Body image. Also this hour another Royal Wedding in windsor. Buckingham palace announces the engagement of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank theyll get married this autumn. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. In a rare public intervention, the head of the army will warn today that britains military risks falling behind that of its enemies unless it gets extra money. In a speech to the defence think tank, the Royal United Services institute, general sir nick carter will point to russias growing battlefield capabilities, including the threat posed by its long range missiles and cyber warfare skills. Simon clemison reports. Images showing what russia said was a strike on syria. But the rockets come not from the mediterranean sea, but the caspian sea, more than 900 miles away. The head of the army says russia is building an increasingly aggressive military, which the uk is struggling to match. Russia has also been simulating attacks closer to home, conducting large scale exercise
Open more details at half past. Alina has all the weather. Is that the last of the snow . Maybe the last day for a while that i talk about snow, things turning milder but also wetter and windier. All the details later. Thank you very much. Also coming up. What could be better than one Royal Wedding in one year, well, two, of course. Buckingham palace announces prince andrews daughter Princess Eugenie is getting married. Hello everyone, this is afternoon live. Pressure is continuing to mount on the ukip leader henry bolton after a string of resignations of senior members this morning. The partys assistant deputy leader, and its immigration, trade, education, and local government spokesmen have all quit, joining the deputy leader margot parker, who resigned last night. Theyve all stood down in protest at henry boltons refusal to quit as leader following a string of revelations about his private life even though the Party Executive backed a vote of no confidence in him. Our Political Corr
Muslims as possible. And tributes are paid to the world cup winner and blackpool great, jimmy armfield, whos died at the age of 82. Our main story at 5pm henry bolton has insisted he will not quit as leader of ukip, despite a string of resignations of senior members. The local government, education, trade and immigration spokesmen have all resigned, along with the deputy leader and assistant deputy leader. The 12 resignations come after the National Executive committee backed a vote of no confidence in mr bolton. But he insists he will stay on, and in a statement a short while ago, he pledged to drain the swamp of malcontents within the party. Mr bolton has been under pressure, since it emerged his ex girlfriend had sent offensive texts. Our Political Correspondent alex forsyth has this report. Despite the clamour of voices calling for him to go, henry bolton emerged today with a defiant message. I will not be resigning as party leader. Instead, during the next four weeks, i shall be c
Are expecting their third child. England, scotland and Northern Ireland have all taken a step closer to qualifying for the world cup. And britains tallest bridge, the Queensferry Crossing, has been formally opened by the queen. Coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, well have details of all three home nations matches, including Northern Irelands attempt to secure second place in their group. Good evening. The United Nations Security Council has been meeting in emergency session to discuss the threat posed by north korea, following its latest nuclear test. But the meeting failed to produce a response, which could unite the americans and the chinese. The us accused north korea of begging for war, and called for the strongest possible diplomatic action. Our correspondent, yogita limaye, reports from the capital of south korea, seoul. A day after north koreas most powerful nuclear test, the south displayed its might. Missiles were launched from the ground and the air. It was
What it looks like. We will ask how bad Hurricane Irma can be and what parts of the caribbean and the us are most at risk. This is the first timea are most at risk. This is the first time a woman and her daughter have spoken about Grenfell Tower. And a warning, this film contains content which we may find distressing. I was sleeping and my mum, she got up, she saw the whole house, the kitchen was on fire, so she grabbed me and she told me to get the dog, so i got the dog and i ran out. On their way to see what could become their new home, beauty salon owner helen and her daughter lulya lived on the 21st floor of Grenfell Tower. They had a terrifying escape with neighbours, three hours after the fire broke out. This is the first time theyve spoken publicly about their ordeal. Ijust looked up, at the window, there was a fire, i saw the fire coming, so ijust ran, and i grabbed my daughter. Helen and lulya are talking to us now because they and so many others face yet another battle for a