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live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it s newsday. good morning. it s 8am in singapore, iam in london, and 3am in the last stronghold of so called islamic state, the syrian city of raqqa. the extremists are facing all out war on several fronts now. across the border, iraqi troops have re taken most of the city of mosul, but not in time to save the famous mosque there. in raqqa, us backed fighters of the syrian democratic forces are close to pushing is out. our correspondent, gabriel gatehouse, and cameraman, fred scott, are with the sdf on the frontline, and sent this exclusive report from raqqa. this has been a long and brutal road. we are inside raqqa now, driving to the centre of the syrian democratic forces, the sdf, a coalition of kurds and arabs. they have onlyjust retaken this street from fighters that called themselves islamic state. here is is often unseen but all the more dangerous for it. a noise in the sky signals the presen ....
in russells. it was precisely a year ago that the eu was waking up to a reality that one of its member states wanted out of the european union. one year on, and they are beginning to hear some of the details surrounding that departure. brussels. theresa may laid out before her fellow eu leaders last night the plan for allowing 3 million eu citizens the same rights as british citizens, those who are living in the uk, and have been there for at least five years. there are certain other details attached about, but she described the plan as about, but she described the plan as afairand about, but she described the plan as a fair and serious offer, trying to provide certainty and reassurance to those eu citizens. she has also made it perfectly clear that for that to work, there must be what she is calling reciprocity. the same sorts of measures for uk citizens living gci’oss of measures for uk citizens living across the eu, once the uk is out of the club. more details f ....
this is a fair and serious offer. that is a first step but this step is not sufficient. the development of the new nuclear power station at hinckley point in somerset is described as risky and expensive by the public spending watchdog. also: a strain on police after recent terror attacks. police chiefs say they d struggle to deal with any future serious public disorder, due to cuts in their budgets. and 77 not out, but test match special cricket commentator, henry blofeld, decides to finally call it a day and hang up his mic. good morning. it s friday, 26thjune. 23rd june. welcome to bbc newsroom live. in the last few minutes, the police have said that the cladding and insulation on the grenfell tower block has failed safety tests designed to see how quickly they catch fire. at least 79 people died, or are missing presumed dead, in the fire at the toiwer block last week. the police also confimed that the fire started in a faulty fridge and that there is a possibil ....
we won t be seeing families split apart. this is a fair and serious offer. gary haggarty a former loyalist paramilitary turned supergrass pleads guilty to 200 charges, including five murders. after the attack outside finsbury park mosque, police charge a man with terrorism related murder. after their last victory 46 years ago, could a win once more finally be in the lions‘ grasp? and coming up in the sport on bbc news: the dutch teenager max verstappen is quickest in first practice for the azerbaijan grand prix lewis hamilton finishes down in fifth. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. police investigating the fire at grenfell tower have said it started in a faulty fridge, and that insulation and tiles on the block have failed subsequent safety tests. they say more than 600 999 calls were made on the night of the fire, some of them over an hour long, and truly harrowing in their content. the number of presumed dead remains at 79, but they fear th ....
across wales. some picture across wales. some brighter skies for the east of wales. across the midlands and southern england, variable amounts of cloud. most places dry with temperatures up to 23 or 2a degrees. if you are following the coverage at glastonbury, it looks like the next three days should remain dry and bright. heading through this evening, we have a lot of cloud still, particularly across england and wales. some outbreaks of rain shifting south overnight. patchy hill fog across england and wales. clear skies further north. temperatures much pressure overnight. much more comfortable for sleeping. as we move awards the weekend, we have this frontal system. it will shift south on saturday. then further showers in western and northern scotland, also into north west england and wales as well. there will be zones of wet weather at times on saturday. they will clear through on the westerly breeze. some sunny spells to be enjoyed. temperatures up to 22 degrees. as ....