I felt part of it. I was in christian service, as a muslim and i felt a connection with god in the way that i didnt expect, quite frankly and im really pleased to say that. Thank you both very much indeed. There you heard it i think, that this service was meant to provide comfort and solace to people of all faiths and people of non , and with that, back to you. Thank you. Time for a look at the weather. Darren bett is here to tell us all. More snow . It has been cold in southern parts of scotland, where weve had sleet and snow, especially over the hills, but its an all or nothing sort of day because large parts are enjoying some sunshine. Kent, for example, and here in the south east, much of the south east, east anglia and the midlands, staying dry with some sunshine this afternoon. A lot of showers elsewhere. That wintry mix has been affecting southern scotland is heading southwards into Northern England as and as we head into this evening will find behind that the temperatures dropp
For the rest of our lives. Good morning. A frosty morning in central london, outside st pauls cathedral. Over the next couple of hours, 1500 invited guests will make their way inside for the National Memorial service and we will be talking to some of them over the next couple of hours. Let us bring you the bbc news so far today. A Memorial Service is being held at st pauls cathedral this morning for the victims and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire in west london. 71 people were killed when the fire tore through the tower block, six months ago today. Prince charles, Prince William and theresa may will be among the 2,000 people who are expected to attend. My my thoughts and the thoughts of eve ryo ne my thoughts and the thoughts of everyone in the met with people who lost their lives and their loved ones. Also those people who lived in g re nfell tower ones. Also those people who lived in Grenfell Tower and those who escaped, those who have lost their homes and the local community. I
Ensuring that when he is in russia he will be speaking in a very hard headed he will be speaking in a very ha rd headed way with he will be speaking in a very hard headed way with the russians about the concerns that we have about the concerns that we have about the concerns that we have about the activity, but also about the engagement that we want with them. So, what can we ecpect to come out of it . We will have analysis and reaction. The british passport is going to change back to its original colour after brexit, a move being championed among some people as a victory. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until am this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. We are going to be talking about those passport covers. You bothered what they are like . Also, tell us whats going on with the cheating in your childrens schools, are the vacancies which cant be filled with the teaching in your childrens schools. Use the hashtag victorialive. If you t
Colleague ros atkins in berlin for a special Coverage Programme of the general elections. Stay tuned. German elections. Hello, im rosa hoskins. Welcome to berlin and a bbc news special on the german election. In the next five minutes the polls will close, moments later well get an exit poll which has a track record of being accurate. Itll be the first indication of whether Angela Merkel will govern germany for a fourth term and whether she will continue as one of the worlds most influential leaders. The result is certainly not going to be the end of the matter. Unless polling has been wrong, no party will gain a majority, so this minute exit poll will fire the starting gun on detailed and Difficult Coalition negotiations. Angela merkel voted earlier in berlin, shes focused the effo rts earlier in berlin, shes focused the efforts of her Christian Democratic Party on families, a pledge to avoid tax increases and the importance of increasing german security. Above everything, though, the
Very early on, i heard people shouting from very high up. Ijust desperately hope these people managed to get out. Itjust seems so all consuming, the fire, i dont even know how the Fire Services are even know how the Fire Services are even beginning to deal with it. It isjust, even beginning to deal with it. It is just, you start up at absolutely extraordinary. It isjust. Absolutely extraordinary. Access seems so absolutely extraordinary. Access seems so difficult with the narrow streets. Lets come from the other way. We were trying to calculate how many flats there might be in the building, given it is 27 stories, maybe 200 or more. That means many more people. No indication how many men have got out, how many have been evacuated into the Latimer Christian Centre or else were . Know, many people have been milling about, there have been groups of people taking water and clothing and things like that no. They have been taken down to the cordon and taken by police. Nothing definite on how