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Life changing. Plus, marine a is a free man. Royal marine Alexander Blackman, who was jailed for shooting dead a wounded taliban fighter, has been released from prison. Overnight. He received a life term in 2013 for murder, but his conviction was reduced to manslaughter. His wife spoke to this programme in march when she heard the news that he would be released. I spoke to him shortly afterwards and i think it took a little longer for the realisation to hit. I think he had worked very hard to pr...

In a botched burglary. And Scientists Say they found shocking levels of a toxic chemical in the body of one of the uks few Killer Whales. Good morning, imjane hill reporting live from westminster on the day the general Election Campaign officially gets underway. At midnight last Night Parliament was officially dissolved, meaning that from today onwards every seat in the House Commons is up for grabs. Lets bring you up to date with some of the key stories this morning. The eus Chief Negotiator on...

The two french president ial candidates are about to go head to head in a televised debate. Just days before the election both Marine Le Pen and Emanuel Macron Will Square Off for one last time before the ballots are cast. Ever wonder whats on the white house to do list . Well thanks to twitter the whole world knows now. Im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. Theresa may is back from visiting the queen. After informing her majesty of the dissolution of parliament ahead of the...

Like it or loathe it, it is bigger and more controversial than ever. Facebook closes in on 2 billion users but can it see off the controversy. Also france and Youth Unemployment. Also in the programme, chinas answer to boeing prepares for its Maiden Flight. We start with facebook, because despite the ongoing controversy over everything from fake news to extremist and violent content, the Social Networkjust keeps getting bigger and more profitable. Facebook has been warning for some time it cant ...

The jobs that are being created. Ill have more later. In sport, italian championjuventus took a Big Stride Towards the Champions League final. Jose mourinho has set his sights on winning the Europa League in the semi final tonight. Also this morning the story of eight year old marin and herfriendship with police dog in training tag. He is my best friend. He is basically my special bff. And carol has the weather. There is a north south split, in the north it will be sunny, in the south it will be...

Manchester united prioritise the Europa League for the rest of the season as they look to qualify for the champions league. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Buckingham palace has announced that the duke of edinburgh will stop carrying out public engagements this autumn. Prince philip, who will be 96 next month, made the decision himself with the full support of the queen. The palace says the queen will continue to carry out a full programme of official engagements. The duke of ...

Prepared for death. I was watching the sunset. I had very much made peace with all. And then a helicopter i heard a helicopter. And for the first time, british Scientists Use Satellite Images to count the entire global population of the endangered northern royal albatross. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. Its five oclock our main story. The Duke Of Edinburgh has announced he will stop carrying out public engagements this autumn. Buckingham palace says Prince Philip made the decision with the f...

I definitely want to take the positives out of this and make sure that i use it in a positive way for the rest of my life now. Still got a few years left in me for sure. In sport, chelsea are on the brink of the Premier League title as their closest challengers tottenham are beaten by west ham at the london stadium. These Bopping Bakers are just some of the people taking part in the first ever festival of makers. Well be live there to find out what its all about. And louise has the weather. Good...

I definitely want to take the positives out of this and make sure that i use it in a positive way for the rest of my life now. Still got a few years left in me for sure. In sport, chelsea are on the brink of the Premier League title as their closest challengers tottenham are beaten by west ham at the london stadium. These Bopping Bakers are just some of the people taking part in the first ever festival of makers. Well be live there to find out what its all about. And louise has the weather. Good...

I definitely want to take the positives out of this and make sure that i use it in a positive way for the rest of my life now. Still got a few years left in me for sure. In sport, chelsea are on the brink of the Premier League title as their closest challengers tottenham are beaten by west ham at the london stadium. These Bopping Bakers are just some of the people taking part in the first ever festival of makers. Well be live there to find out what its all about. And louise has the weather. Good...