Hello. Tonight were in monmouthshire in wales to talk to the people of this proud area about what their lives are like and what they want to hearfrom politicians in this election year. Does it feel like the economy has turned a corner as the Prime Minister claimed today . Good evening and welcome to abergavenny. Applause. According to the sunday times yesterday, this is the best place to live in the whole of wales. Were here for one of our outside broadcasts where we gauge the mood of people who live and work here in the run up to an election later this year. Were broadcasting live tonight from a brand new constituency of monmouthshire in South East Wales. Its the successor to the seat of monmouth which has voted conservative since 2005. And we are in the stunning st marys priory which has served the people of abergavenny and the surrounding area for a thousand years. Weve invited people from all walks of life, all political colours, broadly representative of how people voted at the la
And welcome to bbc news. Fears are growing for the tens of thousands of civilians trapped in iraqs second city of mosul as Government Forces try to recapture it from so called Islamic State. 50,000 people have fled the west of the city over the last fortnight alone. After five months of fighting and heavy casualties, Iraqi Forces Control the east of the city, which is divided by the river tigris. Now theyre pushing deeper into the extremists stronghold in the west of mosul where civilians are hemmed in by the street to street fighting. 0ur Correspondent 0rla guerin and cameraman nico hameon have just sent this report from the latest areas to be taken back from is control. Escaping the battleground and the terrors of the caliphate. Fleeing Western Mosul on foot during a lull in the battle. Countless numbers are likely to follow, their life reduced to a few bundles. Streets, now liberated, but deserted, many didnt leave until the fight came right to their door, like abdul razsack. At 76,
And welcome to bbc news. Fears are growing for the tens of thousands of civilians trapped in iraqs second city of mosul as Government Forces try to recapture it from so called Islamic State. 50,000 people have fled the west of the city over the last fortnight alone. After five months of fighting and heavy casualties, Iraqi Forces Control the east of the city, which is divided by the river tigris. Now theyre pushing deeper into the extremists stronghold in the west of mosul where civilians are hemmed in by the street to street fighting. 0ur Correspondent 0rla guerin and cameraman nico hameon have just sent this report from the latest areas to be taken back from is control. Escaping the battleground and the terrors of the caliphate. Fleeing Western Mosul on foot during a lull in the battle. Countless numbers are likely to follow, their life reduced to a few bundles. Streets, now liberated, but deserted, many didnt leave until the fight came right to their door, like abdul razsack. At 76,
And welcome to bbc news. Fears are growing for the tens of thousands of civilians trapped in iraqs second city of mosul as Government Forces try to recapture it from so called Islamic State. 50,000 people have fled the west of the city over the last fortnight alone. After five months of fighting and heavy casualties, Iraqi Forces Control the east of the city, which is divided by the river tigris. Now theyre pushing deeper into the extremists stronghold in the west of mosul where civilians are hemmed in by the street to street fighting. 0ur Correspondent 0rla guerin and cameraman nico hameon have just sent this report from the latest areas to be taken back from is control. Escaping the battleground and the terrors of the caliphate. Fleeing Western Mosul on foot during a lull in the battle. Countless numbers are likely to follow, their life reduced to a few bundles. Streets, now liberated, but deserted, many didnt leave until the fight came right to their door, like abdul razsack. At 76,
And welcome to bbc news. Fears are growing for the tens of thousands of civilians trapped in iraqs second city of mosul as Government Forces try to recapture it from so called Islamic State. 50,000 people have fled the west of the city over the last fortnight alone. After five months of fighting and heavy casualties, Iraqi Forces Control the east of the city, which is divided by the river tigris. Now theyre pushing deeper into the extremists stronghold in the west of mosul where civilians are hemmed in by the street to street fighting. 0ur Correspondent 0rla guerin and cameraman nico hameon have just sent this report from the latest areas to be taken back from is control. Escaping the battleground and the terrors of the caliphate. Fleeing Western Mosul on foot during a lull in the battle. Countless numbers are likely to follow, their life reduced to a few bundles. Streets, now liberated, but deserted, many didnt leave until the fight came right to their door, like abdul razsack. At 76,