that could be the newspaper of middle england, it has got a completely different take. £100 off yourexactly. and the daily telegraph, you have got anger rising. what this tells you, the taming of these things, because we now have the announcement is going to be coming out tomorrow, tuesday, it is the taming of when the conservatives release the manifesto and the reaction. and actually, there's times has brought together. you got the consumer story, mail... talking about on the variable rate. that is a lot of people. but the argument, everybody could switch to that fixed rate. and theresa may, under one show tomorrow. and we have got those debates coming up. the special programme. not going to be on the platform together, with jeremy corbyn. the critter. good idea? who knows. i think theresa may, obviously trying.|j idea? who knows. i think theresa may, obviously trying. i said one world! i would have preferred the proper television debate. thank you. just take a look at this front page. mirror. the conservative peer, trying to organise a campaign to reverse the ban on fox hunting. th

jeremy corbyn is making a much bigger step in the same direct of middle england are really ready forill be popular. and, of course, the complications of brexit means whatever else she is promising could be derailed by that becoming extremely difficult, and notjust hard to deliver but also potentially very nasty. so, broadly, though, as with any political idea leader for the mainstream, easier to say than to prove. some viewers object to what they see as a running commentary on what politicians are saying and doing during the campaign, with david jowett putting it like this. allegations of bias, as we've mentioned before in recent weeks, have been rife with some viewers feeling the bbc has given the lion's share of screen time and prominence to the labour party. tom and jan borland profess themselves: for the majority of those contacting the bbc, though, the bias is in the other direction with rav dhillon speaking for many who feel: elsewhere, the bbc‘s economics editor kamal ahmed also came under attack after his piece on labour's manifesto on tuesday's news at six. those earning abo

jeremy corbyn is making a much bigger step in the same direct of middle england are really ready fories that he believes will be popular. and, of course, the complications of brexit means whatever else she is promising could be derailed by that becoming extremely difficult, and notjust hard to deliver but also potentially very nasty. so, broadly, though, as with any political idea leader for the mainstream, easier to say than to prove. some viewers object to what they see as a running commentary on what politicians are saying and doing during the campaign, with david jowett putting it like this. "it seems the news bulletins are becoming the laura kuenssberg show. her pieces to camera and the questioning of political figures are not the broad unbiased approach that one should expect from the bbc but come across as the presentation of personal opinion and approach. the bbc should be providing a broader approach with a considerably higher factual content." allegations of bias, as we've mentioned before in recent weeks, have been rife with some viewers feeling the bbc has given the lion'

this is the amber valley constituency, classic middle england seat. s england seat. it swung to the tories seven years ago. other voters in the mood to swinging again?|j seven years ago. other voters in the mood to swinging again? i voted conservative my whole life. and i think now, i'm leaning towards labour. ijust think we need a change. i've been through austerity measures myself in a previousjob, andl measures myself in a previousjob, and ijust think we need a change. and going against all principles, because i've always been labour, but i think the only person who can take us i think the only person who can take us forward is theresa may. why? i just don't like jeremy corbyn. in last's referendum campaign, just over 60% of this constituency voted to leave the eu. just over 39% wa nted to leave the eu. just over 39% wanted to remain. i've always done that, always will. no reason why. why before the conservatives? i've been a union official for quite a few years, i'm a labour member, but ifind few years, i'm a labour member, but i find corbyn comple

you are turning your back on the middle england. >> this is the first time we have seen social care. this is what we face with an aging population and anybody who wants to be in the government sets up to the challenge and sets it up clearly. what will we see as a result of the proposals we are making? we will see those elderly people who have been worried about how they pay for care in their homes won't to have to worry in the future. nothing will be paid. they will not have to sell their homes. we also see those people worried their saving is going and done the right thing and saved their life are worried their savings will dwindle to nothing we are quadrupling the threshold to 100,000 pounds. what else do i expect to see? action and improvement in social care available to people, i expect people to be able to stay in their own homes longer, and that will mean less pressure on nhs. >> thank you very much. you said you wanted to be straight and can i ask you. everyone says there is a cost to getting net migration down. have you costed it? what is it? it is in billions? you are saying

it is a gamble as to whether or not the voters of middle england are ready for the policies he believeslenge that he may face will be, one of his biggest supporters, len mccluskey, the boss of the unite union said it would be extraordinary if labour was able to do it. thank you. in wales, plaid cymru has launched its manifesto, telling voters that wales badly needs a ‘strong voice' during the brexit process to protect welsh industry and agriculture. the party leader, leanne wood, said she wanted to ensure that wales could continue to trade with europe without costly barriers. policies include scrapping business rates, creating a publicly—owned bank and retaining the triple lock on pensions. president trump has been accused of sharing classified information with the russians during a meeting in the oval office last week. the white house has responded by saying it was ‘wholly appropriate‘ for the president to share information about the threat from the islamic state group with the russian foreign minister and ambassador. but both republicans and democrats have expressed concern that secre

parts of the central and in england vanquishing the labour in vast tranches of formerly marginal middle englandu had to say it comes down to your ta ke had to say it comes down to your take on the corbyn factor. allies of mr corbyn say if only voters saw more of mr corbyn the party would do better, his critics say mr corbyn is the problem. norman, for now, thank you. it is 18 minutes past one, our top story... the conservatives are a cause for their best local election performance in more than a decade. breaking box office records around the world, could this be the most successful bollywood film of all time? coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, what next for david moyes? relegated from the premier league last week, but he's still hopeful of staying at sunderland next season. a targeted scheme to get older, more polluting vehicles off the roads could be introduced as part of government plans to tackle air pollution. the proposals, published for consultation, say there could also be central funding for redesigning roads and boosting infrastructure for walking, cycling and e

forget middle england, it is in the city that you will find the front line now.it first appeared here 5 years ago. yet little is known about the disease called alabama rot. first discovered in america in the late 1980s — it causes lesions on dogs‘ legs and paws. but there's still no known cure — which is why vets and animal welfare groups are meeting in reading today for the first time in a bid to tackle it. duncan kennedy reports. it is that time of day. the walk, run, the fun. repeated by 8 million dogs across the united kingdom. but for gabriel williams from monmouthshire those joys came to an end earlier this year. her dog, a family pet for five years, caught alabama rot and died. it is still ha rd to alabama rot and died. it is still hard to get your head around it, she's not here because it happens quickly and she was quite young, just five and a half. it was hard to see. so it has been difficult and very sad. alabama rot was first recorded in the united states in the 19805. recorded in the united states in the 1980s. and recorded in the united states in th

isn't that much of your manifesto that you're turning your back a bit on the traditional middle england that put conservatives into power because you think you can find a votes elsewhere? >> this is the first time we've seen a proper long-term plan. the sustainability of social care in this country. it's one of the great challenges we face with an aging population. it's right that anybody who a wants to be prime minister or any party wants to be in government faces up to that challenge and sets it out clearly for people. what will we see as a result of the proposal were making? those elderly people who had been worried about how they pay for care in their homes one have to worry about that in the future. they won't have to pay while they're still alive. nothing will be pay. they don't have sell their home while they're living in it. but we also see as those people who are worried that their savings and they've done the right thing and saved in a weree their savings will dwindle to nothing, we're quadrupling the threshold for which assets will be protected for 100,000 pounds. would also

middle england, by saying they would be allowed to preserve no more than £100,000 of their assets toare. big business, by venturing into territory once claimed by ed miliband, with tougher rules on corporate pay. theresa may chose halifax for the launch of her manifesto to show that she is confident of recapturing a seat that has not elected tory mp since margaret thatcher's heyday in 1983. labour still enjoys support in the town although the prime minister does appear to be cutting through. have you always voted labour? have you decided how you will vote? what do you think of theresa may? i think she's doing a good job. so far, yeah. she's doing fine. give her the mandate to do it. i was definitely the conservatives but this morning the manifesto that i heard, the pensioners, £200 of fuel allowance, she's going to knock that off to pay for the pensioners that are higher... i don't think that's right. i know what it is fair but i did not like the idea of it. from what i've heard of the labour party i like the manifesto, i must say. with protests ringing in her ears, theresa may set o

who jeremy the labour party and reach out to middle england whojeremy corbyn does need to reach outhis election. 0ne one of the things the leaking of this manifesto means is that we are talking about it this morning as we can now talk about the labour policies. —— labour policies. we'll be speaking to andrew gywnne, labour's national elections and campaign co—ordinator, just after 7. the conservatives say they will honour the nato commitment to spend at least 2% of economic output on defence if they're returned to office. they'll also increase the budget by at least 0.5% above inflation in every year of a new parliament. james comey has made his first public comments since president trump sacked him as the head of the fbi on tuesday. in a farewell letter to colleagues, mr comey said he wasn't going to "spend time on the decision or the way it was executed." democrats say they suspect the dismissal is linked to the fbi's investigation into alleged links between the trump campaign and russia. mr trump said mr comey was fired "because he was not doing a good job". three women are due t

forget middle england, it is in the city that you will find the front line now.k the director of the fbi, saying thatjames his decision to sack the director of the fbi, saying that james comey was not doing a good job. the family of an 11—year—old girl who died at a theme park yesterday say they are torn apart. no conservatives will face charges about the campaign spending in last year's general election. we will also have the business news for you. the dow and the nasdaq are. fifa have opened an enquiry into the transfer of pol pot bar. —— paul pogba. as we've been hearing fifa have opened an inquiry into the £89.3 million transfer of paul pogba to manchester united from juventus last year. it follows allegations that pogba's agent mino raiola earned £41m from the deal. fifa now want to know who was involved in the deal and how much money they earned out of it. with me is formerfootball agent jon smith who has been described during his career as a "super—agent" representing the likes of diego maradona and ruud gullit. thank you for being with us, john. football

with a month until the uk's general election, theresa may is set out to woo middle england.view with husband to show her softer side. her main rival called it the labor parties program is a blistering tirade against "greedy bankers and heartless bosses." u.s. president donald trump has forces in thesh fight to ray take brockett. made overon was strong objections from u.s. ally turkey which maintains the tooish fighters are militant in the country. the bank of england probably won't make any policy moves before brexit negotiations are concluded according to the national institute of economic and social research. it comes ahead of the boe washed latest policy meeting tomorrow where no rate change is expected. the u.k. business group says investors should have more power over executive pay. the institute of directors wants to force companies to put or more of 30% shareholders to a second vote. it would rebuild trust in corporate leadership which the iod sis is facing a crisis of confidence. china's producer prices rose more slowly in april, signs of a potential is in the -- usi

forget middle england, it's in the city you will find the front line now.has traditionally been much more of a two party affair than most other parts of the country. the fat lie between labour and the conservatives has tended to be in those counties shier towns in gritty industrial towns. now we're seeing the conflict right in the cities, not just birmingham, but the conflict right in the cities, notjust birmingham, but coventry, wolverhampton and stroke. what happens to former ukip voters if that vote is collapsing? it could play a very big part in all this. the liberal democrats have been hoping, as we know, for brexit, should i say anti—brexit balance. cheltenham is their key target. they held it until the last general election. look at the shire county elections, the lib dems had 1a seats in gloucestershire going into them, coming out they have 1a seats, so that bounce looks flat at this stage. we are still a region of marginal seats, it's just where those margins are that seems to be changing. thank you very much. girls are being repeatedly trafficked

not such a bad afternoon in northern ireland, largely dry, quite warm, middle teens across northern englanderally speaking temperatures in the upper teens, fairly humid. this evening largely dry in the south—east and northern ireland, in between a fair bit of cloud and rain but the wind coming in from the south, a very mild direction, a very mild night, nobler work than third tea m mild night, nobler work than third team degrees. quite a warm start. —— no lower than 13 degrees. breezy from the west and south—west, weather fronts moving through, from the west and south—west, weatherfronts moving through, a line of cloud and rain moving towards the south—east, head of that some showers, behind at shower was getting into northern ireland. brightening up in northern ireland for the afternoon, temperatures around about eight team — 19 degrees, in the south—east, reaching the low 20s. in the sunshine might reach 23. through wednesday, we see an area of rain becoming quite heavily from the south—west towards yorkshire & these. some of the ring quite heavy, in the north—west a scattering of showers

general election, theresa may has set out to woo the so-called middle england, whatever that means, usingo inint tv interview with her husband, showing her softer side. rival, jeremyain corbyn, launched the labour party's program for "greedy bankers and heartless bosses, ripping off consumers." keith wade is still with us. how long will the bank sit on its hands. >> if it is until the brexit negotiations are concluded, that will be a long time, three or four years. i think they will be moving upwards, but i think we are looking at two or three yeras as out. and we are looking at something that would come as the result of some fiscal stimulus. we have to see those negotiations concluded to some extent. but at the moment, the economy now is beginning to exhibit these signs of the brexit affect. it is beginning to slow down. we have seen a pickup in inflation and consumer spending come under pressure, the economy grew at 1.3% quarter on quarter in the first quarter. much weaker than what the bank of england expected. they have to factor that into the inflation report. tom: where did the weak

forget middle england, it is in the city that you will find the frontline now.ton. what will happen, as seems likely and the uk will happen, as seems likely and the u k vote will happen, as seems likely and the uk vote is starting to, well frankly, it does appear to be collapsing on the evidence of recent elections including those last week, what are the liberal democrats? they'd hoped for an anti—brexit bounce, but if you look to gloucestershire where they had 14 councillors and certainly had to do targetjob on them, as the data held until they had held on to the 2015 general election, they look flat as well. so, it is an interesting and changing picture. it is a marginal area, but the margins are different this time. thank you very much, patrick. 0ur correspondent catriona renton is in kirkintilloch where nicola sturgeon is campaigning today. what are the big issues? at here you will see there is a street soul, the razzmatazz has just about gone away because nicola sturgeon has gone on to her next engagement, but we have been at and about this morning. this is

it seemed to matter of much of the manifesto that you are turning your back on the traditional middle england of social care in this country. one of the great challenges we face with an ageing population and it is right that anyone who wants to be prime minister or party that wants to be in government faces that challenge and sets it out clearly for people. what will we see as a result of proposals that we are making? that those elderly people who have been worried about how they pay for care in their home will not have to worry about it in future. they will not have to pay while they are still alive, nothing will be paid and they will not to sell their home while they have been living in it. we also see that those people are worried that their savings are going to have done the right thing and saved through their lives, and are worried that savings will dwindle to nothing, they are quadrupling the threshold at which assets will be protected to £100,000. what else do i expect to see from this? action and improvement in the quality of social care that is available for people. i expect people t

the debate so far is the same rhetoric of what can brexit secure for middle england, it has strengtheneded again because of theresa may's cool for a general election. lanre, you voted remain in the referendum. what about alternative ideas, for example the liberal democrats putting forward that they would want to have a second referendum when we know the terms of the deal, is that going to sway you? i think ultimately with the referendum there was a lot of misinformation, there were a lot of people, a lot of rhetoric and who knew what was true and what was going to be the case? we are still ina going to be the case? we are still in a place of instability, uncertainty, let's fall off a cliff, no deal is a good deal, i don't buy it, it is a dangerous place to be in. maybe if it is a case of when we know what we are going to be getting into, let's have a vote again, that is maybe a good idea, but i think they're definitely has to be something other than we are just going to go through this and whatever happens happens. sam, how important would that be for you, or do you feel like a lot of pe

lose winter fuel allowance, free school meals for that hull their children, a move away from middle englands that, and more, is ryan gray, who works for a charity, previously voted conservative, but may not this time around; daniel rushton, a former labour and ukip voter, who's going to vote conservative; and sean worth, a former adviser to ex—prime minister, david cameron, and the current director of the westminster policy institute. good morning, welcome to all of you, thank you forjoining us. first of all, sean, a lot of focus on social capital stock who will theresa may and the conservative party, it is not just about her, and the conservative party, it is notjust about her, who will they be trying to appeal to? that particular policy i think will appeal to people's sense that the system is kind of being made fairer, generally. i don't think it will be terribly popular because it is quite a tough measure. social care is incomplete crisis, has been for a long time, no politician has gripped it. this is an attempt to save his not fairfor working age it. this is an attempt to save his not

down to kent and sussex, expect splashes of rain in the rush hour and parts of south—west england, wales, the middleireland here, the showers heavy and thundery in places. through this evening and tonight, eastern areas of the country will be plagued by outbreaks of rain. heavy rain here and there with uncertainty about how far west the rain gets. maybe into the midlands. in the west again, the showers clearing with fog spells. temperature low enough to create frost patches. the east of england seeing patchy rain. maybe fringing to south—east scotland. elsewhere, another day of sunny spells and showers. heavier to the south—west. the temperatures there 112016 celsius. saturday, parts of scotla nd 112016 celsius. saturday, parts of scotland in the north—east, cloud and rain. sunshine and showers. the showers fading from the south later in the day and the temperatures in the southern areas creeping up. high pressure building in on saturday night to sunday. that should have the effect of killing off most of the effect of killing off most of the showers. it could make it a chilly start on sunday but sun

england. storms into the middle of the country from denver to chicago. hoe tis phoenix is getting more comfortable at 94. salt lake city at 70. temperatures looking nice into saturday. seattle what a picture perfect day to start your holiday weekend. about sana'a rosa. the 50s once you get up to chris sent city. >> i want to give you an update on the massive landslide on the big sur coastline. officials say it could take a year to rebuild highway 1 that was buried. some residents have been cut off and they now have to drive three hours to get their groceries. "the washington post" put together these before-and-after images of the coastline to give you a better idea of how massive the amount of debris is. frances, imagine trying to prepare for your meals, three hours if you forgot an ingredient. >> it's one thing to go out of your way for something like that, but three hours? you've got to neal for that. >>> e details on a shopping collapse of a cesspool that swallowed a worker and trapped two others. if you're traveling this memorial day weekend, tsa tes

we should be celebrating finding this to broker peace in the middle east and yet you look at manchester, englandecognized terrorism is still year middle of week ago. tragic this is a barbaric attack. is this an opening for him for this renewed israeli arab peace talk? how does this stack or in? >> does factor in to look at the israelis come appellate demand since at least in this corner of the world we have to come together. we have to find a way to forge peace. we need to stand united in this terrorist and look at that ideology, form of life, acceptance of killing innocent people, particularly children is unacceptable and we will stand shoulder to shoulder to eradicate these terrorists and barbarians. lauren: braun, the president is overseas. your account the budget is released today for 2018 and includes cuts to taxes in many social programs in order to get a balanced budget. it will be a hard sell most likely in congress. can he take us through the negotiations? >> absolutely pitter mens rea 20 years ago when i worked for john kasich. balancing the budget for the first time since 1969. you he

england as joe lynskey reports. they have come half way around the world, in the middle of the season, but little sentiment is gearedcup, every minute matters. ryan gave them the lead inside two minutes. for england, this was of much about standing out from one another as their opponents. players like ratchford are bidding for a starting place in october. his try now had england fully in control, and though samoa did respond, wayne bennett‘s team were finding the gaps. firstjosh, then james graham extending the lead. suddenly, a distinct super league field in sydney. after disappointments in the autumn‘s four nations, this was the performance they were expecting. five tries mean england take to the skies with the winning feeling. pretty solid performance from england following australia performance yesterday. coming up the world cup and the autumn and rugby league correspondences england was my chances of winning the tournament we re my chances of winning the tournament were enhanced by today‘s performance. on the back of what we have seen, you would say england are second favourites. new zealand a little bit disapp

temperatures around 20 —— 28 celsius for the middle part of the afternoon. north—west englandening and overnight period, it will be dry with skies. it will be a warm night. when you have that sunshine through the day, the buildings get quite hot so it will be a very warm night in the large towns and cities. in the morning, temperatures rise to the morning, temperatures rise to the morning into the afternoon. mid to upper 20s. signs of one or two showers pushing in towards northern ireland through the end of the day. this is where we store to see this change friday night into saturday morning. this feature pushes in from south and west. we had showers and thunderstorms. there could be some torrential downpours. the spread quickly. we have sharp thunderstorms through the afternoon. a nice afternoon for southern areas. 28 celsius in the south—east. for sunday, there is there a chance of a shower in the south—east. the north and west, a touch cooler but still humid. that is how it is going to look into bank holiday. there is uncertainty about it. the south—east quadrant will remai

they've built a house in the middle of a forest in devonshire in west england.rom wood, straw, mud, grass and other organic materials. it's back to nature -- in every respect. ms. burrows: it's our compost toilet. we also share it with a chicken who sleeps in that crate there and lays an egg every morning. so when i'm having my morning business, i pick up my breakfast egg at the same time. [laughter] reporter: for the past two years, this has been their home. no heating, no running water, some solar power. kate earns a few pounds as a part-time carer -- enough to survive on. with a little extra from her hand-made baskets. after her three children left their very normal home, kate was desperate to abandon the modern world with all its disadvantages. ms. burrows: i caught whooping cough, i had glandular fever. and every time one of these allergies along the way andi became allergic to all chemicals. until we moved here and i suddenly, within a month or two, just, like, was so well. reporter: weeds make the grass-roof leaky, says allan. the former electrical engine

england as joe lynskey reports. they have come half way around the world, in the middle of the season, but little sentiment is gearedut the visitors arrived with their own agenda, with just one test before the world cup, every minute matters. ryan gave them the lead inside two minutes. for england, this was of much about standing out from one another as their opponents. players like ratchford a re their opponents. players like ratchford are bidding for a starting place in october. he is now had england fully in control, and opal samoa did respond, wayne bennett's tea m samoa did respond, wayne bennett's team were finding the gaps. first josh, then james graham team were finding the gaps. first josh, thenjames graham extending the lead. suddenly, a distinct super league field in sydney. after disappointments in the autumn's formations, this was the performance they were expecting. five tries mean england take to the skies with the winning feeling. so a good win for england. it follows australia's win against new zealand in their only warm—up game yesterday. so next up is the world cup in the autumn, and our rugby lea

a general progression of the cloud and rain from the north of england and northern ireland ever further north into scotland. by the middlel be some brightness just about holding on and then down across the murray firth as well. further south than that, murky. drizzly rain. the odd burst in northern ireland. and it will be there to be had too in parts of the north of england and down into wales. somewhat drier conditions in the south. a very close feeling. and if you get a bit of brightness, those temperatures will rocket higher in the afternoon. but it may also spawn some showers in east anglia and the south—east. 0ut towards the west and down the south—west of england that we may well see some very violent thunderstorms. with some sunshine, you could add 4—5 degrees through cardiff and over towards the london area. through the evening, a migration of thunderstorms if they do break out ever further towards the east. all the while, there's still the danger of something coming out of france pushing north on the breeze. cloud and rain is there to be had all the while across northern scotland, even as we start tuesday. we ha

of the week there will be rain acro55 the middle of the week there will be rain across englandybe a few showers on the breeze but for england and wales lots of cloud and rain, not too much in the far south—east until later and underneath that rain and temperatures will struggle, but in the south—east corner we will get to the south—east corner we will get to the low 205, brighter weather towards the north and west. some of the rain and the south—east might and heavy, some rumble5 of thunder but it slowly moving out to the north sea. some areas of low pressure m ove north sea. some areas of low pressure move away from the uk, and you can follow these isobars back to iceland where the air is coming from, so a fresher feel to thursday but a decent day on thursday, light wind5 but a decent day on thursday, light winds and pleasant enough at 18 or 19 degrees, closer to 1a in the north and west. into the weekend, a scattering of showers, some could be heavy with hail and plunder but also some spells of sunshine. you're watching bbc news. i'm ben brown in bradford wherejeremy corbyn h

a good day with sunshine for england and wales and parts of scotland. light winds and temperatures in the middlelow 20s, a pleasant day indeed. thursday, fine and dry whether to be had for england and wales and eastern scotland. western scotland and northern ireland later on will see this weather fronts moving northern ireland later on will see this weatherfronts moving in. it is making steady progress east. friday, cloud and outbreaks of rain around. ahead of all that rain in the south—eastern corner, quite warm and humid once again. this is bbc news, the headlines: the french president, emmanuel macron, has told his russian counterpart, vladimir putin, that any use of chemical weapons in syria is a red line that would invite immediate french reprisals. their meeting was described as frank and frosty. after two days of airport chaos, the boss of british airways says sorry for the disruption caused by its computer meltdown but refuses to resign. alex cruise denies the fact it was due to shedding it staff and he blamed a power surge. services are returning to normal. the golfer, tiger woods, has

good spells of sunshine for england and wales, northern ireland too, much of scotland as well and with those light winds and temperatures in the middlethink it will be a very pleasant day indeed. 0n into thursday and a lot of fine, dry weather to be had in much of england and wales, eastern scotland too. western scotland and northern ireland later on will begin to see this weather front moving in, that's making steady progress eastwards. and i think by friday there'll be a fair bit of cloud and outbreaks of rain around. and just ahead of all that rain in the south—eastern corner, looks like it will be quite warm and humid once again. hello this is breakfast with dan walker in llandudno in north wales. we are nine days away from the general election so we decided it was a good idea to bring breakfast to north wales and the beach. we are live in llandudno this morning. we are on the road! good morning, i'm here with the bbc breakfast butte van. i'll be talking to businesses and workers about what will get their vote. i'm at the magnificent castle here in wales. we'll hear how it will be punching above its weight when it comes to the re

past couple years. >> france too. 400 isis trained fighters going back to england because they are being blown out of the middle east has got to concerned security people. >> reporter: absolutely, big concern, the homegrown terrorist concern, terrorists trained on the battlefield and it is a battlefield in syria and iraq and as that fight dies down to some extent, a journey to the uk and other countries and the skills have acquired they could be applying here. the suicide attack, we have seen it and witnessed the aftermath personally in places like paris, another concert venue was attacked to worse results. manchester police looking hard at the aftermath of what is happening as we look at the police trying to understand this horror in their neighborhood. brian: we understand the prime minister of the united kingdom, theresa may is currently conducting a counterterrorism meeting at 10 downing street and she is expected to go to manchester herself. we expect her to tell us what she knows very shortly. >> the campaign, the election was supposed to be june 8th and they are suspending that. greg did mention the firs

england and northern ireland ever further from the north of england and northern ireland everfurther north in scotland such that by the middley the middle part of the day we will see since brightness coming through across southern areas and down across the murray firth. further south from that, the murky fare, drizzly rain for many, maybe the odd moderate west across the western side of scotla nd west across the western side of scotland into northern ireland. and it will be there to be had across parts of the north of england and down into wales. the dry conditions further south, very close feeling here. a bit of brightness, and those to riches will rocket away through the afternoon to make in its own right spawn some showers across east anglia and the south—east but it's out towards the west eastern side of wales, the west midlands and down into the south—west of england that we may well see some really violent thunderstorms as, as i say, with a bit of sunshine you could add four or five degrees to some of the temperatures through cardiff and over towards london. three evening, we will find a migration of the thunderstorms

edged further ahead but club would work on to something, nick abendanon, once of england, said he was echoing to the middlene point in it, just when saracens thrive. again alex goode saw a chance, the man who created the first try score the decisive one. owen farrell's mastery of george improved the arithmetic. job done, trophy won, saracens left to yet another level. congratulations to them, huge weekend in rugby and it has been a big one in football. particularly in the premier league. we will be speaking to ian injust a moment. but first we will talk about the top of the family. we will talk to john we will talk tojohn about a big result at the bottom of the table as well but we start at the etihad stadium where manchester city kept up stadium where manchester city kept up their challenge for a place in the top four. they are now third after a rather fortunate win over leicester city. with the premier league title decided this now a race for the also—rans. still, for manchester city there remains a champions league place to chase and victory over last season's champions, leicester, would go along long w

a good spell of sunshine for england and wales and parts of scotland. light winds and temperatures in the middleot of fine and dry weather to be had for england and wales and eastern scotland. western scotland and northern ireland later on will see this weather front moving in. it is making steady progress east. friday, cloud and outbreaks of rain around. ahead of all that rain in the south—eastern corner, it looks like it will be quite warm and quite humid once again. this is bbc news. the headlines: the new french president, emmanuel macron, has told the russian president vladimir putin any use of chemical weapons by the regime he backs in syria is a red line and france would retaliate immediately. their meeting is described as "frosty" and their discussions as "frank." a week on from the manchester attack, the bbc has obtained exclusive pictures of the bomber. salman abedi is seen shopping the day before the blast. police have released an image of him days before the bombing carrying a blue suitcase they're still trying to find. after two days of airport chaos, the boss of british airways has

a good spell of sunshine for england and wales and parts of scotland. light winds and temperatures in the middleay indeed. on into thursday, and a lot of fine and dry whether to be had for england and wales and eastern scotland. western scotland and northern ireland later on will see this weather front moving in. it is making steady progress east. friday, cloud and outbreaks of rain around. ahead of all that rain in the south—eastern corner, it looks like it will be quite warm and humid once again. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories: frank talk from the french president. emmanuel macron meets vladmir putin for the first time and issues a warning about the use of chemical weapons in syria. a week on from the manchester attack, exclusive bbc pictures of the bomber. salman abedi is seen shopping the day before, and police release an image of him with a suitcase. after two days of airport chaos, the boss of british airways says sorry for the disruption caused by its computer meltdown, but refuses to resign. tiger woods blames a reactio

cheryl: right in the middle of london or manchester, right in central england. it's incredible to me that they are still there. mark steyn, it was great to see you. mark: good to see you. cheryl: we are not fighting in front of tucker carlson. that's exciting to me. i'm still flying united, mark. have good weekend. today was pretty light ahead of the memorial day weekend. the dow closed down slightly lower today. s & p and nasdaq finished in record territory. the nasdaq is up for five out of six weeks. how is that to celebrate something this weekend. corporate sponsors are bailing on a new york city parade that's honoring a nationalist linked to terror. widow of american sniper chris kyle will be with us. an obama medal of honor recipient is speaking out saying our last president didn't do enough to stop isis. dakota * meyer is coming up next. there's nothing traditional about my small business so when it comes to technology, i need someone that understands my unique needs. my dell small business advisor has gotten to know our business so well that is feels like

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