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hello. rishi sunak is promising to increase the tax—free allowance for pensioners if the conservatives win the general election. he says the policy would mean retirees are £95 better off from the beginning of the next financial year. in a moment, well be on the campaign trail with labour and the reform party. but first, harry farley reports on the new conservative pledge and the reaction to it. the prime minister at a pottery factory in stoke—on—trent, painting his offerfor pens...

to increase the personal tax allowance for pensioners if they win the general election. they say the proposal would be worth £275 a year to each pensioner by the end of the decade. under the plans, the state pension would always remain below the tax—free threshold. rishi sunak says the scheme shows the conservatives are on the side of pensioners — but labour have called it "desperate". rishi sunak will be out campaigning in the midlands today. lets get more on this with nick eardl...

his lawyers say its all lies. palestinians flee rafah in southern gaza — as israeli tanks arrive in the city for the first time. giving babies and young children smooth peanut butter could give them lifelong protection from peanut allergies say researchers. and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing covering, coverage and analysis for correspondence in the uk and the rental world. —— and around the world. good evening. the veteran mp diane abbott has been reinstated by labo...

and our political correspondent jack fenwick. another busy day of campaigning, what stood out for you today? theres quite a bit to choose from. it certainly has been another busy day. once again, a theme weve seen so far in this election is that the economy is really front and centre. weve heard in the last few minutes how labour have had this letter signed by various business leaders saying they think labour is the way to go in the selection, weve heard rachel reeves has been out talk...

12 hours later the labour leadership have lifted her suspension. but is she banned from standing as a labour candidate in this election? plus the conservatives say if they win the election they will now protect pensioners from their own future tax rises. are they neglecting young voters? welcome to election newsnight. we are live each weekday night at half past ten on bbc 2 and bbc news with interviews and insight. with me throughout the programme tonight — labour mp dawn butler and ...

on, whether it is the nhs, more gps, more nhs dentists, things that people really carabao, our approach to getting the economy back on track or our campaign on the environment. we are here in the beautiful lake district to campaign on the issue of sewage, it has been the liberal democrats who have been campaigning hard to clean up our rivers and beaches and likes and it is the liberal democrats leading on that. so i am focused on getting more liberal mps elected and defeating the conse...

>> i dont know. let me just say, we -- i dont want to lose the point. we have -- >> you are saying that you guys are responsible entirely for getting aid into gaza, which you admit is not enough. >> let me -- >> 150 trucks in the last three weeks. >> let me make clear. >> pledged $100 million for it, not nothing, but not 14.3 billion. >> what i meant by the comments, not the united states providing all of the food, water, medical assistance on those trucks. hold on. >> you just said th...

"new york times" also notes this, quote, in making her decision, the judge also denied a request by umps lawyers to freeze the gag order for what could have been a considerably longer period. saying it can remain in effect as the federal appeals court in washington reviews it. judge chutkans move is the latest chapter but has become a protracted legal battle between special counsel jack smith and donald trump with incredibly high stakes. at its heart is this question, will a defendant ...

weeks program, i used pretty strong language to slam "the new york times" for swallowing hamas propaganda with that initial headline, israelis kill hundreds in hospital, palestinians say, which was flatly untrue. the day after the show, the times essentially apologized saying in an editors note the paper relied too heavily on claims by hamas and did not make clear those claims could not be legally verified. times editors should have taken more care and been more explicit sit about what...

ground and sky striking hundreds of key hamas terrorist targets in the last 24 hours. this comes as israel is facing growing calls for a cease-fire as humanitarian crisis in gaza grows more desperate by the day. welcome to a brand-new hour of "fox news live" i am arthel neville. eric: i am eric shawn thank you for joining us for it israel setting and more tanks and missile strikes into northern gaza overnight the fighting we are told includes hamas a terrorist engaging in a firefight w...