Could take further Military Action against the Syrian Government. It comes after washington fired missiles at an airbase from which it believes president assads forces launched a Chemical Weapons attack. Addressing an Emergency Meeting of the United Nations security council, the American Ambassador to the un, nikki haley, said it is in americas Vital National Security Interest to prevent the use of Chemical Weapons. Our military destroyed the airfield from which this weeks chemical strike took place. We were fullyjustified in doing so. The moral stain of the assad regime could no longer go unanswered. His crimes against humanity could no longer be met with empty words. It was time to say enough but not only say it, it was time to act. Bashar al assad must never use Chemical Weapons again. Ever. The Syrian Government denounced the attack as reckless and irresponsible but america has had support from other countries. It was after dark on the East Coast Of America and before the sun had r
Day s news will be here. First of all, time for newswatch. Welcome to newswatch. With me, samira ahmed. The bbc gets an independent and external regulator, what difference will that make to viewers concerned about whether News Coverage is fairand impartial . And. So what does britain think . Are we on the brink of a bright new dawn, or might we sink . A measured analysis of brexit from David Dimbleby in the form of a rap. First, one of the survivors of the westminster attack a couple of weeks ago, melissa cochrane, gave an emotional interview to the bbc on wednesday. Her husband was killed and she herself was badly injured. Heres a clip from that. Melissa cochrane has spoken exclusively to fiona bruce. Kurt was probably the best man i have ever met. He was. Sweet and kind. And, im extremely proud of him. Im very happy that the world now knows what a wonderful man he was. Two viewers recorded their thoughts on that for us. They were divided about the interview itself, but united in thei
Very likely to bring the highest temperatures of the year so far. Plenty of warmth and sunshine. Things change a little tomorrow gcioss things change a little tomorrow across Northern Ireland and scotland andi across Northern Ireland and scotland and i will have all the details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The United States says its prepared to launch more Military Action against syria over its use of Chemical Weapons. It follows a Missile Strike on an airbase where the Syrian Government is said to have launched a deadly gas attack last week. The us says its also preparing new economic sanctions against the country. Heres our washington correspondent, david willis. This was americas first direct involvement in the syrian crisis. Its Cruise Missile attack in contradiction of the trump doctrine of avoiding conflicts in far away lands and putting america first. And as syrias army chief inspected the impact of the attack on the air base from which us officials insist
Very likely to bring the highest temperatures of the year so far. Plenty of warmth and sunshine. Things change a little tomorrow gcioss things change a little tomorrow across Northern Ireland and scotland andi across Northern Ireland and scotland and i will have all the details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The United States says its prepared to launch more Military Action against syria over its use of Chemical Weapons. It follows a Missile Strike on an airbase where the Syrian Government is said to have launched a deadly gas attack last week. The us says its also preparing new economic sanctions against the country. Heres our washington correspondent, david willis. This was americas first direct involvement in the syrian crisis. Its Cruise Missile attack in contradiction of the trump doctrine of avoiding conflicts in far away lands and putting america first. And as syrias army chief inspected the impact of the attack on the air base from which us officials insist
Very likely to bring the highest temperatures of the year so far. Plenty of warmth and sunshine. Things change a little tomorrow gcioss things change a little tomorrow across Northern Ireland and scotland andi across Northern Ireland and scotland and i will have all the details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The United States says its prepared to launch more Military Action against syria over its use of Chemical Weapons. It follows a Missile Strike on an airbase where the Syrian Government is said to have launched a deadly gas attack last week. The us says its also preparing new economic sanctions against the country. Heres our washington correspondent, david willis. This was americas first direct involvement in the syrian crisis. Its Cruise Missile attack in contradiction of the trump doctrine of avoiding conflicts in far away lands and putting america first. And as syrias army chief inspected the impact of the attack on the air base from which us officials insist