This impasse out. Labour will be calling for a general election one is no deal is on the table. And ill be at westminster, bringing you all the updates from here throughout the morning. Englands fracking industry has been much slower than expected to get up and running a report says low Public Acceptance is partly to blame. Turkey and russia have agreed what they say is an Historic Deal aimed at keeping Kurdish Forces away from syrias border with turkey. A generation of young people with special Education Needs are being failed a report by mps suggests bureaucracy and a lack of funding is tearing familes apart. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Our top story this morning, 39 people have been found dead inside a lorry container in essex. They were discovered at waterglade Industrial Park in grays in the early hours of this morning. They were discovered at waterglade Industrial Park in grays in the early hours of this morning. They were discovered at waterglade Industrial Park
I mean, we are partying in paradise, basically, and paradise locations are sensitive ecosystems. They cant withstand, like, this city lifestyle. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about use the hashtag victoria live. Lots of you have been getting in touch. A lot about that decision to means test the bbc licence fee for pensioners and can quit criticism for both government and the bbc. One says, i do not receive benefits because im a fraction below that threshold. If pensioners have to pay for a licence, i would need to sell my tv. I am struggling to manage at the moment. Anon on text i am on pension credit but would be prepared to pay a contribution to a tv licence for bbc only partly because of the quality but equally the relief from annoying ads in my face. Liam on text, put ads on the bbc and problem solved. License needs scrapping. Outdated old boys club. If the treasury pays working people will be payin
And Jeremy Corbyn is described as no meeting of minds. Also on the programme. British police have discovered the bodies of 39 people in a lorry container that arrived in the uk from europe. The 25 year old driver has been arrested. And the shining example from denmark of what to do, if you are precariously positioned on the cliff edge. Hello, and welcome. Im Michelle Fleury in washington, and Christian Fraser is in london. The democrats impeachment inquiry took a significant leap forward on tuesday following testimony from the top us diplomat to ukraine. Damning and devastating just some of the words being used to describe William Taylors account of the trump administrations efforts to pressure ukraine to investigate the president s political rivals. Behind closed doors, ambassador taylor, who remember is still a serving diplomat, gave nine hours of testimony. His Opening Statement stretched to 15 pages. The ambassador said. Referrring to an anticipated meeting between the ukranian pre
By the territorys chief executive, carrie lam, to use Emergency Powers to ban the face coverings frequently worn by pro democracy demonstrators. Gareth barlow has the latest. Hong kongers resist, that was the call as protesters formed human chains, as they defied a ban on facemasks while demonstrating. Everyone knows carrie lam is messing up hong kong. This is why she is pushing through with the emergency law. We all expect the next step to be imposing a curfew. This is a tool, a way to suppress hong kong people. Carrie lam has not learnt from this and has not done anything to appease us. She is just constantly suppressing us. Throughout the city, shops and transport hubs remain closed after a spike in violence. In a televised address, hong kongs chief executive carrie lam pledged to quash the violence. Fellow citizens, hong kong had a very dark night last night because of the extreme acts of the rioters. Today, the city is semi paralysed. Everyone is worried or even afraid. The govern
Hello and welcome. Parts of hong kongs metro system are still closed after stations and businesses were vandalised in the latest Anti Government protests. The violence followed a decision by the territorys chief executive, carrie lam, to use Emergency Powers to ban the face coverings frequently worn by pro democracy demonstrators. Opposition legislators are returning to the territorys high court in a renewed effort to get the ban overturned. Gareth barlow reports. Hong kongers resist, that was the call as protesters formed human chains, as they defied a ban on facemasks while demonstrating. Everyone knows carrie lam is messing up hong kong. This is why she is pushing through with the emergency law. We all expect the next step to be imposing a curfew. This is a tool, a way to suppress hong kong people. Carrie lam has not learnt from this and has not done anything to appease us. She is just constantly suppressing us. Throughout the city, shops and transport hubs remain closed after a spi