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UK foreign policy would change under a Labour government to one that "reduces rather than increases the threat" to the country, Jeremy Corbyn is to say.

As election campaigning resumes after the attack in Manchester, the Labour leader will point to links between wars abroad and "terrorism here at home".

In a speech, Mr Corbyn will say the "war on terror is simply not working".

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The Plaid Cymru leader calls for end to cuts in light of the Manchester terror attack.

After Leanne Wood, UKIP's Welsh Assembly leader Neil Hamilton is up. You can watch live on BBC One in Wales or on the video tab above.

BBC Wales TV election special is under way..

Reality Check looks at the migration statistics in the context of those already in the UK.

The Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas has said she cries easily in the second of the Victoria Derbyshire programme's "van share" series.

During some quick-fire questions she also told the programme that despite assumptions, Greens do take baths as well as showers.

Watch the Victoria Derbyshire programme on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 BST on BBC Two and the BBC News channel.

UKIP were the only major party actively campaigning on Thursday, as their political opponents decided to extend their moratorium on national campaigning in the wake of the Manchester bombing for another day.

Defending the decision to launch his party's election manifesto, Paul Nuttall, the UKIP leader, said it was important to send a message to terrorists that they would not win. Here are some images from the launch:

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UKIP has launched its manifesto for the general election, which takes place on 8 June.

In 2015 UKIP got a lot of support - but what are its chances this time?

Reporting for PM from Ramsgate, Carolyn Quinn hears mixed views about the party.

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David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Salford in Greater Manchester at 2245 GMT this evening on BBC One.

On the panel are home secretary Amber Rudd, mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, anti-extremism campaigner Sara Khan, head of the Police and Crime Commissioners Association Nazir Afzal, and peace campaigner Colin Parry.

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UKIP deputy leader Peter Whittle has explained his party's pledge to ban full veils worn by some Muslim women and its plans to "reduce the density of alcohol outlets".

The proposed niqab and burqa ban "is about female subjugation", Mr Whittle said, adding: "It is not conducive to integration."

When questioned about UKIP's stance on pub restrictions, Mr Whittle said: "We want to have more structured drinking hours because this causes huge amounts of pressure on... for example, our A&E departments".

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UKIP's deputy leader Peter Whittle has been elaborating on UKIP's policy to ban face coverings in public places.

Mr Whittle has told BBC Radio 4's PM programme that, as well as the niqab and burka, the policy could also cover balaclavas.

He denied the policy was targeted at Muslims and, asked if it would apply to those wearing balaclavas, Mr Whittle said: "Yes exactly, you're quite right, balaclavas.

"If I were to walk into a public place wearing a balaclava with three or four friends, or whatever, I'd be asked to take it off or asked to leave I am sure."

Asked if he would prosecute people for wearing balaclavas, Mr Whittle replied: "Yes, exactly. "This has happened in France and it has happened in Belgium and it has actually worked, right."

UKIP's manifesto, external, unveiled earlier, calls niqabs and burkas "dehumanising symbols of segregation and oppression", adding that they also pose security risks.

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BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg says the fall in net migration is significant - not only because it is still more than double the government's target - but also because far fewer people are coming to the UK from the EU, and many more EU nationals are leaving.

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The claim: UKIP says it can fund a big increase in NHS spending by cutting the budget for overseas aid.

Reality Check verdict: UKIP could save significant sums by cutting overseas aid, but how much will depend on how the economy performs over the next few years.

UKIP wants to slash the budget for overseas aid to fund an increase in spending on the NHS and social care.

"UKIP believes it's wrong to be spending £14bn a year on foreign aid when the Red Cross is describing the situation in our own hospitals as a humanitarian crisis," said UKIP deputy chairwoman Suzanne Evans.

Under current legislation, the UK government is required to spend 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) on overseas development assistance (ODA), better known as foreign aid.

The provisional figure for 2016 is £13.3bn, according to the Department for International Development.

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Here's former Labour MP Jonathan Reynolds, who has just been tattooed for the first time, with Manchester's bee symbol to help raise money for the attack victims' appeal fund.

The idea - £50 for the tattoo, with proceeds to the appeal - came from a tattoo artist in his Stalybridge constituency, Sam Barber, and the appeal has now spread across the city, the Manchester Evening News reports, external.

On Facebook, Mr Reynolds said:

He defends resuming election campaigning three days after the Manchester attack.