And it is day six of the Winter Olympics. There are hopes that the british skeleton racer, don parsons could secure a medal. Good morning. Its the 15th february. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The district of parkland just over an hours drive north of miami was named floridas safest city last year. Now, a former pupil armed with a semi automatic rifle has opened fire at the south florida school, killing pupils and teachers. At least 17 people are known to have died in the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. It started at 2. 30 in the afternoon just before the end of the school day. It is the worst School Shooting since sandy hook in connecticut in 2012 and is the sixth School Shooting in 2018 that has either wounded or killed students. There have already been a total 18 School Shootings in the United States so far this year. President trump tweeted his condolences saying there has been no mention of gun control or whether donald trump is considering any ch
Month worse off under the pay cap. But is a pay rise affordable . Let us know what you think. We report on a scheme in glasgow to help refugees who previously worked as doctorsjoin the help refugees who previously worked as doctors join the nhs. Help refugees who previously worked as doctorsjoin the nhs. Lots of collea g u es as doctorsjoin the nhs. Lots of colleagues who are doctors living here and they are working other jobs. Some of them are even taxi drivers which has let down hope for a lot of people and when you hear about this, it has given us a lot of hope. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until am this morning. Were also talking about endometriosis this morning, an incurable condition affecting women which causes extreme pain and often goes undiagnosed. Under new nhs guidelines should improve the treatment people get, well have all the details. Do get in touch if its something youve suffered from. Use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged our
For some, this is civil progress a demonstration of respect for minorities and their inclusion. For others, it is at best, pc gone mad. Or at worst, a new creed of liberal authoritarianism. Well discuss the implications in a few minutes, but first Katie Razzall reports on the arguments over who can say what at university. Im kat and i use she or they pronouns. I think its hard to explain what micro aggression is. A safe space is not necessarily a physical space. Sculpted by the people its meant to be for. To older generations its a whole new language. But, on campus, terms like no platforming, safe spaces, micro aggressions and preferred pronouns are increasingly the norm. Im clara and i use she, her, her pronouns. Im molly and use she, her pronouns as well. New terms are one thing but those that use them are accused by critics of an assault on free speech. The latest spat involves the former labour politician linda bellos, a lesbian activist and feminist. She was no platformed recentl
Plus portuguese Detectives Have told the bbc they never believed Madeleine Mccann was taken during a burglary which went wrong. Its ten years since the three year old disappeared. And claims that rules which limit the amount of time people can spend on bail wont actually make any difference. You feel like youve had a crime done to you by the state and there is no one to done to you by the state and there is no one to answer done to you by the state and there is no one to answer for it. And no apology. That full exclusive report before 10am. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. Throughout the morning, the latest Breaking News and developing stories. A little later, well speak to some of the men in this photo. The m men all students at Cambridge University have got together to prove that young black men can go to cambridge. They were admitted in 2015 and they say it was hard, but if we did it, you can too. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this mo
Shirley ballas has been named as the new head judge on strictly come dancing, replacing len goodman. Good morning, its tuesday the 9th of may. Im rachel schofield, welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The conservatives have vowed to cap Energy Prices if they win the General Election. Under the plans theresa may would give powers to the industry regulator, ofgem, to set a limit for people on standard variable rates. Under the new plans, new powers would be given to ofgem to set a limit for people on standard variable rates. Elsewhere labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is due to formally launch his partys general Election Campaign, where hes expected to say that the issue of Whether Brexit happens has been settled. The uks highest electorate campaigning on the nhs, and the green party is on the Isle Of Wight the uks highest electorate campaigning on the nhs, promising to end what it calls the privatisation experiment. Well be live In Manchester ahead of labours Campaign Launch shortly but first more o