22yearold olympic phenom twiested yesterday after the arrest of her brother tevin bilesthomas on felony charges including murder in the shooting deaths of three men at a new Years Eve Party in cleveland, ohio, earlier this year. Simone and her only brothers last post together was in 2017, the same year she competed on dancing with the stars and got emotional revealing their tough upbringing. Its been very hard because i block a lot of things out, s removed from their mothers home, simone, her brother and two siblings were placed in foster care before being raised by different relatives. Simone was adopted by her grandpa, who she calls dad. I said you not going to steal my heart. She did, she did. Ive never heard my dad say stuff like that. Ohoh hoho. Biles just made history, becoming the first woman to land this crazy move at the u. S. Womens gymnastic championships earlier this month. I was waiting for you to smile at some of the compliments. She actually credits tevin an army soldier
Her mental toughness and shes drawing on that today because her brother has been charged with multiple counts of murder. I felt like a tornado of emotions. Eating my feelings dont talk to me, thats what the 22yearold olympic phenom twiested yesterday after the arrest of her brother tevin bilesthomas on felony charges including murder in the shooting deaths of three men at a new Years Eve Party in cleveland, ohio, earlier this year. Simone and her only brothers last post together was in 2017, the same year she competed on dancing with the stars and got emotional revealing their tough upbringing. Its been very hard because i block a lot of things out, s removed from their mothers home, simone, her brother and two siblings were placed in foster care before being raised by different relatives. Simone was adopted by her grandpa, who she calls dad. I said you not going to steal my heart. She did, she did. Ive never heard my dad say stuff like that. Ohoh hoho. Biles just made history, becomin
One neighbours bury face the same deadline to complete the sale of the club. Strictly stars take to the stage ahead of the shows 17th series. We hear from a familiar face as he prepares to take a leap into the unknown. Good morning from Primrose Hill. After a weekend some record breaking late Bank Holiday August temperatures, today once again in the south east its going to be hot, dry and sunny, but there are some thunderstorms in the forecast. Ill tell you where in 15 minutes. Its tuesday the 27th of august. Our top story the labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn will today meet other Opposition Party leaders as he looks to secure support for his plans to block a no deal brexit. Mr corbyn has said hes open to different strategies after coming under pressure to drop his plan to lead a caretaker government. Lets cross to westminster and join our Political Correspondent iain watson. Good morning to you, iain. How likely are they all to get to an agreement . I think its going to be difficult. They a
And borrowing from the bank of mum and dad. Parents are now spending so much money getting their children onto the housing ladder that it could hurt their retirement. Well be discussing this with a generous mum. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Also, tens of thousands of british citizens born in the us but who left when they were children, just like our pm borisjohnson, could have their uk Bank Accounts frozen due to us tax policy. Were going to be talking to a british man who left the us when he was 15 months old. But now, over a0 years later, hes had his bank account frozen. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about use the hashtag victoria live. If youre emailing and are happy for us to contact you and maybe want to take part in the Programme Please include your phone number in your message. If you text, youll be charged at the Standard Network rate. First, annita has the news. Jeremy corbyn will meet other Opposition Party leaders this m
And coming up two arsenal stars are targetted in a carjacking attempt, by an armed gang in a london street. Good morning welcome to bbc newsroom live. More disruption is expected on parts of the rail network today, after yesterdays high temperatures caused extensive damage. Network rail feared rail lines would buckle in yesterdays extreme heat. But with speed restrictions in place that didnt happen. What did cause pandemonium yesterday, however, was damage caused by trains to overhead cables when they sagged in the heat, sparking some line side fires. This left some commuters stuck in london late into the night. Repair work has been ongoing but only half of the tracks north out of london st pancras have been fixed meaning a significantly reduced service is in place. And theres still disruption there today as well as other stations as seen here in leicester. East Midlands Trains has urged passengers not to travel to london st pancras from nottingham and sheffield. Its put an emergency t