hello, welcome to the programme. we have got another action packed programme for you tonight. coming up, the white house says they have still had no consular access to anerican journalist evan gershkovich, who is being held by the russians on spying charges. we will speak tonight from the former soviet dissident natan sharansky, who was held in the same moscow prison in the 1970s. we will also hearfrom mark urban on his continiung investigation into russia s 331 parachute regiment, and the losses that unit has sustained in ukraine. but we start tonight with the clean up within britain s biggest police force. the met commissioner, sir mark rowley, who was appointed in september, believes there are hundreds of corrupt officers serving in the force who should not be in the job. and so concerned is he at the scale of the problem, that around 90 of his officers from serious and organised crime have been tasked with investigating their own. this morning, sir mark set out the plans
Police investigating the manchester bomb attack find a car they say may be significant to their inquiry. And will wonder woman smash the box office . Well have that and the rest of this weeks top releases with james king in the film review. Its 5 oclock were in the city of york with just six days to polling day where later this evening theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn will both take part in the bbc Question Time leaders special. And it takes place less than 2a hours after Donald Trumps decision to take america out of the paris climate treaty. Mrs may has been accused by opponents of a pathetic response, she said she was disappointed whileJeremy Corbyn said the decision was reckless and dangerous. Well have more on that in a moment. But mrs may had to deal with another issue earlier today when Craig Mackinlay the conservative candidate in south thanet in kent was charged with offences relating to his Election Expenses two years ago. Two other conservative Party Workers will also faces char
Are being put in place including on bridges in london. Well have the latest live from Borough Market. Also on the programme this lunchtime. The first funeral for a victim of the manchester suicide bombing, as 14 year old Eilidh Macleod is laid to rest on the Outer Hebridean island of barra. High emotions, and a Tv Audience Peaking at 14. 5 million, for the Benefit Concert staged by Ariana Grande less than two weeks after the attack. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, andy murrays bidding to reach the quarterfinals of the french open. Well have the action from his match against Karen Khachanov in paris good afternoon and welcome to bbc news from London Bridge, where a vigil will be held tonight in honour of the victims of the attack here on saturday. Seven people were killed when three men drove into pedestrians on the bridge, then began stabbing people in nearby pubs and restaurants. 48 people were injured. 21 remain in a Critical Condition in hospital. In the early hours of this
Jazz, visitors head back to the 19205 jazz, visitors head back to the 1920s when music and style defines the era. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is Bbc World News. Its newsday. Good morning. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 2am in the last stronghold of so called Islamic State, the syrian city of raqqa. Is is facing all out war on severalfronts. City of raqqa. Is is facing all out war on several fronts. Across the border in iraqi troops have taken most of the city of mosul but not in time to save the famous mosque. In raqqa us backed fighters at the Syrian Democratic forces are close to pushing is out. Our correspondent Gabriel Gatehouse is on the frontline and sent this report. This has been a long and brutal road. We are inside raqqa canal, driving to the centre of the Syrian Democratic forces, the sdf, a Coalition Of Kurds and arabs. They have only just retake Coalition Of Kurds and arabs. They have Onlyjust Retake in these streets after fighters h
Jazz, visitors head back to the 19205 jazz, visitors head back to the 1920s when music and style defines the era. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is Bbc World News. Its newsday. Good morning. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 2am in the last stronghold of so called Islamic State, the syrian city of raqqa. Is is facing all out war on severalfronts. City of raqqa. Is is facing all out war on several fronts. Across the border in iraqi troops have taken most of the city of mosul but not in time to save the famous mosque. In raqqa us backed fighters at the Syrian Democratic forces are close to pushing is out. Our correspondent Gabriel Gatehouse is on the frontline and sent this report. This has been a long and brutal road. We are inside raqqa canal, driving to the centre of the Syrian Democratic forces, the sdf, a Coalition Of Kurds and arabs. They have only just retake Coalition Of Kurds and arabs. They have Onlyjust Retake in these streets after fighters h