And jon sopel is in washington. Seven years into the Syrian Civil War the battlefield grows ever more complicated. Turkey has made incursions in the north, russia and iran are fighting with the regime, and the us has sided with kurdish militias that helped to defeat Islamic State. The rebel territory that once spanned the country has now shrunk to small pockets in the north west, the south, and the Eastern Ghouta region just oustide damascus. This week over 200 people have been killed in Eastern Ghouta, its the deadliest period of fighting in syria in three years. Today the United Nations called for an immediate ceasefire. Our middle east editor jeremy bowen reports. This could be the beginning of the end of a rebellion in Eastern Ghouta that began in 2012. All the other smaller rebel held enclaves around damascus have been starved and bombed into submission. Explosion. Now, it looks to be Eastern Ghoutas turn as the regime pushes for decisive victory around the capital. All the other
Rides this afternoon. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until iiam. Throughout the morning, the latest Breaking News and developing stories. A little later, well bring you the latest on the tainted Blood Scandal which Saw Thousands of Haemophiliac Patients being infected with hiv by the nhs in the 1970s and 1980s. As always, do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today President Trump has fired the head of the fbi, james comey, in a move that has shocked us politics. Hed been leading an investigation into alleged links between the Trump Administration and russia. The white house says mr comey has been terminated and removed from office. Aleem maqbool reports. Absolutely explosive news out of washington tonight. This is a fox news alert, fbi director, james comey, has been fired by the president of the United States. Americans have learn
Dont know what they are going to do. Its quite important to know whats happening to your country. Do manifestos matter . Well be in newcastle. Car share karaoke. And plaid cymrus leader leanne wood goes for a spin with victoria derbyshire, where shes asked about god. And drugs. But is revealing a politicians personal side always a good idea . Well discuss that and much more with our two panellists katy balls from the spectator and Jason Beattie of the daily mirror. But before all that, lets catch up on the big developments from the campaign trail, on monday 15th may. Some have suggested theresa may needs to meet more ordinary voters. Well, no problems with that today when she was out and about in oxfordshire. Lets take a look. Im serious, i want you to do something for us. Weve got a lot of plans for people with mental health. And Learning Disabilities. Ive got mild Learning Disabilities and i have carers. Peoplejumped mild Learning Disabilities and i have carers. People jumped on the
A bittersweet moment for those who witnessed the tragedy. Its going to help me get rid of all the fears i have now. Im really excited but im still a little bit worried to what is going to happen. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, can englands chase down the 306 target set by bangladesh in their first Champions Trophy Match at the oval . Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The conservatives and labour have both turned their attention to brexit. With exactly a week to go before voters go to the polls, the parties have been underlining their different approaches to life outside the European Union. Labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn argued that the tory pledge to walk away from a bad deal would lead to a jobs meltdown. But theresa may said she saw a fairer and more prosperous britain. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg looks at two competing visions of brexit. You can see who you can see who seems you can see who seems to be enjoying it more. But whoevers in charge next week,
To drop an investigation into links between his Election Campaign team and russia. Now on bbc news, its time for click. This week, preparing for the worst in vr. A bunch of new apples. And the bouncy, strokey, stretchy, bendy, slimy world of Soft Robotics. It is hard to believe that the world is safer than it used to be. It is, but the nature of the Terror Attacks in the west in the last few years the increasing use of vehicles, knives and guns to carry out prolonged attacks, have forced the authorities to think differently about how to deal with a terrorist incident. And of course, theyre not confined to the west. In some parts of the world, these atrocities are more common and often have more casualties. Its difficult to predict when and where a Terrorist Attack will occur. But while the authorities cant predict, they can prepare for the worst. This is a large scale counterterrorism training exercise. It was a combined effort, including londons metropolitan police, fire and ambulance