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 latter. Overcome them. We will seek to do the latter. The test for all of us. Well have reaction to the queens speech, and the latest on theresa mays attempt to strike a deal with the democratic unionists to support her government. Also tonight a funeral for the first victim named in the Grenfell Tower disaster a syrian refugee whod been studying engineering. The Duke Of Edinburgh enjoying royal Ascot Yesterday is in hospital tonight recovering from an infection. And its been the hottestjune day since the summer of 1976, but there are storms on the way. Good evening. The queens speech, listing the governments plans for the new parliament, is dominated by the brexit process. The speech is also notable for the absence of some major policies which featured in the conservative manifesto. Lets start with whats in the programme. There are 27 bills in total eight of those are linked to brexit. Theres a bill to tackle Domestic Violence in england and wales. And a bill to approve the second
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
On the day the queen came to westminster for the State Opening of parliament. Her majesty set out the bills the government wants to pass, in a speech dominated by brexit. My government will seek to maintain a deep and special partnership with the european allies. And to forge new Trading Relationships across the globe. Labour dismissed the programme as thin gruel. But theresa may said her government would build a stronger and safer country that worked for everyone. The lords too give their first verdict on the speech, while back in the Commons A Conservative mp uses his big moment to speak up for the over 40s. May i wish to reassure members, may i reassure the Prime Minister, lam still young. Laughter still thrusting. But lets begin at the start of the day. This was a rather unusual State Opening. Because no one was expecting a general election at the start ofjune, there was no time to prepare for the traditional pomp and ceremony with coaches, horses and mass ranks of guardsmen. And s
Lets see. Dragons . Right. Lets see. Dragons . Check. Singing pirates . Check. Orcs. Yes. All of which can only mean it is time for e3, the worlds maddest video games expo, in the heart of downtown los angeles. This is where new games are launched and new hardware is lauded. It is always big, loud and bright but this year, for the first time, it is notjust open to those who work in the games industry. 15,000 members of the public have also been allowed in, each paying up to 250 for a ticket. You do the maths. All of which means things have got a lot bigger. Personally hasnt affected my enjoyment of the show at all. But the question is, are this years crop of announcements worth the wait . How exciting it is, depends on whether the big Console Manufacturers have any big announcements or not. This year, microsoft generated the most excitement by announcing a new console. We got hands on. Welcome to e3 2017. And with that, phil spencer kicked off the Xbox E3 Press event. It is a big yearf