this is what has been blown up, the grand al—nuri mo5que.the grand al—nuri mo5que. this is where the leader of isis proclaimed a new caliphate will stop we are trying to make contact with our correspondence and hopefully we can bring you to him as soon as we get through. a senior homeland security official in the us says hacker5 linked to the russian government tried to interfere with election—related computer systems in as many as 21 us states. this is samuel liles, acting director of the office of intelligence and analysis cyber division. he told the senate intelligence committee vote tallying mechani5m5 were unaffected and that the hacks appeared to be looking at system vulnerabilities like "somebody walking down the street to see if you were home." he did however say a small number of networks were infiltrated. let this go over to washington. the scale of this seems to be increasing all the time. that is the thing. la5t autumn we found out that there we re la5t autumn we found out that there were two states that hacker5 had penetrated, i

the headlines: iraq's military says islamic state has blown up mosul‘s historic grand al—nuri mosque. us general describes it as a crime against all the people of iraq. america's secretary of state insists china has a responsibility to try to force north korea to scrap its nuclear weapons. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: this is the scene live in iowa where president trump is looking to kickstart his agenda after victory for the republicans. and the hug that wasn't. senator marco rubio misses the mark when he tries to embrace ivanka trump. the iraqi military is reporting that so called islamic state have blown up one of the most famous landmarks in the city of mosul. the announcement came from iraqi forces who were very close to the mosque as they pushed ahead with their offensive to retake the is stronghold. an image of the past. the al—nuri mosque in most all which had stood nearly eight centuries with its famous minarets. from above, drone footage shows it's now flattened one of them old city's most famous historical sites, a shadow of its former self. u.s.—led

historic grand al—nuri mosque.ne us general described it as a crime against all the people of iraq. the mosque is where abu bakr al—baghdadi made his only public appearance as the leader of is. america's secretary of state insists china has a responsibility to try to force north korea to scrap its nuclear weapons. rex tillerson said washington wants complete de—nuclearisation of the korean peninsula. and this story is trending on bbc.com. it was the hug that wasn't. senator marco rubio missed the mark when he tried to embrace president trump's daughter ivanka. the missed hug was caught on camera, uploaded to social media and went viral. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. the government has set out a range of measures in the queen's speech that it hopes to bring into law over the next two years, with brexit at the top of the agenda. china's richest man heads to detroit's uluru is small american business —— tallulah small american businesses. and how do you keep track of 1.2 billion people? we look

the iraqi and us military say islamic state militants have blown up the great al—nuri mosque in mosults famous leaning minaret. the mosque is where abu bakr al—baghdadi made his only public appearance as the leader of is, after announcing a new caliphate three years ago. the us military described it as a crime against the people of mosul and of all iraq. it has denied an allegation by the jihadists that an american air strike was to blame. frankie mccamley reports. an image of the past: the grand al—nuri mosque in mosul, which had stood nearly eight centuries with its famous leaning minaret. from above, drone footage shows it's now flattened one of the old city's most famous historical sites, a shadow of its former self. us—led coalition forces claim so—called islamic state is responsible: however, is claims us aircraft destroyed the mosque. but, no matter who is telling the truth, this is a hugely symbolic moment. the mosque is where back in 2014 isis leader abu bakr al—baghdadi made his only public appearance shortly after declaring a caliphate. it comes as this exclusive footage fi

following the destruction of the ancient great mosque of al—nuri, the iraqi prime minister announcedration of defeat‘ by is. from mosul, orla guerin reports. an amateur recording captures a key moment in the collapse of the caliphate — the destruction of the al—nuri mosque. for the barbarians of is, nothing is sacred. now, only rubble in place of one of irag's great treasures, which survived for 800 years. the country's prime minister said, in destroying the mosque, is was admitting defeat here. the bbc‘s arabic service managed to film the mosque just an hour before it was levelled. these are probably among the last images of its landmark leaning minaret, with the black is flag still flying. it was inside, from the pulpit, that the is leader abu bakr al—baghdadi proclaimed himself ruler of all muslims in july 2014. now, he's in hiding. but nearby his men are surrounded. iraqi forces are hunting them down, street by street, house by house. but the troops are facing fierce resistance, the militants going down fighting. as they make their last stand, civilians are fleeing the city, thos

the iraqi and us military say islamic state militants have blown up the great al—nuri mosque in mosulmosque is where abu bakr al—baghdadi made his only public appearance as the leader of is, after proclaiming a new caliphate three years ago. president trump has put forward the idea of covering his proposed border wall with mexico in solar panels. at a campaign—style rally in iowa, he said such a wall would generate energy and pay for itself. now let's focus on the business. divided by brexit: as leaders gather for that summit in brussels, we look at what the other 27 eu members want out of britain's departure. plus: can alibaba say "open sesame" to the us market? china's e—commerce king hopes to work his magic on millions of small american businesses. so this is our chance to focus on the business stories today. so this is our chance to focus on the business stories todaym so this is our chance to focus on the business stories today. it is world business report. also become, the latest on the battle for control of toshibachip business. we were joined the team in singapore for that. ——

the bbc‘s arabic service managed to film the al—nuri mosque just hours before it was levelled.the black is flag flying. it was inside, at the pulpit, that the is leader, abu bakr al—baghdadi, proclaimed himself leader of all muslims, in july 2014. now he's in hiding. and nearby his men are surrounded. iraqi forces are hunting them down, street by street, house by house. but the troops are facing fierce resistance — the militants are going down fighting. as they make their last stand, civilians are fleeing the city — at least those who can find a way. but for many, like this man, it is a struggle to escape the battlefield. "may god oppose the militants," he said. "i spit on them." the destruction of the mosque is not the end of the fight to free the city. but iraqi military sources say they hope they can now advance more swiftly, closing in on the last pocket of resistance. they say is is down to just a few hundred men, and they are hemmed in in the old city. orla guerin, bbc news, western mosul. now, we know that the future of workers moving across the eu will be a key aspect o

iraq's military says islamic state has blown up the grand al—nuri mosque.ree years ago. the american secretary of state says china has a responsibility to force north korea to scrap its nuclear weapons. rex tillerson said washington wants complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsular. this storing is trending on bbc .com — the hug that wasn't when senator marco rubio tried to embrace ivanka trump. it was caught on camera, uploaded and went viral. you are up—to—date. stay with us. now on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk.

the bbc‘s arabic service managed to film the al—nuri mosque just hours before it was levelled.last images of the minaret still intact, with the black is flag flying. it was inside, at the pulpit, that the is leader, abu bakr al—baghdadi, proclaimed himself leader of all muslims, in july 2014. now he's in hiding. and nearby his men are surrounded. iraqi forces are hunting them down, street by street, house by house. but the troops are facing fierce resistance — the militants are going down fighting. as they make their last stand, civilians are fleeing the city — at least those who can find a way. but for many, like this man, it is a struggle to escape the battlefield. "may god oppose the militants," he said. "i spit on them." the destruction of the mosque is not the end of the fight to free the city. but iraqi military sources say they hope they can now advance more swiftly, closing in on the last pocket of resistance. they say is is down to just a few hundred men, and they are hemmed in in the old city. orla guerin, bbc news, western mosul. welcome back here to the european uni

the famous leaning minaret of the grand al—nuri mosque, built more than 800 years ago., people were horrified to see video showing the minaret and mosque being blown up by the militants as they retreat. although they blame an american air strike. and the destruction has been described by the iraqi prime minister as a declaration of defeat by islamic state. with overwhelming numbers of iraqi troops now concentrated in the old city, and with backing from a us—led coalition, it does seem to be only a matter of time before isis is finally driven out of mosul. translation: our forces on the ground are moving forward. they have now penetrated the old city. it is true, the advance is slow, but we are advancing carefully, taking into account the lives of the civilians trapped inside the city. but the upsurge in fighting is leading to many civilian casualties. this is mosul‘s general hospital. it now lies just a few hundred metres away from the front lines. these people, most of them are children. there are children, lots of civilian casualties, that you see here. most of them a

this video was shot of the recapture of the al-nuri mosca location. there is not much to recapture. -- this video was shot of the recapture of the al-nuri mosque location. still to come on our program, one of pope francis's advisors has denied sex abuse charges in australia. he will return to his native land to stand trial. it has been 10 years since the iphone started a communications revolution but some believe apple's bottom line is too dependent on that device. those stories and plenty more coming up next. ♪ ♪ >> welcome back. you're watching the debian is. berlin has rejected a request from president erdogan to address turkish citizens during his visit to germany. the german foreign minister said it would be inappropriate given the current tension between the nato allies. george pell has denied allegations of child sex abuse. pell said he will return from rome to his native land to stand trial. pope francis previously promised zero-tolerance for sex abuse. correspondent: pope francis celebrates mass with his cardinals in rome. the pontiff has sus

the destruction of the al-nuri mosque. for the barbarians of i.s., nothing is sacred. now, only rubble in place of one of iraq's great treasures, which survived for 800 years. the country's prime minister said, in destroying the mosque, i.s. was admitting defeat here. the bbc's arabic service managed to film the mosque just an hour before it was leveled. these are probably among the last images of its landmark leaning minaret with the black i.s. flag still flying. >> [speaking foreign language] reporter: it was inside from the pulpit that the i.s. leader, abu bakr al-baghdadi, named himself ruler of all muslims in july of 2014. now, he is in hiding. nearby, his men are surrounded. iraqi forces are hunting them down street by street, house by house. but the troops are facing fierce resistance. the militants going down fighting. [gunfire] reporter: as a make their last stand, civilians are fleeing the city. those who can find a way. for some, it is a struggle to escape the battlefield. others venting their anger as they go. may god deny help to the militants, this man sa

that was our bbc arabic correspondent in mosul reporting on the destruction of the famous grand al-nuri mosque. answers thousands of years after children disappeared. looking for israel's yemenite children. uber founder travis callen a cap is resigned. he came under pressure from major investors. he will remain on the board of directors. takingek he said he was a leave of absence after making a sexist remark at a meeting. here is our technology correspondent. he is on a mission to change the way that we see city transport. clashed with regulators and taxi drivers wherever it has gone. w, is chief executive, travis fornick, who set the tone the hard-charge and coulter has resigned. less than three years ago i asked him about his company's reputation. everywhere you go, you are making enemies. why do you think that is? >> that is not true. we saying opposition from the taxi companies. reporter: it was the way that its own staff that finally did it for the chief executive. eport that said sexual harassment was tolerated convinced the board change was needed. >> they have been violation of

iraq's military says islamic state has blown up the grand al—nuri mosque.t is where abu bakr al—baghdadi made his only public appearance as the leader of is after proclaiming a caliphate three years ago. the american secretary of state says china has a responsibility to force north korea to scrap its nuclear weapons. rex tillerson said washington wants complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsular. this storing is trending on bbc .com — the hug that wasn't when senator marco rubio tried to embrace ivanka trump. it was caught on camera, uploaded and went viral. you are up—to—date. stay with us. now on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. when it comes to populist messages delivered with menace, no one does it quite like rodrigo duterte, elected president of the philippines a year ago. since he came to power, around 7000 people have been killed. human rights groups are aghast that the majority of filipinos seem to like his iron fist. my guest is one of the president's most fierce critics, senator antonio trillanes.

the bbc‘s team in mosul has sent us these pictures of what's left of the al—nuri mosque and its famousl declaration of defeat" by is fighters. it was where the leader of is made his only public appearance. exactly a month on from the bombing at manchester arena, a teenager whose photo became an iconic image of the night has been speaking for the first time about what happened. 14—year—old eve suffered 1a shrapnel wounds and a picture of her featured on many newspaper front pages in the aftermath of the attack. 22 people were killed and many more injured when a suicide bomber set off a device at an ariana grande concert last month. clare fallon reports. hers was the image that captured the awful reality of what happened, an attack where children were not unintended victims but targets. i remember it happening but then, for the next few days, ijust didn't really understand. eve suffered 1a shrapnel wounds and severe nerve damage. she's got months, if not years, of treatment ahead of her. i think some of my friends and stuff, they don't understand how long it's going to take. i don't thin

amateur recording captures a key moment in the collapse of the caliphate — the destruction of the al nuried. now, only rubble in place of one of irag's great treasures, which survived for 800 years. the country's prime minister said in destroying the mosque, is was admitting defeat here. the bbc‘s arabic service managed to film the mosque just an hour before it was levelled. these are probably among the last images of its landmark leaning minaret, with the black is flag still flying. it was inside, from the pulpit, that the is leader abu bakr al—baghdadi proclaimed himself ruler of all muslims in july 2014. now, he is in hiding. nearby, his men are surrounded. iraqi forces are hunting them down, street by street, house by house. but the troops are facing fierce resistance, the militants going down fighting. as they make their last stand, civilians are fleeing the city, those who can find a way. for some, it's a struggle to escape the battlefield. others venting their anger as they go. "may god deny help to the militants," this man says. "i spit on them." the destruction of the mosque is n

after troops reached what's left of the al nuri mosque. twelfth century treasure. it was here the i. s. leader proclaimed himself ruler of all muslims. i s. blew up the mosque last week. the liberation of most sold may be at hand but it won't free everyone here. at least not from their memories. go hide i felt how mohammed abdel karim was held at this makeshift i. s. prison right behind his own house. just for repairing mobile phones energize you want a job it will play in the machine hadi they brought a prisoner here and tied him to a tee. you my good and i should i love. that i can usually they put water all over his body. my guilty so we got a book then they brought to a conflict cables and shot him until he planted as is yeah so the call they woke him and. did it again i've had in if but you know it's my belief that any of us he told us that man was one of two he witnessed being tortured. to death. mosul is emerging from the shadows after three long years of tyranny. the caliphate now lies in ruins where is was declared. but the i. s. ideology has long since sp

the iraqi military says so—called islamic state militants have blown up the grand al—nuri mosque in mosul's the historic landmark was where is leader abubakr al—baghdadi proclaimed a "caliphate" in 2014. the british government has laid out its plans for brexit in the ceremonial queen's speech. my government's priority is to secure the best possible deal as the country leaves the european union. the new leader of hong kong has told the bbc she'll not be able to guarantee freedom of speech in the territory. we'll play you that interview. we'll be live in new zealand ahead of the british and irish lions first game against the world's number one team. welcome to outside source. first, rugby, and the british and irish lions are making final preparations before their opening test match against the all blacks this weekend. tulsen tollett, bbc sport centre. shaping up as a big game? the three tests, the first one getting underway this weekend in auckland, that is where we can go now, sports correspondent katie joining us, go through some information, katie, peter 0 mahony, of the munster men, cap

the famous leaning minaret of the grand al—nuri mosque, built more than 800 years ago.ate across northern iraq and syria. but, this week, people were horrified to see video showing the minaret and mosque being blown up by the militants as they retreat. although they blame an american air strike. and the destruction has been described by the iraqi prime minister as a declaration of defeat by islamic state. with overwhelming numbers of iraqi troops now concentrated in the old city, and with backing from a us—led coalition, it does seem to be only a matter of time before isis is finally driven out of mosul. translation: our forces on the ground are moving forward. they have now penetrated the old city. it is true, the advance is slow, but we are advancing carefully, taking into account the lives of the civilians trapped inside the city. but the upsurge in fighting is leading to many civilian casualties. this is mosul‘s general hospital. it now lies just a few hundred metres away from the front lines. these people, most of them are children. there are children, lots of civi

nothing wrong with al—nuri mosque two serve. way to the semifinal butjohanna konta hinted at making a fight of it. —— coco vandeweghe. but coco vandeweghe was far more versatile and before long johanna konta's serve was lost again. more grass next week but at least in her hometown of eastbourne. england's men have qualified for the 2018 hockey world cup finals in india after coming from behind to beat canada 4—2 in the quarterfinals,of world league 3 at the lee valley hockey and tennis centre. england were 2—0 down in the first quarter but recovered, and sam ward's late goal sealed the win. england join olympic champions argentina, malaysia and the netherlands in booking their ticket for the world cup after today's quarterfinals. it's been a historic day for irish cricket as the country celebrates their admittance into test cricket. ireland and afghanistan will be able to play official tests against the world's best after the decision by the international cricket council at the oval today. this is arguably the most significant d

up the great al—nuri mosque in mosul. one iraqi general called it a crime against all iraq.nd donald trump has put forward the idea that his proposed water wall with mexico should be covered with solar panels. in aiyawatt, he said such a war would generate energy and pay for itself. time to take a look at the stories and how the news media is by —— by digesting the news of the world. one of the big news stories here in the uk is yesterday's queen's speech. while pointing out the resemblance of the queen's hat to the eu flag, the daily telegraph looks at theresa may facing what it calls a "constitutional crisis". it reports the prime minister's brexit plans could be derailed by opposition parties. mrs may will meet other eu leaders at a summit in brussels later. france's new president emmanuel macron will be there too. he's given his first interview since being elected — le figaro one of eight media outlets he spoke to. he says france will have a "pragmatic" relationship with britain when it leaves the bloc. saudi arabia's arab news dedicates its whole front page to the chang

and in iraq, the un cultural organisation, unesco, has condemned the destruction of the great al—nurique in mosul, which was blown up by islamic state militants. the building, with its famous, leaning minaret, was more than 800 years old. oil falls prey to the bears. crude is down some 20% this year, despite opec's attempt to prop it up. and it could have further to go. plus... on edge over brexit: germany's industrial giants fear for the future of their multi—billion dollar uk market. we report from the port city of bremen. welcome to world business report. i am rachel horne. we also have the story on the excessive borrowing by china's biggest companies. we start with the price of oil, because, once again, despite the best efforts of the oil producing nations to prop it up, it is on the slide. let's show you what's been happening. this week the talk‘s all been about this guy — he's back. traders refer to a "bear market" when the price of an asset falls 20% from its recent peak. it often signals a loss of confidence and further falls to come. since the start of the year, crude has don

. >>> in iraq, the landmark of 845-year-old al-nuri mosque have been destroyed.nts fight to hold on their territory. >> lucy kafanov is jioining us more for that. >> frances good morning. this is where leader al- al-baghdadi, iraq has been a fear battle with mosul and fighting the militants street by street and house by house. recently, more than eight months into the battle to free the city, iraqis forces have finally edged of 50 leaders of iraq. officials say that's completely false. iraq's prime minister says isis destroyed the mosque with explosives. his military commander says the militant blew the mosque after troops closed in. it is an ongoing fight though. it is not quite clear that isis is pushed out of the city but it is a development for those iraqis forces. >>> thank you. much more ahead including good news for george clooney and a heartfelt good-bye to otto warmbier, you are watching "early today." more "earning something you love" per roll bounty is more absorbent, so the roll can last 50% longer... ...than the leading ordinary brand. so you get mor

forces it recaptured the al nuri mosque, they have recovered the caliphate.ndmark more than 800 years hold is rubble blown up by isis in iraq. and nick paton walsh is joining me. the fight in that region far from over? >> reporter: frankly, the victory and celebrating seems to some degree, as of 3:00 this afternoon when we were still there, forces leading the charge against al nuri mosque, they were far have having recaptured it. really, the announcement we've heard today is political, i pose you can pass the statement from the iraqi command saying really given the fact that no one can get into the movlg morph because it's been laden with booby traps. this marks effectively, the symbolic fall of mosul from isis' grip and therefore defeated isis more broadly. the problem is, frankly, this is a much more complex tank than simply declaring victory and moving on to the next thing. there are still thousands of civilians in the part of the old city still held by isis and extraordinary deep rift in society between the she that that run the government and the sunni t

the al-nuri mosque hold significance for the is jihadists.heir leader declared himself highly -- claiph there. since then, is's flag has flown from the top. the fight to free mosul from is has been going on for eight months. coalition forces have back to the last of the fighters into a narrow part of the old city in the streets around the ruins mosque -- ruined mosque. brent: i'm joined by an iraqi journalist. what have you heard, who blew that up? correspondent: i think that is criminals have blown up this mosque because it makes sense for them. they do not want to give the iraqi army the chance to send pictures of the liberated mosque. this is the center of their power. they did it before in different areas in mosul with other mosques. it is the way that they would think, the way they behave and to be honest many generals and the iraqi army have told me they expected that to happen. that is why they were very careful coming to the mosque because there are many casualties that could die. brent: it could be booby-trapped. this is what the min

defense ministry said the so-called islamic state has blown up the famed on the re-mosque in mosul -- al nurique in mosul. others say it was a u.s. strike. this is the same where the leader discolored -- declared the islamic caliphate. iraqi forces are in the midst of a better offensive to capture mosul from the terror group. in britain, prime minister theresa may is still in talks to reach a deal with the minority government. that is why today's speech by the queen opening the new parliament was somewhat subdued. usually it involves lavish pomp and ceremony. but she was not in her usual ceremonial robes. she did have a crown, a product of the chaos that has reigned over british politics. reporter: she arrived in a rolls-royce instead of a golden carriage. ♪ reporter: it was the queen's speech slimmed down from spectacle and substance. one thing was dominant throughout, britain's exit from the european union. >> my government's priority is to secure the best possible deal as the country leaves the european union. this will be complemented by legislation to ensure the united kingdom makes a su

-backed coalition captured the ruins of the grand al-nuri mosque in mosul from isis. the mosque was the site where isis leader abu bakr al-baghdadi declared the caliphate in 2014. its capture came as iranian media reported baghdadi is definitely dead. that follows russian reports last month that baghdadi died in a russian airstrike in syria. meanwhile, heavy fighting continues in parts of mosul, where tens of thousands remain trapped in the old city with little access to food, water, and medicine. the journalistic monitoring group airwars reports at least 80 civilians were killed thursday after shelling and airstrikes hit their houses around the grandl-nuri mosque. that follows reports that a family of five was killed and a four-year-old boy was severely injured in an airstrike by the u.s.-led coalition on tuesday. in france, a 43-year-old armenian man was arrested thursday after attempting to ram his suv into a crowd outside a mosque. witnesses say the driver was thwarted in his attempts to kill muslims only because his vehicle struck barriers put in place to protect

the great mosque of al nuri in mosul.ly, they're talking about the possibility of war crimes from what happened here. right now, you're looking at exclusive drone footage obtained by cnn of the old city of mosul before and after the destruction of the historic mosque. the terror group blames washington and terrain. >> iraq's foreign minister said when isis blew up the 800-year-old landmark, there it goes, it was making it's official announcement of their defeat. >> let's bring in nick paton walsh live in erbil iraq. >> reporter: you see from most levels here there is the cultural damage done to iraq's heritage condemned by innecessaryco. and a war crime in the past few weeks. the sheer disregard for human life shown by isis as this harrowing phase of the conflict reaches a very bloody and unfortunate climax. it shows extensive destruction, now filmed from quite distance there. and there is the dust there. and we're also seeing images from isis, part of that propaganda which we won't show you but do show you from a ground

he declared isis' devise yefr after retaking the al nuri mosque in iraq. major step for the entire coalition fighting isis. it was in this 850-year-old mosque that isis was declared a caliphate almost a year ago today. that was when the group was at the height of its power in iraq. this iconic mosque it is has been almost complete lly levele and an iraqi force blew it up probably to avoid giving them the type of victory that they claim today. all of this comes just as neighboring forces have surrounded raqqa. there's still a lot more to be done. hundreds of isis fighters are still hold up in mosul's old city and many more are thought to have retreated to their desert readouts. the group's ideology remains a for midible threat not on to the east but to the middle west. >> iran says that baghdadi is debt. russia says he may have been killed in an air strike earlier this month. coming up next on "morning joe," will will be any tangible ramifications? she tweeted "this is not okay. as a female representative, i am often criticized about my looks. weep should b

iraqi prime minister has declared victory over islamic state saying the army house recapture the al nuri mosque in mosul which is where isis declared a caliphate three years ago but months of heavy fighting between the terrorists and the u.s. led coalition have devastated not only the city itself but also the lives of hundreds of thousands of locals. within minutes of mosul as liberation headlines right across the world were dominated by the recapturing all of the city iraq's prime minister is declaring it and. in mosul and at the caliphate iraq supposed claim as it takes mosul famous mosque iraqi forces say they've taken iconic a mosque in the heart of mosul that was destroyed by isis iraqi forces battle the last isis fighters in those. in what is undoubtedly a victory in ridding iraq of the scourge of ices it is worth remembering the effect on the people of mosul iraq as the of spent over a month there during the battle this is what he thought when he heard the news. liberation that's one way of putting it obliteration is another the goal was noble enough free thousands from isis isis

iraqi prime minister has declared victory over islamic state saying the army has recaptured the el nuri mosque in mosul which is where i still declared a caliphate three years ago but months of heavy fighting between the terrorists and the u.s. led coalition of devastated not only the city itself but also the lives of hundreds of thousands of locals. within minutes of mosul's liberation headlines around the world were dominated by the recapturing of that city. iraq's prime minister is declaring an end to isis in mosul the end of the caliphate iraq's bold claim as it takes mosul famous mosque iraqi forces say they've taken an iconic mosque in the heart of mosul that was destroyed by isis iraqi forces battle the last isis fighters in. it was undoubtedly a victory in ridding iraq of the scourge of ice was also important to remember the effect on the people of mosul road goes to have spent over a month during the battle liberation that's one way of putting it obliteration is the not the goal was noble enough three thousands from isis isis the so-called caliphate is crumbling leaders have ab

declaring an end to isis in mosul after his forces recaptured a hugely symbolic site the ruins of the al nuri mosque. to them interim media is covering this annoyance from iraq as the of joins me now in the studio to discuss the story right welcome you've been to most we've talked about it many times you've seen the operation with your own hands how significant is this victory as you see it while the victory it isn't over yet they haven't taken the entire city isis is still in a number of neighborhoods in the old city of mosul where the streets are tied me in the fighting will go in is very tough the newry mosque that they've taken is symbolic because that is where the slamming state was first proclaimed nevertheless you know if you think back at what price this victory has come it is it is tremendous in terms of material in terms of how much of the city this is a city almost the size of room that has been basically century you know the end of the day purged of its population and reduced the north much more than. rubble and it is very difficult to get a true sense of the devastation in mosul

up the great al—nuri mosque in mosul. one general called it a crime against all iraq.he mosque is where abu bakr al—baghdadi made his only public appearance as the leader of is, after proclaiming a new caliphate three years ago. britain's minority government has set out a range of measures in the queen's speech that it hopes to bring into law over the next two years, with brexit at the top of the agenda. the prime minister said she could tackle the challenges the country faces, while the opposition said her government was in chaos. king salman of saudi arabia has changed the kingdom's line of succession, replacing his nephew with his son as heir to the throne. mohammed bin salman has been making major changes to the country's economic and energy policies. he's also overseen saudi arabia's ongoing war in yemen. now on bbc news, click. ok, let's play. this week we are punching above our weight. driving around the bend and dropping gunk in a bucket. right. let's see. dragons? right. let's see. dragons? check. singing pirates? check. orcs... yes. all of which can only mean

the famous leaning minaret of the grand al—nuri mosque, built more than 800 years ago.ming the caliphate across northern iraq and syria. but, this week, people were horrified to see video showing the minaret and mosque being blown up by the militants as they retreat. although they blame an american air strike. and the destruction has been described by the iraqi prime minister as a declaration of defeat by islamic state. with overwhelming numbers of iraqi troops now concentrated in the old city, and with backing from a us—led coalition, it does seem to be only a matter of time before isis is finally driven out of mosul. translation: our forces on the ground are moving forward. they have now penetrated the old city. it is true, the advance is slow, but we are advancing carefully, taking into account the lives of the civilians trapped inside the city. but the upsurge in fighting is leading to many civilian casualties. this is mosul‘s general hospital. it now lies just a few hundred metres away from the front lines. these people, most of them are children. there are childre

the al—nuri mosque was blown up by the militants last week as iraqi forces closed in.sident xi's visit to hong kong. 0ur correspondent there is juliana liu. shejoins me now. the youth movement in hong kong has been the driving force behind many of the protests. and mr xi has to address this issue. good morning. according to the south china morning post newspaper, he has praised the administration of the current chief executive for its adverts —— efforts to curb independence, but according to the official chinese newsagents either comments were more about praising the administration for safeguarding local sovereignty, or chinese sovereignty and security. so that has been inferred to mean the independence movement in hong kong. i think independence movement in hong kong. ithinki independence movement in hong kong. i think i should say that that movement has never been a mainstream movement has never been a mainstream movement in the city, and in fact, according to a series of opinion polls, young people especially seem to have less support for the independence movement t

the iraqi flag raised over what is left of the historic al—nuri mosque where the leader of the so—calledurity forces are close to pushing out the militants but the fighting is not over yet. the battle for old mosul continues. just 500m away from us in this direction, the areas that the militants occupy is getting smaller and as this happens, rescuing trapped civilians becomes extremely challenging. this is one group that managed to find safety. these children were held as human shields by is. most of them were living in an orphanage but the militants moved them closer to where the fighting was taking place. they are tired and hungry. transported here as is occupied their villages. the iraqi forces are now moving them out of the old city. the children are now being looked after by aid workers in a camp outside mosul. they will be safe but like so many here, the future remains uncertain. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather in the canadian capital 0ttawa tomorrow to celebrate the country's 150th anniversary. it's a nation that thrives on diversity and which welcomes tens