Seized in schools across england and wales in the past two years. Also, dreams become Virtual Reality for one british tech firm. Improbable manages raises almost £400 million in one of the biggest ever investments in an early stage European Technology business. And. A close shave for Paddle Boarders in calfornia, after theyre warned theyre swimming next to 15 great white sharks. Good morning. Its friday 12th may. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, is to give a major Foreign Policy speech in about half an hour s time in which he is likely to say that he doesnt see himself as a pacifist, because he would use Military Force as a last resort but that he believes Military Intervention has become far too common in recent times. Mr corbyn was chair of an anti war group and opposed intervention in kosovo and serbia. He is also known to bea kosovo and serbia. He is also known to be a long term supporter of unilateral disarmament and the stylist a
Representation in parliament are all on the list. We will speak to them injusta on the list. We will speak to them injust a moment. The former american soldier, Chelsea Manning, who passed thousands of confidential documents to wikileaks, will be released from a Military Prison today. Well speak to someone who campaigned for her release. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. Are you fat and fit . The bad news is there may be no such thing. Some doctors now reckon its impossible to be overweight without increasing your risk of future health problems. 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. In a moment well get the latest on Election Campaign here. First, though to the us, where the white house is denying reports that donald trump asked former fbi Directorjames Comey to stop an investigation into alleged links between an advisor and russia. Mr c
It triggers the deployment of troops to key public locations. Also on The Programme tonight President Trump goes to the vatican to see the pope. Its their first face to face meeting. Donald trump calls it the honour of a lifetime and vows to use his presidency to promote peace. Five people travelling in the same car are killed in a collision with a lorry on the m6 motorway in staffordshire. And taking a plunge the high street giant Marks Spencer sees its profits drop by two thirds. Coming up in sportsday later on bbc news, manchester are united in sweden. We look ahead to what will be an emotional Europa League final against ajax in stockholm. Good evening from manchester. Were in st anns square, which has become the focal point for the citys tributes following mondays Terror Attack. Let me give you an idea of some of the things people are writing and saying. This t shirt says, to all who lost their lives, Evil Will Never beat manchester. We will stand together, god bless. Another one
Im not happy with the choices we have for next prime minister. Theresa may is not prepared to stand oii theresa may is not prepared to stand ona theresa may is not prepared to stand on a platform and take questions from her peers and the audience, then she doesnt deserve our votes. Lam voting then she doesnt deserve our votes. I am voting snp. And of course you can get in touch wherever you are heres mr dunstable. You can email victoria bbc. Co. Uk, text 61124, hashtag victorialive on twitter, or search Victoria Derbyshire on facebook. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until am this morning with an audience of 120 people, and live on stage at the grove theatre. Here to tell our assembled group of politicians exactly what they think about key issues like the nhs, brexit, the economy, housing and security. There is so much to talk about this morning, not enough time so lets crack on with the news. Joanna is here with a summary of the mornings news. Police say theyve arrested a 2
President trumps cabinet . People with small Bank Balances need not apply. And i love all people, rich and poor. But in those particular positions ijust dont want a poor person. Does that make sense . Welcome to the programme. Im Christian Fraser in london, jon sopel is In Washington. The European Commission supported theresa mays decision to call a snap election. They wanted reassurance the Prime Minister had a mandate for brexit and would be there to see it through to the end. Well, they have no such guarantees. So, the Dinner Conversation tonight might be somewhat strained. Over coffee, mrs may will be explaining to the other 27 leaders how the uk plans to protect the rights of eu and uk citizens once it leaves the union. The commission has already made its counter offer, some weeks ago. We will see how they compare. But president of the european council, donald tusk, stressed brexit wasnt the only thing on the agenda and had this to say about defence. Somebody needs to set up perma