Flock police in hong kong fire several rounds of tear gas at activists trying to enforce a general strike by disrupting transport networks. Police say 22 people are risking their lives by refusing to leave homes which will be deluged if a failing dam in derbyshire collapses. England cricket fans anticipate a nerve racking day as their batsmen looked to save the first ashes test at edgbaston. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. 20 hospitals in england stand to benefit from a pledge by the Prime Minister to pay for repairs and upgrades. Boris johnson has promised £850 million to help with upgrades to outdated facilities and to pay for new equipment. The money has been earmarked for 20 hospitals, including a new women and Childrens Hospital in cornwall, four new wards in norwich and a new critical and intensive care block in luton. The funding pledge comes during a week of Health Policy announcements by the government and is part of the pms £1. 8 billion one off cash boost for n
Iran have turned violent. There were skirmishes between demonstrators and police which continued into the night. These are the latest pictures from the capital, tehran, as you can see, largely peaceful during the day, but later is, fire but later, fires burning in the streets. Separately, there have been officially organised pro government rallies. The third day of protests in iran. What began in small provincial cities, now spreading to the capital, tehran, and the Main University campus. These are worrying signs for the iranian government and the ultraconservative shia clerics who have ruled over the country since the 1979 revolution. Shouting for the clerics to give him a job, this protester typifies the economic anger felt by many iranians. They accuse the mullahs of living in gilded palaces and sponsoring conflicts overseas, while the economy and the country suffers. But dissent in iran is only tolerated to a point. Uniformed and plain Clothes Police clashed with protesters and ma
Sex abuse ring. It was a harrowing, hard watch and has been praised for how close to the truth it was. There is no such thing as a child prostitute. What there is is a child who was being abused. By two . By men who was being abused. By two . By men who pick on vulnerable girls. Well, a little later well be talking to sarah rowbotham, the Sexual Health worker who blew the lid on the scandal. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until am this morning. Lots coming up today, that Special Report on autistic children undergoing Shock Therapy in america, is it cruel or a way of helping them have a better life . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top Story Today Brexit dominated the televised leaders debate, which was held last night despite the absence of theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn. The itv event saw little disagreement between the lib dems, green party, p
Also this morning Northern Irelands Power Sharing Government is expected to collapse today triggering a Snap Election to the stormont assembly. The inquests will open today into the deaths of 30 british tourists killed in a Terror Attack on a Tunisian Beach A year and half ago. The pound falls to a 31 year low, after reports suggest the Prime Minister will push for a hard brexit. Ill look at what it means for us and our money. In sport, Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City are out of the premier League Title Race after their defeat to everton. While Manchester United Rescue A Point against liverpool, thanks to Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The draw moves liverpool up to third place. And carol has the weather. Good morning. The weather this week is quiet and benign compared to last week s top today cloudy with patchy rain and a drizzle but some of us will see sunshine. Good morning. First, our main story. Donald trump has promised a trade deal between britain and the United States will be a pri
Quickest, but he can certainlyjump. He kept his speed at the end. We have a tremendous staff and i hope they will all be here today. It is their input that has done it all. We are very lucky to have a horse like arthur, and he isjust outstanding. You can see him, he is fresh as anything. He even does being a grand National Winner well peter scudamore, a former champion jockey who never won the race, says he is well aware of what the victory means for such a small yard. We think sometimes we are in our own bubble, but the village has turned out. Our lads are drinking and eating in the village, renting houses there, they are part of it. Scotland is not known for its Great Scott Which sporting achievements. The plan now is to return in 12 months to do it all over again. Brian mclaughlin, reporting scotland, with a grand National Winner. Plenty more coming up National Winner. Plenty more Coming Up In Sportsday in a few minutes, but first, the weather. Good evening. For most of us, it has b