investigate the alleged war crimes. ukrainian police say they have already found the bodies of more than 1200 civilians in the kyiv region alone. and, a huge tunnel has been discovered running under the mexico us border, with its own rail track, electricity and ventilation system. authorities say it was being used to smuggle drugs. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk s rate of inflation the measure of the rise in the cost of living has hit its highest level for a0 yea rs. and the rate at which it is increasing is the fastest since records began. it reached 9% in april, up from 7% the month before. that means the prices we pay for goods and services are on average 9% higher than they were last year. most of the rise was due to the large increase in energy bills after the lifting of the price cap last month. the chancellor rishi sunak blamed higher global energy prices he said the government could not protect people completely from
Lose their bid to trademark the fourfinger bar. And Coming Up In Sportsday later in the hour, on bbc news. England cricket could be back on free to air television, as the ecb offer up a new rights package to broadacsters. Good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. The liberal democrat Election Manifesto is out today, and at the heart of it is a pledge to offer another referendum on any brexit deal. According to party leader tim farron, it would give voters a chance to say they want to remain in the eu. The lib dems are also offering several new policies aimed at young people, including dropping the voting age to 16 and a rent to own housing scheme. More on that in a moment, but first, heres our Political Correspondent viki young. He says his policies offer young people a brighter future. And tim farron has put brexit at the heart of his campaign. Sun, sun, sun, here it comes. The lib dems hope the promise of a referendum on any brexit deal the government negotiates will persuade
Meanwhile, new measures to curb immigration are understood to be among the pledges in the conservatives manifesto launched tomorrow. A Record Number of people in work, but there are more warnings of a squeeze on living standards. And trying to fight digital propaganda the millions of fake profiles created on social media pumping out misinformation. And coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news theres so much at stake in the championship as Sheffield Wedmnesday and huddersfield look to reach the play off final to face reading. Good evening. President trump is facing what his critics say are the most serious allegations to beset his presidency so far. He has been accused of trying to get the former head of the fbi, james comey who he sacked last week to drop an investigation into links between his former National Security adviser and the russians. The claims have prompted a small but growing number of the president s fellow republicans to call for an independent inquiry into l
This region and to its people. Out ofjail rolf harris appears in court on trial for historical Indecent Assault. And the sun smiles on chelsea as we get a Sneak Preview of the worlds most famous flower show. And coming up on the sport on bbc news. Not for sale. Arsenals Majority Shareholder says hes committed to the club after rejecting a £1 billion takeover. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The conservatives have performed a rapid climbdown over their central manifesto pledge on social care. Theresa may, in a Campaign Speech in wrexham, said their plans now include a consultation on a cap, or in her words an absolute limit, on the money people will need to pay. Its unclear what that cap will be. The original commitment said that elderly people needing care at home, as well as those in residential care, would have to meet their costs, which could be deducted from their estate after their death, with £100,000 protected for people to hand on to their families. Heres o
Now, we respect the electorate, and we respect the result of the referendum thats the direction in which our country is currently heading, but i think youd be disappointed in us or indeed any politician who changed their principles. Much as i disagree with people like bill cash and nigel farage and so on, i do kind of respect them, after the referendum in the 19705, for sticking to what they believe. As a country, we can come together, but you also need somebody whos prepared to say a different direction as possible. And in the end, it kind of doesnt matter whether you voted leave or remain lastjune. What the Liberal Democrats offer you is the chance to be sovereign, to have the final say on the final deal. And it does matter, because of course theresa may has made choices, and it was not inevitable that we would choose to be outside the Single Market, ripping up our Free Trade Deal with europe. Thats a choice she has made. Jeremy corbyn and ukip, of course, backed her in that. We say