Dead in a lorry in essex. And in half an hour, sportsday has all the latest reaction, as wales crash out of the Rugby World Cup, losing to south africa in the semifinal. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. Donald trump says the leader of the so called Islamic State group, abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, has died after a military operation, conducted by Us Special Forces. Hed been described as the worlds most wanted man, and mrtrump said capturing or killing him, had been the Top National Security priority of his administation. Al baghdadi had been under surveillance in Northern Syria for weeks, and was eventually cornered, in the village of barisha. Hes said to have detonated an explosive vest, as his compound came under attack. Heres our middle east correspondent, quentin somerville. Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi died in the dark in Northern Syria. The ferocious sound of the firefight was heard for miles. Pictures of donald trump watching the operation live have now been released by the white house. He l
Dead in a lorry in essex. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers martin bentham, Home Affairs Editor at the evening standard, and the business commentator, josie cox stay with us for that. Good evening. Donald trump says the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, has died after a military operation, conducted by Us Special Forces. Hed been described as the worlds most wanted man, and mrtrump said capturing or killing him, had been the Top National Security priority of his administation. Al baghdadi had been under surveillance in Northern Syria for two weeks, eventually being cornered, in the village of barisha. Hes said to have detonated an explosive vest, as his compound came under attack. Heres our middle east editorjeremy bowen. The sound and flame of battle lasted around four hours, witnesses in the village told the bbc. In the morning, boys on their way to school checked out the rubble. Theyre from a new generation violentjihadists m
Laboun rishi sunak mps has defected to labour, the second in under two weeks. Natalie elphicke announced her Decision Just two minutes before prime ministers questions. The dover mp said rishi sunaks government is chaotic and claims that labour has changed well. Some of her has changed well. Some of her now former conservative colleagues have been reposting old social media messages from natalie when she criticised laboun natalie when she criticised labour. Dan poulter made the same switch to the conservative to labour rather less than a fortnight ago, when the conservative lost hundreds of councillors and the blackpool south by election last week. Speaking shortly after defecting , miss elphicke said that a Labour Government promises a brighter future. In 2019, the conservatives stood on a manifesto that was very much Centre Ground. But under rishi sunak theyve abandoned the Centre Ground and broken many election promises. Meanwhile, under keir starmer, labour have changed and i think
Jacob, thank you very much and good evening to you. Its 8 00 and the headlines from the newsroom this hour. Another of rishi sunak mps has defected to laboun rishi sunak mps has defected to labour, the second in under two weeks. Natalie elphicke announced her Decision Just two minutes before prime ministers questions. The dover mp said rishi sunaks government is chaotic and claims that labour has changed well. Some of her has changed well. Some of her now former conservative colleagues have been reposting old social media messages from natalie when she criticised laboun natalie when she criticised labour. Dan poulter made the same switch to the conservative to labour rather less than a fortnight ago, when the conservative lost hundreds of councillors and the blackpool south by election last week. Speaking shortly after defecting , miss elphicke said that a Labour Government promises a brighter future. In 2019, the conservatives stood on a manifesto that was very much Centre Ground. But
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