and are the green party being given a fair share of airtime on the bbc‘s special election programmes?a bit of a phoney war feel to the election campaign so far. before the parties began publishing their manifestos. many questions had been fobbed off with this answer, given to laura kuenssberg byjeremy corbyn on tuesday. well, you will have to wait for the manifesto for the details. you were expecting that answer. those manifestos will be officially unveiled next week, but on wednesday night we got a sneak preview of what labour's might contain. somehow, an earlier version had ended up in the hands of chris mason. i can't claim i've read it all, but here it is. stamped right through the middle of the document, about 20,000 words in total, draft, confidential. in other words, they hadn't quite anticipated me waving it around on the telly. but i can do, because we've received this leaked draft. well, he could wave it around on the telly, but should he have done? tim grant was among several newswatch viewers who thought not, asking, if it's got confidential written on it, is it right to p

representatives from labour, the conservatives, the liberal democrats, the snp, plaid cymru, ukip and the green partye also announced question time specials and election questions programmes featuring separately the leaders of six of those parties, but not the green party, to the annoyance of many viewers, including christopher corey. i understand that the bbc in their forthcoming election specials have invited ukip to take part and have excluded the green party. i think this is unfair and ludicrous, to be honest. i am not a green party supporter, and i am certainly not a ukip supporter, however, i do think that the green party should qualify far above ukip to have their voice heard in these election specials. 0ther viewers were annoyed about the absence of a televised debate between the two main candidates to lead the next government. some comparing it to the long established tradition of american presidential hopefuls squaring up to each other, a debate in march between the two leading candidates to become prime minister of the netherlands, and the tv discussions before the recent presidential elec

representatives from labour, the conservatives, the liberal democrats, the snp, plaid cymru, ukip and the green party including christopher corey. i understand that the bbc, in their forthcoming election specials, have invited ukip to take part and have excluded the green party. i think this is unfair and ludicrous, to be honest. i am not a green party supporter, and i am certainly not a ukip supporter, however, i do think that the green party should qualify far above ukip to have their voice heard in these election specials. 0ther viewers were annoyed about the absence of a televised debate between the two main candidates to lead the next government. some comparing it to the long established tradition of american presidential hopefuls squaring up to each other, a debate in march between the two leading candidates to become prime minister of the netherlands, and the tv discussions before the recent presidential election in france. if those countries can do it, wondered terry pearson, why should our potential leaders avoid that sort of scrutiny? well, let's discuss some of those issues with the bbc‘s

i think it shows the kind of thing is that the green party would do when any party is in power. ortant issues and we are there to challenge whoever is there. people watching today will see what a difference a green and paint makes to the debate and they will wa nt want more —— a green mp makes to the debate. but are they wanting more of that on their doorstep? you know, the proposals for a progressive alliance, that has not taken off. kvitova debates today, you can see a remarkable amount of agreement between different parties. there is a consensus emerging against the austerity parties, the anti—immigration rhetoric, and that came from the audience. if you picked a balanced audience today, every time somebody made a point about fairness and equality, eve ryo ne about fairness and equality, everyone constantly made a point about welcoming our fellow citizens, about welcoming our fellow citizens, about togetherness crops europe and there was wild applause. i think the country is deciding on a different direction and i think several parties are deciding on that direction. it is an

and are the green party being given a fair share of airtime on the bbc‘s special election programmes.as been a bit of a phoney war feel to the election campaign so far. before the parties began publishing their manifestos. many questions had been fobbed off with this answer, given to laura kuenssberg byjeremy corbyn on tuesday. well, you will have to wait for the manifesto for the details. you were expecting that answer.

the green party says with the tories dominating, other parties need to collaborate.ut how well the conservatives have done in terms of both the green party, but more broadly for the future of progressive politics. i think that has to be a wake—up call for parties on the left and the centre—left to think about how we work together under this incredibly undemocratic system. for some, the results today have been too close to call. the tories denied an overall majority in northumberland after the lib dem candidate literally drew the longest straw. for now, it's back to the counting. there is still plenty of that to be done. mr rotherham, who represented liverpool walton, won with 60% of the vote, he'll lead the region's combined authority in a newly created role. 0ne region's combined authority in a newly created role. one of the story to bring you, jean—claude juncker has said the english language is losing importance in europe. translation: i hesitated between english and french. i made my choice. i will express myself in french. applause because... slowly but surely e

party in parliament. many people will be deciding to vote green tonight. aken root in the country? not amongst the party leaders we have reached out to but i think there is a grassroots movement. people looking at where they can make their vote make a difference and focus their campaigning efforts on areas where there are marginals where we could change the result on day. we have been influential pushing the idea of working together in a more cooperative way. i hope that that will carry on in opposition. why do you think it has not taken off in the way you hoped? on the grassroots i think it has. looking at the number of people signed up and looking at the various tactical voting websites. and the idea that politics needs to get a bit more grown—up. it should not be about childish arguments we have seen in the brexit debate. people want to get into the details of this and discuss policy in a much more mature way and have the parties working together where they can. i think that idea is going to carry on for many years to come. let's turn out to ukip. paul,

and the green party launch their ma nifesto and the green party launch their manifesto this morning?y policies. a lot of it is about protecting the environment, probably, you know, no surprises there. , i think what might get the headlines are their other policies which are to the left ofjeremy corbyn. they are talking about reversing all the privatisation in the nhs, they're talking about scrapping trident completely. of course, labour is committed to carrying on with trident and to use the money from trident and to use the money from trident to invest in the nhs, but two of the policies which i think, you know, might interest people most is they're talking about a basic income for everyone. in other words eve ryo ne income for everyone. in other words everyone regardless of their wealth should get a basic state income set just a little above jobseekers allowa nce just a little above jobseekers allowance at £80. all other benefits with the exception of disability benefits would go, but everyone, everyone, would get this basic income of £80 and they are talking about a shorter workin

i wouldn't personally vote for the green party, but i can see them becoming a force in the future withay they're standing up for young people and the environment, but they've stood aside in more constituencies than they're likely to win in the hope it will help labour and the liberal democrats. pushing for a progressive alliance has led to criticism they'll end up in a coalition of chaos. they want to transform politics — to do that, they first need to get elected. donald trump has arrived in israel, on the second leg of his tour of the middle east and europe. his visit is expected to focus on reviving the middle east peace process. speaking in tel aviv, he said there was a rare opportunity to bring peace and stability to the region by working together. he was welcomed by the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, and tomorrow will meet the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas. here's our correspondent yolande knell. direct from riyadh, president trump took the first official flight from saudi arabia to arrive in israel. two countries with no diplomatic relations. he wants to project

campaign for a referendum on the final brexit deal features prominently in the manifesto of the green partyion was called, set out what she called a green guarantee, including a universal basic income and a shorter working week. 0ur political correspondent eleanor garnier reports. the greens are a party with notjust one but two leaders. in central london today, they set out what they called big and bold ideas, which they insisted were possible. this election is about what kind of future we want for our children. it is about protecting our values of openness, of compassion, of cooperation. it's about our promise that a confident and caring future is possible, if we work together, if we do politics differently and if we dare to be more ambitious. on the terms of any brexit deal. they want to explore having a universal basic income and a shorter working week. plus, they've got a long—term aim to scrap university tuition fees in england and all existing student loan debt. they're defending one seat but hoping to win over voters in places such as bristol west. i feel like a lot of green supporte

caroline lucas for the green party is next.e 8th you can lay the foundations for a new kind of politics. your vote can change everything. imagine this — a country that leads the world in clean energy, not fracks its way to climate chaos. a country that spends its money on hospitals and schools, not nuclear bombs. a country that welcomes child refugees, not blocks them at the border. a country that's open to its neighbours, not isolated from them. a country that celebrates diversity, not fears it. a country that's friends with the good guys, not the climate criminals and the dodgy dictators. a country that cares for those with dementia, not one that taxes them. we've shown time and again, you don't need the keys to number 10 to open the door to change. on june 8th let's unlock that door together. fearless green mps in opposition to the tories. independent green mps holding labour's feet to the fire. pioneering green mps to make our economy fit for tomorrow. we decide the future by what we do now. vote green onjune 8th. for the c

also, that report was talking about the green party, but in the south—east, i feel like the greens have are actually not offering the green choice to lots of people. that might have been a tactical choice, but that option isn't even there now. i am surprised how many people split their boats and people i have talked to in north london, they go labour for their borough but then torrealba is because brexit. where i live in west london, there is peeling and bre ntford west london, there is peeling and brentford and isa worked for the green said they will stand aside. —— ealing. picking up on the point you made, kate some people say it is a moral obligation and if you are party and stand for certain things, regardless of an overlap with another party, you ought to give people the right to see the candidate and it is your moral duty to field a candidate?” candidate and it is your moral duty to field a candidate? i agree with that and that is how politics works. he want to be elected and push forward. i do feel sorry for those voters who feel disenfranchised now. they don't have their usual p

meanwhile, the co—leader of the green party, caroline lucas, has accused the conservative and labouralmost environment—free" general election. she has also sent letters to labour leaderjeremy corbyn and prime minister theresa may expressing "alarm" at the lack of discussion and debate about the environment during the seven—week campaign. and ukip's leader paul nuttall has blamed the prime minister for the cuts to police numbers when she was home secretary. mr nuttall is calling for more local neighbourhood police officers in the wake of last week's manchester bombing. with polling dayjust a few days away, we're taking a closer look at some of most closely fought battle grounds, and northamptonshire's most marginal seat is corby. the conservatives took the seat from labour at the last election with a majority of 21100. sam read's been looking at what might swing it this time. the cube, corby‘s centrepiece. this centre of an industrial town but this constituency also include swathes of east northamptonshire. it isa swathes of east northamptonshire. it is a constituency of two has. 0ver

the green party has called on ministers to do more to tackle illegal levels of air pollution. due to publish its air quality plans within the next week, after it decided not to appeal against a high court ruling. the co—leader of the green party, jonathan bartley, said air pollution was linked to 40,000 early deaths every year, and any delay in tackling the issue was unacceptable. political parties are taking to the streets in the last day of campaigning ahead of tomorrow's local elections. nearly 5,000 council seats are up for grabs across england, wales and scotland. the poll will give voters a chance to deliver their verdicts on the main parties before the general election next month. there are also eight mayoral elections. and you can find out lots more about the local elections and the general election campaign on our website — that's bbc.co.uk/news. police investigating the murder of a man during a burglary at his home in dorset have arrested three people. guy hedger was killed in the early hours of sunday morning after intruders broke into his home in the village of st

i am sorry to hear the green party joining the so—called progressive parties that want to deny the resultsrendum. we have made our decision to leave the european union and you hearfrom the greens... and never have another general election again. how can you treat the british people with that contempt? the prime minister is billing in as a brexit general election on top of that. my advice to the parties who are trying to d efy to the parties who are trying to defy the will of the british people is that will be taken very amiss and you will go out and make your case in the weeks to come. the people wanted back control and they wanted to be involved and you're denying them that. theresa may laid it out clearly, she was in essence saying this is choice between me and jeremy corbyn. those are 2002 people who go to europe and negotiate brexit and that's your decision now. ukip'sjob is done? it is obvious why the lead are of the conservative party wouldn't name check ukip at the beginning of a general election, but the point is theresa may has used that line about there is only two people who cou

that's why the green party believes you the general public should have the final say on that final package for it. but we believe you should have the right to be able to look at the small print and decide if you don't like it then you should have the right to remain inside the eu.” wa nt to right to remain inside the eu.” want to say to the prime minister, the bold on immigration, the course when people voted to leave the european union at a didn'tjust for to control our borders, they voted to control our borders, they voted to control our borders, they voted to control immigration. say no to any divorce bill that is put on the table, because since we have been members of his club we have paid over £180 billion in membership fees alone. the deal will be better, but only if theresa may and david davis have but on. she isn't enacting the will of the people, she has interpreted it in an extreme way and thatis interpreted it in an extreme way and that is being backed byjeremy corbyn and nigel farage as a truth through the lobbies to back that extreme —— extreme. the deal is this. brexit negoti

leanne wood natalie, and did the same thing to caroline lucas, presumably referring to the previous green partyr. there was a chance for them to stand out. it does sound as though they we re out. it does sound as though they were just reading prepared answers. there was a chance for someone to step up there, make a name for themselves and put a good case forward. nicola sturgeon has a reputation as being a really effective performer. tim farron was the one probably that desperately needed to show he was capable of being a strong voice, a strong leader, because the lib dems are really not managing to get to this resurgence they have talked so much about. in a poll today, they have halved the level of support. about. in a poll today, they have halved the level of supportm about. in a poll today, they have halved the level of support. it is like a boxing match without the opposition. they are swiping at the end nothing is coming back. one last tory, london city's air traffic has gone virtual. terrifying! i travelled in the city airportjust on wednesday and it has got a very steep descent into the

and are the green party being given a fair share of airtime on the bbc‘s special election programmes. to the election campaign so far. before the parties began publishing their manifestos. many questions had been fobbed off with this answer, given to laura kuenssberg byjeremy corbyn on tuesday. well, you will have to wait for the manifesto for the details. you were expecting that answer. those manifestos will be officially unveiled next week, but on wednesday night we got a sneak preview of what labour's might contain. somehow, an earlier version had ended up in the hands of chris mason. i can't claim i've read it all, but here it is. stamped right through the middle of the document, about 20,000 words total, "draft: confidential" — in other words, they hadn't quite anticipated me waving it around on the telly. but i can do, because we've received this leaked draft. well, he could leave it around on the telly, but should he have done? tim grant was among several newswatch viewers who thought not, asking, if it's got confidential written on it, is it right to pasted all over the news?

i wouldn't personally vote for the green party. t i can see them becoming a force in the future with labour taking a back seat. the greens say they're standing up for young people and the environment, but they're standing aside in more seats than they're likely to win in the hope that it will help labour and the liberal democrats. pushing for a progressive alliance with other parties on the left has led to criticism they'll end up in a coalition of chaos. they want to transform politics. to do that, they first need to get located. elinor garnier, bbc news. sinn fein has launched its general election manifesto, which is calling for a referendum on whether northern ireland should leave the uk and become part of the irish republic. the party wants the vote to be held within five years. sinn fein‘s leader in northern ireland, michelle o'neill, said the only way of securing a future in the european union was to end partition with the republic. so this is very much an opportunity to tell both the tories and the dup, again, in the stronges

and the green party say they will offer voters the chance of a second referendum on brexit with an option it is time for sports news. hello there. welcome along to sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. —— bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: ronaldo hits a hat—trick as real beat atletico in the first leg of the champions league semi—finals. why athletics is looking to erase some of the sport's greatest and longest—standing records from the history books. and azhar ali puts pakistan on course for a first series victory in barbados. yes, welcome along. he looks happy and so he might. cristiano ronaldo's hat trick moving real madrid a step closer to another champions league final. a 3—0 win over city rivals atletico madrid in the first leg

paul: the greens party saying that bank levy was originally a green party policy.re is a riskier that - malcolm turnbull will upset some elements. edward: traditionally, pro-business governments risk upsetting some of their core supporters. you know, there is a risk that this levy on the banks will be passed on to shareholders and consumers. the bank stocks reacted and felt to bring percent -- fell 2%. it could upset core liberal voters in the public. there will not be many tears shed for the banks, and he's betting there will be overwhelming public support for the majority of these measures. paul: you and i have been coming to these budgets for a long time now. i remember the one a few years ago that joe hockey handed down. he must cut spending. does this budget put that budget to rest? edward: absolutely. that budget was strikingly different to what was handed down last night, and the government has moved about as far away as possible as that asguage in the spending cuts possible. interestingly, they were gone a little over a year after .elivering that budget abs

i wouldn't personally vote for the green party, but i can see them becoming a force in the future withng up for young people and the environment, but they've stood aside in more constituencies than they're likely to win in the hope it will help labour and the liberal democrats. pushing for a progressive alliance has led to criticism they'll end up in a coalition of chaos. they want to transform politics — to do that, they first need to get elected. eleanor garnier, bbc news. now for the weather. it is turning sagna and hotter across much of the uk. some parts are having some warm sunshine but not everywhere. heavy showers in parts of scotland. the rain showers will sweep through, particularly north of scotland and the eastern side in the next few hours, pushing across the northern isles. it is looking dry overnight with clear spells all round. it will be chilly in parts of scotland and northern ireland as we go through the night. some spots will dip into single figures. into tomorrow, passing shower in the north west of scotland. the majority will have a dry day full stop increasing cl

the itv event saw little disagreement between the lib dems, green party, plaid cymru and snp, but theyy clashed with ukip‘s paul nuttall. our political correspondent tom symonds reports. five party leaders took part, four support britain remaining in the eu. in theresa may and jeremy corbyn‘s absence, they turned on the one leader who didn't, ukip‘s paul nuttall, attacking his support for a hard brexit and his tough line on immigration. theresa may may not have had the guts to be here tonight, but her spokesperson in the form of paul nuttall certainly appears to be here in her place. i know immigration is a difficult topic for politicians, people have understandable concerns, but when we talk about european migrants, we're talking about people who work in our national health service, we're talking about people who serve us in our restaurants, we're talking about people who make a contribution. the ukip leader said brexit would offer britain enormous trade opportunities, and controlling immigration would free—up pressure on resources. one of the reasons that wages have stagnated in rece

the green party say they will offer voters the chance of a second referendum on brexit with an optiontion manifesto will include a pledge for a ‘ratification referendum' to be held after the eu has agreed the terms of brexit if the majority of the electorate are unhappy with the final deal. an inquest into the death of a teenager with anorexia who took her own life five days after being released from a psychiatric hospital, has found there was no adequate care plan in place. pippa mcmanus, who was 15, died in 2015 after stepping in front of a train near stockport in greater manchester. 0ur correspondentjudith moritz was at the inquest. everyone called pippa mcmanus, pip. as a young child she was full of energy, but she became addicted to exercise and losing weight. in hospital, her parents filmed moving her obsessively. anorexia had her in its grip for three years. she had been happy and healthy, she became emaciated, weighing less than four stone. at 15, she ended her life. pip‘s parents were in court today to hear the jury's conclusion of suicide. they found that the family were fai

alongside the conservatives and the snp, the greens were one ofjust three parties to gain seats in thisred, but a very, very happy. we were not the only national progressive party to make gains, right from the 0rkney islands down to the isle of wight, right across the country, and it was really heartening. we hope to build on those gains going into the general election. you want representation at westminster in the general election, that is what politics is all about. so when you look at those hard numbers and the possibilities of winning seats, where have you got to with that? well, we already have representation at whitminster. we are looking to get more, places like bristol, the isle of wight, sheffield. 0ur electoral system, we have to be realistic, you have to win those council seats and then make a bid for the parliamentary seat. at the last election with a 1.1 million votes. that should have given us 24 mps underafair, votes. that should have given us 24 mps under a fair, proportional voting system. but we are realistic, so we are targeting those seats where we have that support,

i wouldn't personally vote for the green party, but i can see them becoming a force in the future with're standing up for young people and the environment, but they've stood aside in more constituencies than they're likely to win in the hope it will help labour and the liberal democrats. pushing for a progressive alliance has led to criticism they'll end up in a coalition of chaos. they want to transform politics — to do that, they first need to get elected. eleanor garnier, bbc news. facebook‘s internal rules for regulating what it 2 billion users can and cannot post on the site had been leaked four. the documents appear to show the company tolerate certain violent threats, forms of bullying and live videos of self harm. facebook is recruiting an extra 3000 people to its operations tea m extra 3000 people to its operations team to help moderate the site. earlier our technology correspondent explained has admitted in the league was. there were nearly 2 billion people on facebook. they are sharing all kinds of material. the company is really struggling to keep up with the sheer volume o

i wouldn't personally vote for the green party, but i can see them becoming a force in the future withor young people and the environment, but they've stood aside in more constituencies than they're likely to win in the hope it will help labour and the liberal democrats. pushing for a progressive alliance has led to criticism they'll end up in a coalition of chaos. they want to transform politics — to do that, they first need to get elected. eleanor garnier, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. theresa may denies a u—turn over plans for social care changes in the conservative manifesto and putting a cap on costs will be an option. labour says student starting university in england in the alton will not have to payjewish and fees if it wins the election. president trump arrives in israel becomes the first sitting president to visit the western wall. in sport, russia has been warned its athletes will be excluded from next year's winter paralympics excluded from next year's winter pa ralympics unless it excluded from next year's winter paralympics unless it can improve its doping controls

the green party says that with the conservatives dominant, other parties need to collaborate.rong message that people want the more progressive parties to work together rather than against each other, it is clear that when we stand against one another we lose ground and the conservatives gain. back to the coating for now, still plenty of that to be done. —— back to the counting. the final day of campaigning has begun in the french presidential election before voting on sunday. polls show that the centrist emmanuel macron maintains a clear lead over his front national opponent marine le pen. meanwhile mr macron has filed a lawsuit over online rumours that he had a secret bank account in the caribbean. he has strongly denied the allegations. the government is set to publish draft plans to tackle air pollution following a legal battle with environmental campaigners. the measures are expected to contain a scrappage scheme for older diesel cars and the removal of speed bumps to cut pollution caused by cars braking and accelerating. that's a summary of the news — now back to local e

i suppose the green party and the broader green movement, i think we haven't done nearly as well as wen twitter. every wednesday up until the election, we're looking at how it's playing out on twitter, with data crunchers from think tank, demos, who've been analysing millions of tweets since the election was called. let's talk now to our two chaps from demos —josh smith — he's the techy one — and carl miller — he'll look beneath the data to tell us what it all means. good morning. we have been interested in opening up we have been interested in opening up the democratic abeid, letting people contact politicians who want to represent them. then we found there is 1400 candidates we have been following on twitter since the campaign started. from conservatives, labour, lib dems, ukip and the snp. we have been looking at the way they have been tweeting and engaging people, but this potential for people to contact candidates and say i am not sure about this policy, i thought you we re about this policy, i thought you were really good. to actually talk to people it only works if it is a two—w

possible for all kinds of parties to win seats and in glasgow the tories have as many seats as the green partyinds of places in scotland as they replaced the labour party as the second placed force in scottish politics. clearly the tories were running on a message that was appealing to their core vote that turned out, the hardline unionist vote that they were aiming for. the snp was campaigning on local issues for local government and that saw us retired as the biggest party in local government in scotland and when it comes to the uk general election when we will be running on theissueis election when we will be running on the issue is decided that westminster i am confident people will vote snp before tory or anyone else. on the issue of another referendum about scottish independence, is that where your priorities lie now in the run—up to the general election? well, that decision was already taken. we had a scottish parliament election in scotla nd scottish parliament election in scotland last year when that was the issue in the snp manifesto and the snp won the election. subsequent to that t

the green party says the government is standing idly by while britain chokes.nd the government itself may yet face more pressure from the courts. david shukman, bbc news, nottingham. the earlier i spoke to rod dennis, who explained to me the positives and negative aspects of the government's plans. well, there is a lot that is positive in here, actually. we talk about, i think david shukman was mentioning smoothing traffic flow. one of the biggest problems we have with air quality, especially in our towns and cities, is caused by congestion. idling vehicles, vehicles moving slowly, vehicles slowing down on speeding up and there are definitely some positive aspects of the draft plans today that help to encourage councils to really think about traffic flow. speed bumps, resequencing traffic lights, all of these sorts of things can actually help get our traffic moving. more traffic you have moving, generally speaking the less ofan air moving, generally speaking the less of an air quality problem you have. . the clean act on its own won't be enough. but some of the

earlier today we heard from caroline lucas — co—leader of the green party. ting system. essentially it is our incredibly undemocratic electoral system which is forcing the parties to have to discuss ways in which they can manage this tactically to try and ensure that there is a fairer representation of who is elected. i hope that in a handful of seats in the general election, we can see similar agreements. we need to maximise the number of mps who will go back into the next parliament to fight for change in what is such an undemocratic system that hands absolute power to a party at the moment, for example, on less than 2496 moment, for example, on less than 24% of the eligible vote. deputy chair of ukip, suzanne evans, said they would use their defeat to regroup and rebrand. it's not over until it's over. despite these pretty poor election results so far, it's not over. let's be honest, i won't lie to you, we've been a protest party. now we have the opportunity to regroup, rebrand and go beyond that. some serious professional political party. look at the othe

the nhs is the focus of the green party today as they continue their campaign on the isle of wight. party today as they continue their campaign on the isle of wight. breaking news. the owner of a dog that attacked a girl in liverpool at the weekend has appeared in court and pleaded guilty to being in charge of dangerously out of control dogs. andrew mcgowan from the dingle area of the city. the little girl was playing in the garden of her home when several dogs got into the garden. she was attacked by several dogs and is still in hospital. she's being treated for serious injuries to both her head and her body. so andrew mcgowan aged 35, pleading guilty in the last few minutes to being in charge of dangerously out of control dogs. just to bring you more on the news we brought you earlier. a man suspected of being in an islamic state member, he's been found guilty of being an is fighter. he was nicknamed the beatles? he was ca ptu red he was nicknamed the beatles? he was captured in 2015 in a seaside town just outside istanbul on the sea of marmara. he was captured in a luxury seaside

i talked to a local green party member who said he wa nted local green party member who said he wantedvoting for labour. it's been tied between labour and the conservatives, switching between those parties. a tory mp here at the moment. 0ne those parties. a tory mp here at the moment. one of the issuesjeremy corbyn is likely to address is the flooding risk, towns along the sally have suffered badly in the last few yea rs have suffered badly in the last few years because of flash flooding and that's a real important local issue that's a real important local issue that people want to see action on and do something jeremy corbyn will address along with the focus he has given on the nhs. other issues... in fa ct, given on the nhs. other issues... in fact, i thinkjeremy corbyn is about to speak, let's hearfrom him. cheering good afternoon, hebden bridge! cheering and thank you for coming, josh, thank you for what you just said, thank you for what you just said, thank you for what you do and for what you will do when you're the mp for this area! you got a candidate who is serious on campaign

the green party have launched their election manifesto in london. lucas said that britain's prosperity depends on the natural world. we're the only party that puts the environment at the heart of all of our policies. and we do it quite simply because a prosperous, thriving future will be green or not at all. throughout the election campaign, we'll be taking an in depth look at the key issues that are important to you. today at 3.30, our reality check correspondent chris morris will be answering your questions on brexit. you can get in touch via twitter using the hashtag #bbcaskthis — or text your questions to 61124 — and you can email us as well at askthis@bbc.co.uk. the bank of england is predicting only moderate growth for the uk economy this year — with a squeeze on households' incomes, as wages rise more slowly than prices. interest rates have been kept at 0.25%. looking further ahead, the forecast is brighter — although as our economics correspondent andrew verity reports, a lot depends on the brexit negotiations. here is one element of the cos

the nhs is the focus of the green party today as they continue their campaign on the isle of wight. accused the government of putting the our nhs through ‘a cruel form of shock therapy‘. her party have pledged to give the health system a "cash injection". and a reminder — you can keep up to date with all the developments throughout the campaign and live events on the bbc news website — that's at bbc.co.uk/news. and if you're on the move, just follow the election via the bbc news app. alexander blackman, the former royal marine who was jailed for killing a wounded taliban fighter in afghanistan, has given bbc news his first television interview since he was released, following an appeal. the former sergeant who's been dismissed from the marines was interviewed with his wife claire, who organised the campaign to free him. they've been speaking to our correspondent clinton rogers. don't know why exactly i did it. still, a moment of madness is the best description i can give. not exactly the proudest moment of my life. in the last three years, much has been said about alexander blackman

the green party has released its youth manifesto. n, the only seat it one at the last election. douglas ca rswell has left it one at the last election. douglas carswell has left the party and is not standing again. one member has been suspended because of the season —— series of social media comments which have drawn allegations of racism. he has denied being racist. a survey by which magazine has allowed —— found that flights to one infour allowed —— found that flights to one in four airports arrived late last year. they look at all the flights coming into the uk that were at least 15 minutes late because anything up to an hour, the airlines say it's ok. therefore, they have looked at every airline. i looked particularly at the british ones. easyjet is very much the worst performer with one in three flights being officially late. i talked to the airline and they say across the entire system they are looking at only one in fall being late but they fly to lots of places which don't go anywhere near britain said the two things... the tw

, the green party candidates as i have, you are not like the republicans or the democrats who have a ticket. they do not have to go out and get voters. they already have a ticket to put in their own people. and that goes on throughout the united states. so we have two classified parties leading a country and a leadership at the very top that has not been able to really pull us out of what seems to be a dark tunnel. guest: you know, i'm old enough when i went to graduate school in political science, the prevailing studies on political parties, where we're always complaining about we with respect european enough. our parties weren't distinct enough. there was the phrase an echo, not a choice. now we have political parties that offer real choices and we're complaining about them. so we've gone from thinking one system was ossified to now, the system where we have great deal of pole sexation we don't like the -- portlandization and the inertia it produces. how to congress is organized and the likes. host: let's go to memphis, tennessee on the democratic line. caller: i'm speaking in re

the green party has called on ministers to do more to tackle illegal levels of air pollution.is due to publish its air quality plans within the next week, after it decided not to appeal against a high court ruling. the co—leader of the green party jonathan bartley said air pollution is linked to 40,000 early deaths every year, and any delay in tackling the issue was ‘unacceptable'. we are talking a lot about now being into the formal election campaign, a few weeks of formal campaigning now. what do we know? how much do we know about the public mood? what is interesting the public about this election? and more besides. joe twyman is here. are there specific issues? how much do we know about the public as we try to think about the public as we try to think about the next few weeks? we know that brexit is the big game in town. when you ask people on the most it important issues, two thirds of people say brexit, which is well ahead of things like the economy, which is traditionally high comic immigration, education, tax, all these other things. even in the areas where brexit is no

the green party say they will offer voters the chance of a second referendum with an option to remainto will include a pledge for a " ratification referendum" to be held after the eu has agreed the terms of brexit, if the majority of the electorate are unhappy with the final deal. well, let's go back to our political editor, laura kuenssberg, who is in plymouth this evening, back to your interview with theresa may, she was absolutely at pains at least to give the impression that she will play ha rd ball the impression that she will play hardball in these brexit negotiations. absolutely, the owner, and in the context of this election campaign and the brexit negotiations, there are going to be as many episodes of spin was as there are votes in plymouth harbour, but you are right, she is absolutely refusing to budge from what she has been described as a difficult stance, and in this part of the country, where there are plenty of voters who have turned to ukip in recent yea rs, voters who have turned to ukip in recent years, that is standing up to brussels, that narrative might play quite

the green party has been seeking to block posts hostile to its leader, made via a false account. to reach europe from north africa this year. more than seven thousand have been rescued from the mediterranean over the last few days alone. the italian coastguard says as many as 200 may have drowned. most of them have set off from libya — attempting the treacherous crossing — in search of a new life in europe. reeta chakrabarti has spent the last week on a rescue ship. seven uneventful days at sea with the rescue mission and then suddenly this: we have two rubber boats possibly one wooden boat. team, please prepare on deck for rescue. a scene, said the crew, like never before. first two, then three, then as we were spotted, more and yet more boat loads the people veering towards us to rescue and to safety. these women look really exhausted. they're coming on one by one. one of the women i've seen has a little child with her. this toddler, named blessing, is one of the tiniest travellers. her motherjoy, who's nigerian, said she risked the journey because she couldn't return to her ho

it follows a case brought by the country's green party, which sought to block postings against its leaderght to prevent the postings from being seen in austria, but the appeals court has ruled that facebook must remove them worldwide. let's show you some pictures from malaysia where customs officers have seized more than 700 kilos of pangolin scales, worth over two million dollars. they are believed to have arrived on flights from african countries via dubai. pangolins — also known as scaly ant—eaters — are among the most trafficked mammals because of increasing demand in asia where their scales are used in traditional medicine. to america now and us senators have heard that donald trump was warned against hiring michael flynn as his national security adviser. sally yates — an acting head of the justice department under president 0bama — told a congressional panel that mr flynn had lied about his contacts with the russian ambassador. she's been testifying alongside the former national intelligence directorjames clapper. here's what she said. we weren't the only ones that knew all of this.

the green party says, with the tories dominating, other parties need to collaborate.worried about how well the conservatives have done, more broadly, for the future of progressive politics. and i think that has to be a wake up call to parties on the left and centre left to think about how we work together under this incredibly undemocratic system. local election results do not translate directly to a general election, but they are a significant barometer. it will affect the tactics of the main parties over the next few weeks. for some, the results today have been too close to call. the tories were denied an overall majority in northumberland after the lib dem candidate literally drew the longest straw. for now, though, it is back to the counting, and there is still plenty of that to be done. the results have been disappointing for ukip. so far, the party has failed to win any of the seats it contested — losing more than 60 council seats it previously held. the party's leader, paul nuttall, says ukip has become a victim of its own success. leila nathoo reports. the mes

the green party have released their youth manifesto — attempting to appeal to young voters. tuition fees and cancel existing student debt. the party also promises stable housing for what it calls ‘generation rent‘. ukip have been campaiging in clacton. it's the only seat ukip won in the last election under douglas ca rswell until he left the party. away from the campaign trail, the party have suspended one of its general election candidates because of a series of social media comments which have drawn allegations of racism. paddy singh will continue to be listed as the ukip candidate, but the party will no longer endorse him. he has denied being racist. the headlines on bbc news: the us president flies to saudi arabia but as he leaves there's another twist in the controversial sacking of fbi chiefjames comey. there's a disagreement within labour after the shadow foreign secretary says the party could abandon its support for trident. meanwhile the tories defend their pledge to cut net migration after it's criticised by former chancellor george osborne. the wedding has taken p

the green party have released their youth manifesto attempting to appeal to young voters. e existing student debt. the party also let out plans to oppose a hard brexit as well as a providing stable housing for generation rent. guests have begun to arrive for the wedding of pippa middleton and her finace james matthews in the berkshire village of englefield. she arrived at the church with her father in the last half an hour also. prince george and princess charlotte will act as page boy and bridesmaid. our correspondent alexandra mackenzie is in englefield in berkshire for us now. well, you have joined well, you havejoined us at quite well, you have joined us at quite a good time. just looking through the trees beyond us, we have seen a card draw up and we are wondering if it's the car that will take on the middleton from the church. as you say, they went in half an hour or so ago. the wedding service has been underway. the wedding of the middleton and james matthews which has been very much anticipated in this small village in englefield. there has been a lot of participati

the green party have released their youth manifesto, attempting to appeal to young voters. ncel existing student debt. the party also promises stable housing for what it calls "generation rent". ukip have been campaiging in clacton. it's the only seat ukip won in the last election under douglas ca rswell until he left the party. away from the campaign trail, the party have suspended one of its general election candidates, because of a series of social media comments which have drawn allegations of racism. paddy singh will continue to be listed as the ukip candidate, but the party will no longer endorse him. he has denied being racist. hassan rouhani has been re—elected president of iran for another four years. mr rouhani won 57% of the vote, easily beating his conservative challenger, ebrahim raisi. he's tweeted that the "people are the real winners of this election". kasra naji has this report. president hassan rouhani, the winner of the election by a wide margin. he had promised not to let the hardliners take the country backwards. he had promised to steer the country towa

the green party has released its youth manifesto, with an attempt to appeal to young voters. nts is a pledge to scrap tuition fees and cancel outstanding student debt. the party also promises stable housing for what it ukip have been campaiging in clacton. it's the only seat ukip won in the last election but its mp douglas carswell has left the party. away from the campaign trail, the party has suspended one of its general election candidates, because of a series of social media comments which have drawn allegations of racism. paddy singh will continue to be listed as the ukip candidate, but the party will no longer endorse him. he has denied being racist. cto c to the news that donald trump is visiting saudi arabia. dr walid phares was president trump's middle east policy advisor during the campaign for the white house. he joins us via webcam from washington now. what are your views on the major deal that has been struck?m what are your views on the major deal that has been struck? it is stunning for people who have projected less than that, the numbers are very clear. we are

the green party has pledged to scrap what it calls "pointless" sats, and abolish academies, as part ofys it wants to free teachers and children from national tests and put "enjoyment" back into schools. to the campaign in wales now and the nationalist party plaid cymru say they wouldn't rule out a coalition with labour if it meant stopping the conservatives in "wreaking havoc in wales". their words not mine. the party's leader leanne wood has taken a road trip with the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire. but as you can imagine she wasn't only asked about the campaign. have you ever taken illegal drugs. yes. what? cannabis. a long time ago, you know. but when i was younger and a student, i tried a few things. i would rather not go into the details of the personal side, but yes, i have. so, in that sense, you have broken the law in the past. have you broken any other laws? possibly some driving offences. no others that i'm aware of. do you believe in god? no. why? no evidence has come my way that would convince me that god exists. i'm asking you this because the leader of the lib dems was irritat