for the latest. and remembering the victims of grenfell five years on from the grenfell tower fire in london where 72 people were killed, events are being held across the city. i m victoria derbyshire, we are here throughout the day talking to people deeply affected by the events of that night and what has happened since. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the first flight taking asylum seekers to rwanda will leave from an undisclosed location in the uk this evening, after campaigners lost a court battle to prevent it. they had hoped to stop the plane taking off before a full hearing next month on whether the policy is lawful. dozens of asylum seekers were originally due to be on the flight, but most won appeals against deportation. it s not know how many people will be on tonight s flight, but it s thought to be about seven or eight people, and some of those have hearings today to determine whether they will be on board. the cost of charter
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the author and journalist yasmin alibhai brown, and kate maltby, columnist for the i newspaper. good evening to you both. the headlines. the financial times which leads with finland and sweden announcing they will bid tojoin nato. it says the move would cause a geopolitical shift in europe. and lots of focus on the belfast telegraph, which boasts an exclusive essay by borisjohnson where he sets out his northern ireland policy. the telegraph, too, covers the ongoing discussions over the northern ireland protocol also featuring a picture of the margaret thatcher statue which was egged after being unveiled in grantham. and it s the same lead story for the independent, which quotes government sources urging the eu to help resolve the protocol standoff. it also shows a picture from protests after the shooting in buffalo in the us. the mirror takes the us massacre as its lead,
i think what s so frustrating as how they are, they say one thing to their television audience, and when they re in the courtroom they say something different. and their audience seems to continue to consume the lies. it s an amazing trick they pull off. good marks for a good con, i would say. thank you, mehdi. thanks, lawrence. thank you. the rest of the world cannot understand what s happening in this country, now. would the supreme court is doing could not happen in a democracy. in a democracy, the membership of the supreme court would reflect the democratically expressed will of the people. that means, the supreme court would reflect the democratically expressed will of the majority of the people, because the supreme court justices would be appointed by presidents elected by a majority of voters. but that is not the way we elect presidents in this country. we are the only country in the world where the person who comes and second with the votes can end up in t
Also ahead, Donald Trumps hush money trial resumes today in new york city. Well have a preview of what could be the final week in court. Plus, well have some of the highlights from president bidens Commencement Speech at Morehouse College where he attempted to thread the needle on several issues connected to his reelection campaign. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this monday, may 20th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day and week with us, and we will begin with significant breaking news. Iran state media is reporting that the nations president and Foreign Minister have died in a Helicopter Crash. Search teams arrived at the site of what was originally called a hard landing, and they found no sign of life. According to a news outlet affiliated with the iranian government, seven other officials were on board the aircraft at the time of the accident. The Associated Press cites Iranian State tv is giving no immediate cause for the crash, although, weather could b
The militants. Hamas is doing exactly the opposite they want to civilians and they run like cowards to hide behind civilians in gaza to use them as huge human shields. We are going to come from the sea, the air, the land, and we will fight back. Even though we paid a heavy price and you can tell that im very emotional today because, you know, i know the number. I know whats happening thousands of funerals in israel, but at the same time, we have the conviction to protect our people and to hand down those terrorists. Ambassador, i thank you very much for being with us this morning, i very much appreciate your time. Thank you very much. And we continue our coverage, breaking news, the ongoing strikes inside gaza, there is a war with israel. It is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific, im jose diazbalart. We continue our special coverage at this hour of the war in israel. Right now the Israeli Air Force is unleashing, quote, an extensive assault on gaza. These are live pictures that you