my name is gavin grey.s: 4,000 residents from five london tower blocks are evacuated over safety concerns, following last week's devastating grenfell tower fire. i've got a young daughter, a wife, a cat and i do know what we are going to do. i've also got a job. qatar's neighbours call for the closure of aljazeera, as the gulf‘s political crisis escalates. the broadcaster says it's a bid to "silence freedom of expression". european leaders criticise the uk's offer to eu nationals after brexit. they say the plan is "below expectations". and the british and irish lions take on the all blacks in auckland, hoping to end 20 years of hurt.

my name is gavin grey. our top stories: 0n the frontlines in the fight for raqqa.alled islamic state out of their last stronghold. as you can see, there is still sniperfire going on here. welcome to raqqa, caliphate under siege. and in iraq, islamic state fighters destroy a historic mosul mosque. the iraqi prime minister says it's a declaration of defeat by the militants. the us congress gets to see the new draft bill on healthcare but four republican senators say they may not support the plan

my name is gavin grey. our top stories: 0n the frontlines in the fight for raqqa.us—backed fighters battling to drive the so—called islamic state out of their last stronghold. as you can see, there is still sniperfire going on here. welcome to raqqa. the capital of a caliphate under siege. and in iraq — islamic state's destruction of mosul‘s al—hadba minaret and historic mosque is condemned by the united states and unesco. the us congress gets to see the new draft bill on healthcare — but four republican senators say they may not support the plan

i'm gavin grey. our top stories... brexit, nuclear weapons and the future of social care. voters quiz theresa may and jeremy corbyn ahead of the uk election. the european union and china team up to say they'll keep the paris climate agreement alive — whatever president trump does. president trump said he was elected to serve the voters of pittsburgh — not paris. but what do pittsburgh voters think about his climate decision? and ireland's set to have a new prime minister — an openly—gay son of an indian immigrant. our president is trying the british prime minister, theresa may, and the opposition labour party leader, jeremy corbyn, have been facing to do everything that to do questions from voters ahead of next week's general election. they were questioned separately by members of the studio audience after mrs may refused to debate directly with other party leaders. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. nervous? not so you would notice. this crowd was waiting. theresa may had much more to lose. a brave face after a bumpy few days. both facing the hardest audiences

my name is gavin grey. our top stories: on the frontlines in the fight for raqqa. we have a special report from syria with us—backed fighters battling to drive the so—called islamic state out of their last stronghold. as you can see, there is still sniperfire going on here. welcome to raqqa, caliphate under siege. and in iraq, islamic state fighters destroy a historic mosul mosque. the iraqi prime minister says it's a declaration of defeat by the militants. the us congress gets to see the new draft bill on healthcare but four republican senators say they may not support the plan to replace obamacare. who wants to be a king or queen? no—one according to prince harry in a candid interview with a us magazine. in syria there's a new offensive under way to gain control of raqqa, the city which so—called islamic state regards as the capital of its declared caliphate. in the past few days fighting has intensified between is and the syrian democratic forces which are backed by the us. our correspondent gabriel gatehouse and cameraman fred scott are with the sdf on the fron

this is bbc news my name is gavin grey.ow resident xi jinping leading celebrations as china's flag rises over the former british territory. the era of patience is over: president trump and his south korean counterpart have called for a tough and united response to the security threat posed by north korea. the battle for mosul: iraq says it will recapture the city from the so—called islamic state in a few days, but the fighting remains fierce.

clement welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe — i'm gavin greyconcerns following last week's devastating grenfell tower fire. i have a daughter, wife, a cat and i don't know where we will go or what we will do. i've also got a job that needs to be done. qatar's neighbours call for the closure of aljazeera... as the gulf's political crisis escalates. the broadcaster says it's a bid to "silence freedom of expression". european leaders criticise the uk's offer to eu nationals after brexit — they say the plan is "below expectations". and the british and irish lions take on the all blacks in auckland hoping

my name is gavin grey. our top stories: 0n the frontlines in the fight for raqqa.ll sniperfire going on here. welcome to raqqa, capital of a caliphate under siege. and in iraq, islamic state fighters destroy a historic mosul mosque. the iraqi prime minister says it's a declaration of defeat by the militants. the us congress gets to see the new draft bill on healthcare but four republican senators say they may not support the plan to replace 0bamacare. who wants to be a king or queen? no—one according to prince harry in a candid interview

my name is gavin grey. our top stories: 4,000 residents from five london tower blocks are evacuated over safety concerns, following last week's devastating grenfell tower fire. i've got a young daughter, a wife, a cat and i do know what we are going to do. i've also got a job. qatar's neighbours call for the closure of aljazeera, as the gulf‘s political crisis escalates. the broadcaster says it's a bid to "silence freedom of expression". european leaders criticise the uk's offer to eu nationals after brexit. they say the plan is "below expectations". and the british and irish lions take on the all blacks in auckland, hoping to end 20 years of hurt. thousands of people are being evacuated from five tower blocks in north london, so that urgent fire safety work can be carried out. the buildings in camden have the same type of cladding that contributed to a huge blaze last week at grenfell tower. at least 79 people are known to be dead or missing after the blaze, and authorities are now looking at criminal offe

i'm gavin grey. our top stories... brexit, nuclear weapons and the future of social care.china team up to say they'll keep the paris climate agreement alive — whatever president trump does. president trump said he was elected to serve the voters of pittsburgh — not paris. but what do pittsburgh voters think about his climate decision? and ireland's set to have a new prime minister — an openly—gay son of an indian immigrant.