ten—year—old leah harrison was killed as the ground gave way.she was a pupil at mount pleasant primary school. the other children on the trip to mark the end of sat tests have been brought home. one of the hardest things for me was seeing upset children on their return to school. we are devastated at the loss. devastated for leah's mum and herfamily. and the school community, the trust community, i have to say, is, you know, i feel like we are in shock, really, today after what happened yesterday. the pupils were on an instructor led walk. hartlepool council, the operator of the centre involved, has now suspended all outdoor activities. the mudslide happened not far from here in conditions not dissimilar to this, and at one point there were 30 mountain rescue volunteers up here, helping with the emergency. i cannot recall being involved in a mudslide of this ferocity and with this outcome. it must be some sort of freak of nature. an investigation is now being carried out by police and the health and safety executive to establish what happened. l

ten—year—old leah harrison, who died in a mudslide on a school trip in north yorkshire — her family sayas a happy, bubbly little girl. look at the state of it. we're inside myanmar, with rebel forces battling the military regime. and we speak to manchester city star phil foden, ahead of the fa cup final this weekend. and on newsnight at 10.30pm — we'll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today's big stories. plus, we take a first look at what's on tomorrow's front pages. good evening. the party leaders�* general election campaigning marathon has started in earnest — with rishi sunak clocking up the miles in england, wales and scotland — and sir keir starmer heading to labour—target territory in kent. amid the handshakes, placards and babies, the economy and immigration emerged as the main early battle lines, with mr sunak confirming that flights to rwanda to remove people who arrive on small boats won't set off before polling day. meanwhile, nigel farage confirmed he won't stand in the election, but he will help the reform uk campaign. with our first report t

the ten—year—old girl killed in a mudslide in north yorkshire is named as leah harrison. are vets charging us too much to treat our pets? an investigation is launched to find out. and coming up on bbc news... west ham united have a new boss. they announce thatjulen lopetegui willjoin the club on a two—year contract. good afternoon. party leaders have hit the campaign trail — with six weeks to go till the general election. the prime minister rishi sunak said only the conservatives offer security and economic stability, while the labour leader sir keir starmer promised an end to what he called 1a years of decline and chaos under the tories. nigel farage said he won't be standing for reform uk but will campaign for them. so what happens next? over the next five days, parliament will try to get through unfinished business and pass remaining legislation. it will be dissolved next thursday, may the 30th. each party will launch its manifesto in the days to follow. then on the 4th ofjuly, the polls open for this snap summer general election and the people will cast their votes. o

ten—year—old leah harrison was killed as the ground gave way. lionesses. she was a pupil at mount pleasant primary school. the other children on the trip to mark the end of sat tests have been brought home. one of the hardest things for me was seeing upset children on their return to school. we are devastated at the loss. devastated for leah's mum and herfamily. and the school community, the trust community, i have to say, is, you know, i feel like we are in shock, really, today after what happened yesterday. the pupils were on an instructor led walk. hartlepool council, the operator of the centre involved, has now suspended all outdoor activities. the mudslide happened not far from here in conditions not dissimilar to this, and at one point there were 30 mountain rescue volunteers up here, helping with the emergency. i cannot recall being involved in a mudslide of this ferocity and with this outcome. it must be some sort of freak of nature. an investigation is now being carried out by police and the health and safety executive to establish what

a ten—year—old girl who died in a mudslide in north yorkshire has been named as leah harrison from darlingtonrfamily have paid tribute to her as a �*happy and bubbly�* little girl. her school have called it a heartbreaking tragedy. the mudslide happened at carlton—in—cleveland yesterday fternoon. more now from our north of england correspondent danny savage, at the scene. we are on the northern end of the north york moors national park and if you scan across to your right you can see how high up we are on the hills looking north towards teesside and middlesbrough. this area was sealed off yesterday as that search and rescue operation was under way. we knew yesterday evening that one person had died and details have emerged today about what happened. this was a tragedy that happened on a school trip from what we understand and the victim was leah hardison who was ten years old. she was in mount pleasant primary school in darlington. we understand she was on a school trip and was described as a happy and bubbly girl and in a statement from the school they say she was a much loved part of our sc

we are hairless -- leah harrison from darlington died after heavy rain on the edge of the north yorkwednesday. the final report into the grenfell tower fire is to be published on september the fourth. 72 people died in the fire seven years ago next month. investigation showed inflammable clotting and insulation played a part in the rapid spread of the fire. 19 organizations are under police investigation. so as we were discussing just before the break, the commons house tonight past the post office offenses bill. legislation. will get w.a.r. real assent tomorrow which means all those prosecuted for theft, falls accounting and other offenses will have their offenses quashed. our political correspondent has the latest from westminster. >> this bill raced through the house of lords today. the key point is both the conservatives and labor supported it. they wanted this legislation to go through. it clashes the conviction of the postmasters who were wrongly convicted in the horizon scandal. obviously we were talking about it at length earlier in the year and the government announced this

primary school student leah harrison was killed yesterday afternoon after getting into difficulty nearmary school, where she was a student, say the incident is a heartbreaking tragedy and that leah was a much loved part of the school community, and former scottish health secretary michael matheson has been suspended and will lose his salary for 54 days. the punishment comes after he racked up £11,000 in roaming charges on his parliamentary ipad. that was while he was on houdayin ipad. that was while he was on holiday in morocco last year, later announcing he would cover the costs himself . he revealed the costs himself. he revealed that the bill had been the result of his children using the device as a wi—fi hotspot to watch football . watch football. >> didn't know that information, you know. >> now, the former head of the post office is giving evidence on the second day of her much anticipated questioning earlier , anticipated questioning earlier, the horizon inquiry heard that the horizon inquiry heard that the company had received legal advice against a review of its it system beca

a ten—year—old girl who died in a mudslide in north yorkshire has been named as leah harrison from darlingtonpy and bubbly" little girl. her school called it a heartbreaking tragedy. the mudslide happened at carlton—in—cleveland wednesday afternoon during a school trip. cabinet secretary simon case told the covid inquiry that downing street was "definitely dysfunctional" during the pandemic. he also said messages criticising borisjohnson and colleagues were "raw, in the moment" expressions and not the reality of the government's pandemic response. mr case sent whatsapps saying mrjohnson "cannot lead" and calling officials "pygmies" at the height of the pandemic. he told the inquiry he "deeply regretted" the messages. rishi sunak�*s flagship bill to ban smoking for anyone born after 2009 looks likely to be shelved. parliament will be suspended friday for the campaign and all legislation that isn't already passed automatically gets dropped — regardless of who wins. sunak faced backlash over the bill from his own conservative party. labour previously pledged to bring in the ban if they win the g

ten—year—old leah harrison, who died in a mudslide on a school trip in north yorkshire — her family say and we speak to manchester city star phil foden, ahead of the fa cup final this weekend. and on newsnight at 10.30pm — we'll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today's big stories. plus, we take a first look at what's on tomorrow's front pages. good evening. the party leaders' general election campaigning marathon has started in earnest — with rishi sunak clocking up

year six pupil leah harrison from darlington died after heavy rain at carlton bank on the edge of the ago next month. investigations showed flammable cladding and insulation played a part in the rapid fire spread. 19 organisations are under police investigation. as we were discussing before the break, the common has tonight passed the post office offences bill before they head off to campaign next week. the legislation will get royal assent tomorrow, which will mean all those who were prosecuted of theft, fraud, false accounting and other offences will have their offences quashed. our political correspondent harry farley has the latest from westminster. so they spill raced through the house of lords today. a key point is that both the conservatives and labour supported it. they wanted this legislation to go through. as you say, it crushes the convictions of those sub—postmasters who were wrongly convicted and that horizon scandal. obviously we were talking about it at length earlier in the year and the government announced this legislation, effectively, it is quite radical legislation

a ten—year—old girl who died in a mudslide in north yorkshire has been named as leah harrison from darlington happened at carlton—in—cleveland yesterday fternoon. more now from our north of england correspondent let's return to the election campaign. we have been hearing from the various party leaders and another important element around reform uk because the founder and honorary president nigel farage has announced he will not stand in the election. there was speculation he might be revealed as a candidate by the leader but he is that this is not the right time. to the leader but he is that this is not the right time.— the leader but he is that this is not the right time. to be clear, there be some _ not the right time. to be clear, there be some support - not the right time. to be clear, there be some support and - not the right time. to be clear, there be some support and i'm| not the right time. to be clear, - there be some support and i'm not standing but i am campaigning will stop six weeks is such a short period of time to file a parliamentary constituency and promote the cause around

primary school student leah harrison was killed yesterday afternoon soon after getting into difficultyear carlton bank. it was believed she was on a school trip at the time. it's understood that mount pleasant primary school, where she was a student, have said that the incident is a heartbreaking tragedy and that leah was a much loved part of the school community. alan bates, the lead campaigner for justice in the post office scandal, says he has no sympathy for paula vennells, the former head of the post office is giving evidence on the second day of her much anticipated questioning. earlier, the horizon inquiry heard that the company had received legal advice against a review of its it system because it would open the floodgates to damages claims. but paula vennells says she wasn't aware of those claims . vennells says she wasn't aware of those claims. for vennells says she wasn't aware of those claims . for the latest of those claims. for the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news .com/ alerts. now, though, it's back

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yorkshire this morning , where we're hearing morning, where we're hearing that year six student leah harrisona mudslide yesterday, describing the incident as a heartbreaking tragedy. mount pleasant primary school, where she was a student , school, where she was a student, says she was a much loved part of their community. vie. in other news, rishi sunak has admitted that flights carrying migrants to rwanda will not take off before the general election in july. however speaking as he started his election campaign in derbyshire this morning, he started his election campaign in derbyshire this morning , he says derbyshire this morning, he says the scheme will continue if he's re—elected as prime minister. meanwhile, in kent, the labour leader, sir keir starmer , told leader, sir keir starmer, told voters that what the conservatives have done to the country is, he says, unforgivable and that they now have the power and the chance to end the chaos and rebuild britain . net migration end the chaos and rebuild britain. net migration in end the chaos and rebuild britain . net migration in the end the

leah, let me start with you here because concerns are rallying behind harrison on this. you've seen just a few of them because the principles they share, or it's politically expedient and at a time when frankly culture wars are top of the ticket, sometimes i think the culture war element plays into all this, but i think we have to take a step back for a minute. we've got the context is happening. we just did a segment talking about the president being protested at morehouse if you're watching nationwide, jerry seinfeld's getting walked out on a duke. >> you have to think about the context this speech was delivered as a traditional catholic speech, delivered to a traditional catholic audience at a traditional cash catholic school he got a standing ovation at a time when everybody else is walking out. >> so he knew his audience. i think there were some chum in there that got everybody knowing who here kristen butker is where benedictine college is in that sense, it succeeded and it played into probably what he was looking to get at. but at the same time, he's talking to wo