there we are, the speech from tim farron there we are, the speech from tim fa rron followed there we joined by farron followed by a lot of noisy music. i'mjoined bya prominent farron followed by a lot of noisy music. i'm joined by a prominent lib dem, vince cable. to own the speech was great. it was a very clear speech with clear definition. it started and finished with the issue of europe. giving people the choice of the destination, not just giving people the choice of the destination, notjust the departure. that is clear. the way in which the tory party has morphed into ukip. a lot of tory voters will be alarmed when they realise what they are signing up to. but your message doesn't seem to be cutting through to the voters, if you believe the opinion polls. well, it is a very long campaign. three weeks ago. our ma nifesto long campaign. three weeks ago. our manifesto is only out today. i think it is up from here. and really, you need to do so much better than the last election, when you really lost almost 50 seats. can you do that?” was one of the victims in that but i am fighting

was that a typical tim farron speech? typical, perhaps not.more passion but the message is the same, the anti—brexit rhetoric we have heard on a daily basis, he made it abundantly clear that the party thinks that if people and future generations would be worse asked if they are outside of the eu. is that message said over and over again, and there was a lot of passion, the one interesting thing was that he brought two people together several times, nigel farage and theresa may. he kind of said they were the same. ina he kind of said they were the same. in a quote i have he said farage's vision of britain has become theresa may's vision of britain. someone has to standard to them. he is trying to say to his fans or those he is trying to woo that these two, who argue beyond different sides of the spectrum, are saying the same thing by saying that we want to leave the eu, we think britain will be better off after hard brexit. it is interesting that the liberal democrats not pretending they will form a government or democrats not pretending they w

we've been following tim farron and his team 110w following tim farron and his team now for a week halfe he gets off the big battle bus and walks down the stairs and talks to those constituents the first thing he says it we must not leave the single market, it would be detrimental to future generations. so no getting away from that being the key message. and many of the target seats there are going for it did bode remain but will this message actually win the election for them, this and other policies have been struggling to get through, i think, and have been struggling to get through, ithink, and make have been struggling to get through, i think, and make the same impact as the other parties with their policies. they have not been making headlines, the character and personality of tim farron has been debated among some supporters saying he's just not charismatic enough to lead the country. so i think you will have to do something a bit more significant to win over those voters. and he is trying to win over younger voters with a series of promises in the manifesto but not a promises in

you heard from tim farron in that report.this election are offering what he called a better, brighterfuture. are offering what he called a better, brighter future. a are offering what he called a better, brighterfuture. a rejection of what he called the extreme brexit thatis of what he called the extreme brexit that is being offered by the conservative party. at the heart of our manifesto is an offer to all the people in our country that no other party is making and that's we don't have to accept whatever deal we get back from the brexit negotiations, but the british people, you, should have the final say. but the british people, you, should have the final say and if you don't like what theresa may comes back with, you should have the right to vote to remain. if we think that three—quarters of our young people in this country voted to remain, they are a reminder of why there is so much dismay at what theresa may is planning to do. the most extreme version of brexit thatjeremy corbyn and ukip backed as well. the liberal democr

this is what tim farron had to say on that ll on today.arty is making. that is that we do not just after except whatever deal we get back from brexit the glaciations, but the british people, you, should have the final say. —— negotiations. if you do not like what theresa may comes back with, you should have them right to vote to remain. if we think of three quarters of young people in this country voting to

i am going to stop you come tim farron, caroline lucas?|j wa nt come tim farron, caroline lucas?”because i think the situation you describe is something which people feel up describe is something which people feelup and describe is something which people feel up and down this country. for people to say that discover and cares for the most vulnerable people i think is downright insulting.” have had angry letters from a man who cannot get into the surgery because he has not got his mobility scooter and he has not headed for six weeks because the dla payment has been delayed. he isjust stuck. i think there is just simply not a recognition from this government about the pain that it is inflicting on some of the most vulnerable people in our society. and it is a matter of political choices, because we are the fifth biggest economy in the world. and yet we are a country that has 4 million children living in poverty, we are a country where a million food parcels were given out last year. that is just simply quite wrong. the green party is quite upfront about saying that we will reverse t

tim farron speaking earlier.e speaking here very soon in bethnal green, launching a manifesto which, among other things, contains a promise to legalise cannabis and tax the sale of cannabis, bringing in, the lib dems say, £1 billion in extra revenue. but there is no promise this time to scrap tuition fees. but they are very much trying to do better than in the last election, when they suffered some pretty calamitous losses. almost 50 seats they lost. leaving them of only eight seats in the last election. at the moment, they are not making nearly as much progress in the opinion polls as they would have liked. butjoin us back in bethnal green forfull coverage liked. butjoin us back in bethnal green for full coverage on bbc news of the manifesto launch for the liberal democrats. many thanks for that, ben. he was in a noisy discotheque. apologies for the slight break up on the picture. now, it is time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster. these are our sportsday headlines tonight... remember the summer of 2005? engl

those who are there are liberal democrat leader tim farron, nicola sturgeon of the scottish nationall nuttall for ukip and leanne wood of plaid cymru. how was the debate been going?m how was the debate been going? it is still going on as you can see on the big screen behind me, it started at 8pm. the duration is about two hours since coming to its climax. to give you since coming to its climax. to give you some since coming to its climax. to give you some flavour of what has been said so far, caroline lucas said, never has our lives are also uncertain, leanne wood, ourvision and values can benefit all those across the uk, paul nuttall, only one party committed to brexit, ukip is the only party with a clear and honest policy on migration, tim farron said he got into politics to fight and britain is under threat, it is time for hope, and nicola sturgeon, we need mps who can stand up sturgeon, we need mps who can stand upfor sturgeon, we need mps who can stand up for scotland. that is just a flavour of some of the key points of the leaders. the first question was about brexit and what t

we have also seen tim farron the liberal democrat leader arriving for the debate.ymru and also caroline lucas from the green party arriving. so all in place. but the prime minister herself is not there because she says she would rather be out and about meeting voters. clive is in the spin room where everything will be digested and poured over a little bit later. it will indeed. it is now beginning to fill up. i have been here for the last couple of hours and now the journalists and pundits, the analysts are all here and really your understanding of what happens this evening in the debate on the front pages of the newspapers tomorrow, on radio and television, much of that will be framed in this very room and also some of the politicians from the seven parties taking part tonight, they are also here trying to influence some of the copy that the journalists are going to file. so it will be an interesting place to observe the debate from here in the cambridge union building. just down the road is our political correspondent vicki young to die just a lot of this. first

tim farron went back to school this morning. the lesson? run. front and centre was brexit, and how it should be handled. at the heart of our manifesto is an offer to all of the people in our country that no other party is making, which is that we do not have to accept whatever deal we get back from the brexit negotiations, but the british people, you, should have the final say. if you do not like what theresa may comes back with, you should have the right to vote to remain. the lib democrats say they would spend more money on health and education paid for by higher corporation tax and a penny on income tax. on housing, they want to introduce a range to own scheme for tenants, and promised to legalise and regulate cannabis. they claim this could generate £1 billion per year in tax. it's about keeping the availability of hard drugs away from cannabis, and regulating cannabis so the most dangerous strands like skunk are outside of the regulated system. it is about helping those people who are of honourable and hitting those people the criminal

tim farron went back to school this morning. the lesson?ral democrats think the country should be run. front and centre was brexit, and how it should be handled. at the heart of our manifesto is an offer to all of the people in our country that no other party is making and that is that we do not just have to accept whatever deal we get back from the brexit negotiations, but the british people, you, should have the final say. if you don't like what theresa may comes back with, you should have the right to vote to remain. the lib dems say they would spend more money on health and education paid for by higher corporation tax and a penny on income tax. on housing, they want to introduce a rent—to—own scheme for tenants, and promised to legalise and regulate cannabis. they claim this could generate £1 billion per year in tax. it's about keeping the availability of hard drugs away from cannabis, and it's about regulating cannabis so the most dangerous strands like skunk are outside of the regulated system. it is about helping those people who are

tim farron says that there are still a few weeks to go. sima kotecha.on to the russian foreign minister at a meeting last week. the intelligence, about the so—called islamic state group, came from an ally of the us who had not given permission for it to be shared with russia. in the last hour, president trump has defended his actions on twitter, saying he had an "absolute right" to share with russia facts pertaining to terrorism. let's get the latest from washington. jane 0'brien is there for us. intriguingly, in the last few minutes, an announcement that the national security adviser is going to make an on camera press briefing just hours after he denied that the president had done anything. i'm sure he will want to talk about this afternoon's meeting with the president of turkey, mr erdogan, but i'm sure everybody will want to know what the president said to the russian diplomats, including the foreign minister who visited the white house last week. he says that whatever he said, he had a complete right to say it, and to be honest, he does. this is no

, i am the new leader, i will say, said i am tim farron, i am the new leader, iwill say, do said i am say, do not disappear you remainers, we can still do it, ina you remainers, we can still do it, in a couple of years' time things will look different. what would you say to him? this is always a waste of time, money and energy.” say to him? this is always a waste of time, money and energy. i agree, it isa of time, money and energy. i agree, it is a waste of time. we should just get on with it. it will create more division. it might create more division within society so it is done and i think the majority of us who voted remain have accepted it and just want to get on with it now. does anyone thinkjeremy corbyn would be a better person for negotiations? definitely not. he is a person who really cares about the economy because he has the interest of the workers at heart and that is what the economy is based on, that is what i personally think. i am basing it on what i have seen in bedford with the lack ofjobs over the years and the cutting of services. i want somebody else to have anot

on wednesday, their leader tim farron launched the manifesto which he hopes will bring voters back.rt it is that we do not just have to accept whichever deal we get back from the brexit negotiations were due, the british people should have the final say, if you do not like what theresa may comes back with, you should have the right to votes tremain. three quarters of younger people in this country quarters of younger people in this cou ntry voted quarters of younger people in this country voted to remain, they are a reminder of why there is so much dismay at what theresa may plans to do, the most extreme version of brexit thatjeremy corbyn and ukip backed as well. the lib dems are the only people offering hope that britain's future could be brighter and better. yes, you heard that right — he expects theresa may's conservatives to win, and he wants the british people to have another referendum on brexit. as with all of the main parties in this election, you can find the whole lib dem manifesto online. but let's take a quick look at some of the other headline promises. cannabis would

ukip are represented by paul nuttall and you have other figures there, like tim farron. on that. we anticipating the major debating points? —— they will not see eye see eye to eye. we have two people there who are from completely different spectrums on the political scale. you have one man who wants to remain in the eu, and someone else who is incredibly passionate about leaving. then you have all of those people in between who are saying that now that the country has decided to leave, people should be content with that decision. but it is that deal that theresa may at the moment is talking about. as she has been talking about as she launched her manifesto today, that getting that deal and making sure it is high impactand that deal and making sure it is high impact and accurate in detail is key for her and other parties. there will be talk about that, i am sure. but brexit, as you say, is likely to dominate a lot of the rhetoric that we will be witnessing in one hour or so ‘s time. we will be witnessing in one hour or so 's time. and is there a spin room ready to roll wi

and the message on scotland's streets from tim farron — his party stands firmly against scottish independencehe found at least one kindred spirit. someone needs to give sturgeon a boot of the ours. it's a simple choice. undoubtedly, mr farron would choose more delicate language. in england, his colleague vince cable has been recorded suggesting that liberal democrat supporters might vote tactically for labour in certain areas. mr farron sidestepped any suggestion of an anti—snp pact in scotland. individuals have to make their own choices and we are not in a case of being able to delegate or mandate anybody to vote in any particular direction. we are the one party standing for scotland in the uk and scotland in the eu — that's a powerful message wherever it is that you live. earlier, mr farron visited east dumbartonshire. his core message may be universal in content, but it's carefully distilled across a strictly limited number of target seats in scotland. the bbc has unveiled details of its general election special tv programmes, which will enable the public to question politicians in the run

for example, tim farron said if you wa nt for example, tim farron said if you want a soft brexit, voteseats. take our polling a high percentage of the vote.|j remember reading the obituaries of the party two years ago and now they are polling 80% of the vote. ukip apologist 5%. leg 18% of the vote. it's a pretty solid performance and what they will be interested in is in those seats they are targeting in a few weeks' time, cheltenham, eastleigh, bath, they have done well indeed. they will look at that and saying we can build on it in five weeks' time. the lib dems start from a low base. even if they go up a few percentage points, it would win the more seats. but what james discount is that a lot of people who voted with his side during the referendum, the majority of them now accept the referendum result and want the government to get on with delivering it. you think remain as voting tory? i think there are people who voted remain who will happy to parties delivering brexit. they don't want to see the referendum revisited. delivering brexit. they don't want to see the referendum revisi

tim farron says that there are still a few weeks to go. sima kotecha.use after hr mcmasters said that donald trump hadn't released any confidential information to the russians last week. he is facing the cameras shortly, before then let's get a weather update. temperatures today reached 26 celsius in parts. this is the main rainy zone stretching from the south—west to the wash, and we see scattered outbreaks of rain across the midlands becoming heavier as the night goes on. then we see a few showers city in north—west scotland, but for much of north—west scotland and northern ireland it will be dry and northern ireland it will be dry and cooler them recently. tomorrow, some sunshine, pleasantly warm, a few showers developing in northern ireland and later north—west scotland, and this area of rain covering england and wales or much of it will produce quite a bit of wet weather, difficult travelling conditions and perhaps torrential thundery bursts going into the evening. through parts of england in particular, there could be up to 40 millimetres of rain

so what do the leaders like tim farron do? do they go into a cupboard and cry?how are you? and the message on scotland's streets from tim farron — his party stands firmly against scottish independence. he found at least one kindred spirit. someone needs to give sturgeon a boot of the ours. it's a simple choice. undoubtedly, mr farron would choose more delicate language. in england, his colleague vince cable has been recorded suggesting that liberal democrat supporters might vote tactically

tim farron said there is no coalition deal, there will be no pact.ly. what every individual must consider is how can i use my vote most effectively, but iam not i use my vote most effectively, but i am not in i use my vote most effectively, but iam notina i use my vote most effectively, but i am not in a position of telling other people that they should vote ina other people that they should vote in a tactical way. i am telling them vote for the liberal democrats. the more votes we have, the more seats we will have, and the great influence we will have in the next parliament. but you have a former government minister telling lib dem voters to vote labour. does this not say something about the way the party is being run at the moment? say something about the way the party is being run at the moment7m says a lot about the independence of mind of everyone who is a liberal democrat. you don'tjoin the liberal democrats to be like sheep, for example in the way in the scottish national party behave. people have the use and they are entitled to expose them,

thank you to you and to tim farron for that.in the election, they will increase defence spending by half a percent more than inflation, every year. the defence secretary sir michael fallon also said the conservatives would continue to meet the pledge to spend at least 2% of national income on defence. it's a growing defence budget, it's properly financed. we meet the nato 2% target and we think it's right to commit to that for the rest of this parliament, so that our armed forces have the equipment that they need to keep this country safe. the green party have launched their election manifesto in london. in a speech, the party's co—leader caroline 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

let‘s pick up on some of the things tim farron, whojoined us on the sofa as joe tim farron, whojoinedthe winter fuel allowance. theresa may yesterday did admit there were some big and difficult decisions to be made and she and her team will be aware of the risks these kinds of policies possibly alienating traditional tory voters. just a reminder that nicola sturgeon, one of those taking part in the debate last night, will be joining us on this over in a few minutes. thousands of police officers across the uk have not had up—to—date background checks to ensure they are suitable to serve. bbc analysis of figures obtained under a freedom of information request showed 90% of officers in one force had not been properly vetted. the process checks finances, employment history, as well as making a detailed search for any convictions. andy moore reports. in 2012, the association of chief police officers recommended a thorough background vetting for all police officers of a person‘s background. it‘s designed to ensure that nobody unsuitable is employed. peter bunyan was a devon and cornwall com

tim farron there. let's get more analysis now. the political correspondent at the spectator. tim farron saying there's going to be a tory land slide in the general election, on the basis of these council results — is that how you see it?|j the basis of these council results — is that how you see it? i think he's right. i think there will be a thumping conservative majority on the results. labour's mountain has got bigger. it slid down a bit further. jeremy corbyn is describing the results as mixed. redefine mixed, when you lose the two big metro mayors in the tees valley and we st metro mayors in the tees valley and west midlands, traditionally labour areas. they're not closing the gap on the conservatives as he claims. they've fallen further behind. why have labour done so badly do you think? is itjeremy corbyn's leadership? is it widerfactors, deeperfactors? leadership? is it widerfactors, deeper factors? i think brexit is a big issue that can't be underestimated. we saw in 2015 labour voters go to ukip. these voters, as ukip's

what happens if he came in the room, and tim farron came in, the room, and tim farron came in, the newocrats, the main thing i will give you is another say. don't despair, it is not all over, we can still do it, couple of years' time, it will look very different.” still do it, couple of years' time, it will look very different. i don't wa nt it will look very different. i don't want a second referendum. a waste of time. waste of energy.” want a second referendum. a waste of time. waste of energy. i would ee, time. waste of energy. i would agree, wasted time. we should just get on with it. you may cause actually more division. more division and uproar within society. it is done. those who voted remain have accepted it. we want to get on with it now. anyone thinkjeremy corbyn would be a better person in negotiations. definitely not. he is a person that really cares about the economy. he has the interest of the workers at heart, that is what the economy is based on. that is what i think. i'm facing it and what i have seen think. i'm facing it and what i have seen happening in bedford over

tim farron will be moving to st andrews later on.ated in hospital after being attacked by a dog. several animals managed to get into the garden where she was playing in the garden where she was playing in the toxteth area of liverpool. a 35—year—old man has been arrested. the dogs have been seized. we now go toa the dogs have been seized. we now go to a liveable newsroom. what more can you tell us? a two—year—old girl was at her relatives house here. she was at her relatives house here. she was playing in the garden of this terraced property with two other young children aged 4—6 when she was attacked by a number of dogs. those dogs had managed to get into the garden from a nearby property and she suffered injuries to her head and body. all of this happened before quarter to four yesterday afternoon. one neighbour described hearing one woman shout, the dog's. the baby. she's been taken to hospital in a serious condition but her condition is not said to be life—threatening. in a moment we will have a summary of the business news but f

liberal democrat leader tim farron wants to give power back to the people over brexit.at he said at the launch of the party's manifesto this evening. it's really obvious when you think about it. someone is going to have the final say over the brexit deal. it could be the politicians or it could be the people. i believe it should be the people. you should have the final say on whether theresa may's brexit deal is right for you and yourfamily in a referendum. and if you don't like that deal, you should have the choice to remain in the european union. with me are our guests david wooding and stephen bush and in a moment we'll talk to them about the manifesto in a bit more detail, but first the liberal democrats have promised to help young people get on the housing ladder and with discounted bus passes. but how will they afford this? the bbc‘s chris morris has been giving the figures a reality check. the biggest revenue raising proposal is to add ip to income tax across—the—board. they estimate it will raise £6.3 billion per year, money they would spend exclusively on the n

tim farron had to reach out today, no question. do you think you did that?k he did really well. he got applause on a significant number of his policies, principles and values that the lib dems stand for and he made it absolutely clear that we are the ones providing real opposition to the conservatives at the moment. with the selection is about brexit, labour just handed theresa with the selection is about brexit, labourjust handed theresa may a black check —— blank cheque. labourjust handed theresa may a black check -- blank cheque. but he seems to come unstuck about the amount of money being put forward for the nhs amount of money being put forward forthe nhs in amount of money being put forward for the nhs in your manifesto? £6 billion, a drop in the ocean by all accounts. as he said, that is the initialfunding accounts. as he said, that is the initial funding and we accounts. as he said, that is the initialfunding and we are accounts. as he said, that is the initial funding and we are waiting for the independent commission to come through to talk about ho

that was tim farron speaking to micky young. —— vicki young. three million people. researchers from birmingham university say being obese increases the risk of suffering heart disease, stroke and heart failure. joining me from birmingham to discuss these findings is drjames brown, lecturer in biology and biomedical science at aston university. thank you forjoining us, doctor brown. tell me, do you agree with this particular headline?” brown. tell me, do you agree with this particular headline? i do, yes. this is a question that has rumbled on for years. is it possible to be obese and otherwise metabolically healthy? i personally don‘t like the term of and that. there have been pretty large studies, even a couple of months ago in sweden a study came out that suggests it is possible to be fat and fed, but this is the largest study of its type and adopted a population of 3.5 million people over ten years. it found that individuals who were obese but did not have any overt metabolic disease, who were otherwise healthy, they had a 50% higher risk of

is tim farron the aspirational, sunny uplands candidate from the progressive alliance then? ar and coherent vision and a party unified behind it. could you have an alliance with anyone else? the challenge for anyone wanting to form a political alliance is not wanting to draw lines and tell other people they are racist or patriotic or not patriotic. that is the challenge for anyone involved in politics who is naturally very tribal and wants to point out the differences. to be honest, i don't think there is anyone outside of the conservative party, doing a brilliant job of unionifying people who disagree with them, who isening maing to do that, looking beyond themselves and trying to collaborate. back in history, all successful parties are coalitions. they build coalitions between people who believe in 60%, 70% of their platforms. theresa may won't believe in 100% of the policy platform she puts forward. no—one does in their party. reagan and clinton appealed to people outside their own parties as did thatcher and blair. jeremy corbyn isn't doing that at the moment. theresa may

tim farron said to him hang ona minute, the eu. get the best deal and he also made a point that he feels very strongly about and we have heard over the past couple of days, talking to other constituents, he said i'm mingling with the public, getting in there and speaking to people and you would not be having this conversation up close with any of the other leaders. the children we spoke to said they we re the children we spoke to said they were taken with him, some said he was very kind. he spoke to them about human rights and policing and he will be speaking a bit more about some of those issues that matter most to him here in cardiff tomorrow. now the latest on the snp from glasgow. the first minister nicola sturgeon hit the campaign trailjust north of glasgow in the constituency of east dunbartonshire. it was one of the massive gains for the snp last time around. the liberal democrats want it back so it is a key battle ground. nicola sturgeon was here today trying to shore up her party support. and she chose a pie shop for herfi

they included the liberal democrats leader tim farron, ukip's paul nuttall, the snp's nicola sturgeon they had to say on the issue of brexit. it has been pretty much ignored since the referendum, gibraltar has been featured more than wales. we wa nt to been featured more than wales. we want to advocate wales' national interest and make sure that the tories don't get away with an extreme brexit. theresa may is not just pursuing a brexit, she is pursuing a hard and extreme one. she threatened again to walk away with no deal. that would be an economic catastrophe. in scotland alone, it would cost 80,000. —— 80,000 jobs. there was no clarity as to what leaving meant. that is why the general public should have the final say on the package. when people voted to leave the eu, they voted to control immigration. say no to any divorce bill that is put on the table. since we have been members of this club, we have paid over £180 billion in membership fees. the deal will only be good if theresa may shows backbone. the negotiations between brussels and london over the l-l...--_ n...---|- ._j |._j_

this morning we have the first of our leaders' interviews with nicola sturgeon and tim farron on theorning — new figures suggest thousands of police officers across the uk have not had up—to—date background checks to ensure they are suitable to serve. the first uk airport to replace its control tower

the leader, tim farron, also says developers who stockpile land without building on it, would be penalisedigning in northern ireland today. she called on politicians there to work together to return to power sharing. controversy over a botched renewable energy scheme, led to the collapse of the stormont executive in january. north korea is reported to have launched another missile, from an area near its west coast. in recent months pyongyang has tried, and failed, to successfully test other ballistic missiles. this time though, one is said to have flown some 400 miles. neighbouring japan has condemned the launch. more than 800 children and teenagers, who'd lost a parent while serving in the armed forces, have attended a garden party at buckingham palace. they were welcomed by the duke and duchess of cambridge, and prince harry. among them, was the widow and son of the fusilier lee rigby, who was murdered in a terror attack in 2013. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it's a very large garden accustomed to formal events like garden parties but it's the perfect place for a chi

tim farron was the one probably that desperately needed to show he was capable of being a strong voicerong 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 airport anyway. there are no real people there. computer hackers... technology going wrong. we give everything over the technology. how panicky do we get when we go to the supermarket and we end up in the place where there are those tills are no people the? aeroplanes are largely flown by computers anyway. we like to pretend they are not. i feel greatly reassured there is a pilot. you asked a guy who landed the hudson unusual, you

so tim farron and the liberal democrats came here today. he came with his team.in terms of what people had to pay back in terms of social care funding and this is what he said. she has not changed her mind. the dementia tax is alive and well. the british people's intelligence is being inis theed by a woman who started this morning being cruel and added chaos to that some people are calling it a u—turn. she is saying it's not a u—turn, what are you calling with it? it's not a u—turn. she is clearly carrying on with the dementia tax. people out there, millions of people, who run the risk of being victims of this dementia tax and not just people who care for people with dementia or motor neurone disease, it looks like nine in ten houses of those families in this country are now at risk from theresa may's ongoing dementia tax. she will give no clarity over whatsoever. so we have it. that was his response to what theresa may has said today. i also spoke to him about what he makes of the company that he has been visiting today. he was at graph. it's a company that prod

the lib dem leader, tim farron, is working this patch hard.upporters, confident they are tapping into discontent over brexit but some worry that won't be enough. there is a strong revive in the south—west and when you talk to people out on the streets, you can feel it. and you've got to keep away, to a degree, from the brexit issues as well, because i really think down here, we have major, major problems with the nhs, education, housing and jobs. people think, they weren't happy that we went in with the tories a few years back. but i think they are now returning greatly to us and we'll carry on. if theresa may is to achieve her aim of a decisive election victory, she'll have to hold onto the dozens of seats the conservatives won here last time round. and that means fighting off any suggestion of a liberal democrat revival. the tories think brexit could be their winning card. in many cornish seats, ukip performed strongly two years ago, but recent local elections show them on the slide and the tories are ready and waiting to plunder their votes

they included the liberal democrats leader tim farron, ukip's paul nuttall, the snp's nicola sturgeonco—leader caroline lucas. here's a flavour of what they had to say on the issue of brexit. it is only by electing plaid cymru mps that this advice will be heard. we have been pretty much ignored since the referendum. gibraltar has had more attention than we have had, so had more attention than we have had, so it is vital that we have a strong tea m so it is vital that we have a strong team of clyde comrie mps to advocate wales' national interests and to make sure the tories don't get away with an extreme brexit —— plaid cymru. theresa may isn'tjust pursuing brexit, she is pursuing a hard and extreme brexit. today in her manifesto she threatened again to walk away with no deal. that would be an economic catastrophe. that would cost in scotland alone 80,000 jobs. so my message to people in scotland, whether you voted to remain or leave, is the vote snp to strengthen our hand. the vote was to leave but leave can look very different. there was no clarity as to what it meant. that's why the

party leader tim farron said politicians needed to be honest about financing the health service.kip leader paul nuttall urges his supporters to "stay on the pitch" despite suffering heavy losses on thursday. he said voters would return if theresa may failed to deliver on brexit. the french authorities warn the media and the public not to spread documents hacked from the centrist candidate emmanuel macron‘s campaign team in the run—up to sunday's presidential election. three men appear in court charged with the murder of businessman, guy hedger, who was shot dead at his home near ringwood in dorset. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. coming up this week on the travel show... rajan is in jerusalem, the world's holiest city. this is, for christianity, the most important place in the world. quite an incredible experience to be here. we touch down in saint martin for a spot ofjet blasting, and check out a music festival aiming to entice a younger crowd the caribbean island. and taking the perfect snap? we head to the lake district to capture one of the uk's most photograph

party leader tim farron said politicians needed to be honest about financing the health service.ip leader paul nuttall urges his supporters to "stay on the pitch" despite suffering heavy losses on thursday. he said voters would return if theresa may failed to deliver on brexit. the french authorities warn the media and the public not to spread documents hacked from the centrist candidate emmanuel macron‘s campaign team in the run—up to sunday's presidential election. at least 80 schoolgirls who were kidnapped by islamist militant group boko haram in nigeria more than three years ago — have been freed. a government official said their release followed negotiations with their captors. a has—been actor best known for playing an actor in the 80s is called in to help catch a serial killer. find out about cinema releases in the film review. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are katy balls, who's a political correspondent at the spectator and nigel nelson, political editor of the sunday mirror, and sunday people. let us show

people behind the polls, tim farron and jeremy corbyn, are having to play it differently.dia access. they have to do everything they can. she has such a big lead in the polls that she is effectively able to do what manchester united did when they will fall— zero up, play defensively, knock the ball around, keep it away from doing anything too creative. —— manchester united did when they were 4-0 manchester united did when they were 4—0 up. she is in government and she wa nts to 4—0 up. she is in government and she wants to stay there. is there anything in that idea that it is lacking in imagination, that it is so lacking in imagination, that it is so rigid there is nothing, sort of, spontaneous that could excite people? her advisers were worried about the idea she was being seen as robotic and boring. that is why we saw lights come into her in the one show appearance with her husband, philip. he came off slightly more affa ble philip. he came off slightly more affable in that. in policy terms... there have been creative moves. she has lots of room in the selection to actua

too much for tim farron. we have to... paul... we have to...murderer last monday was reported on five separate occasions by the muslim community. they want safety as much as anybody else. then it was over. no knockout blows, but this fight is heating up with just one week to go. 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg, has been gauging reaction to the party leaders' performance from the spin room in cambridge. i spoke to some of the audience here tonight after the end of the debate, including some tory voters. a couple of them were clearly very frustrated that theresa may hadn't bothered to show. and in reverse very pleased that jeremy corbyn had made the effort to turn up and debate the other parties here tonight. i think it's pretty clear that in terms of today at least jeremy corbyn has had a tactical win. he's been seen to seize the initiative and come along and take part. i think it's too early to say how that's going to play out with the wider electorate, people who weren't following every twist and turn of tonight's debate. those people w

and you don't like tim farron. not a fan of tim farron. so it's not looking good. to talk about being prime minister. so flattered. what do you think? do you think he's got a chance? i would think so. if it hadn't been this young man, iwould have disappeared in my garden. i wanted to... i could see he's a young person coming round to do it. that makes a difference? it did to me. presumably you want to go into politics at some time? hopefully. what's your name again? luke. luke bassett. i'll look out for you, luke. i think you might have made a difference there. might have got something, yeah. and if you want to watch that film again or share it, please head to our programme page bbc.co.uk/victoria. and we're going to be in dunstable in bedfordshire on monday 29th may for a big election audience debate. if you've made up your mind already who you're going to vote for, still deciding or don't think you'll bother and would like the chance to share your views and grill senior politicians on their policies, get in touch to apply for a place. victoria@bbc.co.uk more deta

even before he spoke, the platform was clear — tim farron wants his election to be about brexit.er the bright lights of a pact is london nightclub the lib dem leader made his pitch to voters concerned about the consequences of leaving the eu. someone is going to have the final say over the final brexit deal. it could be the politicians, 01’ deal. it could be the politicians, or it could be the people. i believe it must be the people. applause. but is his message getting through? i caught but is his message getting through? icaught up but is his message getting through? i caught up with mr farron as he toured a school. certainly there are people in this country lacking hope. they think the only thing on the table is theresa may's vision of us leaving the eu with a hard brexit. there are many people who voted to remain who accept that result. something you are willing to do. and they feel that you have to get on with it now. many think theresa may is the person to do that.” with it now. many think theresa may is the person to do that. i think what there is are many people who feel

that is what she would like it to be, it is what tim farron would like it to be, who said he is representingave been a mistake her not turning up, buti have been a mistake her not turning up, but i don't thinkjeremy corbyn did enough to make it a mistake. the debate will not have changed anyone's mine. the opportunity was there forjeremy corbyn. how did you seeit? there forjeremy corbyn. how did you see it? slightly scrappy. shouting. yes, amber rudd was auditioning for the role of theresa may, and she said, it is going to be a coalition of chaos if they get in, and they started arguing and shouting over each other, proving that point. i feel bad because the last time i was oi'i feel bad because the last time i was on this programme i said she was within her rights to not debate and it seems like a smart decision, and it seems like a smart decision, and it was at the time, but with the poll gap having closed it is now looking more risky. but i think it would have done her more damage if she had you turned yet again and decided at the last—minute that she would be there. every single leader w

we see leader tim farron this morning.s in the media over the last day and saw over theresa may and jean—claude juncker 's theresa may and jean—claude juncker '5 discussions, he said, she said, thatis '5 discussions, he said, she said, that is the shape of things to come. we will not be sure what is going on. the deal be stitched up by our politicians and their politicians. it will be stitched up on the 215t century equivalent of smoke—filled rooms over the next 18 months and will be up —— imposed on the people of lewis and britain. they will not have any say they vote liberal democrat. theresa may is campaigning in the south—west today. our aides seemed to be very fast by this. —— nonplussed. the inca please enter the narrative for the general election, presenting theresa may as standing up to the other 27 countries, showing strong leadership. for hard, this sort of row actually please into her election or game plan. they are not seeking to dampen down, they are moving on quite happy for this story to bobble on. a surfer

we will probably lose count the number of times tim farron offers his pledge as leader of the liberaln. that is his big pitch. he is appealing to the 16.5 million people who voted remain. it isa million people who voted remain. it is a lot for the liberal democrats to go out. the poll suggests they have not got the message across but this gives him a two—hour platform to indicate by the liberal democrats are different. in terms of nicola sturgeon from the snp, she is strongly opposed to aha brexit and has made her case. that is why there has made her case. that is why there has been so much ganging up on paul nuttall. do you think it could work the other way? could there be more sympathy to ukip if this carries on throughout the night? the fact you have 17.5 million people who voted for brexit and bait are underrepresented on the stage. there is an imbalance in this debate. but the broadcasters say they want the leaders to take part. theresa may are steadfast from the start, she simply would not take part. she has not deviated at all. it is a shame because these debates do get high vi

and the lib dems have launched their party manifesto in east london with tim farron saying to supportve that our children will have a brighter future if believe that our children will have a brighterfuture if we believe that our children will have a brighter future if we are believe that our children will have a brighterfuture if we are inside the european union. and that they will be safer and better off, and that our economy will be stronger and our economy will have more influence in the world. but, just because i believe that, doesn't mean people who voted to leave are bad people. of course they are not. we just disagree. one of jeremy corbyn's key allies, unite leader len mccluskey, is full of optimism about the labour general election hopes, despite saying he couldn't see the party winning in an interview. it was against the backdrop of, if the opinion polls are to be believed, that i made the comments. of course, since then, labour have launched the manifesto, a fantastic manifesto. theresa may has brushed aside questions on whether the chancellor, philip hammond, will keep his

the liberal democrat leader tim farron addressing the royal college of nursing conference.ifically ring fenced to the nhs. the home secretary, amber rudd and the health secretary, jeremy hunt, are chairing a meeting of the emergency response committee, cobra, this morning, to discuss the handling of the cyber attack, which hit parts of the nhs in england and scotland on friday. dozens of hospitals in england and scotland have been forced to cancel some operations and appointments today, and some gp surgeries are still experiencing problems as staff begin a new working week. meanwhile microsoft said governments around the world should treat the attacks as a ‘wake—up call‘ — blaming them for storing data on software vulnerabilities which could then be accessed by hackers. it's thought over 200,000 computers have been affected worldwide — with russia hardest hit. in the past half hour — the national crime agency has tweeted this — saying if you're a victim of #ransomware do not pay! theresa may rejected claims that the nhs had been warned of an attack. theresa may rejected cla

tim farron in st albans. democrats won all fourof them. it and the liberal democrats won all four of them. it was 70% remain. most of the contests yesterday where in leave england rather than remain england. there are a handful of liberal target seat where people voted remain. these results over the country will be disappointing for the liberal democrats. but that result in st albans gives them hope that it may be half a dozen target seats where there went election just sedate where there was a big remain vote last year and maybe the liberal democrats are back in play. can i pick up on what tim farron was saying? i think that is right, what we may see a few extra liberal seats in those remain areas because they appealed directly only to the 48% remain. they ignored the second part of their title, democrat in ignoring the referendum, but that is another matter. we are just watching nicola sturgeon arriving at snp headquarters. those are the images. tim farron was pointing out we don't wa nt tim farron was poin

leader tim farron will say the conservatives are focusing on helping big business, and not small start—upsl security with the russian foreign minister have been reported in the us media. it was reported in several american newspapers yesterday that the president discussed classified information regarding islamic state in syria during the visit, but his team have dismissed the allegations as more fake news. the meeting itself was controversial enough, coming just a day after the president fired his fbi director over an ongoing investigation into campaign links to russia. now, the washington post is reporting that in the course of their discussions the president disclosed classified information that could jeopardise a crucial source of intelligence on so—called islamic state. revealing, it is alleged, not only the specifics of an is plot which is thought to centre on the use of la ptop thought to centre on the use of laptop computers on aircraft, but the city from which that threat was detected. the nature of the information that the president provided to the russians would allow them, if th