Later in the hour on bbc news, well look ahead Tonights Premier League fixtures including Manchester Uniteds match against everton, asjose mourinhos team try to stay in touch with the top four. Good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. At least 58 people have died, with many more injured, in a suspected chemical weapons attack in syria. Eyewitnesses say victims were left choking, fainting and frothing at the mouth, and many of the dead are children. The un claims the attack came from the air, and the Foreign Secretary borisjohnson says if chemical weapons were used, then President Assad is guilty of a war crime. Syria and russia deny any involvement. The attack happened in the north west of the country, in the rebel held province of idlib. Un War Crimes Investigators say theyve opened an inquiry. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins reports. There are distressing images from the start. He is alive but he is struggling to breathe. Around him, other children are already on
Studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and seven in the evening in florida, where the leaders of the two economic superpowers have met for the first time. Chinas president xi jinping has been met via donald trump at his florida meeting place. There will be a Working Lunch on friday. Earlier, ispoke there will be a Working Lunch on friday. Earlier, i spoke to a former Us Ambassador to the Asian Development bank and i asked him if he anticipated a difficult meeting between the two leaders. Just a smooth meeting will be to the benefit of both. Washington. The Trump Administration is still finding its footing. Not all of the people are in place. There is a lot of talk of what is happening behind the scenes to make sure these discussions will go smoothly. When they go forward these are the things we asa they go forward these are the things we as a nation, the United States, and china, will focus on. Age
Studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and seven in the evening in florida, where the leaders of the two economic superpowers have met for the first time. Chinas president xi jinping has been met via donald trump at his florida meeting place. There will be a Working Lunch on friday. Earlier, ispoke there will be a Working Lunch on friday. Earlier, i spoke to a former Us Ambassador to the Asian Development bank and i asked him if he anticipated a difficult meeting between the two leaders. Just a smooth meeting will be to the benefit of both. Washington. The Trump Administration is still finding its footing. Not all of the people are in place. There is a lot of talk of what is happening behind the scenes to make sure these discussions will go smoothly. When they go forward these are the things we asa they go forward these are the things we as a nation, the United States, and china, will focus on. Age
Adding that russia had been either complicit or incompetent by failing to secure the Chemical Weapons of its syrian ally. A romanian woman injured in the Westminster Terror Attack two weeks ago has died. Andrea cristea had been visiting london with her boyfriend. Good morning. Welcome to the programme. We are live until iiam this morning. We will be looking throughout the show at the implications of that Missile Strike by america on a base in syria. Its the first time america has intervened directly in the conflict. Do get in touch. Texts will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Thats our main news, that the us has carried out a Missile Strike on a Syrian Air Base in response to a Chemical Attack that killed dozens of civilians. 59 Cruise Missiles we re of civilians. 59 Cruise Missiles were fired from the mediterranean. They hit the base from where the attack was launched. Here is david willis. It was a decisive response from an administration that has often seemed disorganised an
Ofa we dont see this as the beginning of a new campaign. Well be live throughout the day in beirut, moscow and washington with the latest reaction to the unfolding events. The other news. A Romanian Tourist who fell into the river thames during the Westminster Bridge terror attack has died. A sharp rise in the number of accident and Emergency Departments turning away ambulances in england. Good morning, its friday the 7th of april. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Russia has strongly condemned us Missile Strikes on a syrian airbase, describing them as an act of aggression against a sovereign state. It has provoked anger from russia. 59 tomahawk Cruise Missiles were fired from two American Navy warships in the mediterranean. Their target the shayrat Airbase Which donald trump said was the airfield used to launch what he described as a horrible Chemical Attack on innocent civilians earlier this week. Six people are said to have died in the air strikes and the base is described as almost com