several major news organisations, including the bbc, have been barred from a press briefing at the white house. president trump s spokesman said he was not going to sit back and allow false narratives, false stories and inaccurate facts to get out. mr trump has called some us news outlets enemies of the american people . tulip mazumdar is in washington for us. tulip, steve bannon has said that the press or some parts of the media are enemies of the american people. and he said it will get worse the wrekin media. how worrying is this for journalists and there? wrekin media. how worrying is this forjournalists and there? this is a very worrying development. notjust steve bannon, the chief strategist, but president donald trump, himself, who said the phrase again at a conference in maryland, a conservative conference where he had described some parts of the media, again, as fake media, dishonest news, and enemies of the people. he lambo said the media for about 15 minutes, in f
iraqi troops have entered western mosulfor the first time in their offensive to drive out so called islamic state from the country s second city. west mosul is the last is stronghold in iraq. they re surrounded, along with an estimated three quarters of a million civilians. but government forces met fierce resistance, as they fought their way into the city from the airport. our correspondent quentin somerville and cameraman nick millard were the first journalists to head in to the district of jawsaq. they sent us this report. the so called islamic state breached. the very first iraqi government forces roll into west mosul, and into a firefight. is were waiting, and well defended. iraqi forces are encountering heavy resistance as they move into west mosul. it has taken them less than a week to get this far, but this is a victory two years in the making after the humiliation of the islamic state sweep across iraq. that was an outgoing rocket there. for these men, they realise t
ina help its creation. it had been held in a personal trust for 124 years, but now it has been gifted. and later on bbc news, a chance to find out about champing , otherwise known as camping in a church. that s in the travel show, coming up at10:30. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the former labour foreign secretary david miliband, has said that the party is further from power than it has been at any time in the past 50 years. in an interview with the times newspaper mr miliband said he was deeply concerned about labour s future underjeremy corbyn, after the party lost the copeland by election to the conservatives. jeremy corbyn went to stoke yesterday to look and sound like a winner. his man had won the by election there, activists were delighted, but labour s vote slid in stoke and the party suffered a cumbrian humbling 140 miles north in copeland as the conservatives triumphed. enterfrom new york the man people in the labour party see as the best leader they never h
in syria s third city of homs, killing dozens of people. some reports put the number of dead at more than a0. also coming up: the national trust receives an unexpected gift. the island that inspired its creation. grasmere island in cumbria has been held in private hands for 124 years but has 110w private hands for 124 years but has now been gifted to the organisation ina now been gifted to the organisation in a will. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. good afternoon. the former labour foreign secretary david miliband says the party is the furthest it s been from power in 50 years. he was responding to labour s by election defeat in copeland in cumbria where the conservatives overturned a majority of more than two thousand to oust labour from a seat it had held for 80 years. jeremy corbyn has said he won t step down as leader. here s our political correspondent, matt cole. if these scenes in store, where labour held the seat, had been repeated there would be fewer que
scotla nd first blood to wield against scotland at murrayfield. a quick thinking trai has put the dragons ahead in the first of the weekend s six nations games. also coming up: recreating a galaxy far, far away. how virtual reality was used to create some of the most exciting effects in the latest star wars movie. that s in click at 3:30. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the former labour foreign secretary david miliband says the party is the furthest it s been from power in 50 years. he was responding to labour s by election defeat in copland in cumbria where the conservatives overturned a majority of more than two thousand to oust labour from a seat it had held for 80 years. jeremy corbyn has said he won t step down as leader. here s our political correspondent, matt cole. if these scenes in stoke, where labour held the seat, had been repeated in copland, there would be fewer questions forjeremy corbyn. but it was theresa may s tories who celebrated an historic w