And england will face croatia in their opening game for euro 2020, on ilijune. Good evening. One of the victims of the London Bridge attack has been named as jack merritt a cambridge graduate who was helping to coordinate a conference on prisoner rehabilitation near the scene. He was one of two People Killed by 28 year old usman khan a former prisoner whod been convicted of terrorism offences and released from prison on licence last year. Khan, whod been invited to the conference, was shot dead by police after members of the public tackled him. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent, Daniel Sandford. 25 years old and a keen traveller, jack merritt had a masters from cambridge university. He was described by his father today is a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog. Yesterday, he was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack by a former prisoner at a conference that he had helped organise. In the aftermath, his killer was wrestled to the ground by other former prisoners
Eighties seriously injured. Donald trump officially launches his bid for a second term as president. Good morning. The school has just won the Gardening Team of the year. Well show more of it through the course of the morning. The forecast, scotla nd course of the morning. The forecast, scotland and Northern Ireland, seoung joung 0h jallet stop england and wales, more thunderstorms to come this morning. Scotland and Northern Ireland. Ill have more details coming to you shortly. Its wednesday june 19th. Our top story. The race to be Prime Minister is gathering pace today after the five remaining candidates for the conservative leadership went head to head in a live bbc debate. Frontrunner Boris Johnson and his rivals clashed on brexit and there were disagreements over taxes as they answered questions from the public. But they did agree to launch an internal inquiry into islamaphobia, as our Political Correspondent iain watson reports. High stakes can lead to a hard battle. The frontrunn
We will keep it so great. A woman is in a serious condition in hospital after a crash involving the duke and duchess of cambridges police convoy. A global study warns that public mistrust of vaccines means the world is taking a step backwards in the fight against infectious diseases. And coming up in our sports bulletin beyond his wildest dreams. Captain eoin morgan scored a record breaking 17 sixes to take england to the top of the cricket world cup table yesterday at old trafford. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. The five remaining candidates vying to be the next Prime Minister have clashed over brexit in a live tv debate. The rivals for the leadership of the conservative party argued about whether the uk can realistically leave the eu by the current deadline of october to 31st. They also faced questions on their tax policies and agree that the tories should hold an inquiry on islamophobia in the party. Iain watson has this report. High stakes can lead to a hard battle.
Aboutjoining forces. We are talking about combining forces, because its clear that boris is going into the last round, and the question is, who is best placed to sit on a stage with borisjohnson, and who is best placed to ask the testing questions that need to be asked . A woman is in a serious condition in hospital after a crash involving the duke and duchess of cambridges police convoy. Us President Donald Trump formally launches his re election campaign, asking supporters to keep him in office for four more years. With every ounce of heart and might and sweat and soul, were going to keep making America Great again. And then we will indeed keep America Great. I really will keep it so great. Investigators looking into Malaysian Airlines flight mh17 which was shot down over Eastern Ukraine five years ago are expected to name four suspects later today. Good morning. Its wednesday 19thjune 2019. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im joanna gosling. A United Nations investigation has determine
Well be live in the netherlands and in moscow with russian reaction. Also this lunchtime. After last nights tv debate, conservative mps prepare to vote again this afternoon in the latest round of the partys leadership contest. A un investigator says theres evidence the Saudi Crown Prince was behind the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The duke and duchess of cambridge deeply saddened after a woman in her 80s is injured in an accident with their police escort. And its make or break for scotland in the womens world cup. And coming up in sport later in the hour on bbc news, we will have the latest from the cricket world cup as south africa look to turn their fortunes around against new zealand in birmingham. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Dutch investigators have accused four men of murder for their role in the shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines passenger plane over Eastern Ukraine five years ago. Flight mhi7 was on its way from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when i