we start here in the uk and the fourth day of campaigning ahead of the general election on the 4th ofjuly. labour says it won t raise income tax or national insurance, if it wins power. the pledge was made by the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, speaking to the bbc, but she didn t rule out some spending cuts, saying there would be difficult decisions to make. leila nathoo has more. thank you very much. she wants to decide how taxpayers money is spent. rachel reeves making her pitch in west yorkshire this afternoon, promising a labour government would ensure economic stability. today, she said if she became chancellor there would be no rises in income tax or national insurance. but she acknowledged she would face difficult decisions and that public services were struggling. we re not going to be bringing back austerity, but we have got that immediate injection of cash into our front line public services. that s a down payment on the changes that we want to make. but in th
and it s kick off for leeds and southampton and it s half time for leeds and southampton in the championship play off final at wembley. who will return to the premier league? hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. we start here in the uk, and the fourth day of campaigning ahead of the general election on the 4th ofjuly. the home secretary, james cleverly, says the conservatives plan to bring back a form of compulsory national service if it wins, is about pushing young people out of their comfort zone . the party says it would cost £2.5 billion a year and would see 18 year olds join the military for a year or serve and would see 18 year olds join the military for a year or serve the community for a weekend a month for the same period. our political correspondent helen catt has more. the return of national service is certainly an eye catching policy but it wouldn t be national service quite like these men experienced between 1949 and 1963. instead all 18 year olds would have to choo
hello, i m lauren taylor. some breaking news to bring you. the hamas run government media office says israeli air strikes on rafah have killed at least 30 people. this comes after hamas launched rocket attacks towards tel aviv for the first time in months. a spokesperson with the palestinian red crescent society said the death toll was likely to increase as search and rescue efforts continued in rafah s tal al sultan neighbourhood west of the city centre. there was no immediate comment from the israel defense forces. earlier on sunday, the israeli military said at least eight rockets were launched from the rafah area of southern gaza, most of which it intercepted. some did get through, landing in open fields. police said a home in the tel aviv suburb of herzliya suffered minor damage from falling shrapnel, and two people suffered light injuries, but no serious losses were reported. here in the uk, and on the fourth day of campaigning ahead of the general election on the 4th o
the world. exactly 80 years ago, tens of thousands of allied troops mounted the greatest seaborne invasion in military history. one that would change the course of the second world war. today, d day veterans and world leaders are taking part in major commemorations in northern france. at a new memorial above gold beach, where british troops landed, the king has laying a wreath. close to where american forces encountered the fiercest german resistance, presidentjoe biden has given a speech warning that democracy in europe and around the world remains fragile. this is in the wake of russia s invasion of ukraine. the prince of walesjoined russia s invasion of ukraine. the prince of wales joined the prime minister of canada. and alongside the solemn ceremony, it has also been a chance for attendees, including the king, to meet and speak to the guests of honour, the veterans themselves, each of whom played such a crucial part in one of the defining days of european history. as you