Irans parliament and the shrine of its revolutionary leader, ayatollah khomeini, leaving 12 people dead and many more injured. The Group Calling itself Islamic State said it was responsible for one of the worst Terror Attacks iran has suffered in decades. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. Gunfire. Four gunmen, some reportedly dressed as women, have burst in, armed with grenades and explosive vests. Security forces surround the parliamentary complex, as those inside, including children, try to escape. Incredibly, as the attack continues, some mps in the chamber carry on with their parliamentary business. The group that calls itself Islamic State claims the gunmen are theirs. Is is fighting iranian backed militias in syria and iraq, but this is the first time the sunni jihadis have struck in the heart of shia iran. As the attack progresses, is posts a video supposedly from inside. One gunman says, hold on, in english, another shouts in arabic, were staying forever. After five hours, the attackers are dead, leaving 11 People Killed and many more injured. And theres more. Explosion a second, almost simultaneous attack a few miles away, another suicide bomb, at the shrine of the ayatollah khomeini, the founder of the iranian republic. There can be few more symbolic targets. One man is dead and others wounded. Irans powerful Revolutionary Guard has accused saudi arabia and the us of being involved and promised revenge, deepening even further the long standing tensions between shia iran and sunni arab states. James landale, bbc news. Friends and admirers of Ronnie Corbett gathered at Westminster Abbey today to remember the entertainer who died last year at the age of 85. He was best known for his partnership with Ronnie Barker in the two ronnies. Our arts correspondent David Sillito was at the service. Were here to celebrate the life of Ronnie Corbett. Name ronald goliath corbett. Laughter Westminster Abbey is a place for solemn state occasions. Today, though, it was anything but. This was a celebration of a lifetime of laughter. Its a memorial but, uh. I might start laughing in Westminster Abbey, and i will not apologise happy feet. A lot of people will be laughing and people crying, and my Memory Isjust laughs. These are friends and colleagues from the days of cabaret, the frost report, the two ronnies 60 years of show business memories. And inside a certain easy chair, and behind it a very specific number of candles. Four candles. No, fork andles. Well, there you are, four candles. No, fork andles. Handles for forks. Laughter becoming friends with this remarkable man that id had admired for as long as i can remember was truly one of the great pleasures of my life. And wed talk on the phone, i still have many. Sorry. I still have many of his answerphone messages. Ha ha ha, good heavens wonderful hed come to the phone, and always say, is it me . It was the final goodbye from them, goodbye from him, and a walk past the one empty seat. David sillito, bbc news, Westminster Abbey. Tribute to Ronnie Corbett today at the abbey. More now on the election, and as millions of people prepare to go to the polls tomorrow, the outcome of the vote will be decided in dozens of key marginal seats around the united kingdom. Jeremy vine is with me here at the Election Centre to look at the constituencies being targeted by the parties, those Battle Ground seats. Indeed the ones we all with talk about, huw, and this map shows the result of the last election, lets look at the challenges for the parties in this one. The conservatives, the seats they only just won last time, this first column. If they were to lose just the first column of so called marginal seats, they would lose their overall majority in a house of commons. Lets look at their targets, turn it around and wonder what happens if the conservatives advance. They might take chester, ealing central, berwickshire and roxburgh, the ones they came closest to last time. If they went across this board, they would have a very healthy majority in the house of commons. Take them all away across the next board, another 32 seats, you would call that a landslide to the conservatives. Labour did badly in 2015, so they need to improve. Lets look at where they came closest, gower the conservatives won by only 32, derby north, croydon central, vale of clwyd et cetera. Labour need to win all of these, plus half the next board, just to become the Biggest Single Party in a house of commons. They need to win all the seats here and the whole of the third board, another 32 seats, to have an overall majority, so huge mountain to climb from such a long way back. So too the lib dems they we re way back. So too the lib dems they were reduced to only eight seats and outs commons, lets see them, this is what they won in 2015. They surely have to defend them. They could win the whole of this board, and other 32, and still not be where they were after 2010 with 57 seats. So they really need to make some advanceis so they really need to make some advance is here. Different story for the snp, who, as we heard earlier from sarah smith, took nearly everything in scotland. These are the 32 most marginal snp seats, darting where it was closest, berwickshire, then dunbartonshire, Edinburgh West and so on. Even though those may be tied to hold onto, they could lose the first two columns and still be far and away the Biggest Party in scotland. So other parties are involved as well, in Northern Ireland, a wholly different situation going on there, the welsh nationalists, ukip, and the welsh nationalists, ukip, and the screens. The key thing tomorrow night is to watch the colours on the map, see how they change, and huw, see who is up and who is down we will be watching, thanks very much, jeremy. As weve just heard, one of those labour seats being targeted by the conservatives, is halifax in west yorkshire. Labour held onto it at the last election with a slim majority of under 500. And the voters of halifax supported leaving the eu in last years referendum. Our Correspondentjeremy Cooke has been to halifax to take the electoral temperature on the eve of the polling day. A town built on industry, reshaped by the winds of globalisation, staring now into the post industrial landscape. This was built to serve halifax, but then salisbury bridge itself was an important textile town. Halifax is labour by tradition, brexit by clear majority and tory . Well, its a key conservative target seat. Are you voting tomorrow . No. Ill be voting, yeah. What will be your mind . What will be the main thing on your mind when you vote tomorrow . The main issue. The main issue is the National Health and pensions. The issues for me, as the director ofa the issues for me, as the director of a small company, the money we have left behind, in order to pay for the things we need. Tax, particularly corporation tax. At the halifax bowling club, they know that theres everything to play for. Slow down, slow down. The labour majority here is just 428, a hard position to defend. Let me ask you about the election tomorrow. Yeah. Whats the most important issue to you. Policing. We are not safe on the streets any more. In halifax, you never see a bobby on the street. Its about brexit for you, isnt it . Its all about brexit, and i think it should be for everybody else as well. I feel a bit of guilt, but not a lot of guilt that ill actually be changing my vote. Ive voted labour all my life. This is one time im voting tory. I have an eight year old grandson, and i want a future for him thats been as good as my life has been. In the converted mill which is now the play palace, kelly has dropped by with her two children. Shes made a conscious decision not to vote. Ive never, ever felt a benefit from anything theyve promised to do or failed to do. Youre not voting tomorrow. What will you be doing . Ill be working tomorrow, providing my family. Up the road at this barbers shop, theres plenty of political chat. Theyre talking minimum wage, tax, student funding. The main important issue in this campaign for me were getting Student Funds and stuff. So voting labour would help getting more Student Funds for myself. I am a student. They call it a key marginal, and the Election Result in halifax tomorrow could be a strong indicator of the future political direction, not just of this town, but of the nation beyond. Jeremy cooke, bbc news, halifax. In one of his final campaign messages, the co leader of the greens Jonathan Bartley said people faced a stark choice at this election. We feel that were at a fork in road, and if you dont want to waste £110 billion on trident, if you want to look at ideas to make country fit for 21st century like a universal basic income, a shorter working week, more nhs investment than any other party is offering, then you need to vote for the green party. In wales, leanne wood has told voters that a strong welsh voice in the Brexit Process can only be guaranteed by plaid cymru. She said labour had taken wales for granted, and she warned that re electing a conservative government would pose a threat to Public Services in every part of wales. We face a number of threats from a tory government with an increased mandate threats to people in our communities, threats to our nhs, and threats to the process of leaving the european union, to jobs and livelihoods. For more now on the campaign in wales and in Northern Ireland, chris bucklers in stormont, but first lets join sian lloyd in cardiff. Huw, iam huw, i am outside city hall, which is where some of the welsh vote will be counted tomorrow, but how will voters here really pick their way through the general election issues, because so many of them are devolved . Lines because so many of them are devolved . Lines really because so many of them are devolved . Lines really have been blurred, because uk manifestos have been making pledges about devolved issues, like health and education. Now, brexit has been a key is used here, wales voted to leave the european union. Different parties have different views about how funding should be replaced. Labour has traditionally been the strongest party, but we have had some insight into how the conservatives are viewing wales this time, three visits from team mate during this election campaign. Jeremy corbyn was in north wales today, but it has been the first minister, carwyn jones, who has led the charge for labour and wales, under the brand of welsh labour which they say has been successful in the past. Plaid cymru hope to make gains, rhondda and Ynys Mon Target seats for them, and the lib dems, well, they are defending one seat, ceredigion. In Northern Ireland, the westminster election has been dominated by talk of stormont. Nothing much is happening in the rather gloomy looking Parliament Buildings behind me. Power sharing collapsed at the start of the year, and talks have been interrupted by this vote. Election campaigns are no time for compromise here, and there have been angry exchanges between the dup and sinn fein, theirdifferences exchanges between the dup and sinn fein, their differences really exposed by this campaign. There is also a real sense of competition. In the last vote here, just a few months ago, sinn fein came within a fraction of a single percentage point of matching the dups share of the vote, so there was pride as well as seats on the line. As for the other parties, the alliance, the sdlp and the aussie and as are urging people to vote for them, to send a message they are sick of the squabbling. Theyll so say Northern Ireland desperately needs a devolved government, particularly as brexit negotiations begin. They say any deal will have a major impact here, not least because this is the only pa rt of not least because this is the only part of the uk to share a land border with another eu country. All right, chris, sian, thank you. So weve had seven weeks of campaigning in the election that was never meant to happen. Theresa may had said last summer that thered be no election until 2020. Its been a volatile campaign involving policy changes, interview gaffes, controversy about debates, and more recently, the Terror Attacks at the Manchester Arena and at london bridge. As election day finally beckons, our chief correspondent gavin hewitt looks back now at the 2017 campaign. It was the secret shared with a tight circle a snap election. I have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet, where we agreed that the government should call a general election. Her purpose to strengthen the prime ministers hand in brexit negotiations. Pundits spoke of landslides, but not all voters welcomed another poll. Youre joking . not another one . the early focus of the campaign the leader herself, theresa mays name dwarfed that of her party. The message, repeated often, was acclaimed strength. This election is about ensuring that we have strong and stable leadership in this country in the national interest. For her main opponent, jeremy corbyn, brexit wasnt his priority. He chose another narrative fairness. Are we going to be a country that works only to make the richest even richer . Other parties set out their preferred Battle Grounds. The opportunity for the british people to choose to change the direction of our country, to reject a hard brexit
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