And 2am in the iraqi city of mosul where the Great Mosque Of Al Nuri has been destroyed by the so called Islamic State. The announcement came from Iraqi Forces Close to the mosque as they pushed ahead with the offensive to retake the ias stronghold. The us general called it a crime against the people of muscle and all of iraq. Let me show you some of the pictures taken by a bbc cameraman just about an hour before the mosque was hit. You can see the famous leaning minaret, with the city nickname, the hunchback. In 2014 the eye as leader made his only public appearance there. The is leader. These images were taken soon after the mosque was destroyed and you can see it is hardly recognisable. A little while ago our correspondent in mosul spoke with my colleague and gave the latest. It is confirmed that the mosque and the Historical Dome was destroyed a couple of hours ago. I was there in the evening with the Counterterrorism Force in iraq, which advanced to just 150 metres away from the m
And 2am in the iraqi city of mosul where the Great Mosque Of Al Nuri has been destroyed by the so called Islamic State. The announcement came from Iraqi Forces Close to the mosque as they pushed ahead with the offensive to retake the ias stronghold. The us general called it a crime against the people of muscle and all of iraq. Let me show you some of the pictures taken by a bbc cameraman just about an hour before the mosque was hit. You can see the famous leaning minaret, with the city nickname, the hunchback. In 2014 the eye as leader made his only public appearance there. The is leader. These images were taken soon after the mosque was destroyed and you can see it is hardly recognisable. A little while ago our correspondent in mosul spoke with my colleague and gave the latest. It is confirmed that the mosque and the Historical Dome was destroyed a couple of hours ago. I was there in the evening with the Counterterrorism Force in iraq, which advanced to just 150 metres away from the m
The European Council hence the uk could still change its mind. A former bishop convicted of abusing young men an independent review finds that senior figures in the Church Of England colluded with him. Mosuls famous Al Nuri Mosque is blown up by so called Islamic State as Iraqi Forces Close in on their last stronghold. Prince harry tells an american magazine that no one in the royal family wants to be king or queen but they will do it for the greater good. And its ladies day here at royal ascot, where its all about the fashion and the gold cup, which is todays feature race. Coming up in the sport on bbc news, lions head coach Warren Gatland urges his side to be courageous, as he names an attacking team ahead of the opening test with new zealand on saturday. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Downing street has revealed that an estimated 600 high rise buildings are covered in Aluminium Type Cladding which could be similar to that used on Grenfell Tower, which was destroy
An Inquiry Finds that senior figures in the Church Of England colluded with disgraced former bishop peter ball who abused young men tributes are paid to makram ali named as the man who died in the Finsbury Park Terror Attack. And prince harry tells an american magazine that no one in the royal family wants to be king or queen but they do it for The Greater Good. And boys at a school in Devon Wear Skirts to lessons in protest at not being allowed to put on shorts in the heatwave. Our main story at five local authorities around the uk are checking the cladding on high rise buildings, 600 of them in england alone, because of concern about the cause of the Grenfell Tower fire in which 79 people died. So far, tests have found the cladding on seven buildings is combustible. The tests are on going with samples from tower blocks all over the country being sent in for testing 100 samples can be processed a day. The Prime Minister told the commons that steps were being taken to make the affected