Welcome to bbc news. A relief operation is under way in the philippines, where almost 200 people are known to have died in flash flooding and mudslides. The president of the philippines will today visit communities devastated by Tropical Storm tembin. Sarah corker reports. In the raging floodwaters, rescue efforts are frantic and dangerous. Ropes are all these villagers have to pull each other to safety. Storm tembin tore through mindanao, the philippines second largest island and home to 20 million people. Flash floods and landslides have cut off entire communities and washed away homes. And with more than 100 people missing, the death toll may rise. The remote village of dalama has been buried. Use their bare hands to search for bodies. Translation there used to be 103 houses here, but when the flash flood happened everything was washed out. All their homes and livelihoods gone. Tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes. Blocked roads and power cuts are hampering
And welcome to bbc news. Off after brexit. And all show a reduction in growth. Forecasts by Civil Servants were always wrong. Our deputy political editor, john pienaar reports. Are you still in control of your party, Prime Minister . That nagging question again. Meeting the leader of estonia. But britain is leaving the eu. Theresa may says the uk wont lose out when it does. About her future and britains after brexit. Economy might be held back. Are we poorer as a result of brexit . By the news website buzzfeed. Or World Trade Organization rules. A route taken by countries including norway. And claimed the leak had been used to damage the case for brexit. Analysis. It is an attempt to undermine our exit from the european union. Brexiteers argued dont believe long term forecasts. Immediate recession if we chose to leave. 5 . Both were made to look extremely foolish. They felt that brexit wasnt working. Embarrassment. This is a cover up, mr speaker, pure and simple. And it stinks. Over th
Its thursday, the 13th april. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The Education Secretary, Justine Greening, has said that she wants a new model of Grammar Schools in england which are open for everyone. She says she particularly wants to ensure that there are much stronger educational outcomes for ordinary Working Families, and notjust the privileged few. But new analysis from the government shows a majority of Selective School places go to more affluent families. Lets here little of whatJustine Greening has been saying in the past few minutes. The final part of the plan for britain is a Fairer Society. A society based on merit. Delivering a Fairer Society should start with education and our schools, making sure that our children and young people can do their very best, and reach their potential wherever they are growing up. That is the means by which we build a better country, its how we deliver the plan for britain. In short, we are the means, our countrys people, each
Bright weather with sunshine, just some showers towards the north and north west of the country. Further south, 1a degrees or so should feel fairly pleasant. It remains cool through the rest of the easter weekend with a mix of sunny spells. For some of us a bit of rain too. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines the commander of American Forces in afghanistan says dropping his countrys most powerful Non Nuclear Bomb on Islamic State was the right thing to do. This was the right weapon against the right target. We will not relent in our mission to fight alongside oui in our mission to fight alongside our afghan comrades to destroy isis in 2017. A british tourist, thought to be aged in her 20s, has been stabbed to death on a tram in jerusalems old town. A man was arrested at the scene. An operation to move up to 30,000 people from four besieged towns in syria has begun. It comes ahead of talks in russia between the Syrian Regime and its backers. Unions representing half a million teacher