Against so called Islamic State in iraqs second city, mosul. Theyve taken the citys airport, a key Staging Point in the battle to drive militants from the western half of the city. Our correspondent Quentin Sommerville was there as Iraqi Government troops fought their way in. Before the attack came the rockets and artillery. Its day five of the offensive to retake western mosul. Slowly, the forces make their way past a suspected is car bomb, torched en route. These armoured columns are now moving forward to mosul airport. The attack for the airport is under way. All night long, weve heard Coalition Aircraft and iraqi artillery slam this area just to the north of us. The onslaught had cleared this village of is fighters and civilians. Its eerily quiet as the men proceed on foot. A local man tells the Special Forces there were up to 100 is here yesterday. Theyve hidden bombs all over. So the men took to higher ground. And we followed at a safe distance. As the day went on, there was no l
Move back to tottenham today. We are talking all autumn bulb planting. A dry start to the day and many of us should see a fine and dry day ahead with more details in ten minutes. Its friday the 18th of september. Our top story. Tighter National Restrictions across the whole of england are being discussed by downing street to try and slow the surging number of coronavirus cases. The measures are being described as a circuit rate after a warning from the governments teeth scientific advisers that there would be a significant rise in the death rate without further intervention. This is what borisjohnson is desperate to avoid another full Scale National lockdown, which he says would be a disaster for the economy. Instead, the government could introduce whats being called a circuit break perhaps just for a fortnight of tightened restrictions in england. Schools would remain open, as would workplaces. But pubs and restaurants could have their Opening Hours cut. Some public premises would hav
We look forward to be supportive and we can. A number of governors would say the idea of making it easier for folks who have come year from elsewhere to kick their education here and who may want to stay here and have jobs here, we should make that easier for them. It is a big debate around a lot of issues. We look forward to working with the administration and congress on that. The states have had different reactions to health care reform. Some are in the process of forming their own insurance exchanges. Other states are leaving it up to the federal government. He proudly each have different perspectives on it. Is Health Reform going to work in 2014 given the responses on the state level to it . I know we each address it. I will start. Devastates are taking a different approach. One has to do different states are taking a different approach. In delaware, we decided to to a state federal partnership after a significant concentration consultation. Number two, the issue was do we expand
Hello, and welcome to bbc news. We begin in the United States with a number of people seeking Unemployment Benefits has surged for third week as the economic toll tied to the coronavirus pandemic intensifies. 6. 5 Million People in filed for Unemployment Benefits in the us last week and that brings the number of claims to almost 17 million in just three weeks. New figures also show that up to 60,000 americans could die with coronavirus, down scaling earlier estimates that there is little cause for celebration there is the state of new york reported 799 deaths, the highest number in a single day since the outbreak. 0ur correspondent nick bryant is there and he sent us this report. Sirens wail. The sound of these sirens has become the sound of new york. A ceaseless noise, for many a terrifying noise, that has placed this city and are a form of mental siege. People here have become scared of ambulances and scared of the hospitals they end up at. In the past 2a hours alone, new york has su
The US on Thursday (local time) described Russia as an acute threat and China as the only competitor at the Department of Defence National Defence Strategy.