain because people don't like change. over the years big names have played here including the beatles, david bowie and bob dylan. the bristol band massive attack have a lwa ys the bristol band massive attack have always refused because of the name. now the title colston which today has been described as toxic will be replaced by something new and possibly commercial. a rhino called sudan is looking for love on the dating app tinder. his keepers in kenya have posted his details on the site,

hoping the 43—year old animal will find a female rhino to help protect the species. tim allman reports. #je t'aime # 0ui, je t'aime # meet sudan. he is literally one of a kind, the last male northern white rhino on earth. and what do you do if you are feeling lonely these days? go online. tinder is going to broadcast a profile for our rhino sudan. it will be broadcast in 190 countries and in 40 languages. it is really the first time that tinder has done something like that, to that scale. on his profile sudan claims to perform well under pressure and says he likes to eat grass

and chill in the mud, and admits to being six foot tall and weighing 5,000lbs. that's more than 2,000 kilos. 0bviously, sudan is not really looking to hook up online. this is all about raising around $9 million needed for fertility treatment. sudan having failed to breed successfully the old—fashioned way with these two female northern white rhinos, but there are thousands of southern white rhinos who might be able to help. this is something that will have to be replicated and done at scale. we're going to have to have a breeding programme in kenya to continue to build the number of northern whites so that eventually we have sufficient numbers ultimately to be able to reintroduce them back into the national park. the whole project could take ten or even 15 years and sudan is 43. that's almost 100 in rhino years. so, swipe right while you can! time to check on the weather

forecast. there is a frost developing across the southern half. after a day of sunny spells and also some lively showers across central and eastern parts. as i say a lot of shelves around, rain, sleet, snow and some showers moving from the cold northerly wind. 0ver and some showers moving from the cold northerly wind. over the next few days something a bit less cold heading our way. temperatures creeping up. temperatures are fading away but wants to do a frost will develop here and there, rain and cloud moving across the southern half keeping temperatures up. but

some of the more rural spots in central southern england will go down 2—30 —4 so very cold night ahead. the frost shouldn't last too long and temperatures will be creeping back up but a bright start for many. head further north than to north wales in northern england and in fact the northern half of the uk will be fairly cloudy. if he breaks here and there but expect a little bit of rain. rain in the morning should be light and patchy and also a breeze crossed or northern parts. you will notice the breeze which will push the rain southwards. after that bright start to see the cloud rolling in and the rain with that and at the same time think should brighten up. come the afternoon it should be 12—13d. through the evening we might see a heavier burst

of rainfor evening we might see a heavier burst of rain for sometime, maybe over the pennines but elsewhere the rain will be lighter and more patchy. by friday, it looks like a decent day, a chilly start, not as cold as the night coming but a decent day for many places, variable cloud, a bit of sunshine, showers few and far between. into the weekend and the southerly breeze which will bring some fairly mild airfrom southerly breeze which will bring some fairly mild air from the continent but also will bring some rain into the south—west in particular, through the weekend it will be breezy and a bit milderfor all parts of the uk. some of us will see rain, most of it will be in the south—west on sunday. more details online. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source.

the entire us senate is at the white house for a briefing on north korea. there's been a show of force today from both sides of the korean peninsula. and the us insists the threat is real. with every test, kimjong un moves closer to his stated goal of a pre—emptive nuclear strike capability against american cities. president trump's tax reform plan has been unveiled by his treasury secretary. his is going to be the biggest tax cut and the largest tax reform in the history of our country. 0n the french election campaign trail, emmanuel macron got a less than warm welcome in his hometown — where his rival marine le pen also made a surprise appearance.