Will have the latest from brussels. Oscar pistorius has had his murder sentence more than doubled by a judge. The South African athlete was jailed last year after being found guilty on appeal of murdering his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, on valentines day 2013. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until am this morning. Were going to be talking to two Primary Schools headteacher is about the difficulty of the teaching jobs with questions about whether the job is too stressful and worries about funding. We will also have the latest from zimbabwe as the new president is sworn in. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning, use the hashtag victorialive. And if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Theresa may will meet the president of the european council, donald tusk, in brussels today, the first such high level encounter since the Prime Minister secured the backing of her cabinet to increase britains divorce payme
At least 15 people have been killed until two attacks in the yemeni city of aden. Four were soldiers from the uae fighting for the Saudiled Coalition. Saudi arabia says one of its solids was killed. A hotel used by the Yemeni Government in the villa occupied by forces was targeted. Other ministers who returned from exile have been using the hotel as a base. A report from yemen, following the latest developments follows us here in the studio. More casualties than initially thought, hasham. Two attacks. This is looking like a more complicated operation. Exactly, with conflicting reports about exactly what happened. The government says rocket attacks, and we have eye witnesses saying as far as the attack targeting the uae solids in the compound, these were two suicide bombers driving two Armored Vehicles into the building. So, it is. It is, in fact, a very delicate situation and people expect the death toll to rise in the coming hour because of the magnitude of the explosions that we hear
A hotel used by the Yemeni Government and the villa occupied by Coalition Forces have been targeted. The Vice President and other ministers who returned from exile two weeks ago for using the hotel are using the hotel as a base have been flown to safety. A report from yemen, following the latest events with us here in the studio. More details coming to light now about this. It does look like it was arre bigger strike than inevitably thought. Exactly. Coordinated targetitargeting to areas where the Yemeni Government is based and a compound used by Coalition Forces, particularly soldiers from the united arab em irats. A spokesman by uaes foreign minister points blame. Earlier are claims that this is an alqaeda operation now talking about houthis. Does anyone really know who did this and how these hotels were attacked . I mean this is something that has been the work of the houthi did, although we have different accounts that these were not rocket attacks. They were suicide bomb can attac
Fifty dead in brazil south west after a dam collapse is covering the area in a torrent of mart road spahn london homes have been devastated. Im kind of alfred glad you could join me here opinion is throwing its weight behind venezuelas opposition leader. The a bloc says it will recognize him as president unless venezuela calls fresh elections in the coming days the venezuelan government has rejected the call saying it will not be dictated to by foreign nations well the u. N. Security council has been meeting an emergency session to discuss the crisis u. S. Extra state might pompei a cold on the wall to support venezuelan protests but russias u. N. Ambassador says the world should stay out of the crisis moscow and beijing have been among. President Nicolas Maduro as she fact is. Be crossing over to new york in a moment to speak with our correspondent bad at first lets hear some of what was said in the council today now its time for every other nation to pick a side no more delays no mor
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