Armfuls on if have suffered more than er taiz, which has been virtually pushed siege. Every second counts, and war has taught them to be quick. It has honed their skills. At al zour hospital, doctors patch up some of the latest broken bodies. This time, its Government Troops hit by a houthi drone. One soldier, called omar, could not be saved. Another is rushed away for treatment elsewhere. Anyone can be a target here, notjust men in uniform. Nearby, we meet hanadi. Every painful step reminds her of the war. Her father struggles to pay for her treatment. She was shot in the back by a sniper, he tells us. That was in 2016 and the bullet is still lodged inside her. Are you very worried about the future for hanadi . Yes, he says. I am worried for her because shes a girl. I wish it happened to me and not her. I wish the sniper had shot me and not her. This is the biggest hospital in a city that has been a battleground for years. These days in taizz and in yemen, its not all out war, but its
Colleagues of mr sobol have posted comments on social media describing how he had taken part in delivering aid to ukrainian refugees following russias full scale invasion of ukraine. And mourners gathered in the Gazan City Of Rafah on tuesday for the funeral of the palestinian, saif abu taha, the driver who was killed in the strike. So, in the last few hours the Foreign Secretary has called on israel to provide a full transparent explanation of the incident. The Foreign Office has in the meantime summoned the Israeli Ambassadfor over the deaths lets hearfrom our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale who is outisde the Foreign Officee. Its not normally the ambassador for israel, the last time an ambassadorfor israel was summoned to be hauled over the coals at the Foreign Office was 12 years ago over illegal settlements in the occupied palestinian territories. And so that shows how rare it is. And it also shows, i think, a measure of the scale of the british governments concern about wh
32 year old Kelly Brewster came from sheffield. A polish couple who havent been named were also killed. 64 people are still in hospitals across manchester 20 of them are in a Critical Condition. Good morning. It is tuesday the 24th of may. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. More details are emerging about the salman abedi who carried out the attack on Manchester Arena in which twenty two people died. The government has raised the Terror Threat level to critical following the bombing, meaning another attack is imminent. This Morning Police in manchester have arrested three more men in connection with the investigation. The Home Secretary amber rudd says it is likely salman abedi was not acting alone. Its likely abedi was not acting alone, and he was known up to a point to the Security Services. His brother is among those arrested. The French Interior minister says he had probably travelled to syria, its thought he may also have just returned from libya the official Terrorism Threat Level in
Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. We will bring you the latest news and developing stories. Do get in touch on all the stories were 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 russian investigators are thought to have identified the man suspected of killing 11 people in the St Petersburg underground attack. 49 people were injured in the explosion between the two underground stations yesterday afternoon. Three days of mourning have begun. Sarah corker has this report. In russias second city, a show of grief and solidarity. President Vladimir Putin was in St Petersburg at the time of the attack. Above the station where the bombed train ended itsjourney, he paid his respects to those killed and injured on monday afternoon. From underground, images have emerged of the mangled metro train doors blown out, passengers trying to escape the wreckage, bodies lying on the
Also today, re forging an old alliance. As brexit negotiations begin, the uk government travels to india to begin the early work on a future trade deal. And picture perfect . Or is itjust too perfect . What melania trumps First Official portrait tells us about the new first lady. Im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. The pictures are appalling, the pattern all too familiar, and the International Response predictable. Civilians in a rebel held area of syria have been gassed and murdered. It has happened before, with Red Lines Crossed by both sides with impunity. Today, in the seventh year of the syrian civil war, it seems President Assads regime can do what it wants. So far, at least 58 people are known to have died in this latest attack. The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights said the air strikes in Khan Sheikhoun, in the north west of the country, came early in the morning while many were still sleeping. Our Correspondentjames Robbins has the report. He is alive