donald trump has not yet been inaugurated but already the process of dismantling one of his predecessor s landmark policies has begun. the affordable care act, or obamacare, was designed to give healthcare to millions of people who could not otherwise afford it. but republicans have always disliked it. the house of representatives voted to begin the repeal process. our correspondent gave us this update. all throughout the campaign the cry from donald trump was that he would repeal and replace obamacare and he has already praised the swift action of his republican colleagues and by getting this through congress and saying that soon the unaffordable ca re saying that soon the unaffordable care act would be history. however there is that repeal process under way. it is a budget measure that has gone through today and that will make way for a repeal and replace bill. however there is yet to be a replacement. we spoke to people today in the house was a clear choice, keep affordabl
and samuel ljackson stars in the latest king kong movie. we ll get mark kerdmode‘s take on that and more in the film review at 5:45. good evening and welcome to bbc news at five. the education secretary justine greening has been heckled by headteachers after she defended government plans for more grammar schools in england. she was addressing the conference of the association of school and college leaders. she insisted that grammar schools help disadvantaged children, but the union s general secretary said there was no evidence that they raise standards or improve social mobility. 0ur education correspondent gillian hargreaves reports. peter woodman at the weald school might be a head teacher, but he still likes to work at the chalk face, partly because he enjoys it and partly because it saves money for the shcool. the only reason we can survive is we are carrying forward money from last year, if the government stick to their pledges with the cash flow and budget, we will b
it s iraq s second city, a s also the last major stronghold for the so called islamic state in the country. now iraqi forces say they are within weeks of driving the extremists out of mosul. the battle to retake the city began five months ago. government forces are now in control of the east of the city, seen here in green, but in the west of the city, is are still very much in control, and there are significant concerns hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped, in particular for those in the old city, which is heavily populated. arab correspondence and cameraman are arab correspondence and cameraman a re close arab correspondence and cameraman are close to the front line, and sent this our correspondence and cameraman are close to the front line and sent this report. escaping the battle ground, they are fleeing on foot for western mosul, even those who struggle to walk. cou ntless those who struggle to walk. countless numbers are likely to follow. and imagine if this wa
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and welcome to bbc news. fears are growing for the tens of thousands of civilians trapped in iraq s second city of mosul as government forces try to recapture it from so called islamic state. 50,000 people have fled the west of the city over the last fortnight alone. after five months of fighting and heavy casualties, iraqi forces control the east of the city, which is divided by the river tigris. now they re pushing deeper into the extremists‘ stronghold in the west of mosul where civilians are hemmed in by the street to street fighting. 0ur correspondent 0rla guerin and cameraman nico hameon have just sent this report from the latest areas to be taken back from is control. escaping the battleground and the terrors of the caliphate. fleeing western mosul on foot during a lull in the battle. countless numbers are likely to follow, their life reduced to a few bundles. streets, now liberated, but deserted, many didn t leave until the fight came right to their door, like abdul