in business: we too make sense of the dutch election in an economy where wages are growing and unemployment is falling so what s on the mind of voters? looking for adventure? grab your mountain bike and your climbing shoes, as we take you to one of the fastest growing trends in tourism the adventure holiday. hello. any so called islamic state fighters left in mosul will die in the iraqi city, according to the us envoy co ordinating the offensive. iraqi government forces say they are making further advances, around a third of the west of the city, which is almost completely surrounded, has been reta ken. about 600,000 civilians are thought to be trapped in the area still held by extremists. 0ur correspondent 0rla guerin and cameraman nico hameon are with iraqi forces you may find parts of their report distressing. explosions a rare glimpse of western mosul. explosions urban warfare on a momentous scale. caught below, hundreds of thousands of civilians. this is the place
world ahead of the commonwealth games in australia. and not one, not two, but three boaty mcboatfaces. the little yellow submarines, named by the public, set off on their first scientific expedition. and carol has the weather. thank you and good morning. they call thank you and good morning. they ca ll start thank you and good morning. they call start to the day with frost around first thing and we have a wea k around first thing and we have a weak weather front sinking south bringing cloud and patchy rain. for most of us it will be dry and right with sunshine. more details in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the legislation paving the way for theresa may to begin the formal negotiations for withdrawing britain from the european union faces its final test in parliament today. ministers hope mps will reject the two changes made to the brexit bill in the house of lords. peers want to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk and ensure parliament has a vote
has been closed. and the queen launches the baton relay for the 2018 commonwealth games in australia as it starts its journey around the world. in the sport, chris froome breaks his silence on his embattled boss, dave brailsford, saying that there would be no team sky without him. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. scotland s first minister has announced that she plans to trigger another referendum on scottish independence. nicola sturgoen said she would seek permission to hold a second referendum between autumn next year and the spring of 2019, when the terms of the uk s exit from the eu are clearer. two and a half years after the first independence referendum, ms sturgeon said the vote to leave the eu meant the situation was now very different, and it was important for scotland to choose its own future before it was too late. a short time ago downing street said another referendum would be divisive and cause huge economic uncertainty at the worst possible ti
cambridge, these people on the river having a nice time and another from argyll and the sky is a bit more hazy and a bit of a breeze and in scotla nd hazy and a bit of a breeze and in scotland the breeze is going to be the feature in the coming days with gales on the way in northern parts but not in the short term. you can see is not clear everywhere, some clouds out there and a bit missed in south west part of the country but in scotland, some rain in the far north. other than that, in scotland, some rain in the far north. otherthan that, most in scotland, some rain in the far north. other than that, most of scotla nd north. other than that, most of scotland and northern ireland and england and wales is enjoying the sunshine. this central swathe around yorkshire and wales where the cloud isa yorkshire and wales where the cloud is a big figure but even here there are glimmers of sunshine. the warmest weather is in the south east and we might reach 17 degrees in london. around
who are facing famine across africa and the middle east. the united nations says the crisis in nigeria, south sudan, yemen and somalia threatens to be the worst in 60 years. in somalia, conflict and corruption has made the effect of a two year drought even worse. our correspondent andrew harding is in baidoa in the country s south west. you may find some of the pictures in his report distressing. this is baidoa, a town besieged by two unforgiving enemies. the soldiers are here to guard against al shabab, the militant islamists controlling the countryside in this corner of somalia. but it s the second enemy, drought, that is now far more dangerous. nine year old ali has just been carried into the local hospital. he is unconscious. but it s not from hunger not yet. after three years of failed rains, clean water is hard to find. the doctors here believe they are battling a sudden outbreak of cholera. inside, weak from diarrhoea, dozens of new cases. many families have walked m