This is bbc news. The headlines. Iran admits unintentionally shooting down the Ukranian Airlines passenger plane killing all 176 people on board because of human error. The Northern Ireland assembly will today sit for the First Time Since the collapse of power sharing three years ago. Keir starmer the shadow brexit secretary officially launches his Leadership Campaign in the race to lead the labour party. Today he defended anti austerity policies. There is sometimes a tendency to say that everything we put on a ma nifesto that everything we put on a manifesto and everything we believed in the last four years has got to go. Wrong in my view. Coming up,
foreign correspondence giving is the latest on developments in iran in dateline. Iran has admitted that it unintentionally shot down a ukrainian passenger jet because of human error. He said the plane was misidentified asa he said the plane was misidentified as a Cruise Missile. 176 people died in the accidentjust hours after iran had fir
This is bbc news. The headlines at 5 20 people are reported to have been shot dead and several others wounded in a mass shooting in north east thailand. This is main suspect a junior army officer, who killed his Commanding Officer before stealing weapons from a military camp. He is still at large. Five british people, including a child, have tested positive for the coronavirus at a ski resort in france. Six senior conservatives write to tory mps to raise concerns about the governments decision to allow huawei to help build the uks 56 network. Why would you want to build into your system an organisation that remains a threat . I dont know of anything else in the world that would do that. The met Office Issues Severe Weather warnings for the weekend as storm ciara approaches from the atlantic. Both desperate for a win england are taking on scotland
in the six nations. Reports from thailand say an armed soldier has killed 20 people, northeast of the capital bangkok. More than a dozen othe
A child is pulled from the rubble as emergency teams search for survivors in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that struck turkey on friday. The dangers of smart motorways which operate without a hard shoulder ministers are set to act after dozens of deaths in five years. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. Im gavin ramjaun. Shrewsbury come back from the brink to salvage a draw against premier League Giants liverpool. England set south africa a record test run chase, as they look to clinch an emphatic series win. And the fairy tale run
is over for teen coco gauff at the Australian Open, as several other big names make it through to the quarterfinals. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. Not many would have fancied shrewsbury towns chances in todays fa cup fourth round, hosting the Runaway Premier League leaders liverpool. But the side who sit 16th in league one had other ideas. With liverpool 2 0 up, and looking all set to go through, they stage
Aim north america. It will be taking aim from the atlantic at the uk. You will see how many isobars thereafter through saturday and sunday. Those winds could be and we could also have heavy rain associated. A lot of impacts likely from storm dennis. With wind gusts 60 70 Miles Per Hour and may be more than that. Every rain likely to cause flooding across southern and western parts of the country. Amber warnings in force for parts of southern and western england into southern wales for heavy rain through saturday and into sunday and the ground is saturated from storm ciara. This is a picture for saturday. Not a pretty sight. Outbreaks are pretty heavy. Persistent rain, strong winds. 70 miles an hour in exposure and close to the irish sea. You will not field
the mild temperature because of the strength of the wind. An amber wanting in force for the south down s but lots of showers further north and west. These will be wintry over the high ground and with widespread gales again. Temperatu
Hello, youre watching afternoon live. Im simon mccoy. Today at 2pm British Airways files a complaint with the European Commission over the government bail out of struggling Airline Flybe. Ba says its a blatant misuse of public funds. The government isnt in the market to bail out private companies. What we do on a case by case basis is look to see whether a business is viable. In the case of flybe, it is a viable business. The duchess of sussexs father, Thomas Markle, is prepared to testify against meghan in her legal battle with the mail on sunday. At least 60 people many of them children are treated for breathing problems and skin irritation, after a passenger plane dumps fuel over schools in la. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with katie shanahan. Good afternoon, simon, and some of tenniss biggest stars have raised over £2. 5 million in a Charity Event to help those affected by the australian bushfire crisis. And the weather has stepped in. Yes, we will look at what has b