iran s parliament and the shrine of its revolutionary leader, ayatollah khomeini, leaving 12 people dead and many more injured. the group calling itself islamic state said it was responsible for one of the worst terror attacks iran has suffered in decades. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. gunfire. four gunmen, some reportedly dressed as women, have burst in, armed with grenades and explosive vests. security forces surround the parliamentary complex, as those inside, including children, try to escape. incredibly, as the attack continues, some mps in the chamber carry on with their parliamentary business. the group that calls itself islamic state claims the gunmen are theirs. is is fighting iranian backed militias in syria and iraq, but this is the first time the sunni jihadis have struck in the heart of shia iran. as the attack progresses, is posts a video supposedly from inside. one gunman says, hold on , in english, another shouts in arabic, we re stayin
police reveal the london bridge terror attackers tried to hire a seven and a half tonne lorry but their credit cards were declined. petrol bombs and blow torches were found in the van they did use. police say they had pink ceramic knives tied to their wrists. adam west, the american actor best known as the star series batman has died aged 88. good afternoon from westminster. theresa may s two closest advisors, nick timothy and fiona hill, have resigned, following the conservative party s failure to win a majority in parliament, in the general election. the bbc understands the prime minister had been warned she faced a leadership challenge if she didn t sack them. the government s chief whip, gavin williamson, is now in belfast to hold talks with northern ireland s largest party, the dup, to try to secure support for mrs may s minority government. here s our political correspondent alex forsyth. they were at the heart of power, the prime minister s closest advisers for your. b
drizzle here and there, a strong wind, mind you and that wind will strengthen after dark. something brighter perhaps across south east scotland, can t rule out a light shower across northern ireland, into north west england and wales. brighter to the east of the pennines and still sunshine across southern most parts of england. here temperatures are slow to rise and will fall quickly during this evening. in general, more cloud overnight and that will drift slowly south wards bringing rain or drizzle here and there. a brisk wind picking up, especially around north sea coasts. for many of us frost free. we have to be careful in the south west and later for northern parts of the uk, scotland and north east england, where the cloud is more tenuous, may be frost here and there. on wednesday a weather front is coming in, ahead of that we have more cloud and rain or drizzle, that sinking to the south west. behind the weather front we have clearer air, so increasing amounts of sunshi
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
all about the narrow interests of her own party not the interests of the country overall. she was saying that nicola sturgeon can t have a referendum on independence before 2020 because it would create uncertainty. and how are voters feeling about a second general election in two years? not another one? oh, for god s sake. i can t stand this. there s too much politics going on at the moment. why does she need to do it? good evening, welcome to westminster. the prime minister has announced plans to call a snap general election on june 8. theresa may said britain needs certainty, stability and strong leadership following the eu referendum. explaining the decision, mrs may said she has reluctantly come to the conclusion that a vote is necessary, adding: the country is coming together but westminster is not. she will need parliamentary approval to formally call the election a vote on that will be held tomorrow. in the last hour, the prime minister has called president trump,