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taking aim area. rob marciano times it out. developing story overseas tonight. a deadly bomb attack at a café in st. petersburg, russia. a popular pro-russian military blogger killed. dozens more injured. new details coming in. at the same time, early calls on russia to release the american journalist detained in moscow. antony blinken hold rare talks with his russian counterpart demanding both eva gershkovich and retired marine paul whelan be set free. one day after being released from the hospital, pope francis celebrates palm sunday mass in st. peter s square. authorities in south carolina exhume the body of a teenager eight years after his death. the case now considered a homicide. coming under renewed scrutiny, the week of the alex murdaugh trial. the images coming in of freight train derailment in montana. at least 25 cars jumping the tracks. moments ago, the new ncaa women s basketball chance crowned on the court. and america strong tonight. an opening day field of dr
Day in the Premier League. Good day in the Premier League. Morning. After the war the good morning. After the warmest of the year yesterday, today will be warmer in the east changes in the west with thunderstorms. I will bring you all the details shortly. Good morning. Its sunday may 12. Did you stay up late . Maybe you did switzerland has won the Eurovision Song Contest in a competition marred by controversy and politics. The singer nemo triumphed with the song the code. The uks Olly Alexander came a disappointing eighteenth. There was booing for israel in the arena, while earlier, thousands of pro Palestinian Protesters marched outside. Our arts correspondent David Sillito has more. Switzerland, winning one of the most extraordinary Eurovision Song Contests of all time. Fans had to file into the arena amidst a small melee of police and protesters, the presence of israel in the final has provoked demonstrations and discomfort from some of the competitors. But when israels eden golan t
More police raids a 30 year old man is arrested in east london amid more questions over how one of the attackers was able to enter the uk. 13 people have been convicted following an investigation into abuse at two private care homes for adults with Learning Disabilities in devon. And celebrating the life of Ronnie Corbett stars of comedy and tv attend a Memorial Service for the man whose career spanned more than six decades. To become friends with somebody that youd grown up watching, sort of idolising, he was a lovely man, he really was. What you saw was what you got. He wasnt that different, really, off screen. He was warm, generous just a lovely man. Coming up in the sport on bbc news head coach Warren Gatland says theres lots of positives, despite a first defeat on the british and irish lions tour of new zealand. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Seven weeks after the Snap General Election was called, leaders from all parties are on the last push for votes before m
Welcome to bbc news. Safety inspectors are carrying out urgent checks on hundreds of high rise buildings after the fire at Grenfell Tower in west london. The government estimates that around 600 buildings in england are covered in some sort of cladding. So far its been disclosed that 11 residential blocks have been fitted with the kind of cladding that can catch fire. 79 people are presumed to have died in the Grenfell Tower disaster. Our home editor mark easton reports. The consequences of the Grenfell Tower tragedy are now spreading across the country. Hundreds of samples of cladding, similar to that used in north kensington, are being tested, from tower blocks and other public buildings. Cladding on 11 blocks in eight areas in england have come back as combustible so far, including here, on the Chalcot Estate in camden, just a few miles from the grenfell tragedy. You can see the smoke from Grenfell Tower. Thats from your window here . Just scared, really, scared. Every night im awak