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Now a choir of young iraqi women have used music to come to terms with the suffering in their community, years of persecution at the hands of the Islamic State group. The group choir and arrived in the uk to perform. If you pass ministries, you would not give them a second thought. A group of beautiful and glamourous women doing sightseeing. But you dont see the horse they have endured. Translation my name, iwas endured. Translation my name, i was nine yea rs old translation my name, i was nine ...

You re watching bbc newsroom live its11am and these are the main stories this morning. The duke of sussex says there was really no other option in stepping back from being a senior royal. Prince harry speaks publicly for the First Time Since the new royal arrangments were announced. The decision that i have made for my wife and i to step back is not one i made lightly. It was so many months of talks after so many years of challenges and i know i havent always got it right, but as far as this goe...

It would be a Ground Breaking move, certainly one that the Commonwealth Games have never seen the likes of before. Birmingham 2022 announced the sports in their programme last year and shooting and archery werent included. Theyve been involved in every games bar one since 1966. But birmingham said theyre foccused on trying to attract a younger and more diverse audience. These games are going to cost around £800 million as well the most expensive event in the uk since the 2012 olympics. Theyre s...

Glasgow aims to lead the fight against Climate Change, the city wants to become Carbon Neutral in the next ten years. I ,it , it comes amid fresh warnings about Global Warming with the last decade the hottest on record. Carbon neutral by 2030 is a big challenge, its certainly one that were taking very seriously, and its not enough for a few people in the council to be working on it. Its a challenge that everybody has to take part in, that we need to get everybody across the city engaged with, an...

The areas of australia worst hit by bushfires, are now at risk of flash flooding and power cuts as a result of rainstorms. In the state of victoria many fires have been put out by the storms but giant hailstones have also damaged property. John donnison reports. In a year of extreme weather, for australians, it doesnt just rain, it pours. Hailstones the size of golf balls in the state of victoria. So intense, it shattered roofs. And all this in the middle of summer, as large parts of the country...

A sharp rise in the uk death toll 87 people died in the past 2a hours, as hospitals prepare for a surge in coronavirus cases. This Conference Centre in london will open as a temporary hospital next week, for up to 4,000 patients. Tonight, a stark warning from a e doctors. We are seeing patients in their 20s, patients in their 30s. We dont know what the outcome for some of these patients will be. They will go to intensive care. They may be in intensive care for some weeks and some of them will di...

Stimulus package to help the economy withstand the coronavirus pandemic. Its reported to be worth about a trillion dollars, and could include sending cheques to individual americans, and 50 billion for airlines, hard hit by travel bans. Here in the uk the government said they were on a war time footing and announced unprecented measures with more than 300 billion pounds to help businesses struggling with a drop in trade. There was also help for homeowners who may struggle to make mortgage paymen...

Were really proud of all of you, including the nurses, the doctors, the porters, all those who work in care homes and the ambulance teams. Lets get your protective equipment and your tests from the government soon. Anything to say, girls . Thank you thank you, nhs. From the young and from the older. Mark bowdens dad jack, 99 years young, has beaten it. Im clapping very, very loudly for the nhs. Id like to say a huge thank you for all the nurses and the doctors at royal bolton hospital, in partic...

This is bbc news. The headlines at 11 00 sweeping and extraordinary measures to deal with coronavirus the forced closure of pubs, restaurants, and gyms, and an unprecedented rescue package for workers and businesses. You may think that you are invincible but there is no guarantee that you wont get mild symptoms and you can still be a carrier of the disease and pass it on to others. It came as the government promised to pay all employees 80 of their salary up to £2,500 a month an unprecedented m...

This is bbc news. Im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top stories kenneth starr, who investigated bill clinton before his impeachment, joins the team defending the current president as donald trump makes light of the proceedings against him they have a good one now. Even though they are trying to impeach the bleep , can you believe it . Anti american chanting as irans Supreme Leader defends the military over the accidental shooting down of the Ukrainian Airlines plane. Record amounts of cocaine are bein...