weekend, saying they d stopped a civil war. the russian authorities have announced plans to disarm wagner they will also investigate how $1 million paid to the wagner group with spent. where spent. of its heavy weapons, but have also confirmed that a criminal case against the group has been dropped. translation: soldiers| and officers are the true defenders of the motherland, who in a difficult time for the country together with their comrades in arms stood in the way of the unrest, which inevitably would have resulted in chaos. you protected the constitution, the lies and the safety of our people. you save our form turmoil. in fact, you stopped civil war. live now to dr marina miron, a researcher at the centre for military ethics at king s college london. they will provide us their analysis. thank you so much. it is startling. i am just going to redo the quote, because it is reported as saying i said to vladimir putin we could waste per goshen no problem, if not on t
To the bbc news at one. Theresa may has confirmed that a retired high courtjudge, sir Martin Moore Bick, has been chosen to lead the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire. Sir martin this morning promised a vigorous inquiry that gets to the truth and said he understood the desire of local people for justice. The Prime Minister told mps that she expects he will produce an interim report as early as possible into the tragedy, in which 80 people are now presumed to have died. Sir Martin Moore Bick spent 20 years as a judge and is said to be highly respected, but his appointment has been questioned by some. Heres our correspondent richard lister. The family and friends of Tony Dissident gathered for his funeral today, a short distance from Grenfell Tower where he died. With an estimated 80 dead, there will be many more such funerals. Looming over them, questions about why they died, who was to blame, how can others be protected. And this is the man now appointed to find the a nswe is
And the Supreme Leader of iran says his country will stand firm in the face of american threats. Ayatollah kahmeini urges huge protests this friday, for the anniversary of the 1979 revolution. Hello and welcome to 100 days. From the moment she was first introduced in late november as President Trumps nominee for education secretary, betsy devos has been taking the heat. Shes a millionaire Christian Conservative philanthropist who critics said knew very little about the job she was up for. And she was widely ridiculed in her Confirmation Hearings when she was asked about having guns in schools. You cant say definitively today that guns shouldnt be in schools . Well, i. Iwill that guns shouldnt be in schools . Well, i. I will refer back to the senator and the school that he was talking about in wyoming. I think probably there i would imagine that theres probably a gun in the school to protect from potential grizzlies. Not her finest to protect from potential grizzlies. Not herfinest mome
Than they ever thought possible. Whats that doing in here . Thats a plate of mashed potato. We are lucky that trump will provide most of the jokes for the foreseeable future. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. If youre a pupil or teacher in a school where subjects are being cut, do get in touch with us. Have you studied or taught one of the less popular subjects like german . Does it matter if the fewer people get to take it in the future . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Its been announced that British Telecom and its openreach service, which runs the uks Broadband Infrastructure, are to be legally separated. Telecoms regulator, ofcom, says openreach will become a distinct company with its own staff, management and strategy. Ofcom had been pushing for the move following complaints about poor levels of service and had threatened to force bt to l
For a major Renovation Programme are approved. And British Cycling admits not paying sufficient care and attention to the wellbeing of its athletes. Good morning. Its friday 10th march. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Schools in england are being forced to cut gcse and a level courses in an effort to balance the books, according to a Head Teachers union. The association of school and College Leaders has warned Budget Pressures causing them to cancel things like school trips. This recent data from the Department For Education shows a dramatic rise in the number of secondary School Children in england being taught in classes with 36 or more pupils. Our 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 but partly because it saves money for the school. The only reason we can survive is we are carrying forward money from last year. And if the government stick t