Welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister has told the people of gibraltar that the uk would never allow it to slip from british control against their will. In a Telephone Call aimed at reassuring the territory about its future after brexit, theresa may said britain was steadfast in its commitment. The eus Negotiation Guidelines have suggested that spain, which claims sovereignty over gibraltar, could have a say in whether a Future Trade Deal with the uk will apply to it. Heres our Political Correspondent iain watson. Gibraltar has been british for almost 300 years, nearly as long as the uk has existed. And nearly all of its residents want it to remain that way. They are concerned that after brexit, spain could have a greater say over their life. But, evoking the falklands conflict, a former Conservative Minister said this could be taken to task. Another woman Prime Minister sent a task force halfway across the world to protect another small group of british people against another Spanis
Ahead of it in the sunshine, 18 degrees is pleasant enough. Those fronts slowly clear away and linger first thing in the morning, shari rain easing in the south east, sunny spells but fresher conditions following for tuesday. Hello. This is bbc news, im martine croxall. The headlines. More than 250 people have been killed, many more are missing, after mudslides in colombia. The president has declared a State Of Emergency in the region. Six arrests are made by Police Investigating an alleged Hate Crime Attack on a 17 year old kurdish iranian Asylum Seeker in south london. The writer, broadcaster and Civil Liberties campaigner, darcus howe, has died at the age of 7a. He was most well known for organising the 20,000 strong black peoples march in 1981 claiming neglect and insufficient policing of the investigation into the new cross fire which killed 13 black teenagers. A teenager whose mother and brother were stabbed to death at home says the family is devastated Lydia Wilkinson left flow
Welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister has told the people of gibraltar that the uk would never allow it to slip from british control against their will. In a Telephone Call aimed at reassuring the territory about its future after brexit, theresa may said britain was steadfast in its commitment. The eus Negotiation Guidelines have suggested that spain, which claims sovereignty over gibraltar, could have a say in whether a Future Trade Deal with the uk will apply to it. Heres our Political Correspondent iain watson. Gibraltar has been british for almost 300 years, nearly as long as the uk has existed. And nearly all of its residents want it to remain that way. They are concerned that after brexit, spain could have a greater say over their life. But, evoking the falklands conflict, a former Conservative Minister said this could be taken to task. Another woman Prime Minister sent a task force halfway across the world to protect another small group of british people against another Spanis
Welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister has told the people of gibraltar that the uk would never allow it to slip from british control against their will. In a Telephone Call aimed at reassuring the territory about its future after brexit, theresa may said britain was steadfast in its commitment. The eus Negotiation Guidelines have suggested that spain, which claims sovereignty over gibraltar, could have a say in whether a Future Trade Deal with the uk will apply to it. Heres our Political Correspondent iain watson. Gibraltar has been british for almost 300 years, nearly as long as the uk has existed. And nearly all of its residents want it to remain that way. They are concerned that after brexit, spain could have a greater say over their life. But, evoking the falklands conflict, a former Conservative Minister said this could be taken to task. Another woman Prime Minister sent a task force halfway across the world to protect another small group of british people against another Spanis
Our world. Mosul, iraqs second city, home to over a Million People and the scene of the greatest victory of the so called Islamic State. Allahu akbar. In just four days, is fighters managed to seize this entire city. It was a National Disaster for iraq and declared the start of the self styled Islamic State. Almost three years later and mosul has once again become a battleground. The iraqi forces have regrouped and are now fighting back. Street by street, they are moving closer to capturing the city, but the threat of is remains. I am bbcjournalist bashir al zaidi, born and raised in mosul. Today, iam returning home. I want to find out what life is like in the city and how people have coped with the past two and a half years. For the past two and a half years. And the question, whether the Iraqi Military that collapsed only a few years ago, can really bring lasting security to the city. It has been over ten years since my last visit. I grew up on these streets with my 11 brothers and s