temperatures will be on the rise. this afternoon, we still have those northerly winds with us and today, the showers are blossoming nicely across central and eastern parts of england. heavy with hale, thunder, some sleet and snow as well. fewer showers than yesterday as well. for some of you, it probably doesn t feel quite as chilly, but going into the evening, the showers will be there in abundance across parts of east england. further west, very few showers in the forecast to end the day but still a little on the chilly side, though. temperatures onlyjust reaching double figures for many. one or two showers for england, scotla nd one or two showers for england, scotland and northern ireland. compared with yesterday, it is a dryer afternoon and evening. turning cloudy in the shetland islands. tonight, the showers quickly disappear across east anglia and the south east. with increasing cloud, increasing breeze and the less cold aircoming from increasing breeze and the less co
as they win and the teams around them slip up. and louise has the weather. good morning. another wild day of weather, dry and west is best in terms of sunshine and warmth. more details later on. good morning. first, our main story. with just over a month to go until the general election, the political parties are making key pledges today. labour says if it wins, it will not raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year. the conservatives are planning to reform mental health services, while the liberal democrats are vowing to protect pensions. 0ur political correspondent ellie price, can tell us more. ellie, the parties are making big promises today? they most certainly are. not putting up they most certainly are. not putting up taxes always a good tactic in any election campaign. that is what the labour party have done today. they suggested they will not raise the standard rate of vat, they will not increase national insurance contributions and they will not pu
brea kfast good morning. i have brought the breakfast than good morning. i have brought the brea kfast tha n two good morning. i have brought the breakfast than two click. we are here talking about theirjobs. the lowest unemployment rate is so we re looking at what jobs lowest unemployment rate is so we re looking at whatjobs are being created. in sport could huddersfield town be a premier league side next season? they re into the championship playoff final after beating sheffield wednesday in a dramatic penalty shootout at hillsborough and we re out on the rugby pitch examining new measures to try and cut the risk of young players getting badly injured. and carol is at kew gardens with the weather. good morning. last year alone about 2000 species of plants were discovered from around the world. we will be looking at a couple of them this morning. it is cold outside and we are inside at the moment. a day of sunshine and showers when we lose the residual clouds in the east.
it s all in the packaging the everyday items that recyclers say are impossible to deal with. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: tonight s swedish top division fixture between gothenburg and aik has been postponed, after an alleged match fixing attempt. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister, theresa may, has launched the conservative party manifesto this lunchtime, with a raft of policy pledges claiming to get to grips with the great challenges of our time . it includes major changes to social care in england. for the first time, the value of someone‘s property would be included in the means test for care at home. mrs may pledged changes to our state pensions. she said there ll be a new ‘double lock‘ system when the current triple lock expires in 2020. there s also a promise for an increase in nhs funding, by a minimum of £8 billion in real terms over the next five years. on brexit, mrs may warned that if a government failed in th
for the rest of a trial where he s accused of indecent assault. police launch an investigation into an unusually high rate of baby deaths and collapses at the countess of chester hospital. and it s all in the packaging the everyday items that recyclers say are impossible to deal with. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister theresa may has launched the conservative party manifesto this lunchtime with a raft of policy pledges claiming to get to grips with the great challenges of our time . it includes major changes to social care in england. for the first time, the value of someone s property would be included in the means test for care at home. mrs may pledged changes to our state pensions she said there ll be a new ‘double lock‘ system when the current triple lock expires in 2020. there s also a promise for an increase in nhs funding for england, by a minimum of £8 billion in real terms over the next five years. on brexit mrs may warned that if a