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in yemen s 21 month war. 140 people killed, over 500 injured, in saudi led air strikes as they attended a funeral. the saudis said the attack was based on incorrect information, and their yemeni partners were to blame. we cross the front line to ask who was responsible. and we follow the bombs back to where they came from the united states. apparently the united states and united kingdom think it is totally fine for these strikes to keep on happening, and i am just very outraged that we are still assisting what looked just like war crimes. the bombing raised serious questions for saudi arabia and its allies, the us and the uk, about the conduct of the war. could this air strike have changed the course of the war in yemen? relatives and friends are gathering in the yemeni capital, sana a. they are paying their respects to the victims of the worst air strike in the country s war. there are thousands of people here that have come to mourn their loved ones that were lost ....
welcome to bbc news. the government has moved fast to appoint a new ambassador to the european union after the surprise resignation of britain s top diplomat in brussels yesterday. sir tim barrow a former ambassador to russia will begin work next week on the complex brexit negotiations ahead. his appointment comes after sir ivan rogers stood down suddenly and then accused the government of muddled thinking over brexit. his departure led to accusations that he d lost the trust of the prime minister. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. until today said tim barrow was one of the most senior officials at the foreign office, always on hand to advise his boss. tonight he s our new ambassador to the european union with the awesome task of getting the brexit preparations back on track. his former boss said he was the right man for the job. he s an absolutely classic, tough civil servant. very experienced. knows the eu very well and will go in there and do ....
it comes as ee is fined for overcharging tens of thousands of customers who called its customer service number. we ll have more details on that shortly. 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. the foreign secretary has said countries are queuing up to sign free trade deals with britain when it leaves the european union. borisjohnson also suggests that agreements could be achieved quickly after the article 50 negotiations are concluded, and said the uk would not be hauling up the drawbridge , despite the new migration controls promised by theresa may. our political correspondent tom bateman has more. theresa may s brexit speech brought the most clarity yet on her approach to the negotiations. she told ministers and european diplomats she wanted ambitious trade deals with the rest of the eu, but she confirmed britain would l ....
one of the largest mass strandings ever seen in the country. and a couple of new additions for the one of the world s most famous couples, after its announced that the clooneys are expecting twins. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a £34 million government investigation into allegations of abuse by iraq war veterans is to be shut down. it follows a report by mps which called the work of the iraq historic allegations team an unmitigated failure. thousands of cases have been investigated but without a single prosecution. around 90% of misconduct cases involving british troops who served in afghanistan are also being dropped. caroline hawley has more. it is almost 14 years since british troops invaded iraq and the legacy of the war is still causing controversy. in the aftermath of the occupation thousands of allegations of abuse were made against british soldiers. and a special team called ihat was set up to investigate them. the human rights lawyer phil shiner brough ....
than 400 pilot whales one of the largest mass strandings ever seen in the country. and coming up in sport a look ahead to the second weekend of six nations fixtures. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a £34 million government investigation into allegations of abuse by iraq war veterans is to be shut down. it follows a report by mps which called the work of the iraq historic allegations team an unmitigated failure. thousands of cases have been investigated but without a single prosecution. around 90% of misconduct cases involving british troops who served in afghanistan are also being dropped. caroline hawley has more. it is almost 14 years since british troops invaded iraq and the legacy of the war is still causing controversy. in the aftermath of the occupation thousands of allegations of abuse were made against british soldiers. and a special team called ihat was set up to investigate them. the human rights lawyer phil shiner brought most of the claims but las ....