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the last post was played, the duke and duchess of cambridge we re the duke and duchess of cambridge were british prime minister. wreaths were laid, paper poppies, thousands were released into the evening sky as well. the national anthems of belgium and britain were played. and the last post as well. prince william said in his remarks here that the sacrifice made 100 years ago must never be forgotten. the battlefields came to define the war for many british and commonwealth soldiers. the defence of the city at such great cast meant it became hallowed ground. winston churchill said of ypres a more sacred place for the british race does not exist in all the world. some 4000 people have come from britain for these commemorative events to mark the 100th anniversary of the battle of, the beginning of the battle and they have come because they won a ballot organised by the government, they have come to be part of the commemoration and to remember their a ncestors commemoration and to remember their ancestors who fought and often died in the battle. i spoke to some of them about why they wanted

the duke and duchess of cambridge are here for those. and readings. dame helen mirren will read some of those. a lot of people came from britain to remember relatives who lost their lives at the battle of passchendaele. this is an opportunity to pay a debt. these young men died so fully and so very young men died so fully and so very youngin young men died so fully and so very young in such large numbers. we all rememberto them. it young in such large numbers. we all remember to them. it is an opportunity for us to think deeply about the impact of war. i'm very encouraged to see such a moving and powerful commemoration tonight. from everything you have read, give us a sense of what passchendaele was like for a young men and women only battlefield. poppies are falling. this is amazing. so beautiful in the evening sunlight. ypres is the home of the poppy. in the second battle of the poppy. in the second battle of ypres, the poem was written. today we commemorate the third battle of ypres. john mccrae wrote that pawn when he realised he cou

the duke and duchess of cambridge we re the duke and duchess of cambridge were there last night for eventsousands of the missing from the first world war. let's join my colleagues kirsty young and dan snow with full coverage of this commemorative event. worth noting that there are over 15,000 canadian casualties at passchendaele and the duke and duchess of cambridge recently conducted a tour of canada, in october last year. and the duke of cambridgejust october last year. and the duke of cambridge just having a chat there with the mayor of the town. there has been meticulous organisation that make sure that for these events, people arrive and leave, the man in charge is lieutenant colonel david hamman hannah. it's no job lieutenant colonel david hamman hannah. it's nojob to make sure that everybody gets to where they are meant to be. i will wait with you to find out who is going to be in this latest car. the welcoming party here at tyne cot is made up of karen bardsley bradley —— karen bradley. indeed, theresa may is now the girls. —— with us. she is the mp for maidenhead, has been since 1

the duchess speaks it staff it find out how they coping. i managed to grab a word with her as she made her way around. >> you heard some powerful stories today. what are you able to bring to these sorts of conversations? >> that i'm not sure what i'm able to bring. it is what these brave ladies tell me. seeing is leveling. hearing is believing. i think like many other people in this country, i didn't know much about domestic abuse. i knew nothing at all. read a bit about it. and i think that i went to visit another charity where i sat listening to very brave ladies telling their stories. i think everybody there was moved to tears and i thought as i came out i thought you know, just wish there was something i could do to help. >> help bring publicity? >> that's what i tried to do and bring everybody together. say they come up with the ideas think think we can talk it was a taboo subject and i think we can talk about it now. if i can talk about it and bang the drum a bit, so can a lot of other people. that's what i'm trying to do but wonderfu

a french court has been hearing a case over topless pictures of britain's duchess of cambridge.e will look at how the royal family is trying to maintain his privacy. -- its privacy. ♪ brent: i am burned off. it is good to have you with -- i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. in his first state of the nation address today, france's president emmanuel macron promises to transform his country, including liberalizing a highly regulated labor market, streamlining parliament, and introducing new antiterrorist laws. macron promised also to lift france's two year -year-old staf emergency. he is starting his term with a huge majority in parliament. he says he will put his plans to the french voters in a referendum. our coverage begins tonight in the palace of versailles. reporter: emmanuel macron on the way to his big speech at the house of versailles. -- the palace of versailles. communists and -- they accuse macron of acting more like a king than elected leader. for 90 minutes the new leader was calm as he outlined his agenda. he wants to radically change france. special co

and the duke and duchess of cambridge take the family on a four day tour of eastern europe.oming up in the sport on bbc news — gold for great britain at the world para athletics championships. olivia breen wins gold in the women's t38 long jump. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. the second round of formal talks on britain's departure from the eu got under way this morning in brussels. the brexit secretary david davis said it was "time to get down to business", and that the priority was to decide the rights of british and eu citizens in each others countries. the eu says there has to be substantial progress on this and on a financial settlement and the issue of the irish border before talks on trade can start. meanwhile, downing st has said the prime minister will remind colleagues of the need to keep cabinet discussions private, after a series of leaks over the weekend. adam fleming reports. they have been getting into position for weeks. even months. they have been getting into position forweeks. even months. finally, it is time to talk detail. and for now

the duchess said quote, we'll just have to have more babies. of course, no official word if they want more kids, or if more are on the way, but i'm sure they have their hands full already with george and charlie already. >>> and weavers in northern ireland have created a 252-foot tapestry featuring scenes from the hbo drama "game of thrones." it goes on display saturday at the ulster museum in belfast. each week of season 7, which began on sunday. >>> most 11-year-olds are enjoying summer, playing sports, and hanging with their friends, but not inventing a product. meet the boy who invented a product he hopes will help end hot car deaths. >> a passenger went into labor and gave birth in the car. reaction from the driver who caught the whole thing on camera. that's next on wusa9. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit

also on the programme, the duke and duchess of cambridge visit a nazi concentration camp in poland —s "shattering". the flamboyant italian fashion designer gianni versace has been shot dead in florida. the multi—millionaire was gunned down outside his home in the exclusive south beach district of miami. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worse floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the "great white way" by americans, but tonight it is completely blacked out. it is a timely reminder to all americans of the problems that the energy crisis has brought to them. 200 years ago today, a huge parisian crowd stormed the bastille prison — the first act of the revolution which was to topple the french monarchy. today, hundreds of thousands throng the champs—elysees for the traditional military parade. finally, fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. welc

the duke and the duchess paid their respects at the camp's jewish memorial, and reflected.nd kate wrote later, "was a terrible reminder of the cost of war." they described their visit as shattering. in what was a friendless, soulless place, as teenagers, manfred and zigi formed a friendship for life. they walked out of these death gates in the ‘40s, alive, against the odds. this was the only camp i thought i was going to die, because it wasn't only from sickness or starvation, but also the weather. in november here, well below zero it was, and we were wearing stripped pyjamas. that's what we had. it was an extremely emotional event for me. in 70—plus years, since our liberation, i have never set foot either in germany or poland. i put all that behind me. at this brutal camp, and at the others, so many people died, including three million polishjews. the hope is that this royal visit will help to educate the young, and ensure that the horrors of the holocaust are never forgotten. william and kate's introduction to polish history continued when they met lech walesa, the retir

the paper leads with a story claiming the duchess of cambridge wants a third child. so let's begin. hsz, jason, if so controversial, very expensive and we heard today, very expensive and we heard today, very sad for people who were living in new homes that will be demolished. yes, the route has been changed again. is it worth money and is it the route we need? the idea when it was first unveiled, it would be good for connectivity between the north and south, a lot of people in the north said what we really want is an east—west connection, that is where the big gaps are in transport and then you have this extraordinary cost, some people say 100 million, chris grayling the transport secretary says it will not be that must but we have experience of these things going over budget and now this disruption where the route which was going to go through doncaster will now go through max boro, you understand why people will be distraught. it would be hard to build any major infrastructure projects without destroying some homes. we know chris grayling is infrastructure are heavy and likes thes

the duke and duchess of cambridge are heading to both poland and germany for a five day tour. it's time for world business report. china's factories keep on churning. growth figures from the world's second biggest economy prove it's resilience. winter returns! we take a look at what goes into the making of the world's most popular television series, game of thrones. welcome to world business report. i'm susannah streeter. in a minute we'll also find out why lloyd's of london believes a massive cyber attack could cost the global economy more than some of the worst natural disasters. but we begin with china's economy, which has grown more than expected in the second quarter of this year — by 6.9%. it matters because the country, regarded as the world's factory, is also it's second biggest economy. as you can see here it's a far cry from how things used to be — this shows how for much of the last 25 years china has been growing much faster. one of the big worries is this number. 258% is the size of china's debts compared to it's economy. that means it owes more than two and a hal

camilla, the duchess of cornwall speaking in a tv interview.nn scored the exclusive interview where the duchess visited a group of domestic violence victims. >> that's what i tried to do, is to bring everybody together, to coordinate them, to get them talking so they come up with the ideas. i think we can talk on the taboo subject and we can talk about it now. if i can talk about it and bang the drum a bit, so can a lot of other people. >> interesting, not until you watch her talk i don't realize i even realized what her voice sounded like before. they believe this is her longest on-camera interview, and they brits have warmed to the duchess. she's considered one of the nicest members of the royal family now. today is camilla's 70th birthday. >> she has a lot of friends in high places. here's a man who has them in low places, garth brooks making headlines for the way he helped a couple who got engaged during his concert in oklahoma city friday. >> you planned everything like that, right? chelsea? where? no idea. i tell you what, if you pick haw

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the duke and duchess paid their respects at the camp's jewish memorial and reflected.d here", william and kate wrote later, "was a terrible reminder of the cost of war". they described their visit as shattering. in what was a friendless, soulless place, teenagers manfred and ziggy formed a friendship for life. they walked out of these death gates in the ‘a0s, alive against the odds. this was the only camp i thought i was going to die, because it wasn't only from sickness or starvation, but also the weather. in november here, it was well below zero and we wore stripy pyjamas. that was all we had. it was an extremely emotional event for me, in that 70 plus years since our liberation, i have never set foot either in germany or poland. i put all that behind me. at this brutal camp and at the others, so many people died, including 3 million polishjews. the hope is that this royal visit will help to educate the young and ensure that the horrors of the holocaust are never forgotten. these visits change tempo and mix the solemn with the less so at dizzying speed. but despite s

the headlines at 11pm: remembering the fallen — the duke and duchess of cambridge attend a service inelgium to mark one hundred years since the battle of passchendaele. 100 years on, we still stand together, gathering, as so many do every night, in remembrance of that sacrifice. president trump says china isn't doing enough to halt the weapons programme of its ally, north korea. police in australia believe an alleged plot to blow up a plane was inspired by islamist extremism. four arrests have been made. also in the next hour, england's lionesses storm into the semifinals. julie taylorfor julie taylor for england! —— jodi. england women continue their impressive euro 2017 run by beating france, 1—0, in the netherlands. england will play the hosts on thursday and in half an hour, we'll be looking some more of tomorrow's front pages with caroline frost and journalist tony grew. good evening and welcome to bbc news. ceremonies have taken place in belgium to mark the centenary of the battle of passchendaele — one of the bloodiest of the first world war. half a million allied and german so

let us take you to hamburg, live pictures of the duchess of cambridge, the duke and duchess and theirfamilyss and their family, the final day of their tour of germany, meeting the crowds, as they arrive. they have been at the maritime museum for a tour. celebrating the joint uk— german year of science, focusing on the oceans. they have taken great pains to meet as many of the public on this tour, in poland and germany, throughout the past few days. royal watchers have had a glimpse of prince george and princess charlotte. we will see them later in the day. the royal couple will be travelling also to one of hamburg's newest landmarks, the philharmonic concert hall to join landmarks, the philharmonic concert hall tojoin the landmarks, the philharmonic concert hall to join the orchestra on stage. we will come back with more details. we will come back with more details. we see her royal highness as she meets the crowds in germany. everyone very engaged and pleased to see her. lots of posies exchange. more now on the appointment of the uk's first female head of government, head of state and head

the duke and duchess of cambridge will also be here. the square, live performances that will tell the story of this battle from dame helen mirren. there will also be song from all the bow. we will also hear archive footage and the images of veterans who will be describing the horrors of the battles of passchendaele in their own words. thousands of people have come here the two days of commemorations and tomorrow they will bejoined by commemorations and tomorrow they will be joined by the commemorations and tomorrow they will bejoined by the prince commemorations and tomorrow they will be joined by the prince of wales who will be taking part in events. this is a time to reflect and remember the sacrifices made and you can see some of the events from here during a special programme which starts at seven o'clock on bbc two. thanks. with all the sport, here's karthi gna nasegaram, at the bbc sport centre. karthi gna nasegaram, thank you. karthi gna nasegaram, good evening. karthi gna nasegaram, england are closing in on victory against sout

the daily telegraph featuring one of the many pictures you will see tomorrow morning, the duke and duchess of cambridge attending those centenary commemorations. again, caroline, it's these young royals that are so might do attract more young people to take part or at least ta ke young people to take part or at least take notice of these, ratios. certainly. in this generation, with prince william and prince harry, you do have two members of forces, they followed in the family tradition. say what we will about the rules, whether they get too much tension, certainly these brothers have come forward talking about mental health recently. some say they have over egged that pudding, but you can't doubt there is inserted in turning up doubt there is inserted in turning up to these events and honouring the dead. this week will be interesting for them. whatever they do, they be overshadowed by the looming 20—year legacy of their late mother. caroline antoni, many thanks. we will do it again in about an hour's time. —— caroline and tony. there is more at 11:30pm. next, meet the author, and jim naugh

the young prince has just returned to the uk, along with his parents the duke and duchess of cambridgem an official visit to poland and germany. 0ur royal correspondent, peter hunt reports. beaming george at four, a prince poised to start school soon. a happy little boy, according to the photographer who took this official portrait. once more. this isn't george let loose on a violin. rather, hamburg's young being encouraged to take up music something kate did in her youth. one day, william will be centre stage. all not this day, which was left to his wife to take up the baton he declined. for a helicopter—mad young prince, a pre—birthday treat, being shown around one similar to the one his dad uses as an air ambulance pilot. this is the sort of moment when being on public display has its drawbacks. a sit—down protest from princess charlotte who, like any two—year—old, is not overly keen on delayed gratification. peter hunt, bbc news. one last story for you this morning. sir mo farrah may be one of our most decorated 0lympians but now a graphic designerfrom swindon claims to have broken

the duke and duchess of cambridge have arrived in warsaw with prince george and princess charlotte for a five—day tour of poland and germany. and in the next hour, do you communicate using one of these? it's world emoji day, and to celebrate the popularity of the animated icons, we'll be looking at how they have changed the way we communicate. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the second round of formal talks on britain's departure from the eu got under way this morning in brussels. the brexit secretary david davis said it was time to get down to business, and that the priority was to decide the rights of british and eu citizens in each other‘s countries. the eu says there has to be substantial progress on this, and on a financial settlement, and the issue of the irish border, before talks on trade can start. meanwhile downing street has said the prime minister will remind colleagues of the need to keep cabinet discussions private, after a series of leaks over the weekend. adam fleming reports. they have been getting into position for weeks. even months. finally, it is time to ta

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the duke and duchess of york billy mckay rhys at —— duke duchess of cambridge have arrived in warsawsn't keen to embrace warsaw without his father's helping hand. 0ne future king did persuade another one to follow in his footsteps. 0n the tarmac, george struck a nonchalant pose and practised the a rt ballet move. a fidgeting toddler with a lifetime under an intense spotlight ahead of him. princess charlotte's freedom of movement was constrained by being in her mother ‘s's arms. does anyone speak english? the language divide isn't the only challenge and stop here, a country that relatively recently embraced the eu is welcoming royals from one on its way out of the institution. the union jack. the nitty—gritty of brexit will not feature here. rather, william and kate are in warsaw to remind people of the depth of parcelling sand the potential for future ones between the uk and poland. during the second world war, the polls tried and failed to an german occupation. he wore this all the time during the uprising? yes. this woman, aged 20, joined the warsaw uprising. now aged 92, she says

prince william and the duchess of cambridge are there, about to attend a street party.e on that later. relatives of a woman shot dead by police in minneapolis are demanding more information about why she died. justine damond, an australian living in the us, made an emergency call on saturday night to report a disturbance near her home. she was shot by one of the responding officers. tom donkin reports. a cry for help that went horribly wrong. shortly before midnight on saturday, police in minneapolis received a report about a possible sexual assault. ao—year—old justine damond made the emergency call, explaining the crime was under way in an alleyway close to her home in a quiet suburb of the city. two officers arrived and shortly after, one of them draws their weapon, fires, hits and killsjustine. how and why she was shot dead remains a mystery. police have said little. except that the incident was tragic and they are investigating. thank you to those of you who are here. justine damond was due to be married in august. she is an australian who moved away from family in

and george and charlottejoin the duke and duchess of cambridge for a family state visit to poland.s president has issued his sharpest statement yet on the economic and political crisis in venezuela. mr trump has threatened nicolas maduro's government with strong and swift economic action if it goes ahead with plans to scrap the national assembly and rewrite the constitution. this weekend, millions of people took part in an unofficial vote rejecting president maduro's plans, and the opposition has called a general strike later this week. mr trump described him as a bad leader who dreams of becoming a dictator. the american statement adds: the us will not stand by as, the statement puts it, venezuela crumbles. if the maduro regime imposes its constituent assembly onjuly 30, the united states will take strong and swift economic actions. let's get the latest from the bbc‘s suzanne kianpour in washington. what are you hearing? how far is this likely to go? their's been a lot of unrest and violence in venezuela as of late. this is effectively mr trump's shot across the bow at nicolas mad

the duke and duchess of cambridge joined king phillipe & queen mathilde of belgium for the service atndition of the last post, something which has been heard in the town every evening over the past century. last post ben brown is in ypres to watched commemorations. a very moving occasion. yeah, 100 years after one of the bloodiest battles in human history, what was supposed to be the war to end all wars. passchendaele lasted more than three months but in its there were some half a million casualties on both sides killed, missing or wounded. a staggering number of casualties and in the end the british side and commonwealth side only gained some five miles or eight kilometres of territory. the british side faced really some terrible odds on the battlefield, the battlefield had been swamped with torrential rain, a sea of mud, many drowned in the mud, machine guns and mustard gas as well. the duke and duchess of cambridge have been here for the commemorative events and prince william spoke of the need to remember the sacrifice that was made. the battlefields came to define the war for man

the duke and duchess of cambridge are in warsaw for a visit to poland and germany.. 0ur royal correspondent reports. 0n the tarmac, george struck a nonchalant pose, and practised the odd ballet move. a fidgeting prince, with a lifetime under an intense spotlight ahead of him. princess charlotte faces a similarfuture, a reality, aged two, she can remain blissfully unaware of for now. does anyone speak english? the language divide isn't the only challenge. here, a country that relatively recently embraced the eu is welcoming royals from one on the way out of the institution. it's the union jack. it's called the unionjack. unionjack. the nitty—gritty of brexit won't feature here. rather, william and kate are in warsaw to remind people of the depth of past links, and the potential for future ones, between the uk and poland. warsaw's past on display on a memorial wall to those murdered when, during the second world war, the poles tried and failed to end german occupation. so you wore this all the time during the uprising? yes. tonight in warsaw, prince william talked abo

of cambridge — —— daughter of prince william and the duchess of cambridge at the end of the five—dayepared to leave hamburg, there were some tears on the tarmac. luckily her mum calmed her down. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. hello and welcome to the weekend. although you may view that as a hollow greeting once you have seen the forecast. there is an wet weather in south—west england and wales and the beginner. at that tra nsfers wales and the beginner. at that transfers further east around this low pressure, which is still a player in our weather going to the weekend. not a washout. more of a sunshine and showers picture. but some of those showers will be heavy. some sunshine in between a really windy day for some of us on friday. over the weekend, it is still breezy, but the winds are looking lighter. this is what it looks like for early risers. showers moving to the south—west of the uk. a band of rain pushing revenue cake, but still there in northern england and southern scotland. breezy pitcher in northern scotland. but north—west scot

and george and charlottejoin the duke and duchess of cambridge for a family state visit to poland. president trump's plans to repeal obamacare has been hit by news that two more republican senators have said they will oppose their party's planned replacement for the healthcare system. mike lee and jerry moran say the new legislation does not go far enough in repealing obamacare. mr trump has tweeted: let's cross live to the bbc‘s suzanne kianpour, in washington. this was such a signature proposal from the trump campaign and the republicans for years, before there was a trump campaign. what is going on here? well, healthcare has been a political football for a while around here, and now what we are seeing is a bit of a stalemate in the senate. we have actuallyjust got the latest, is that senate majority leader, the republican leader, mitch mcconnell is saying that they will try to pass an obamacare repeal bill with a two year delay in implementation now. so this now puts the clock on democrats. so how did we get here? mr mcconnell really couldn't afford to have any more than three r

events attended by the duke and duchess of cambridge and prime minister theresa may.orations to mark the centenary of the battle of passchendaele from flanders in belgium — tonight at 7pm on bbc 2 police in germany say an attack on a nightclub in which two people were killed and several injured was not related to terrorism. the attack happened in konstanz near the border with switzerland. the gunman is understood to be a 34—year—old iraqi citizen who had been living in germany for some time. he died after being shot by police. the headlines. the australian prime minister says counterterror police foiled an attempt to blow up a plane. four people were arrested. the international trade secretary liam fox said the government would not be keeping faith with the eu referendum result if it allowed the free movement of people to continue after brexit. a record number of criminals had their sentences increased after victims and members of the public asked them to be reviewed. time for the sport. a big day ahead for england at the women's european championships. they're in qua

the duke and duchess of cambridge are beginning an official visit to both poland and germany.ve in the light of the brexit negotiations. our royal correspondent peter hunt reports from the polish capital. it's a visit that has already attract the attention here. this is attract the attention here. this is a country that relatively recently embraced the eu. welcoming the royal representatives of one on the way out of the institution. in warsaw, the future of britain's monarchy will experience:'s turbulent past, with a visit to a museum dedicated to an with a visit to a museum dedicated to a n u nsuccessful with a visit to a museum dedicated to an unsuccessful uprising against nazi rule. those seeking liberation in 1944 nazi rule. those seeking liberation in 191m fought for 63 days but in vain. they were brutally crushed by a vengeful hit. —— hitler. the freedom fighters fought for what a long time coming. it was delayed for decades, until after the fall of communism. this visit to poland and then to germany will inevitably be seen then to germany will inevitably be seenin then

the duke and duchess of cambridge have described as "shattering" their visit to a former concentration germany. the royal couple met holocaust survivors at stutthof, near gdansk, where 65,000 people were murdered in world war ii. our royal correspondent, peter hunt, has more. poland, a country with a troubled past, provides presidential style security for visiting royal dignitaries that leaves little to chance. part of that past is captured here at stutthof, a concentration camp, turned museum, with evil on display, the shoes of those murders. it's an education for all visitors. with two survivors, tens of thousands perished, the duke and the duchess paid their respects at the camps jewish memorial and reflected. "what the nazis did", william and kate wrote later, "was a terrible reminder of the cost of war." they described their visit as "shattering." in what was a friendless, soulless place, as teenagers, manfred and zigi, formed a friendship for life. they walked out of these death gates, in the ‘a0s, alive, against the odds. this was the only camp i thought i was going to die becau

the duke and duchess of cambridge willjoin the prime minister this evening to mark the centenary of theattle of passchendaele in belgium — one of the bloodiest of world war one. i will be reporting live from ypres, a focal point for the commemorative events and talking to one of those who have come from britain this weekend to remember ancestors who fought and died in the battle. and in half an hour — click goes to las vegas for hackfest to find the the latest on cutting edge hacking research from the most brilliant minds. president trump says china isn't doing enough to halt the weapons programme of its ally, north korea. he made the comments on twitter after pyongyang test—fired its second intercontinental ballistic missile in a month. from seoul, our correspondent karen allen sent this report. us bombers dominated the sky as tensions mount over the korean peninsula, escorted by fighter jets, as part of a drill, it was seen as a direct response to north korean aggression. and the us president is blaming china for letting it get there far. taking to twitter he said: but china also cond

and it's a family state visit to poland for the duke and duchess of cambridge.coming up in sportsday on bbc news... it's raining british golds at the world para athletics championships. hannah cockroft wins the 800 metres t34 final, while sophie kamlish triumphs in the 100 metre tim. schools in england are to get £1.3 billion extra funding, over the next two years, but the money will be diverted from other parts of the education budget. there have been protests by head teachers, and disquiet from some conservative mps, that schools have been facing unsustainable cuts. labour has welcomed the extra money, but says it's not enough, just a "sticking plaster unless further action is taken urgently". our education correspondent gillian hargreaves has the details. fears over bigger class sizes, enough schoolbooks and teachers losing theirjobs. funding in england's schools was a big election issue, which is why today's announcement of £2.6 billion more over the next two years was welcomed by mps. we recognise that at the election people were concerned about the overall

get i will report live from ypres where events get under way this evening attended by the duke and duchessmbridge and the prime minister. in half an hour — witness brings you five more extraordinary moments of the recent past, including the man who brought soviet ballet star rudolf nureyev to the west. president trump says china isn't doing enough to halt the weapons programme of its ally, north korea. he made the comments on twitter after pyongyang test—fired its second intercontinental ballistic missile in a month. from seoul, our correspondent karen allen sent this report. us bombers dominated the sky as tensions mount over the korean peninsula, escorted by fighter jets, as part of a drill, it was seen as a direct response to north korean aggression. and the us president is blaming china for letting it get there far. taking to twitter he said: but china also condemned friday's second intercontinental missile test. this powerful rocket flew faster and further than the one before. experts believe north korea's nuclear and missile capability is growing stronger by the day. and so it seems

today prince charles and the duke and duchess of cambridge will be at tyne cot cemetery, the biggestmonwealth cemetery in the world, most of the fallen foul at passchendaele. and pressure mounts on channel 4 to scrap a programme about princess diana featuring archive interviews in which she speaks frankly about her life. we'll have all the details. hello. welcome to the programme, we're live until 11 this morning. waiting for gcse or a level results is nerve—wracking enough, without the added worry that some of the grades might be wrong. the exams regulator 0fqual is tightening up the rules for appeals this summer, but are they also doing enough to check the results are right in the first place? if you're a student, a teacher or an exam marker then we'd love to hear from you this morning. do get in touch — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. thousands of extra mental health workers are to be recruited by the nhs in england. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, said the aim is to treat an extra one million

the duke and duchess signed the visitors book at the site, which is now run as a museum. the solidarity movement, which helped to end communist rule in poland. england's women cricketers are hoping to reach their second final in three attempts at the world cup. they started their semifinal against south africa this morning in bristol, following a winning streak — they've won their last six games in the tournament. the winner will take on either australia or india in the final at lord's on sunday. here's our sports correspondent, patrick gearey. 169 years ago today, w g grace was born, the father of international cricket. now, the ground he bought is hosting the women's world cup, introducing the next generation to the world's best, even f that world would seem a strange place to grace. well, england's women have been gathering pace on their road to the semifinals. since losing to india, they have beaten all the world's best. now, in south africa's case, they have got to go out there and beat them again. the group stage match between these two sides produced 678 runs. sout

it's been worn by the queen mother and more recently the duchess of cambridge.exactly 10 years since the smoking ban was introduced in pubs and other licensed premises in england. it hasn't been popular with everybody, but campaigners say the legislation has helped two million smokers to kick the habit, as our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. over a decade ago, lighting up in restaurants, pubs and bars, in fact, any enclosed public space was the norm but all that changed with the ban in england on this day, in 2007, bringing it in line with the rest of the uk. smoking rates are now at their lowest ever recorded in britain — there are nowjust over eight million smokers. according to cancer research uk, that means 2 million people have given up cigarettes since the ban. the proportion of 16 — 2a year olds who smoke is nowjust17%. an all—time low. what we are after is a smoke—free generation. we are part—way there. we see the smoking rate in younger people dropping more quickly than other age groups. we see them using e—cigarettes more as an aid to q

i heard there were not that many in duchess county. [laughter] at any rate, it makes your head spin to think that all that happened in that 100 days, but the banking system was saved, unemployment problems were addressed but they are still severe. it's going to get better. the president who sometimes asks mr. roosevelt which he does for a living sometimes will say i'm the president of the united states and sometimes he will say i'm a tree farmer from duchess county, so i think that he rather prefers the tree farmer to be honest but one of the things he thought of was to create the tree army of civilian conservation corps, so as we speak, young men by the thousands are going into the forest to plant trees, to build picnic shelters, create parks. it's going to be a truly wonderful thing and then there's that other important thing that the president spearheaded which was making it illegal to drink beer and wine again for the first time since 1920. [applause] some of us of course never stopped. but anyway, let me tell you just a bit about

we are going to go straight to heidelberg in germany, because you may remember that the duke and duchess duke was in the boat, and his wife will follow suit in another in a moment. there is a boat race going on. two female teams, there is going to bea on. two female teams, there is going to be a race, the boats will be helmed, but anyway, they will be at the helm of all of this. a bit of friendly competition, one hopes, between the two royals. heidelberg is twinned with cambridge. there is a particular reason for this going on at the moment. the city is at wind —— the cities are twinned. 0ut on the river, this is all part of the duke and that is‘s three—day tour of germany. —— the duke and duchess. she has a pretty good success rate when it comes to sporting matters. she was very keen and very good at some sports when she was at school, and has been quite willingly footed graphed over the years taking part in various sporting activities —— photographed. let‘s see whether her boat can beat her husband‘s. that is the aim of the exercise. the royal couple on holiday with their children, geo

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and it was william versus kate as the duke and duchess went head to head in a boat race in germany today else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll be live at nottingham station in the heart of the east midlands after the department for transport scrapped the planned electrification of major railway lines there. and in wales. vince cable is elected unopposed as the party leader. we'll be speaking to alistair carmichael mp to establish why only mr cable wanted to be the boss. and whatever happened to neighbourhood watch? we're looking into the largest rise in recorded crime in england and wales in a decade. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday

and it's william vs kate, as the duke and duchess go ahead to head in a boat each during their royaln germany. brexit negotiators have been outlining what progress has been made so far in the latest round of talks between the uk and the eu. the brexit secretary david davis and the eu's michel barnier gave a statement a short while ago after four days of talks. key discussion points have included citizen's rights, the irish border and separation issues, including uk financial liabilities. with the latest on the negotiations, here's andy moore. brexit secretary david davis looked happy enough this morning as he came back to brussels to lead the british side one day four of these negotiations. behind the scenes, 98 british officials have been going through the detail in talks that were supposed to be about the substance of brexit. there were three main topics of discussion, the rights of citizens, both eu citizens living in the uk and britons living in the eu. the financial so—called divorce bill britain will have to pay. and then there is the question of the irish border, a new frontie