Good morning. Its march seventh. A Rescue Operation is under way after an avalanche has hit the popular ski resort of tignes in the french alps. Several people are thought to be buried underneath. Initial reports suggest there may be many people missing. Our correspondent has the latest. This is an emerging picture. People are beginning to tweet, eyewitnesses are beginning to tweet, eyewitnesses are describing the scene as the Avalanche Engulfing skiers and it is thought many people have been caught up thought many people have been caught up in this accident. Rescue workers and sniffer dogs have been deployed but apparently conditions they are or that of pure visibility and what that means is that helicopters have not been able to go up so no Rescue Workers are going up into the skies and as you know, that is a key way in which these sort of accidents are dealt with so clearly some hindrance to the rescue efforts. There was a previous incident last february in tignes. Yes, judging the
The rower Katherine Grainger is made a dame by the queen. Schatz. And coming up in the sport on bbc news asenal will have to make Champions League history tonight, if they are going to overturn a four goal first leg deficit against Bayern Munich at the emirates. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Facebook has been strongly criticised after a bbc investigation found it is still failing to remove inappropriate and sexualised images of children. After a series of Sexually Suggestive pictures and comments were reported to the social networking site, more than 80 of them still remained online. The nspcc described facebooks response as appalling. Facebook says it takes the matter extremely seriously and is continuing to improve its system of removing such content. Our correspondent Angus Crawford reports. The rules are simple. Facebook says it removes nudity or Sexually Suggestive content. But our investigation last year found paedophiles using secret groups to swap obscene i
The details of which are closely guarded but statements by the Prime Minister in Downing Street are usually reserved for significant announcements. Our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in Downing Street for us. Norman, the speculation is around an early election. What are you hearing . We have one unconfirmed source telling the bbc that theresa may looks set to announce the Snap General Election on june the may looks set to announce the Snap General Election onjune the 8th. That is roughly about six weeks away. Ignoring previous promises by number 10 that she would not go for an early summer election, she would stay the whole course through to 2020, repeatedly dismissing the idea. But we are now in a situation where some Opinion Polls giving the conservatives the lead of more than 20 over the labour party. There is a view that mrs may could have decided it is never going to be a better moment than now to go for a General Election. It would give her a huge mandate but were t
Wrapped in its case. He was tuning up an old piano and discovered a treasure trove. But who do the gold coins belong to . Coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. Andy murray bows out early at the Monte Carlo Masters after a 3 set defeat in the third round. Good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. In his first major speech of the Election Campaign, the labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has styled himself as the anti establishment candidate, taking on what he called a system rigged against working people. He told supporters that a Labour Government elected on the 8th ofjune would not play by the old rules, doffing its cap to the powerful. With theresa may promising strong leadership, our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg looks at their different messages and what they mean for the election. No ones going to say theyre all the same. Not in this election. And not the admirers of The Labour Leader, who queued round the block to hear him. We need something different, not more
On this breaking story. Also tonight The Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, casts himself as the anti establishment candidate in his first major speech of the Election Campaign. Its the establishment versus the people. Its our historic duty to make sure the people prevail. This election is about ensuring we have strong and stable leadership in this country in the national interest. Scientists says they have identified drugs that may be able to halt the progress of diseases like dementia and parkinsons. The children of syria displaced by war a year after they were forced from their homes we return to see how theyre coping. Later on bbc london, a couple who pretended their baby died on a bus are convicted of causing or allowing her death. There will be fewer buses on oxford street. Find out why. A policeman has been shot dead on the Champs Elysees in paris after gunmen opened fire on Police Officers. The French Interior Ministry Said the gunmen got out of a carand Ministry Said the gunmen got