Feud minutes ago, we started getting information about the security and from incident in brussels. And explosion was heard at the Train Station prompting an evacuation of the main square. More information started coming in. The brussels news for the bbc told us the brussels news for the bbc told us that the Train Station had been evacuated. The story started to develop. We were told by reuters that the Belgian Police said they had neutralised someone, soldiers carried out that action, it was soldiers guarding the Central Station. The bbc spoke to the federal police directly and said that a man triggered a small explosion in the Central Station and has been neutralised, no one else is expected to be injured. The police say the situation is under control. Let me show you where the station is. It is right in the central of brussels. It is a big station that caters not just for brussels. It is a big station that caters notjust for belgium but also for people travelling all over europe. The
Feud minutes ago, we started getting information about the security and from incident in brussels. And explosion was heard at the Train Station prompting an evacuation of the main square. More information started coming in. The brussels news for the bbc told us the brussels news for the bbc told us that the Train Station had been evacuated. The story started to develop. We were told by reuters that the Belgian Police said they had neutralised someone, soldiers carried out that action, it was soldiers guarding the Central Station. The bbc spoke to the federal police directly and said that a man triggered a small explosion in the Central Station and has been neutralised, no one else is expected to be injured. The police say the situation is under control. Let me show you where the station is. It is right in the central of brussels. It is a big station that caters not just for brussels. It is a big station that caters notjust for belgium but also for people travelling all over europe. The
Well look ahead to super bowl 51 and the growing popularity of america football, here in the uk hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. We also want to hear from you this morning if youve had trouble getting hold of fresh vegetables. Poor Growing Conditions in europe are causing a shortage and tesco has started to ration Iceberg Lettuces. To stop Smaller Stores buying from them in bulk. Well have the details on this and find out if its going to get worse. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today theresa may has arrived in malta for an informal one day summit of eu leaders. Shell brief European Union leaders on her meeting with donald trump, and is expected to stress that she wants a positive and constructive relationship with the eu after brexit. Kevin connolly reports. The cannons will welcome the eu leaders to their fi
Penalties for corruption. And the town of tadcaster in North Yorkshire will be reunified today when its only road bridge reopens, more than a year after it was destroyed by severe flooding. Good morning. Its friday 3rd february. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. First to paris where there has been an attack at the Louvre Museum in the heart of the city. Its been described the french Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve as being of a terrorist nature. Police say a man carrying two machetes and two backpacks shouted allahu akbar and tried to enter the underground Shopping Area outside the museum. A soldier opened fire and the man was seriously wounded. The backpacks did not contain any explosives. A huge Security Operation is underway, and the louvre has been evacuated. Its the latest Security Alert in a city which has become well used to them. The Louvre Museum houses some of frances most famous works of art, and is one of pariss most iconic landmarks a place which is a must
This war that happened a0 years ago and what happened to these people was not properly understood, and not just for the world, but for the people of the country. Iraqi Security Forces have been pushing forward in a major offensive aimed at taking full control of their second largest city, mosul, from so called islamic state. The city was seized more than two years ago as is moved into northern and western iraq. The offensive to remove the group began last october, with iraqi troops securing the eastern part of mosul last month. But the western half of the city is home to around three quarters of a million civilians and stiff resistance from is fighters is expected. 0ur middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville and cameraman nick millard are the only Television Journalists on the frontline with iraqi forces. They sent this report. Just after sunrise, iraq bagai and what it hopes is its last major battle against the so called islamic state. Began. Thousands of men and hundreds of arm