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President trump orders the assassination of one of the most powerful men in the middle east, irans top military commander. General Qasem Soleimani was killed in a us airstrike in iraq as he arrived at Baghdad Airport in the early hours of this morning. Iran said the air strike was americas biggest mistake in the region and threatened severe revenge but the white house said general soleimani had been plotting to kill hundreds of americans. We dont seek war with iran but, at the same time, we are ...

Last week, the news, picking up on last week, the news, compared to what it was, has lost its capacity to excite but there are still stuff to get into if we return to the tradition of brexitcast delighting in the nuance and detail. Huge news and other parts of the news landscape. But from your end, although he set out in london, something familiar but important from one of the people who will matter in the next 12 months . This is phil hogan, known as big phil he is phil hogan, known as big phil...

New status as they step back from being senior royals. The couple will stop using their Royal Highness titles and will receive no public funds for royal duties. Lawyers for President Trump issue their first formal response to his impeachment saying it is an attack on the american people. A 6 page letter describes the charges as unconstitutional and a brazen attempt by his rivals to interfere in the upcoming president ial election. Lebanons president michel aoun has called on the army to restore ...

Tonight at ten, the High Speed Rail link hs2 will go ahead. The Prime Minister says its a difficult and controversial decision. The initial phase will link london and birmingham. The second phase will go to manchester and leeds. But rising costs and delays have hampered the project. This is a fantastic project for the country. It delivers a massive increase in capacity for rail up from north to south and south to north. In those areas affected by the route, theres been dismay at the decision, es...

Time for the headlines at 11 30pm. Time for the weather for the week ahead with lucy. Hello there. It looks like we will see a spell of Stormy Weather through the second half of the weekend. They could cause some damage and disruption. Before that though its a fairly calm and settle picture. Friday looks like it will be largely dry although a little windier in the west than it was on thursday. Here is the reason why. High pressure Still Holding on as we move into friday, although these weather f...

Hello, this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak. The headlines iran admits shooting down the ukranian passenger plane, saying they mistook it for a cruise missile. British Prime Minister borisjohnson calls the admission an important first step. In ukraine, questions over why the plane was allowed to take off from tehran, and tonight, the canadian Prime Minister says he expects a full investigation. This is an extremely serious matter. Canada and the world still have many questions, questions that mu...

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Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2 a week long state of emergency in australia with a warning that a heatwave forecast for the weekend could make the bushfires worse. There are fears of fuel shortages thousands take to their cars to flee the areas under threat. Australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison cuts short a visit to one devastated community as people there heckle him. How come we only have four trucks to defend our time . We dont have much money. Delays and ca...

Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The uk is to monitorflights. Chinese authorities have admitted the country is now at the most critical stage of the virus. New bbc Analysis Finds the cost of Poor Mental Health in the workplace has increased dramatically in the last two years. And the duchess of cambridge is in cardiff helping to launch what has been described as a landmark child survey which aims to improve the lives of under fives. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Chinese ...

You re watching bbc newsroom live. Its 11. 003m, and these are the main stories this morning. A british teenager is given a four month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying about gang rape in cyprus. Her lawyer says shell appeal the conviction. An 18 year old man admits killing pc Andrew Harper, who was dragged along the road by a van in berkshire last year, but denies murder. Dozens of people are killed in a stampede in the huge crowd attending the funeral of Iranian Military Com...