an ancient mosque in the syrian city of mosul has been destroyed by is. the iraqi government says that the destruction of the mosque is a defeat by the is mill taints. prince harry tells a us magazine that no one in the royal family really wants to be king or queen. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. downing street has revealed that an estimated 600 high rise buildings are covered in aluminium type cladding which could be similar to that used on grenfell tower which was destroyed by fire last week. urgent tests ordered by the government have so far confirmed that three tower blocks are covered in combustible cladding. the tests are on going with samples from tower blocks all over the country being sent in for testing 100 samples can be processed a day. the prime minister says steps are being taken to make the buildings affected safe and to inform residents. our political correspondent iain watson reports. an unimaginable tragedy, that s how the prime minister describ
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a man has been charged with murder after a car was driven into a crowd in the american city of charlottesville killing one woman and injuring nineteen people. the attack followed a day of violence in the city involving white nationalist protesters and anti racist demonstrators. president trump has been criticised for failing to explicitly condemn far right groups but a white house spokesman denied this , saying the president had called out anyone fomenting racism and violence. a warning that you might find some of the images in caroline hawley‘s report distressing. late last night a vigil for the victims of what politicians are calling an act of domestic terror. there s been cross party condemnation, notjust of the attack but of the president s response to it. we condemn in the strongest possible terms, this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides. on many sides. a day of disturbances in charlottesville was
also in the next hour, technical problems hit the london ambulance service on one of its busiest nights of the year. it s understood that the computer system crashed, meaning calls had to be recorded by pen and paper for several hours. and, in half an hour, dateline london looks ahead to 2017. let s go to pictures from sandringham. there they are. as you can see, the church and sandringham, people beginning to arrive. the queen will not be attending this new year s day church service because of this lingering heavy cold. she miss the christmas day service for the first time in many years. we believe the duke of edinburgh has already gone in, with the royal party. minus the queen. the turkish president says the attack on an istanbul nightclub in which 39 people died was designed to create chaos in the country. police in turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fire in a packed nightclub in istanbul killing 39 people and injuring many more. 16 foreigners are among the dead an
in the next half hour, join me, nick miller, full weather world, as we hit a ride on snowdon‘s mountain railway. the tourists may have gone, but it s still a busy time of year. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. a huge police operation is underway in istanbul to find a gunman who shot dead 39 people at a nightclub. the man opened fire at the reina club at around 1:30am local time. dozens of injured remain in hospital. 15 foreigners, from israel, saudi arabia and morocco, were among the dead. our turkey correspondent selin gerit sent this report. we are only seconds away from a new year. one of the most famous nightclubs in istanbul, reina, packed with a jubilant crowd, ready to welcome in the new year. five, four, three, two. they are counting down to what they hope will be a fresh new start. but then this happens. a man armed with a long barrelled weapon opens fire outside the venue. he kills a policeman and another civilian as he rushes his way in. the club immediat
an israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded palestinian knife attacker is found guilty of manslaughter. and dismantling a dinosaur, as dippy the diplodocus bids farewell to the national history museum ahead of a nationwide tour. i m a bit sad that he s going, but maybe i can see other dinosaurs, maybe. what do you think of dippy? he goes rahh. it s 5pm. our top story. the european commission has said it regrets the resignation of britain s eu ambassador, saying sir ivan rogers was very knowledgeable and always defended his government s interests. meanwhile, the brexit secretary, david davis, has been urged to clarify the government s plan for leaving the eu. mr davis labour shadow, keir starmer, is calling for a statement to be made to the house of commons. we ll be hearing from mr starmer in a minute, but first this report from our political correspondent, ian watson. camera shy in public, outspoken in private. sir ivan rogers has exited his role as britain s eu ambassador.