secretary. we ll have the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime. a call to make childcare a political priority, with a warning that the sector in england is understaffed and underfunded. because my wage did not cover all of their childcare costs, so i literally could not balance the books. 0h, he s gone. that s exactly what ireland were looking for. shock defeat for england in the men s t20 world cup ireland beat them by five runs. and we meet the twins believed to be the most premature to survive in the uk, as they celebrate their first birthday. and coming up on the bbc news channel liverpool struggle with more injury woes as they head to amsterdam hoping to confirm their place in the knockout stages of the champions league. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has announced he is delaying the economic statement due on monday in which he was expected to lay out plans for getting the government s finances in order. he wil
welcome to the programme. we re live until 11 this morning. we will bring you the latest news and developing stories. do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live. and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today russian investigators are thought to have identified the man suspected of killing 11 people in the st petersburg underground attack. 49 people were injured in the explosion between the two underground stations yesterday afternoon. three days of mourning have begun. sarah corker has this report. in russia s second city, a show of grief and solidarity. president vladimir putin was in st petersburg at the time of the attack. above the station where the bombed train ended itsjourney, he paid his respects to those killed and injured on monday afternoon. from underground, images have emerged of the mangled metro train doors blown out, passengers trying to escape the wreckage, b
also today, re forging an old alliance. as brexit negotiations begin, the uk government travels to india to begin the early work on a future trade deal. and picture perfect? or is itjust too perfect? what melania trump s first official portrait tells us about the new first lady. i m katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. the pictures are appalling, the pattern all too familiar, and the international response predictable. civilians in a rebel held area of syria have been gassed and murdered. it has happened before, with red lines crossed by both sides with impunity. today, in the seventh year of the syrian civil war, it seems president assad s regime can do what it wants. so far, at least 58 people are known to have died in this latest attack. the syrian observatory for human rights said the air strikes in khan sheikhoun, in the north west of the country, came early in the morning while many were still sleeping. our correspondentjames robbins has the repor
Christmas is about miracles and these are absolute miracles. we just feel incredibly blessed to have them. they weighed in atjust over a pound each when they were born 22 weeks, five days into jade s pregnancy. it has been some journey. it was trying to get to double figures and then it was trying to get to 50 and 100. to see such a barmy number now isjust ridiculous. i have just kept it going because it is a massive reminder of the journey we have been on. and, in the early days, all you could cling on to was hope. you always believed they would make it, though? yeah, absolutely. from a faith perspective, absolutely. of course, you question it, but we both had an unnerving feeling they were going to make it. it is still too early to say what being born so early may mean for their health. they left hospital back in march, afterfive months. they are doing well and have not been readmitted since. we really don t know.