Sex abuse ring. It was a harrowing, hard watch and has been praised for how close to the truth it was. There is no such thing as a child prostitute. What there is is a child who was being abused. By two . By men who was being abused. By two . By men who pick on vulnerable girls. Well, a little later well be talking to sarah rowbotham, the Sexual Health worker who blew the lid on the scandal. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until am this morning. Lots coming up today, that Special Report on autistic children undergoing Shock Therapy in america, is it cruel or a way of helping them have a better life . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top Story Today Brexit dominated the televised leaders debate, which was held last night despite the absence of theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn. The itv event saw little disagreement between the lib dems, green party, p
Made desperate appeals to try to find her. Good morning. French Interior Minister said that the Manchester Bomber Salman Abedi is believed to have been travelled to syria and had proven links with so called Islamic State. This from the French Interior minister. He said that the manchester bomber, salman abedi, is believed to have travelled to syria and had, proven links with the Islamic State terror group. Good morning from manchester. Its a cool good morning from manchester. Its a cool, grey morning and this is a city thats still grieving, clearly. A city thats still in shock. So many people have said to me, they still cannot believe it happened. Let me tell you where were broadcasting from this morning. Were in Albert Square. It is in the centre of manchester, the heart of the city. Were in front of the town halland in the city. Were in front of the town hall and in this square which is where the vigil was held last night, collections of flowers have sprung up. This is at the bottom
In sport, Manchester United have won the Europa League for the first time. They beat ajax 2 0 to ensure their qualification for next seasons Champions League. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far and todayit warmest day of the year so far and today it will be hotter. For many of us, a lot of sunshine after the cloud this morning but there will be a few exceptions will top we will tell you where in 15 minutes. First our main story. The investigation into the Manchester Bomb Attack continues. Police are searching for a network linked to the attacker. Lets bring you up today with the latest developments. The identities of two more victims have now been confirmed. They are 17 year old Chloe Rutherford and her 19 year old boyfriend liam curry. Late last night there was another arrest in nuneaton, while a woman arrested yesterday has now been released without charge. Overnight, police carried out a controlled explosion during a search of a
Staff cry. They just at no point did i see any member of staff cry. Theyjust rose to the challenge, and they just staff cry. Theyjust rose to the challenge, and theyjust kept going. Some of those staff describe a night they will never be able to forget. Well have the latest from manchester, and well assess the seriousness of the row between police and us authorities. Also this lunchtime. On a charm offensive. Having criticised both in the past, donald trump arrives in brussels for talks with nato and eu leaders. Net migration to the uk falls by 84,000 most of those leaving the country were eu citizens. Shouting please, please, be respectful. Angry scenes at ukips Manifesto Launch, as theresa may is accused of being partly to blame for the manchester atrocity. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Buttons back. Already in practice earlier today ahead of this weekends monaco grand prix, where Jenson Button is making a one off return. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one.
Our audience was selected by a leading opinion Polling Company to ensure they are representative of the country as whole. They support different parties, some are undecided voters, and they are also equally split along the lines of last years Eu Referendum half voted to leave the eu and half to remain. And if youd like to join in the debate at home, you can do so on twitter using the hashtag bbcdebate. We start with Opening Statements from all seven politicians, the order of which was decided by the drawing of lots. First, the leader of plaid cymru, leanne wood. Theresa may called this election because shes taking you for granted. She wont turn up to these debates, because her campaign of soundbites is falling apart. Unlike theresa may, i am not afraid to defend my policies, my principles, my values. Plaid cymru exists to defend and build up our country. In wales, it is plaid cymru that stands for fairness and equality for everyone who chooses to call wales home. For a hundred years, w