Am here to tell you that the i am here to tell you that the forthcoming week, strong at times, certainly and you can expect further spells of travel disruption. This is bbc news. Im lukwesa burak. The headlines at 7 after days of denial, iran admits shooting down a ukrainian passenger plane over tehran on wednesday, killing 176 people, including four britons. In ukraine, questions over why the plane was allowed to take off from tehran, and tonight, the canadian Prime Minister says he expects a full investigation. This is an extremely serious matter. Canada and the world still have many questions, questions that must be answered. The Northern Ireland assembly resumes for the First Time Since the collapse of power sharing three years ago. It is time to renew and rekindle a political environment of
reconciliation and respect and deliver on the promise of a new approach to politics in this decade. Sir keir starmer, the shadow brexit secretary, officially launches his bid to become the next
This is bbc news. The headlines. Iran admits shooting down the ukranian passenger plane, saying they mistook it for a cruise missile. British Prime Minister borisjohnson calls the admission an important first step. In ukraine, questions over why the plane was allowed to take off from tehran, anger over irans initial denials. Translation the iran representative instructed our crew in clear words to take off and the crew followed the orders. In the current climate it would be stupid to try to hide something. Back to business for the Northern Ireland assembly. These are the scenes live in stormont, as talks resume for the First Time Since the power sharing agreement collapsed three years ago. Keir starmer the shadow brexit secretary officially launches his bid to become the next labour leader, saying the country needs radical policies to fight inequality. The moralfight the moral fight against injustice and poverty and homelessness isjust as big a moralfight as it was in the general elect
Hello, this is breakfast with Rachel Burden and ben thompson. Its 8 31am. Heres a summary of this mornings main news. The queen will host a meeting with senior royals at her sandringham estate tomorrow, to discuss how the duke and duchess of sussex step back from their roles. The talks, which also be attended by Prince Charles and Prince William, are aimed at finding the next step in the process. A number of options are to be discussed with prince harry. Iran was in breach of International Law when it arrested the uks ambassador thats according to the foreign secretary, dominic raab. Rob macaire was detained in tehran after attending a vigil for those killed in the ukranian passenger plane that was shot down on wednesday. He was released after three hours. Many vigils in iran turned into protests, with hundreds of people condemning the government for previously denying downing the jet. President trump has expressed his support for protestors in iran, with tweets being sent from the pre
This is bbc news. The headlines at 11 003m. The first death from coronavirus outside china is reported, in the philippines. In china, the number of cases continues to rise. Meanwhile, 11 more british nationals are on their way back from wuhan, the chinese city at the centre of the outbreak. The Prime Minister reveals his demands for a post brexit trade deal. Well be looking ahead to tonights bafta awards. Joker leads the way with 11 nominations but its the First World War epic 1917 which is tipped to take the top prize of best film. England hope to kick off their Six Nations Campaign with a win against france in paris this afternoon. And coming up, Carrie Gracie and her guests will ponder the uks post brexit future thats in dateline london at 11 30. More british nationals are being flown back to the uk from wuhan, the centre of the outbreak of the new strain of coronavirus. The centre of the outbreak they are travelling on a french flight which will arrive at lunchtime. The bbc underst
Welcome to bbc news, im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top stories china says virus cases are stabilising, but the World Health Organization warns the epidemic is impossible to predict. This outbreak could still go in any direction. Italys parliament votes to allow ex interior minister Matteo Salvini to face trial for stopping migrants from landing. The pope says no to married priests, even in the worlds most remote regions. And a turtle as big as a car. Scientists in south america unearth a fossil of giant proportions. The World Health Organization says there are signs coronavirus has stabilised in china. However, it has cautioned against reading too much into the data, saying the outbreak could still worsen. In the last few hours, there has been a sharp rise in the number of confirmed deaths in chinas hubei province. 2a2 people have died in a single day, along with nearly 15,000 new cases of infection. From geneva, where hundreds of Public Health officials and scientists have been meeting,