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When the nation woke to the horror of the Grenfell Tower fire almost four months ago now, a report quickly emerged of a baby apparently thrown out of a window by a desperate mother. Miraculously, the child was caught by a man on the ground below and saved. It was a moving tale and it had currency because it encapsulated the tragic choices that those trapped by fire might have to confront. Above all, it was a glimmer ofjoy on a terrible night, with a hero in the man who caught the baby. Stories l...

Help dealing with migrants arriving at their shores, as the number of people making the journey across the mediterranean soars. Well take a look at what is happening and speak to people working on rescue ships. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Lots to talk about this morning, and we do have some breaking news police in italy say a five storey Apartment Building has collapsed and a search for survivors is underway. That is unfolding in naples. We will keep you up ...

Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. We will bring you the latest news and developing stories. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live. And if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today russian investigators are thought to have identified the man suspected of killing 11 people in the St Petersburg underground attack. 49 people were injured in the explosion between the two undergrou...

Jon stewart talks about a directing debut in our special report the war on journalism we begin with a private meeting in beijing between the president s of the worlds two largest economies president obama and xi jinping, went behind closed doors at the asia pacific summit. We are waiting for a press conference between those two. The podiums are set up. Well bring you the latest from that when we get it. The two men came away with a groundbreaking agreement for both countries to cut Carbon Emissi...

Nuclear deal. President obama called it our best bet yet chicago voters are ready to choose the next mayor. Chicago is one of the most violent cities in the country. Why . Broken promises. How the issue of gun violence my be critical to the race. Good evening, im antonio mora this is al jazeera america. Tonight, the fate of the accused Boston Marathon bomber is in the hands of the jury attorneys on both sides delivered their closing arts in front of a courtroom full of victims and the media. Eri...

We report on chinas youngest player, shooting for internet stardom. Hello. A day after disney world reopened, the state of florida has registered a record 15,300 new coronavirus cases in a single day. Thats around a quarter of all us daily infections. The United States remains the worst affected country in the world. On saturday alone another 66,000 infections were reported. Heres peter bowes. Another surge in coronavirus cases and a new epicentre for the disease. Florida is now seeing more new ...

Hello, welcome. We start in washington, where a ceremony to mark the signing of a peace deal between israel, the United Arab Emirates and bahrain, has taken place at the white house. President trump said it was the dawn of a new middle east. The gulf states are just the third and fourth arab countries to recognise israel, but the palestinians have urged other arab states not to follow suit, while their conflict remains unsolved. Our north america editor jon sopel has the story. Since the foundin...

Scotlands new 5 tier system of restrictions comes into force with edinburgh, glasgow and the central belt facing controls on alcohol sales and restaurant opening times. Its emerged Prince William had coronavirus at the beginning of the pandemic in april, around the same time as his father. The football world reacts to the news that sir Bobby Charlton has been diagnosed with dementia. Widely considered to be englands greatest ever footballer, his elder brotherjack recently died from the disease. ...

Hello. Welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister is facing further criticism for disregarding an independent report which said home secretary priti patel broke the ministerial code by bullying staff. Number 10 has rejected claims made by a whitehall source that borisjohnson had asked for the inquiry findings to be toned down. It has insisted that the conclusions made by sir alex allan who has now resigned as independent advisor on ministerial standards were entirely his own. Our Political Correspo...

Killed and more than 30 injured. Good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister is facing further criticism for disregarding an independent report which said home secretary priti patel broke the ministerial code by bullying staff. Number 10 has rejected claims, made by a whitehall source, that borisjohnson had asked for the inquiry findings to be toned down. It has insisted that the conclusions made by sir alex allan who has now resigned as independent advisor on ministerial standar...