Opener at hampden. Stop a murky start but for most of us Warm Sunshine developing today, watch out for more heavy thundery rain in the south. I will have the details. Its Friday 6th of september. The Home Secretary Will chair a meeting of senior ministers, Intelligence Agencies and Law Enforcement Bodies Today to discuss how to tackle criminal gangs which smuggle people across the channel. 12 people died on tuesday when their small boat came apart off the french coast. Yvette cooper said this showed the moral imperative of dismantling the gangs. Our home editor, mark easton, reports. The government claims the deaths of 12 migrants in the channeljust off the french coast earlier this week is evidence of both the moral imperative in destroying the smuggling gangs, and also that measures to disrupt the criminal networks are having an impact. The Home Office says it suggests the Business Model of the smugglers is under pressure. More people are being crammed into less seaworthy vessels, wi
alongside the queen and prince and princess of wales. the uk s national health service marks its 75th anniversary today we look at how that s being celebrated and the huge challenges it s facing. and the latest from wimbledon asjust stop oil protesters briefly disrupted a match by covering a corner of the court in orange confetti. hello, i m matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. thousands have joined funeral processions injenin in the west bank in the middle east for 12 palestinians killed during an intense 48 hour operation by the israeli military. massive crowds marched towards the cemetery these pictures giving you a sense of the scale of the turnout. huge numbers, huge anger after israeli forces launched a two day raid against what they described as terrorists launching attacks from jenin. eight of the dead were members of militant groups. as the bodies were carried through the debris str
benjamin netanyahu was speaking after the deaths of 2a israeli soldiers in one day the worst loss of life, for the israeli army, since its offensive began. 21 of the soldiers were killed inside buildings they were preparing to demolish, moments before an attack by palestinian fighters. hundreds of people have been attending funerals today. reports from israel suggest, the government may be considering a new deal with hamas which could lead to a pause in fighting, while prisoners are exchanged. intense fighting is continuing in gaza, with the israeli army saying its forces have encircled the southern city of khan younis. the hamas run health ministry says nearly 200 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, yolande knell and a warning, her report contains some distressing images. buried with a prayer and full military honours, this was the first in a series of funerals for 21 soldiers killed in israel s biggest sin
hello. i m celia hatton. welcome to the programme. the uk s first coronation in 70 years will take place today when king charles iii is crowned at westminster abbey in a ceremony that s expected to attract a global television audience of hundreds of millions of people. the service will reflect a millennium of tradition and be surrounded by a spectacular display of pomp and pageantry involving thousands of members of the military. live now to our correspondent, louisa pilbeam, westminster abbey is where the ceremony is due to take place. guess we ll be arriving there starting around 7:15am. guests will begin arriving. many of the overseas dignitaries, royals, members of the british royal family will be arriving at around 9:30am and we expect the king to arrive at 10:53am. that is crossed to buckingham palace. c buckingham palace at this early hour. now, the king will be leaving buckingham palace at 10:20am. the king has been sleeping there overnight. that is crossed now to
queues to get through security during the easter holidays. the former olympic and paralympic athlete, oscar pistorius, applies for parole after serving half his sentence for shooting and killing his girlfriend. hello and welcome to bbc news. donald trump has become the first former us president to face a criminal prosecution. the charges relate to falsifying business records to hide a payment to a pawn star, stormy daniels, before the 2016 election. in a statement, mr trump said the democratic authorities in new york were doing joe biden s dirty work accusing them of interferring in next year s presidential election. john sudworth reports. the masssed ranks of the media say it all. donald trump s provided plenty of big moments in american politics, but few bigger than this his own imminent arrest. the news was confirmed in an angry statement from the former president, blaming his political opponents. the democrats, he said, have done the unthinkable. the case against hi