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speaking to annita mcveigh on the news channel on monday, he said the sources for the supposed chemicalttack were not neutral, warned that we have had some bad experiences on intelligence before, and added the idea of president assad unleashing a chemical attack on douma seemed extraordinary. he'd had a long, long, hard slog, slowly capturing the whole area of the city. and then just before he goes in and takes it all over, apparently he decides to have a chemical attack. itjust doesn't ring true. we know that the russian foreign minister, sergey lavrov, said on friday, or accused a western state on friday of perhaps fabricating evidence in douma or somehow being involved with what happened in douma, given that we are in an information war with russia on so many fronts, do you think perhaps it is inadvisable to be stating this publicly, given your position and your profile? isn't there a danger that you're muddying the waters? that question was considered inappropriate by some of those watching, with caitlinjohnstone reacting like this. and others agreed. harry carson tweeted. .. well,

i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 2pm.alling for government promises to windrush migrants to be written into law. south korea says kimjong—un has promised to close north korea's nuclear test site next month — and has invited the world to watch. in northern ireland, police have taken two wanted men back into custody after they were found tied up on a bench in a county armagh village. also in the next hour — under attack from rising sea temperatures and pollution. australia is promising to spend 290 million pounds to help restore and protect the great barrier reef. celtic win the scottish premiership with a thumping 5—0 win over old rivals rangers and at 2.30pm the week in parliament looks

here's annita mcveigh with the bbc headlines this morning.love and support" the club forever. a senior government scientist has warned there could still be "hotspots" of the nerve agent used to attack sergei skripal and his daughter, at different locations around salisbury. ian boyd from the department for environment, food and rural affairs told a public meeting last night there could be toxic levels of the substance in nine areas which are being decontaminated. he was responding to local people who expressed frustration at the continued closure of several sites. leaders and senior politicians from the commonwealth will this morning begin discussions in windsor to decide the organisation's future direction. the 53 member countries will discuss ways to strengthen ties, as well cyber—crime and the environment. they'll also be deciding whether to grant the queen's wish that prince charles should eventually succeed her as the head of the organisation a female resident of a building complex for people with learning disabilities in north—east lond

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live.en named in the last few minutes. the prince's official title will be his royal highness prince louis arthur charles of cambridge. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell is here with more. is speculation has been going on about this name. i do not think there would have been much speculation about blu—ray but are so is there and charles is there. louis rather than lewis. it brings to mind lord mountbatten. after that we have our third which had been much speculated about and widely backed at the bookmakers. it was one of the favourites. are third, that is one of william's father's names. he is charles philip arthur george. the third named charles is very much a tribute to the father of williams so a tribute to the father of williams soi a tribute to the father of williams so i imagine the prince of wales is feeling rather pleased. he will be prince william arthur charles of cambridge. perhaps more of a nod to family tradition rather than royal tradition? blu-ray is quite a regal so

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live.xt hour, a danish court will deliver its verdict in the trial of a man accused of killing the journalist, kim wall. the 30—year—old swedish reporter went missing after she was invited to interview the inventor peter madsen aboard his homemade submarine. her dismembered remains were found at sea 11 days later, in august last year. let's speak to our correspondent maddy savage who's in copenhagen. and has been following the trial. perhaps you could remind us as we wait on the verdict of the cases outlined by the defence and the prosecution. yes, the centre of this case, kim wall, a young journos who had been hoping to move to china with her danish boyfriend, had this one story she wanted cover before that trip, interviewing peter madsen on his thumb ring. she did not come back from that journey alive. thumb ring. she did not come back from thatjourney alive. the defence and prosecution have outlined wildly different versions of what they say happened on that night. prosecutors say peter

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live.m. the mediterranean sea which we assume missiles will come from if they are launched is over that way in a couple of miles and in that direction is syria. the syrian capital damascus is less than two hours from here by car. lebanon finds itself wondering exactly what's going to happen. the us and the uk have made it clear that they believed the suspected weapons attack by president assad's forces should not go unpunished but we do not know what the retribution will take, will it be military action or something else? on thursday, the white house said the president would continue to assess intelligent and discuss action with allies before a final decision. syria has said any attack will create instability in the region. in the last few minutes, the region. in the last few minutes, the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has said he had evidence that the chemical attack was faked. let's go live to washington first. thank you forjoining us. you have spent 25 years in the us foreign ser

time for the latest news — here's annita mcveigh with the bbc news headlines this morning.it in the demilitarised zone on the border between the two countries. when the leaders met in the border village of panmunjom they held hands before crossing the concrete blocks that mark the border between the two countries. after holding private talks the two leaders planted a commemorative pine tree and watered it with water gathered from both sides of the border and mixed together. north korean leader kimjong un and south korean leader moonjae—in then talked in full view of the watching media cameras on a wooden platform. the summit will conclude with the leaders signing an agreement and delivering a joint statement before dinner. includes the economy has grown by 0.1% in the first three months of the year. it the period where economy was hit by the heavy snow, the so—called beast from the east. the american comedian bill cosby is facing up to 30 years in jail after being found guilty of three counts of sexual assault. the 80—year—old actor, best known for the cosby show, had been

annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom, with a summary of the rest of the days news.rning, everyone. the queen will formally open the commonwealth heads of government meeting this morning. at a ceremony in buckingham palace, the prime minister theresa may will praise the queen's "service, dedication and constancy" and say she's been the commonwealth's most steadfast champion. the queen, accompanied by the prince of wales, will then host the heads of government for a traditional lunch. our royal correspondentjonny dymond explains what we can expect to be discussed over the next few days. this is probably the last time queen elizabeth will open this meeting. she doesn't travel that far any more. and the heads of government meeting will not come back to london for many moons. so there will be pomp and ceremony, and i think there may be some emotion as well, because this is an organisation the queen has poured a lot of time and energy and love into over six or so decades. at the same time, there is also a task ahead of the commonwealth. because whilst it produces a warm g

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live.ene wenger is to leave arsenal at the end of the season, ending a near 22—year reign as manager. during his time, the gunners won three premiership titles and seven fa cups but are currently sixth in the premiership and set to miss out ona the premiership and set to miss out on a top four spot. ina on a top four spot. in a statement, he said he would love and support arsenal forever. we have been taking a look at his career. for so long, history has been his fall back. in his first decade his achievements set the bar, his teams used to innovate but now they disintegrate. their greatest slump ina disintegrate. their greatest slump in a generation has now brought the greatest change. without doubt, the best team in the land is arsenal. when arsenal won the title in 2004 they did it without a single loss all season. the invincibles would be the last champions, since then, domestic deployment has seen them fall behind, they have been left in the shadows of the new powers, chelsea and manch

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live.sa may will appear before mps this afternoon to defend her decision to authorise air strikes against the syrian government. opposition parties say mps should have been consulted before the uk joined the us and france in bombing three syrian sites in response to a suspected chemical attack on the town of douma. labour has called for the law to be changed for any future interventions. ben wright reports. today, mps will get to quiz theresa may for the first time since she agreed to join the us and france in attacking suspected chemical weapons sites in syria. mps were not asked to approve military action before it happened in the early hours of saturday morning. four raf tornados took part in bombing raids, part of a joint strike against syrian regime targets. here is a chemical weapons facility near damascus before and after the missile strike. theresa may is expected to tell mps that the bombing of syrian targets was in britain's national interest, and necessary to prevent further use

speaking to annita mcveigh on the news channel on monday, he said the sources for the supposed chemicalesident assad unleashing a chemical attack on douma seemed extraordinary. he'd had a long, long, hard slog, slowly capturing the whole area of the city. and then just before he goes in and takes it all over, apparently he decides to have a chemical attack. itjust doesn't ring true. we know that the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov said on friday, or accused a western state on friday, of perhaps fabricating evidence in douma or somehow being involved with what happened in douma, given that we are in an information war with russia on so many fronts, do you think perhaps it is inadvisable to be stating this so publicly, given your position and your profile? isn't there a danger that you're muddying the waters? that question was considered inappropriate by some of those watching, with caitlinjohnstone reacting like this: and others agreed. harry carson tweeted: well, we put those points to bbc news, and they told us: well, one of those with the task of providing some clarity on syria

here's annita mcveigh in the bbc newsroom with a summary of todays news. thank you, victoria.wn on monday after the court ruled liverpool's alder hey children's hospital could end his care. alfie's parents want to move their son to a hospital in rome. labour is promising to settle ‘the vast majority‘ of the outstanding cases of alleged anti—semitism within the party by the end ofjuly. jeremy corbyn says the top priority for labour's new general secretary will be dealing with complaints swiftly and fairly. it follows a meeting last night between mr corbyn and members of the board of deputies of britishjews and thejewish leadership council. both groups expressed disappointment afterwards, complaining of a lack of action and describing the meeting as a missed opportunity. the hollywood actor rose mcgowan, the first woman to go public with rape allegations against harvey weinstein , has told the victoria derbyshire programme she has received texts which she believes were sent on behalf of the film producer in the past month. the actor said the communication, from someone who she a

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live.heresa may will seek to reassure caribbean leaders that the windrush generation — who came to britain between 19118 and 1971 — won't be deported due to paperwork issues. yesterday, the government apologised amid growing anger over revelations that thousands of people were being incorrectly identified as illegal immigrants. today, cabinet office minister david lidington said it was fair to ask why the government hadn't acted sooner, but that ministers were now working to support those affected. i think it's not unreasonable to say that. the home secretary apologised yesterday for the way this has been handled up till now. i think the really important thing now is that we set in place arrangements so that people get a much better service in the future, which after all is what they're entitled to — these are people who are legally entitled to be here, in most cases have been working, paying taxes for all their adult lives. they are granted by an act of parliament the right to live lawfull

i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 2pm. labour's david lammy leads 200 mps who've signed a letter calling for government promises to windrush migrants to be written into law. south korea says kimjong—un has promised to close north korea's nuclear test site next month — and has invited the world to watch. in northern ireland, police have taken two wanted men back into custody after they were found tied up on a bench in a county armagh village. also in the next hour — under attack from rising sea temperatures and pollution. australia is promising to spend 290 million pounds to help restore and protect the great barrier reef. celtic win the scottish premiership with a thumping 5—0 win over old rivals rangers and at 2.30pm the week in parliament looks at the increasing pressure facing home secretary amber rudd over her handling of immigration good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the former immigration minister, brandon lewis, is supporting a claim by the home secretary that she didn't know about home office targets for remov