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opposed to a hard brexit, keep us in the single market and give britain the strong opposition it needs. we ll have the details and the reaction to today s announcement from westminster and around the united kingdom. in scotland, the first minister says the vote can strengthen the demands for a second independence referendum. it is very clear the prime minister s announcement today is one all about the narrow interests of her own party, not the interests of the country overall. this will be the third uk wide vote in the space of two years, we ll be asking voters how keen they are. not another one? oh, for god s sake. i can t stand this. there s too much politics going on at the moment. why does she need to do it? also on tonight s programme. on the ground with iraqi troops in mosul, in a now painstaking battle to retake the city from so called islamic state. this battle has been raging for more than two hours and it s over a matter of streets they re fighting. prince wil ....
in 10 weeks, but what do businesses and i ll be looking at why. good morning. it s wednesday the 19th of april. also this morning: the duke of cambridge reveals that the shock of his mother s death is still with him, twenty years on. you never get over it. it s such an unbelievably big moment in your life that it never leaves you. the dream is over for leicester city. as they re knocked out of the champions league quarter finals by the spanish side atletico madrid. and matt has the weather. good morning. a bit more cloud around today across the uk, the old spot of drizzle in the north west of the dry story continues as it does tomorrow, which could be a touch warmer as well. more in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. mps are today expected to approve theresa may s plan for a snap general election on 8th june in a commons vote this afternoon. the prime minister says she s going to the polls, three years early, to unite westminster ahead of brexit, saying ....
death is still with him, 20 years after princess diana was killed. he was speaking in a bbc documentary on the london marathon. police say they want to speak to arthur collins about a suspected acid attack at an east london nightclub. good morning from westminster, where mps are expected to give their approval this afternoon to the prime minister s plan for a snap general election injust seven weeks. theresa may says she s going to the polls three years early to help her make a success of brexit and secure a better dealfor britain. opposition parties have accused mrs may of a u turn, but say they won t vote against the election. this morning theresa may has denied claims of political opportunism and insisted that it s in the national interest to hold a snap election. speaking on the today programme, the prime minister has said she is not seeking a mandate for a blank cheque on brexit. so you are committed to fighting the election without spelling anything new out at a ....
in the french presidential election. 11 candidates are taking to the stage in a televised set piece debate, ahead of the first round vote on sunday. scientists discover drugs which could slow down the progression of a range of degenerative brain diseases including dementia. an meet the author michele roberts and her new novel the walworth beauty which brings together contemporary and medieval london with ghostly presences in a tale of longing and desire. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in his first major speech of the election campaign the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has styled himself as the anti establishment candidate taking on what he called a system rigged against working people. he told supporters that a labour government elected on 8th june would not play by the old rules, doffing its cap to the powerful. with theresa may promising strong leadership our political editor laura kuenssberg looks at their different messages and what they mean for the election. n ....
turnout in the first round of the presidential election is slightly higher than at the same stage in 2012. a murder investigation has been launched after man was killed by thieves who stole his car from outside his house in manchester. now on bbc news, bbc parliament s programme looking back at the week in westminster, presented by alicia mccarthy. hello and welcome to the week in parliament, when theresa may went public with the best kept secret in westminster. i have just chaired a meeting with the cabinet where we agreed that the government should call a general election, to be held on 8thjune. opposition parties say they welcome the fight, but. this is a prime minister who promised there wouldn t be one. a prime minister who cannot be trusted. meanwhile in holyrood, the snp and the conservatives square up over scotland s future. but it wasn t all about the general election. in the commons, there was concern over the nuclear ambitions of north korea. and condemnation ....