the official line from britain's ministry of defence is that officials have seen "no evidence." 0ur defencerespondent, jonathan beale, reports from mosul. this is the graveyard of the group called islamic state. it is also the tomb of an unknown

australia have accepted any responsibility for civilian deaths, the official line from britain's ministry of defence have seen no evidence. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale reports from mosul. this is the graveyard of the group called islamic state. it is also the tomb of an unknown number of civilians. the old city of mosul, where the extremists made their last stand. defeated with the help of unrelenting coalition air strikes. making their way through the shattered shell of the city, a team of iraqi volunteers, trying to clear up the chaos. this was home to tens of thousands of people, trapped in the fighting. nine months on, it is still a toxic wasteland, littered not just with bombs, but bodies, too. they could be is fighters and their families, or the civilians they corralled to use as human shields. and next door, they have just found more. is suicide belts lie strewn in the rubble, but many innocents were killed alongside them. there are a lot of victims from the air strikes and a lot of them are still buried under the rubble. we cannot pull them out with our bare hands. the coalitio

here, the ministry of defence says it's seen ‘no evidence' — as our defence correspondent jonathan bealeians. the old city of mosul, where the extremists made their last stand. defeated with the help of unrelenting coalition air strikes. making their way through the shattered shell of the city, a team of iraqi volunteers, trying to clear up the chaos. this was home to tens of thousands of people, trapped in the fighting. nine months on, it is still a toxic wasteland, littered notjust with bombs, but bodies, too. it looks like children in there. there is a body here. they say they put out 130 from here. they could be is fighters and their families, or the civilians they corralled to use as human shields. and next door, they have just found more. in this one room they think they have found the remnants of 30 bodies. there are unexploded bombs around so we have to be careful but there is also the stench of death. the remains of one body is of a girl. the signs are that there were isis fighters here, but also civilians. is suicide belts lie strewn in the rubble, but many innocents were kille

the ministry of defence has admitted, for the first time, that a civilian has died as a result of britishmilitary action against the islamic state group in syria and iraq. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll be looking at why the world health organization has warned that dozens of towns and cities in the uk have unsafe levels of air pollution. we'll have more on the house of fraser's plans to close a number of stores as its new owners look to turn around its fortunes. and at 10.40 this evening on the papers, political commentator jane merrick and the times political correspondent henry zeffman, will be picking over tomorrow's front pages — which are likely to feature today's cabinet meeting on brexit. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerrins. the fans are all set for glory in the italian capital, but can liverpool provide it and book their place in the champions league final? i'm in rome as we assess the task ahead forjurgen

looking at what the ministry of defence said on this, they say they recognise the vital role that interpretersow, the government's argument is it has to calibrate who is granted the right to remain in the uk and who perhaps is offered security advice back in afghanistan. do you recognise that there has to bea do you recognise that there has to be a line drawn somewhere? do you recognise that there has to be a line drawn somewhere ?|j do you recognise that there has to be a line drawn somewhere? i think potentially, but the line drawn at the moment is certainly wrong. the test the intimidation policy is these guys are having to show that there is a serious and imminent threat and they have exhausted all other options to make themselves safe. what we know about afghanistan at the moment is the security situation with uk troops mainly withdrawn is only getting worse, and the taliban are getting stronger, and asa the taliban are getting stronger, and as a result, even though these quys and as a result, even though these guys are no longer under government employment, they are still being threatene

the ministry of defence said it would take note of the criticism. problems making online payments five weeks after the bank first reported problems. a number of current account customers and some business clients are unable to fully access their accounts online or via the mobile app. the bank has also admitted to the bbc that there has been a rise in fraud incidents. the problems started when the bank switched its it systems. now it one man not short of ambition. —— now to a man not short of ambition. sir richard branson has told the bbc he's training to be an astronaut. the virgin boss, who has been working on his own commercial space programme, is hoping to take his first trip in a matter of months. ben ando reports. first, it was planes. then boats. then balloons. and then trains. but a decade and a half ago, sir richard branson set his sights even higher, creating virgin galactic with the aim of offering affordable space tourism, affordable, that is, if you could afford the $250,000 ticket price. now at the age of 67, sir richard has revealed he

in response to all this, officials here at the ministry of defence say that they will review the commons security advice and support to the interpreters who are still living in afghanistan to ensure that they remain safe. richard galpin, bbc news at the mod. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, the presenters and the protestors — 30 years on, we hear from the demonstrators who gatecrashed a bbc news bulletin. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juve ntus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than 4,500 episodes. the chat sho

in response to all this, officials here at the ministry of defence say that they will review the commonso are still living in afghanistan to ensure that they remain safe. richard galpin, bbc news, at the mod. now with all the rest of the day's sports news, here'sjohn watson at the bbc sport centre. chris froome stands on the brink of an historic win in cycling's giro d'italia. if he safely negotiates tomorrow's largely processional final stage in rome, he'll hold all three grand tour titles at the same time and become the first british man to win the race in its 101—year history. drew savage reports. this was the moment chris froome knew he all but won it. the first british winner. of the giro d'italia. the big celebrations will come after sunday's ceremonial stage in rome, but for now, time to congratulate his team on a job well done. we have seen this so often at the tour de france, secure in the leaders jersey and protected by his team—mates. the first time we have seen it in the italian mountains. his heroics yesterday meant his nearest rival had to gain 40 seconds if he wanted to wi

and yet, the ministry of defence insists its team in kabul is providing them with enough security adviceess series. it was 30 years ago this week that lesbian demonstrators invaded a bbc news studio as it was going live on air. they wanted to protest against a new law affecting gay people in the uk. witness has been hearing from booan temple who took part in the protest: the six 0'clock news, from the bbc. in the house of lords, a vote is taking place now on at challenge. tory rebels have said... writes for lesbian and gay people. in general, britain was quite a hostile environment in the 1980s for the lg btq environment in the 1980s for the lgbtq community first of about 70% of people come when surveyed, said it was always wrong to be gay. simply by walking down the street. if somebody identified you as lesbian or gay, you could get abuse and you could front attacks.|j lesbian or gay, you could get abuse and you could front attacks. i don't wa nt and you could front attacks. i don't want children taught that the gay and lesbian lifestyle is natural or novel. it is not, it never has been

the uk‘s ministry of defence says "everything possible" is done to minimise the risk to civilians.he armenian opposition leader, nikol pashinyan, has called for a general strike after the governing republican party voted against his election as prime minister. addressing tens of thousands of supporters massed in the capital yerevan, he urged them to block roads, railway stations and airports. the chief executive of facebook, mark zuckerberg, says the company is working on a new privacy control that will allow users to delete their browsing history. he also revealed plans to launch a dating service on the social network. now on bbc news: today in parliament. hello and welcome to tuesday in parliament. coming up: the government changes its mind and will compel overseas territories to reveal the true owners of companies based there. we will accordingly respect the will of the house, and will not vote against new clause six. a senior barristerfears for the system for disclosing evidence in trials. we consider that the situation is not remedied as getting very close to cracking. and, ju

the ministry of defence has, for the first time, said a civilian has died as a result of british militaryn syria and iraq. in a statement, the defence secretary gavin williamson said the fatality was "deeply regrettable". a court has started hearing evidence in the trial of a woman accused of throwing acid at herformer partner. berlinah wallace is charged with murdering mark van dongen by leaving him with such catastrophic injuries that he asked for assistance in ending his life. she denies all the charges. house of fraser has announced plans to close a number of stores, as its new owners look to turn around its fortunes. the department store — which employs over 6,000 staff — did not say how many of its 59 shops are earmarked for closure. the government has been urged to take action after a new report warned that dozens of towns and cities in the uk and around the world have unsafe levels of air pollution. the steel town of port talbot in south wales is listed as the most polluted area in the uk while scu nthorpe, salford and swansea are among a0 places exceeding limits considered safe b

yet the ministry of defence insisted that their team in kabul provides them with enough security advicee. richard galpin, bbc news. let's return to one of our main stories this hour — the leaders of north and south korea has held a surprise meeting. let's look at some of the recent diplomacy around north korea. injuly last year north korea test fired a long—range missile which landed in the sea ofjapan. the next month north korea threatened to attack the us pacific territory of guam. soon after china announced it would be implementing un sanctions against north korea — placing extra pressure on the regime. at the start of this year a thaw in tensions meant a north korean olympic team attended the winter games in the south. in march, president trump announced a meeting was being planned with kim jong—un. the next month kimjong—un held talks for the first time with south korean president moon jae—in. then on thursday president trump abruptly announced he was pulling out of the planned talks in singapore. and today, the north and south korean presidents met for a second time i'm joined now

in response to all this, officials here at the ministry of defence say that they will review the commons still living in afghanistan to ensure that they remain safe. richard galpin, bbc news at the mod. police have appealed for information about a missing schoolgirl who left the uk on a eurotunnel train. 13—year—old serena alexander—benson left her home in wimbledon yesterday morning, telling herfather she was going to school. the police believe she probably boarded the train "in the company of an older person". some tsb customers are still having problems making online payments five weeks after the bank first reported problems. the problems started when the bank switched its it systems. a number of current account customers and some business clients are unable to fully access their accounts online or via the mobile app. the bank has also admitted to the bbc that there has been a rise in fraud incidents. this is bbc news. the headlines: the leaders of both koreas have held face—to—face talks to discuss how to keep a potential summit between donald trump and kim jong—un on track. ireland'

in response to all this, officials here at the ministry of defence said that they will review the commonsng security advice and support to the interpreters who were still living in afghanistan to ensure that they remain safe. the headlines on bbc news: victory for the yes campaign in the republic of ireland as voters reject strict abortion laws in a landmark referendum. real madrid claim the champions league title with a 3—1win over liverpool. the leaders of north and south korea agree to meet more regularly following surprise talks aimed at resurrecting a possible summit with the us. sport now and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good evening. the dream is over for liverpool, beaten 3—1 by real madrid in tonight's champions league final. it's a match which will give liverpool goalkeeper loris karius sleepless nights — but a night to remember for gareth bale. they came from far and wide to watch. somehow, they found a way to turn kia is red. waiting for them, the biggest game in club football. the chancellor pulled to turn five european wins into six. —— the chats for liverpool

live. 0ne one of our reporters has said that since the aria started bombing islamic state, the ministry of defence said that an air strike by a drone on and isp called in syria earlier this year unintentionally killed a civilian on a motorbike across the target area at the last minute. the raf has carried out more than 1600 and strikes in iraq and syria. this is the first time it has admitted to causing civilian harm. a source inside the coalition has told the bbc he believes that air strikes have caused civilian casualties on several occasions. time for a look at the weather. it has been a grotty start to the day today. the winds have been pretty strong as well. rather leaden skies. across the north and west of the country, behind the rain, skies been brightening up beautifully. there will be plenty of sunshine living in elsewhere behind this weather system as it slowly clears away from the east coast. it will leave in its wake a few scattered showers, that is what we are looking at across lots of northern ireland and wales. but the bulk of the rain is across the eastern side of england at the mo

the ministry of defence said it would take note of the criticism. now speak to the conservative mp tom tugendhat. he's the chair of the foreign affairs select committee, and saw active service in iraq and afghanistan as an army officer. he gave evidence to the committee behind this report. welcome to bbc news. thanks for joining us. you, i take it, i welcome to bbc news. thanks for joining us. you, itake it, i not surprised of the report. no, i think there is some excellent work here. julian lewis as chair has been very clear, which is exactly the role of the select committee in pointing out the select committee in pointing out the failures of the system so far and highlighting how we can improve it. has it been driven too much in yourjudgment by a desire to keep immigration numbers in this country down? well, i can't speak for the reason why this hasn't worked but all i can say is there are some notable failings and its absolutely essential we include locally employed civilians and those we have a duty of care for, not quite the same duty of care a

the ministry of defence said it would take note of the criticism. weeks after the bank first reportedd when tsb switched its it systems. soared and authorities told residents to flee a surge of lava. destructive eruption of kilauea in more than a century. pictures and theyjust look incredible. don't look real. those are the main stories this morning. mike, so much to talk about today. we've been hearing from the fans after the liverpool match... after the liverpool match... them getting there, some of them out. out. poor guy who took his wife's passport by mistake. passport by mistake. them who have the right passports should be there by now. should be there by now. lots of flights were cancelled. flights were cancelled. fans in liverpool can watch, and field was sold out as well. field was sold out as well. a packed house watching on the big screen. house watching on the big screen. but those who are there, what a atmosphere. so many subplots as well. fascinating contest between mo salah and cristiano ronaldo. for liverpool — their first champions league final in 11 years. won the co

the ministry of defence said it would take note of the criticism.ndhat. he's the chair of the foreign affairs select committee, and saw active service in iraq and afghanistan as an army officer. he gave evidence to the committee behind this report. he told me what more should be done for afghan interpreters. i think we should be being very active in making sure that those who have served alongside us, those who have served alongside us, those who have taken risks and those whose lives are now at risk because of the service they did alongside our troops in combat is recognised and that they are given the protection they require sometimes in the uk and sometimes elsewhere, depending on what they. i'm very pleased that one of the interpreters i had the privilege to serve alongside, and it readily brave man, is now living in the uk with his family. he earned his place in the uk many, many times over by his extraordinary courage and i'm extremely proud that our country has recognised that and brought him over but there are others, and that is why i gave

in a brief statement, the ministry of defence would only say that the uk's military contribution in afghanistanreview. andy moore, bbc news. with me is our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. is it isita is it a foregone conclusion given the recommendation from the defence secretary? it is likely that britain will send more troops, already have it sent 100 more last year. because the americans have increased their numbers, the increased another 3500 groups bringing the total in the country to 15,000. the question is will be numbers, how many. i think 400 is the upper limit for the 600 troops already there. possibly as many as 400, it may not be that much, but clearly a decision will be made in the future is likely to be tied in with the nato summit when donald trump is visiting brussels and will come to the uk as well. donald trump is visiting brussels and will come to the uk as wellm will be troops come in and training role as the troops already there are? is it important to say, people worry about mission creep, is this a sign of britain getting back to a combat role in afghanistan like we

instinct, even if it didn't involve britain was to call his british counterpart or british ministry of defence. their answers would be really good. there was a caliper of mines ds there. i guess of course the linguistic thing. i don't necessary think it's going to go away. the british has very high-caliber people. their patients is being tried by i asked the foreign office with whether the been a decline in graduate applications. there hasn't been. they are still hotly contested. they still have the pick a a of pretty good graduates. i don't think that will change. a lot of the come and teach question but special relationship will be useless or completely ghost form of itself, will depend on whether jeremy not.n is prime minister or i don't think the all turned out prime minister will want to slash defense spending are radically alter britain for policy priorities. >> down here. >> hazel, georgetown university. i wanted to pick up one of phrase that ed has used a couple times. he said if brexit happens. i've seen fleeting references in the press to the possibility of a revote. is it a realisti

the ministry of defence has, for the first time, that a civilian has died as a result of british militaryment, the defence secretary, gavin williamson, said the unintentional fatality was "deeply regrettable". the raf has carried out more than 1,600 strikes against is in syria and iraq. back to our top story that the british political consultancy firm, cambridge analytica, is to close in the wake of the facebook data privacy scandal lets sepak now to our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones in sanjose. i think that hasn't been to do with facebook. yes it is. cambridge analytica right at the centre discussions here. mark zuckerberg open this yesterday, he made another apology for what had happened of user data. he described what they had done and that it was an appalling breach of charge. stross. they have been frank —— trust. they been saying from this whole incident. there are not many tears shed for facebook exec is about the news that has broken —— from facebook executives. the problem with cambridge analytica said its clients decided they did not want to be associated with a ta

yet the ministry of defence insisted that their team in kabul provides them with enough security adviceotball? with just hours to go, thousands more fans have been arriving in ukraine's capital kiev, for tonight's champions league final against real madrid. our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. it is almost here... liverpool, particularly their fans, have it is almost here... liverpool, particularly theirfans, have been on quite a journey to reach this moment of destination... planes, trains, coaches and cars, it did not matter how they got here as long as they got here. they think, though, it will all be worth it. steven gerard said that if we had a final on the moon, we would find a way of getting there. he's right! to win tonight means everything!” getting there. he's right! to win tonight means everything! i will be crying my eyes out in happiness and if we lose i will cry my eyes out with despair! i'm going to be crying one way or another! they are confident, because this has been an exceptional cup run and a manager who understands this club's dna. the last of their five

the ministry of defence said it would take note of the criticism. first reported problems. a number of current account customers and some business clients are unable to fully access their accounts online or via the mobile app. the bank has also admitted to the bbc that there has been a rise in fraud incidents. the problems started when tsb switched its it systems. a tide of molten rock has turned a street in hawaii into a volcanic wasteland as the number of homes destroyed by the erupting volcano soared and authorities told residents to flee a surge of lava. some 2,200 acres of land have been destroyed by lava since the third of may, in what is likely to be the most destructive eruption of kilauea in more than a century. in an! do you have a type of clothing you hate? i think i'm fairly open—minded. tiny, tight, swimming trunks have been rated as the uk's most hated piece of clothing. most commonly known as speedos of course — although other brands of trunks are available — more than two thirds of briton‘s surveyed said they couldn't stand them. tha

london. equipment over the next 10 years, according to a report from mps. black hole in the ministry of defence'set. or the public about the financial risks it faces. scott hutchison have found the body of a man near south queensferry. but mr hutchison‘s family have been informed. the 36—year—old was reported missing in the early hours of wednesday. the nearby dakota hotel. renting their home from a private landlord than 10 years ago. after a relationship break—up. risk being ignored. by the commons treasury committee. index, appears grossly unfair. from drivers hitting potholes — than in the whole of last year. and the damage is costing drivers one million pounds a month. here's our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz. a pothole down there. pothole! bouncy... mind the pothole! ooh! bouncy! another pothole. last weekjust after he hit it. putting traffic in danger and damaging his car. it ripped the tyre. the steering's gone as well. so i'm having... line, so the steering's completely out. insurance claims. a,200 so far in 2018. the average repair costing £1,000. has really skyrocketed.

i'm told by the ministry of defence it is not necessarily exactly the same outfits they will wear one day because it takes so much preparation to get those outfits ready. tonnes of boot polish. this is for them to work out exactly where the need to be, how much time each thing will take. after they have carried out the duties they will do on the day inside the castle walls, the carriage will come out and we will see the mounted escort to take in this 25 minute carriage procession route around the streets of windsor and back up the long walk. and that's where the police say something like 80,000 people will be able to get a bit more of a close—up view of harry and meghan. what a fantastic taste. reminded us how loud it will be on the day! sarah, stay with us because we will talk about more elements of this as we watch the regiments go past as he up the hill in the glorious sunshine and windsor castle. i was struck by the crowds. we brought you camera shots. i was struck by the number of people there already because we've been here inside the castle area for the last few hours so we di

in a brief statement, the ministry of defence would only say that the uk's military contribution in afghanistanandy moore, bbc news. the world health organisation is expected to decide today if the outbreak of the ebola virus in the democratic republic of congo should be treated as an international threat. 25 deaths are being investigated, and more than a0 people have shown symptoms of infection. the virus has now been found in a busy port city. president trump has tried to rescue his summit with kimjong—un by promising the north korean leader he would remain in power if he gives up his nuclear weapons. the north threatened to pull out of talks after comments by the us national security advisor, who said that libya could serve as a model for how to denuclearise the korean peninsula. this appears to have alarmed north korea, given that the libyan leader, colonel gaddafi, was killed by western—backed rebels. for the first time in the cia's history, a woman will lead the agency. gina haspel, who's a cia veteran, has been confirmed by us senators as its director. has been confirmed by us many polit

public accounts committee investigation warns of a worrying black hole in the budget of the ministry of defenceed of not being clear with politicians or the public about the financial risks it faces. the sale of late billionaire david rockefeller‘s private estate has broken records after becoming the most valuable single—owner art collection ever sold at auction. more than 1,500 pieces were on offer during the three day event in new york. the finalfigures are still being tallied, but the auction has already smashed the previous record of more than £160 million attributed to yves saint laurent‘s collection. £65 million, give me £66 million. this is the biggest and most valuable estate ever sold. the rockefeller‘s precious heirlooms and masterpieces when four record prices of a marathon days at christies auction house. the bidding was intense and. 0ffersjump house. the bidding was intense and. 0ffers jump quickly by the millions and the final tally stunned. this is the greatest matches to come to market in 50 years sold for over £59 million. and this montee ball the impressionist‘s waterlily seri

in a brief statement, the ministry of defence would only say the military tradition of the uk in afghanistanstant review. —— military input. president trump has tried to rescue his summit with the north korean leader kim jong—un by offering him reassurances in return for giving up his nuclear weapons. the north threatened to pull out of talks after comments by the us national security advisor who said that libya could serve as a model for how to end north korea's nuclear programme. this appears to have alramed north korea, given the fact that the libyan leader, colonel gaddafi, was later killed by western—backed rebels. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has been accused of swearing and calling a senior minister "a stupid woman" during an angry outburst in parliament. according to the daily telegraph, his remarks were aimed at the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom. a spokeswoman for mr bercow said he treated colleagues with respect. some households in britain get only half the broadband speeds they're promised, according to the consumers' association. it found from its bro

trainees from the air force, army, and navy, as well as veterans and civil servants from the ministry of defencesignificantly to maintain the health service we've come to expect. joining us now is niall dickson, the chief executive of the nhs confederation, and in our london newsroom is former junior doctor adam kay, who now writes about the nhs. thank you both forjoining us. let me start with you. on these numbers, the figures out this morning, saying it would take household taxes to rise by £1500 just to maintain a level of nhs service we have now and to improve that it would be £2000 for every household, which is a lot of money. how is this being worked out? the first thing to say is that this is a wake—up call for all of us about what we will face over the next 15 years or so. watch this report doesn't simply ask us to go back to the level of funding that we had for the first 60 years over that time, roughly 4% additional spending on top of inflation each year going forward. the numbers seem big because we are talking about, by 2033, the assumption is that we will be better off by that time

i should declare an interest, he was my deputy in the coalition at the ministry of defence.two new carrier, we have, are renewing our nuclear deterrent, so there is a lot of money going into defence, as i say, there is a danger in looking at a single area of policy and saying that has been the determinant because that is what mps like to talk about. it clearly defence is a big issue, down there, but as i say, if that was the issue, and we have an increase in our defence budget which a lot of our countries that are defence partners in europe would love to have, i think the message is a positive one. that is what your colleague was saying, he was saying plymouth is a city with a military history and people aren't convinced there that the government is getting it right on defence. he was talking about reducing capability, it is not to do with investing in new weaponry it is that sense of reduction of capability, which senior military officer, let us face it have been talking about over the last three or four year, it is reduced capability which i think successive defence secret

a report on the april 2nd attack has accused the authorities of not doing enough to protect civilians. the afghan defence ministryegal trade in charcoal. it said that every 30 seconds a tree is cut down to make charcoal. fewer trees had led to more drought and flooding and the trade is funding the islamist militant group, al shabab. the astana cycling team have apologised — to a volunteer at the tour de yorkshire, who came close to being run over, by one of their support cars. the car didn't appear to see him on the traffic island — and he jumped clear to avoid being hit. a 17—year—old girl in eastern indian is in critical condition after she was raped and then set on fire. police arrested this man — who's face has been covered — saying he attacked the girl over a spurned marriage proposal. it is the second such incident to be reported in the state otharkhand in recent days. another 16—year—old girl was raped and burned to death in chatra after being abducted. with more on this is our india correspondent yogita limaye. the cases reported occurred on the same day on friday and while they are separate incidents the

the afghan defence ministry has rejected the report, telling the bbc: "we have enough soldiers to fight the militants and other mafia groups," adding "the morale of he came up to talk to me. the afghan government is trained to put up a very brave face, following the recent setbacks both in the regions and also a series of attacks in the capital kabul. now the afghan government says we have enough soldiers to take on the taliban and other insurgent groups. the report spacifically talks about nearly 10%, now they have only around 300,000 soldiers, this includes afghan national lease in the afghan national army and the local police. —— afghan national police. what the government is trying to do, it is trained to send a message to the people that they are still in charge but the taliban and other insurgent groups are sending out a different message to the government, that we can take on the troops in the regions. at the same time we can also carry out high—profile targets. that is why the morale of the forces are very, very low, that's according to many afghan journalists there. but what the report highlights is that there is definitely a shortage of

19th may. equipment over the next 10 years, according to a report from mps. black hole in the ministry of defence'seave for all. his bill is being discussed in the commons today. is so close to his heart. bereaved parents, but it was fate that brought me to this position. stillborn, full term in october 20 14. 14. just happened, the enormity of losing a child. losing a child. than six months, they are not covered by any legislation at all. covered by any legislation at all. insensitivity towards what had happened. happened. into work because they are part of the so much pressure. the so much pressure. because there are some employers that does do not do the right thing. that does do not do the right thing. year when we get this legislation onto the statute book. together for short lives. empathy or sympathy that you would expect. expect. recognise that all bereavements are incredibly painful. incredibly painful. the loss of a child is just especially devastating for them. especially devastating for them. a child is being an absolutely overwhelming grief. overwhelming grief. whole sense of identity