before you get the burgers on the grill. let s take a look at some of the week s top stories. desantis has officially entered the 2024 white house race. as we said, the livestream event on twitter got off to a rocky start, crashing several times with the announcement delayed by the more than 20 minutes due to a series of technical glitches. sorry about that, we ve got so many people here, i think we are kind of melting the servers. let s see, so yeah. just to simplify. let s see. crashing, huh? i think we re back online here. great. all right. well, it s certainly an incredible honor to have governor desantis make this stark announcement. oh, the technical troubles drew mockery on social media. president joe biden posted a link to his donation page, writing simply, this link works. and former president donald trump had a series of posts on truth social, calling the announcement fatal and a disaster. he also had one strange post where he wrote, quote, rob, my
Plus, the president and the pope. Donald trump goes to the vatican for what he calls the honour of a lifetime. These two werent always so friendly. Hi, im Christian Fraser in manchester, katty kay is in new york. It is impossible for Security Services to keep every terrorism suspect under surveillance but tonight there are several signs that the Manchester Bomber was a known cause for concern. He travelled to libya and possibly syria before the attack. Members of his own Community Tell the bbc they warned authorities about him and the french government says he had proven ties to islamic state. The home secretary, amber rudd, also says the Suicide Bomber was known to the uk Intelligence Agencies and he probably had assistance from others. For the victims and their grieving families, the news is no comfort. And this was a horrific violent event, it was more sophisticated than some of the events we have seen in the past or in other parts of europe, so people are reasonably wondering wheth
But theresa may stands by him. Well, the conservative Party Continues to believe that these allegations are unfounded hes innocent until proven gulity and remains our candidate. Former ukip leader nigel farage, who lost to Craig Mackinlay in south thanet in 2015, says hes baffled by the Prime Ministers stance. Once again, it is bad judgment from theresa may. Why on earth would you allow someone to go ahead as a general election candidate when this cloud was clearly hanging over him . The reaction to Donald Trumps withdrawal from the paris Climate Change accord sparks a political row here opponents attack the Prime Ministerfor notjoining other european leaders to condemn the move. Given the chance to present a united front for our international partners, she has instead opted for silent, and once again, subservience to donald trump. Its a dereliction of both her duty to this country, and our duty to our planet. And scotlands first minister, nicola sturgeon, clarifies her position on whe
The United Nations fears for the safety of up to 150,000 civilians trapped in the last enclave of mosul. Its still held by the so called Islamic State but the iraqi army is closing in. As it does the Un Humanitarian Co ordinator in the country warns civilians are at extreme almost unimaginable risk. More on that in a moment. But first, our correspondent 0rla guerin reports from the front line in mosuls old city. Shes with Cameraman Nicholas Hameon and producer firle davies. A warning her report contains distressing images. A journey to the front line, our windscreen a reminder of the dangers ahead. 0ur escort from iraqs elite counterterrorism force. Snaking forward towards an enemy that is still inflicting casualties. Like this wounded soldier, being rushed away as we arrived. And families fleeing, too. 0n foot. Escaping hunger and fear, and a beloved city robbed of life. No food, no water. This is the old city area, it is really the heart of the battle. And when you look around here y
The United Nations fears for the safety of up to 150,000 civilians trapped in the last enclave of mosul. Its still held by the so called Islamic State but the iraqi army is closing in. As it does the Un Humanitarian Co ordinator in the country warns civilians are at extreme almost unimaginable risk. More on that in a moment. But first, our correspondent 0rla guerin reports from the front line in mosuls old city. Shes with Cameraman Nicholas Hameon and producer firle davies. A warning her report contains distressing images. A journey to the front line, our windscreen a reminder of the dangers ahead. 0ur escort from iraqs elite counterterrorism force. Snaking forward towards an enemy that is still inflicting casualties. Like this wounded soldier, being rushed away as we arrived. And families fleeing, too. 0n foot. Escaping hunger and fear, and a beloved city robbed of life. No food, no water. This is the old city area, it is really the heart of the battle. And when you look around here y