:00:00. > :00:08.Labour accuse the Conservatives of being in chaos over their tax
:00:09. > :00:13.plans after Cabinet ministers suggest income tax won't rise.
:00:14. > :00:16.But that's not a pledge made in the Conservative manifesto
:00:17. > :00:20.and Theresa May wouldn't commit to it.
:00:21. > :00:25.It's the Conservative Party that always has been and is and always
:00:26. > :00:32.One minister says they're going to give no more tax rises -
:00:33. > :00:36.indeed, possible tax reductions for the very wealthiest.
:00:37. > :00:38.Then they can't answer questions about tax rises
:00:39. > :00:44.Ariana Grande visits fans injured in last month's bomb attack ahead
:00:45. > :00:51.of tomorrow's charity concert in aid of victims and their families.
:00:52. > :00:58.At least seven are dead and 100 injured after suicide bombers target
:00:59. > :01:03.a funeral attended by Afghanistan's deputy leader.
:01:04. > :01:05.Ronaldo's coming in and he's got there again!
:01:06. > :01:07.Ronaldo strikes twice to help Real Madrid
:01:08. > :01:32.Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Conservatives of
:01:33. > :01:36.being in "complete chaos" over their tax policy.
:01:37. > :01:39.It comes after Theresa May failed to back comments made by Cabinet
:01:40. > :01:41.colleagues that there would be no income tax rises under
:01:42. > :01:48.The manifesto makes no commitment towards income tax but both
:01:49. > :01:51.the Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon,
:01:52. > :01:54.and the Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, said the tax
:01:55. > :01:56.would not rise if the Tories won the election.
:01:57. > :02:03.With more, our political correspondent, Iain Watson.
:02:04. > :02:10.To rally the Conservative vote, senior ministers including Defence
:02:11. > :02:14.Secretary and the Foreign Secretary have been suggesting that income tax
:02:15. > :02:17.would not rise if they were re-elected but the Conservative
:02:18. > :02:22.manifesto does not make those promises. Days from the election, is
:02:23. > :02:26.it being hastily rewritten? Our position has not changed, we have
:02:27. > :02:30.set that out in the manifesto and what people will know when they vote
:02:31. > :02:34.on Thursday is it is the Conservative party that always has
:02:35. > :02:37.been and is and always will be the low tax party and it is our
:02:38. > :02:42.intention to reduce taxes for ordinary working families. What does
:02:43. > :02:48.the Conservative manifesto say on tax? At the last election, David
:02:49. > :02:54.Cameron promised not to increase income tax, National Insurance or
:02:55. > :03:00.VAT. But on the 20 17th manifesto, only the pledge on VAT remains. If
:03:01. > :03:05.Theresa May is returned to Number 10, she has a prospect of tough
:03:06. > :03:10.Brexit talks ahead and her manifesto does not boxer in with income tax,
:03:11. > :03:14.there is no pledge not to increase that but her colleagues were talking
:03:15. > :03:18.about tax today to refocus attention in this campaign from what would
:03:19. > :03:25.happen if the Labour Chancellor moves into number 11. Are you all
:03:26. > :03:29.right? I am now that I have met you. Labour say they have nothing to hide
:03:30. > :03:32.attacks, they claim a policy of making the better off and big
:03:33. > :03:37.business pay more is popular and Conservatives lack clarity. There
:03:38. > :03:42.was complete chaos at the top of the government. Let us be clear, what
:03:43. > :03:48.Labour is offering is no tax rises or National Insurance rises or VAT
:03:49. > :03:51.rises for 95% of the population and an increase in corporation tax and
:03:52. > :03:54.some tax increases at the top end to pay for social care. The Lib Dems
:03:55. > :03:59.said they would increase income tax to boost tax spending and accused
:04:00. > :04:03.the Conservatives of shifting attention away from their policies
:04:04. > :04:07.on social care. It may well be an attempt to shift attention away from
:04:08. > :04:11.the dementia tax which has cost Theresa May a lot of credibility but
:04:12. > :04:14.by moving onto taxation they are not helping themselves because they have
:04:15. > :04:17.been very arrogant and have refused to spell out which taxes they would
:04:18. > :04:22.have to raise and they know they will have to raise taxes. Theresa
:04:23. > :04:26.May is still ahead in the polls so was probably not looking for divine
:04:27. > :04:34.intervention. Tonight she visited a Hindu temple in London, she wants to
:04:35. > :04:35.broaden support but moving the agenda onto tax today has proved to
:04:36. > :04:44.be a mixed blessing. Where does this leave us tonight?
:04:45. > :04:46.Any clearer? First of all the Conservatives wanted to move the
:04:47. > :04:51.agenda onto tax and away from social care, where they feel more
:04:52. > :04:54.vulnerable, and were clear in that they wanted to offer reassurance to
:04:55. > :04:59.the court Conservative voters that their instincts on tax of a changed
:05:00. > :05:02.but the execution has been messy because the Defence Secretary said
:05:03. > :05:05.that absolutely there will be no increases in income tax and Boris
:05:06. > :05:09.Johnson says there are no plans to increase income tax as Theresa May
:05:10. > :05:12.said there was no change in the manifesto, which gives no such
:05:13. > :05:17.commitment and says nothing on that particular topic so I think that
:05:18. > :05:34.although the execution has been messy, it has
:05:35. > :05:38.given the opportunity for the opposition parties to say that not
:05:39. > :05:40.only is this chaotic but to smell blood because tomorrow, I understand
:05:41. > :05:42.the Shadow Chancellor will say that Labour hopes to even reduce VAT,
:05:43. > :05:45.putting more pressure on the Conservatives. That is not a firm
:05:46. > :05:46.policy commitment. It shows the opposition are more comfortable
:05:47. > :05:47.talking about tax. Thank you very much.
:05:48. > :05:49.The deputy leader of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, has survived
:05:50. > :05:51.a bomb attack at a funeral in the capital, Kabul.
:05:52. > :05:54.At least seven people were killed and over 100
:05:55. > :05:58.The funeral was taking place of the son of a prominent politician.
:05:59. > :05:59.He was killed yesterday during clashes between
:06:00. > :06:03.From Kabul, Secunder Kermani sent this report, which contains images
:06:04. > :06:10.Three suicide bombers targeted mourners at this cemetery
:06:11. > :06:13.as they were burying a man shot dead by police yesterday
:06:14. > :06:18.during a protest against the growing violence in Kabul.
:06:19. > :06:23.Survivors described the carnage they had witnessed.
:06:24. > :06:26.TRANSLATION: There were explosions everywhere and I saw my hands
:06:27. > :06:29.There were parts of human bodies lying all around me.
:06:30. > :06:33.After that, I had to get to hospital.
:06:34. > :06:37.This is the third time in four days that dead and injured Afghans have
:06:38. > :06:41.been brought to emergency hospitals across the city.
:06:42. > :06:44.Kabul used to be one of the most secure places in the country.
:06:45. > :06:48.Now, it seems, it's one of the most dangerous.
:06:49. > :06:50.Relatives gathered outside the hospital, anxious for news
:06:51. > :06:55.This man was describing to us how the suicide
:06:56. > :06:56.bombers blew themselves up, one after another,
:06:57. > :07:05.It turned out to be warning shots from the police.
:07:06. > :07:10.But it's a measure of how tense the city is.
:07:11. > :07:12.Kabul is still reeling from the aftermath of a huge blast
:07:13. > :07:15.on Wednesday which killed over 90 people.
:07:16. > :07:17.Many residents are furious with the authorities for not
:07:18. > :07:25.One of the leaders of the Unity government was at the funeral today.
:07:26. > :07:29.I asked him why so many attacks seem to be succeeding.
:07:30. > :07:32.I would say that we will raise this issue very seriously
:07:33. > :07:37.You are not considering your own position and resigning?
:07:38. > :07:39.If that would have been the solution, that would have been
:07:40. > :07:43.the first thing that I would have resorted to.
:07:44. > :07:46.There is real anger here at the rising tide of violence.
:07:47. > :07:48.But it seems no one - not the government and not
:07:49. > :07:51.the international community - knows how to stop it.
:07:52. > :07:59.Dozens of civilians are reported to have been killed
:08:00. > :08:02.They were among those fleeing an area controlled
:08:03. > :08:07.One American aid worker in the district claims to have
:08:08. > :08:09.witnessed IS fighters shooting people trying to escape.
:08:10. > :08:11.The battle by the military to retake the city has
:08:12. > :08:21.Ariana Grande, the singer whose concert was the target
:08:22. > :08:22.of the Manchester bomb, has visited injured
:08:23. > :08:26.Tomorrow she'll be joined by other stars of the music world
:08:27. > :08:29.in a charity concert in aid of victims and their families.
:08:30. > :08:32.From Manchester, Philip Norton reports.
:08:33. > :08:36.Helping to mend broken hearts and shattered lives.
:08:37. > :08:39.Pop star Ariana Grande visiting young fans who were injured
:08:40. > :08:41.in the suicide bomb attack at her concert less
:08:42. > :08:48.She posted a photo of her visit to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
:08:49. > :08:55.Among those she visited, eight-year-old fan Lily Harrison.
:08:56. > :08:59.She suffered spinal injuries in the blast at Manchester Arena.
:09:00. > :09:05.Our room was the last room on the ward of the corridor.
:09:06. > :09:11.I think I was probably just as nervous as Lily.
:09:12. > :09:15.She said, I think I might need to go to the toilet.
:09:16. > :09:20.And then, yeah, she just came skipping onto our ward.
:09:21. > :09:24.There's been an outpouring of love for the 22 victims who died
:09:25. > :09:29.Ariana Grande has returned to the UK for a benefit concert in Manchester
:09:30. > :09:31.tomorrow night and many of those injured, including Lily,
:09:32. > :09:44.We said, if you want to go, we'll make sure you've got tickets.
:09:45. > :09:48.If we get to the venue, or are on the way to the venue,
:09:49. > :09:51.and you say you don't want to go, we're more than happy
:09:52. > :09:55.Proceeds from the concert will go towards that We Love
:09:56. > :09:57.Manchester Emergency Fund, set up by Manchester City Council
:09:58. > :09:59.and the British Red Cross to support grieving families
:10:00. > :10:09.A huge stage and tight security is in place.
:10:10. > :10:11.An effort that would normally take months of planning
:10:12. > :10:20.This is where the eyes of the world will be focused tomorrow night.
:10:21. > :10:24.Millions of people will watch as Ariana Grande is joined on stage
:10:25. > :10:34.by the likes of Coldplay, Take That and Katy Perry.
:10:35. > :10:37.This concert will be broadcast to more than 50 countries
:10:38. > :10:42.A night of unity, remembrance and a shared love of music.
:10:43. > :10:45.Phillip Norton, BBC News at Old Trafford cricket ground.
:10:46. > :10:47.It's been called a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition.
:10:48. > :10:51.Raphael: The Drawings has opened at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford,
:10:52. > :10:53.bringing together 120 rarely seen works from collections
:10:54. > :10:58.The aim is to shine a new light on the Renaissance master,
:10:59. > :11:00.whose reputation was more for precision than emotion.
:11:01. > :11:06.Our arts editor, Will Gompertz, has been to take a look.
:11:07. > :11:09.The Transfiguraion by Raphael, who died when only 37 years old,
:11:10. > :11:12.this being his last masterpiece, confirmation of a supreme
:11:13. > :11:17.talent with a reputation for clarity and control.
:11:18. > :11:20.But that is superficial - beneath the surface lies another
:11:21. > :11:23.Raphael, a surprisingly experimental artist who could draw
:11:24. > :11:28.with the freedom and expressiveness of a jazz musician.
:11:29. > :11:32.What we see here is he's moving away from the kinds of traditions
:11:33. > :11:38.that he's inherited, so he's trying to introduce this
:11:39. > :11:40.very traditional image of the Madonna and Child with a real
:11:41. > :11:43.tenderness, a real human sympathy and naturalism,
:11:44. > :11:47.and it's that element of human sympathy that makes Raphael
:11:48. > :11:51.different, that shows us where he's going,
:11:52. > :11:56.and it's through drawing that he can explore this kind of expressiveness.
:11:57. > :12:02.This is an amazing drawing, it shows Raphael in an absolute
:12:03. > :12:04.burst of brainstorming creativity, madly drawing with the pen.
:12:05. > :12:07.It's hugely adventurous, hugely febrile.
:12:08. > :12:09.It's like a volcano, there's all this energy
:12:10. > :12:14.He is chasing his thoughts on paper really, really fast.
:12:15. > :12:20.With these drawings of Raphael's, do we meet a different artist
:12:21. > :12:23.to the one we maybe think we know from the paintings, somebody
:12:24. > :12:26.who is much more emotional, much more experimental?
:12:27. > :12:33.He's very, very expressive in these drawings, and often very adventurous
:12:34. > :12:37.in the way that he is using drawing as a way of conveying emotion.
:12:38. > :12:41.And here we really do see him exploring quite profound emotions
:12:42. > :12:45.in the drawings and creating forms that are moving, that
:12:46. > :12:51.When I saw these drawings coming out of their crates,
:12:52. > :12:55.as they arrived for the exhibition installation, you know,
:12:56. > :12:59.I was moved to tears at times, and that's the magic of the drawing.
:13:00. > :13:01.Raphael gave this picture to his contemporary,
:13:02. > :13:04.the German artist Albrecht Durer, to show he, too, could
:13:05. > :13:06.draw like a master - an assertion visitors to this
:13:07. > :13:19.With all the sport, here's John Watson at the BBC Sport Centre.
:13:20. > :13:23.Real Madrid have lifted the European Cup for a record
:13:24. > :13:25.extending 12th time following a 4-1 victory over Juventus
:13:26. > :13:28.Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as the Welsh capital hosted
:13:29. > :13:30.the Champions League final for the first time.
:13:31. > :13:44.Cardiff has staged some of the great sporting occasions- FA Cup finals,
:13:45. > :13:48.the Rugby World Cup final. Tens of thousands more fans than tickets
:13:49. > :13:52.packed the City today, even before the Manchester bombing this was
:13:53. > :13:56.always going to be a major security operation. But the extra patience
:13:57. > :14:00.required was more than worth it for a seat at the match of the season.
:14:01. > :14:04.The team sheet tonight reads like a who's Who of the great players in
:14:05. > :14:12.European football. Bernado, Higuain, Buffon. But Gareth Bale's
:14:13. > :14:16.homecoming? He will start on the bench. There was the usual
:14:17. > :14:19.razzmatazz before kick-off, the blackout pease pudding on a decent
:14:20. > :14:23.show. But they could not come close to the performance that followed and
:14:24. > :14:28.who else but Cristiano Ronaldo to sweep up in the opener. That was
:14:29. > :14:35.against the run of play and Juventus countered with a goal to take the
:14:36. > :14:40.breath away. Matthew Jaensch's acrobatics levelling at half-time.
:14:41. > :14:44.This was going to be a night. This thunderbolt was on target but an
:14:45. > :14:50.outrageous deflection to good beyond Buffon. Still stunned by that
:14:51. > :14:56.misfortune, the Italians defence was stationary as Luka Modric past and
:14:57. > :15:02.Ronaldo pounced. Gareth Bale was given 15 minutes on his old stomping
:15:03. > :15:07.ground. And Juventus had a man sent off and they scored another. Real
:15:08. > :15:15.Madrid's legendary status of sending even further. I huge roar has
:15:16. > :15:19.erupted from the stadium behind me, Real Madrid have another European
:15:20. > :15:23.Cup. So many superlatives to use about this match, and Juventus have
:15:24. > :15:28.been brilliant this season but yet again, as we have seen, Real Madrid
:15:29. > :15:30.and Cristiano Ronaldo are just that much better. Ollie Foster live in
:15:31. > :15:34.Cardiff. Thanks. Aidan O'Brien's 40-1 shot Wings
:15:35. > :15:36.of Eagles won today's Epsom Derby. Jockey Padraig Beggy,
:15:37. > :15:39.in his first ride in the race, brought the horse home from deep
:15:40. > :15:41.in the field to beat favourites Cliffs of Moher
:15:42. > :15:43.and Cracksman, who was ridden Andy Murray beat Juan Martin Del
:15:44. > :15:51.Potro in straight sets to reach the fourth round of the French Open
:15:52. > :15:55.as he looks to replicate his run The British number two,
:15:56. > :15:58.Kyle Edmund, is out, beaten by South Africa's Kevin
:15:59. > :15:59.Anderson. The backdrop is
:16:00. > :16:02.instantly recognisable. Ahead of Andy Murray,
:16:03. > :16:08.a most familiar of foe. The world number one needs
:16:09. > :16:10.little reminding of just Still, here was something
:16:11. > :16:16.to refresh the memory. Rivals since their junior days,
:16:17. > :16:20.in more recent times, epic counters in Rio's Olympic final
:16:21. > :16:24.and in Davis Cup hard-fought The first set lasting
:16:25. > :16:29.almost an hour and a half. Del Potro letting
:16:30. > :16:31.slip four set points. Murray eventually
:16:32. > :16:39.winning the tie break. From such blows, it can be
:16:40. > :16:41.difficult to recover. Murray now finally finding those
:16:42. > :16:44.flashes of his brilliant best, Keeping ahead and finishing
:16:45. > :16:48.with a flourish. Winning the last seven games
:16:49. > :16:50.to close out the match, a familiar rivalry,
:16:51. > :16:52.a familiar winner. Straight sets but, for Andy Murray,
:16:53. > :17:05.but this was anything Add a mild, BBC News. And the
:17:06. > :17:10.British and Irish Rugby Union team beat the Provincial Barbarians 13-7
:17:11. > :17:11.in first to match of New Zealand. And that is all sport. Thank you
:17:12. > :17:13.very much. You can see more on all of today's
:17:14. > :17:17.stories on the BBC News Channel.