hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. a month ago, the director of the fbi was fired by donald trump. today, he gave his side of the story. james comey gave an extraordinary account of his dealings with the president in the weeks ahead of his sacking. and he pulled no punches. it is my judgment it is myjudgment that i was fired because of the russian investigation, i was fired in some way to change, or the endeavour was to change the way the russian investigation was being conducted. and james comey used a word some shy away from when talking about mr trump. the administration then chose to defame me and, more importantly, the fbi. those were lies plain and simple, and i am so sorry that the fbi workforce had to hear them, and i'm so sorry that the american people were told them. the white house has been quick to respond. the president feels completely vindicated and is eager to move forward with his agenda, with the business of this country, and with this public cloud removed. and, of course, we can't forget that voting

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. we start at the finsbury park mosque in north london where a man drove into worshippers late sunday night. the van hit a crowd who had gathered to help an elderly man who had collapsed and later died. it's not clear if his death was the result of the attack. ten others were also hurt. a man has been arrested for terror offences. the bbc understands he is 47—year—old darren osborne. this is what the prime minister said. it is a reminder that terrorism, extremism and hatred take many forms. our determination to tackle them must be the same whoever is responsible. in brussels the first brexit negotiations between britain and the eu have begun. we have heard from both men leading each side. i have been encouraged the constructive approach both sides have taken. we need to agree on the key principles on the main challenges on the uk withdrawal as sooi'i as challenges on the uk withdrawal as soon as possible. christian fraser will be live from brussels. if you have a question about these br

you are talking to ros atkins. this will be the first time in over40 atkins.ervative, because i think theresa may is the one that is going to do it for us. lorraine, good afternoon. nice to hear from you, lorraine. what they have done to our fishermen is disgraceful. we have no quota for certain fish, and we are looking at famished vessels fishing for our fish. i have been a tory supporter all my life, and i have now turned completely against them. i don't trust them at all. i think we we re i don't trust them at all. i think we were all misled. both sides. and we were all misled. both sides. and we all remember the bus with the millions of pounds that were going to go into the nhs. where are those millions of pounds? they are not there. i will vote for theresa may and the conservatives because whenever this country has had its back against the wall, whether it was the last war, it has been a conservative. last time it was winston churchill. thank you to all of our listeners. we are scratched the surface. shall we do it again? we will do it again. —— we only s

lets cross to ros atkins who is close to borough market. with the victims. cross to ros atkins who is close to borough market. the investigation is moving quickly. what do we know? we have been given a limited amount of information by the police. one man has been named as khuram butt. adds moroccan heritage. he went by a different name. both men were living in barking. yesterday we saw a rest there and today they have been more raids. that part of london is very much the focus. and the prime minister has said today that we are dealing with the new reality. some big questions for the next government about multiculturalism. on one side we have had arguments about what happened in the past. theresa may before she became prime minister was home secretary for a number of years. she oversaw significant cuts to the number of police. on one hand there was an argument about whether those cuts we re argument about whether those cuts were inappropriate. the prime minister said absolutely not, it's about the kind of policing that is done, notjust the numbers. while that

hello, i am ros atkins, this is outside source. next week, the world's most powerful leaders come together at the 620. angela merkel has added some spice to the build—up with these comments. since the united states‘ decision to leave the paris climate deal we are more determined than ever to make it a success. the paris climate deal is irreversible and cannot be renegotiated. she has also said people who see solutions in isolationism and protectionism are terribly wrong. i think donald trump will have a good idea who she is referring to. the third highest member of the catholic church is leaving the vatican and going back to australia to face sex abuse charges. we will report from rome. donald trump's travel ban starts later, but with some changes. we will explain what they are. meanwhile, donald trump has made personal and derogatory comments about two tv anchors in the us. condemnation has duly followed. we will look at that. and we will report on why some african countries intend to ban second—hand clothes from the west. some bl

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. some breaking news from belgium, the central railway station in in brussels has been evacuated after a small explosion. we start with another incident in the sky over syria. the us coalition have shot down an iranian made drone. this comes just a day after russia said they would view coalition jets as targets. the head of the un is calling for calm. we hope that there will be a de—escalation of the situation, because these kinds of incidents can be very dangerous in a conflict situation. the us has responded furiously to the death of otto warmbier — the american student held captive in north korea and returned home in a coma last week. the president has called it a disgrace. if he had been brought sooner, i think the result would have been a lot different. he should have been brought home that same day. and in phoenix, arizona, more than a0 flights have been grounded, because it's too hot for the planes to fly. let's start in brussels and look at some of the news copy coming into the

i'm ros atkins, welcome back to outside source. a huge cyber attack is happening in various sites in the world. it started in ukraine but has moved beyond its borders. the us says it believes the syrian president may be planning and other chemical attack and has issued a strong warning. fifa has released a confidential report into alleged corruption into the process to choose the host of the 2018 and 2022 world cups. donald trump's reputation overseas may not be what he had hoped for. now, let me start this half of outside source by showing you this. it isa outside source by showing you this. it is a statement released by the white house on syria. in this statement, you will find the white house saying that bashar al—assad is, if he conducts another chemical weapons attack he and his military will pay a heavy price. the use of the word another is significant, thatis the word another is significant, that is a reference to a chemical attack which took place in april in syria. over 80 people lost their lives in an attack in a town cal

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. a huge cyber attack which started in ukraine — and it's spreading. computer systems in britain, india, norway, the netherlands and russia also being affected — more in a moment. google‘s been hit by a record fine in europe. this is why. google has abused its market dominance by promoting its own shopping comparison service in its search results and demoting its competitors. important development the republicans‘ attempt to overrule obamacare. republicans‘ attempt to overrule obamaca re. they have republicans‘ attempt to overrule obamacare. they have delayed a vote. we will tell you why. syrian president assad tours a russian war plane. he‘ll need his allies. the white house in cranking up the rhetoric. we‘ll be live in washington. plus we‘ll hear how global food supplies are reliant on a small number of canals and ports, and how that risks major disruption if they‘re ever blocked off. and how that risks major disruption there‘s been another global cyberattack. the first indication cam

hello, i'm ros atkins. this is outside source. the london tower block fire is now 17, but it's certain to rise. police have said they hope the number of victims will not reach 100 and have warned some victims may never be identified. theresa may visited the scene today and made this announcement. what we need to do is to ensure is that this terrible tragedy is properly investigated. that's why i'm ordering a full public inquiry. residents who lost their homes and are searching for loved ones now want answers. at the moment we're grieving but there is a bubbling anger underneath and we do want to see someone held accountable for this. president trump has hit back at reports he's under investigation for obstruction ofjustice, while not denying it may be happening.

hello, i am ros atkins, this is outside source.ether at the g20. angela merkel has added some spice to the build—up with these comments. since the united states‘ decision to leave the paris climate deal we are more determined than ever to make it a success. the paris climate deal is irreversible and cannot be renegotiated. she has also said people who see solutions in isolationism and protectionism are terribly wrong. i think donald trump will have a good idea who she is referring to. the third highest member of the catholic church is leaving the vatican and going back to australia to face sex abuse charges. we will report from rome. donald trump's travel ban starts later, but with some changes. we will explain what they are. meanwhile, donald trump has made personal and derogatory comments about two tv anchors in the us.

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hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. a month ago the director of the fbi was fired by donald trump. today he gave his side of the story. it is my judgment it is myjudgment that i was fired because of the russian investigation, i was fired in some way to change the way the russian investigation was being conducted. james comey gave an extraordinary account of his dealings with the president in the weeks ahead of his sacking. we'll be live in washington to answer your questions on what this means, send them in on #bbcos. meanwhile, republican reaction to mr comey‘s testimony has been mixed. paul ryan said the president was still learning. we'll hear from a supporter of donald trump. we have a report from michigan, where we've been trying to talk to a radical preacher who's thought to have inspired one of the london bridge attackers. there's half an hour to go until voting closes in the uk's general election, and until we get the first indication of who will be leading the country in the brexit negotiations. and form the ne

hello, i'm ros atkins. this is outside source, live from the eu summit in brussels, where we have had - news. may where we have had - news. m :.....77 where we have had - news. “w < where we have had - news. itfii‘it eu will be allowed to remain citizens will be allowed to remain after brexit is complete. it is the prime minister's first appearance in brussels since she lost a majority in parliament after the recent election. european union leaders are approaching the bloc‘s future with renewed optimism, even to the point of leading the door open on brexit. who knows? you may say i am a dreamer, but i am not the only one! hello, bbc, how are you?” dreamer, but i am not the only one! hello, bbc, how are you? i am fine. all the bloc‘s biggest leaders are here — migration and jobs are all high on the agenda. as is security. after a number of recent terror attacks in europe — including one here in brussels just two days ago — pressure will be on leaders to combat the threat. if you have any questions, whether on

hello, i'm ros atkins. this is outside source. the death toll in the london tower block fire is now 17, but it's certain to rise. police have said they hope the number of victims will not reach 100 and have warned some victims may never be identified. theresa may visited the scene today and made this announcement. what we need to do is to ensure is that this terrible tragedy is properly investigated. that's why i'm ordering a full public inquiry. residents who lost their homes and are searching for loved ones now want answers. at the moment we're grieving but there is a bubbling anger underneath and we do want to see someone held accountable for this. president trump has hit back at reports he's under investigation for obstruction ofjustice, while not denying it may be happening. he's called the trump russia investigation the biggest witch hunt in history. speaking of russia, vladimir putin has been doing some presidential standard trolling. he's suggested russia could offer asylum to former fbi directorjames comey, who donald tru

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. bible goes straight to belgium. police in brussels have shot a suspected attacker after the small explosion in the central station. authorities say the situation is under control. all eyes are on the us state of georgia as voter heads to the polls in a special election. it's already the most expensive congressional race in us history. it is seen as a referendum on the presidency of donald trump. manchester united manager jose mourinho has been accused of tax fraud in spain. i'll speak to bbc sport. and we'll be looking at the issue of child bride's in sri lanka — in case you are justjoining in case you arejustjoining us, a feud minutes ago, we started getting information about the security and from —— incident in brussels. and explosion was heard at the train station prompting an evacuation of the main square. . more information started coming in. the brussels news for the bbc told us the brussels news for the bbc told us that the train station had been evacuated. the story started to develop. we were told by reuter

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. 28 years after the hillsborough disaster — six peoplere to be charged. 96 people died at the football match. among those to be charged are the policeman who was match commander on the day. families of the victims say they feel vindicated. i'm absolutely delighted. we've got today everything we could have asked for. president trump is facing more delays in his plan to replace obamacare — and he's laying the blame with the democrats. police say they now believe at least 80 people died in the grenfell tower fire in london two weeks ago — and that some of the victims may never be identified. and in sport, michelle payne, one of horse racing's best female best female jockeys, has been stood down from riding after testing positive for a banned substance. yesterday, the republicans pushed back their vote on health care reform. donald trump's not happy. "with zero democrats to help, and a failed, expensive and dangerous obamacare as the democrats‘ legacy, the republican senators are working hard!" they are working hard — but they aren't agreeing

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source live from the eu summit in brussels. british prime minister theresa may says eu citizens who have been in the uk for five years will be able to stay on after brexit. its herfirst appearance in brussels since she failed to secure a majority in the uk election two weeks ago. how are you? all the important leaders from the eu are in town. they are notjust leaders from the eu are in town. they are not just talking about brexit, but migration and jobs are on the agenda. we'll have an exclusive report from mosul after islamic state militants destroyed its historic mosque. iraq's prime minister says it's a declaration of defeat by the militants. there's a lot to get through. if there are any details, we will give them to you as best we can. lee has just set me a message saying, will the british living abroad be subject to the same rights? we cannot say that at the moment. theresa may the rose released a proposal to the european union. there has been no deal between the uk and eu. for the british government has said is they wa n

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. 28 years after the hillsborough di5aster — six peopleotball match. among those to be charged are the policeman who was match commander on the day. families of the victims say they feel vindicated. i'm absolutely delighted. we've got today everything we could have asked for. president trump is facing more delays in his plan to replace obamacare — and he's laying the blame with the democrats. police say they now believe at least 80 people died in the grenfell tower fire in london two weeks ago — and that some of the victims may never be identified. and in sport, michelle payne, one of horse racing's best female

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. angela merkel has launched a thinly—veiled attack on donald trump. the chancellor stressed the importance of tackling climate change and criticised protectionism. this is all part of the build—up to the 620 meeting next week. since the united states‘ decision to leave the paris climate deal, we are more determined than ever to make it a success — the paris climate deal is irreversible and cannot be renegotiated. the third most senior man in the catholic church will leave the vatican and return to australia to face child sex charges. xi jinping's made his first visit to hong kong as china's leader. he confirmed china's commitment to hong kong having a different governance system to the chinese mainland. and we have a report about how a common pesticide is threatening the future of both the honeybee, and the wild bee. xijinping has made his first visit to hong kong since he became leader in 2012. this is to tie in with the 20th anniversary of the uk handing hong kong to china. here are

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. we start at the finsbury park mosque in north london where a man drove into worshippers late sunday night. the van hit a crowd who had gathered to help an elderly man who had collapsed and later died. it's not clear if his death was the result of the attack. ten others were also hurt. a man has been arrested for terror offences. the bbc understands he is 47—year—old darren osborne. in nigeria: half of all the aid for people fleeing the country's islamist insurgency has not reached those who need it. we'll find out why. the number of people believed to have died in a tower block fire in london last week has now risen to 79. five have been named so far. and in os sport — we'll be talking about brooks koepka. he's notjust won the us open, he's equalled the best ever score for the competition. extraordinary statement from the nigerian government today. half of the food aid meant for people who've been forced to leave home because of islamists in the north east has not reached them. here's

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. across the hour, as the wind and rain make themselves felt, i will bring you all the very latest on the investigation into the london bridge terror attack. the authorities today have named two of the three attackers, one of them khuram butt from its london was previously known to the authorities. they little earlier before the rain came in, and just a few 100 metres from where i'm standing, the mayor of london led a vigilfor standing, the mayor of london led a vigil for those that lost their lives and the dozens who were injured. and the mayor spoke. to the sick and evil extremists who commit these hideous crimes. we will defeat you. you will not win. inevitably, the attack is influencing the uk election campaign. it is election day on thursday. we have heard from both the prime minister to theresa may and the opposition leader, jeremy corbyn. i will bring you up—to—date on that, and i will be live in washington, dc after donald trump launched a second extraordinary attack on the mayo

my colleague, ros atkins is in brussels and has been talking to the maltese prime minister, joseph muscats positive, i think generally speaking it was welcome news. 0bviously generally speaking it was welcome news. obviously it wasn't a negotiating session, it wasn't something where she said something and we replied and we started negotiation. negotiation is handled by the commission. the fact there is the opening not to have people bargaining chips and all this is good, but obviously there are many questions and i myself have a lot of questions and i myself have a lot of questions about what was said. you've just come from a press co nfe re nce you've just come from a press conference with donald tusk, president of the european council, and mist tusk said those proposals at first glance risk worsening the situation? it's true in the sense that whatever is offered is below par to what europeans enjoy today in the uk and what british citizens enjoy in the european union. so we are not negotiating to increase the sort of rights we both enjoy. were negotiating for the uk to exit the european

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source.y. james comey gave an extraordinary account of his dealings with the president in the weeks ahead of his sacking. and he pulled no punches. it is my judgment it is myjudgment that i was fired because of the russian investigation, i was fired in some way to change, or the endeavour was to change the way the russian investigation was being conducted. and james comey used a word some shy away from when talking about mr trump. the administration then chose to defame me and, more importantly, the fbi. those were lies plain and simple, and i am so sorry that the fbi workforce had to hear them, and i'm so sorry that the american people were told them. the white house has been quick to respond.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source.s ruled that a 90—day ban on people travelling from six muslim majority countries can apply in some circumstances. iraqi forces are closing in on so called islamic state in the heart of mosul — one commander has said the battle could be over in days. the bbc has been on the front line. the fight here is that extremely close quarters. this is the most forward position the iraqi troops have. they tell us the nearest is emplacement isjust have. they tell us the nearest is emplacement is just 50 metres away. two and a half weeks after the uk general election, theresa may finally has a deal that will allow her to get laws through parliament. her conservative party will be supported by northern ireland's

ros atkins is there for us.of the election in cornwall and how the polls are tightening? hi to all of you watching, brexit as you mentioned is a huge political issue here. one of the key consequences of a positive vote for brexit was that lots of people that supported the ukip party are considering switching allegiances to the conservatives, the national polls have suggested this could be happening as well. that is one lived for the conservatives. the counter is that at the last election, the conservatives in cornwall got a clea n conservatives in cornwall got a clean sweep. all six constituencies went blue. the lib dems say, vote for us, we will give you a second referendum once the brexit deal is negotiated. for those people in cornwall but don't want brexit do happen, that is proving attractive. the key dynamic here is, how can the tories shore up their position, and how much progress can the lib dems may? i am sure you were watching the debate last night, theresa may wasn't there. have you heard any voters i

we'll lets get more on today's developments from ros atkins, who's in brussel for us...ard they would do these compare and contrast ideas of citizenship, do we know what the differences are? it is quite hard to get much detail on this. all of this is being done behind closed doors and you are mentioning the fact that theresa may will be doing her briefing towards the end of a dinner that the 28 leaders will be having. normally when you have a dinner party as the meal goes on and a few glasses of wine are drunk everyone loosens up and chat small. that will not happen here. theresa may will be laying out here. theresa may will be laying out her ideas for eu systems in the uk and uk citizens in the eu. everyone will listen, say thank you, and then she will have to pick up her stuff and leave the room because it is only once she has gone that the remaining 27 can discuss what they think of that and how they think about the brexit negotiations have gonein about the brexit negotiations have gone in theirfirst about the brexit negotiations have gone in their first week. and as

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source.lection, we're broadcasting live from cornwall. we must turn to washington first, president trump has confirmed that the us will be withdrawing from the paris agreement, on combatting climate change. as of today, the united states will cease all implement they of the non—binding paris accord, and the draconian financial and economic burden, the agreement imposes on our country. brexit remains the central issue for theresa may. i am confident that we can fulfill the promise of brexit together and build a britain that is stronger, fairer and even more prosperous than it is today. jeremy corbyn is a few hundred miles east of here in essex, where he has warned that theresa may's approach to brexit risks "a jobs meltdown." theresa may says no deal is better than a bad deal. let's be clear — no deal is in fact a bad deal. it is the worst of all deals. (applause) across this half hour if you have questions about the general election and brexit and how the two things fit together we will speak

let's cross to ros atkins in our central london studio for a closer look at what we know about the cause let's find out what we know about the tower. it is in north kensington in the west of london. you can see that next door to the tower are a number of football pitches, and number of football pitches, and number of football pitches, and number of other residential properties as well. the first time emergency services knew about this fire was via a telephone call at just before 1am but the situation was escalating and the entire building became engulfed in flames very quickly. it has raised concerns about the structure of this tower. this is an architectural design of the building. we have marked the fourth floor in green because that is where it is believed the fire originated. we note 20 stories are residential. each floor typically has six flats. making 120 in the building in total. we know these council flats are managed building in total. we know these councilflats are managed by building in total. we know these council flats are managed by the kensington and chelsea tenant managem

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source.rly man who had collapsed and later died. it's not clear if his death was the result of the attack. ten others were also hurt. a man has been arrested for terror offences. the bbc understands he is a7—year—old darren osborne. this is what the prime minister said. it is a reminder that terrorism, extremism and hatred take many forms. our determination to tackle them must be the same whoever is responsible. in brussels the first brexit negotiations between britain and the eu have begun.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source.dent in the sky over syria. the us coalition have shot down an iranian made drone. this comes just a day after russia said they would view coalition jets as targets. the head of the un is calling for calm. we hope that there will be a de—escalation of the situation, because these kinds of incidents can be very dangerous in a conflict situation. the us has responded furiously to the death of otto warmbier — the american student held captive in north korea and returned home in a coma last week. the president has called it a disgrace.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. have named two of the three attackers, one of them khuram butt from its london was previously known to the authorities. they little earlier before the rain came in, and just a few 100 metres from where i'm standing, the mayor of london led a vigilfor standing, the mayor of london led a vigil for those that lost their lives and the dozens who were injured. and the mayor spoke. to the sick and evil extremists who commit these hideous crimes. we will defeat you. you will not win.

my colleague ros atkins has been at downing street all day. ros, what's been happening?, clive. a day of drama and as we saw in the report earlier that the prime minister stepped out onto a spot just behind be here and she said she was creating this new government in order to provide the country with certainty. let's talk with ben wright about that particular word. he isjoining me here in downing street. you can think of any other word apart from certainty to describe it. this is to be looked up from the board and seen as very dull, british politics. that is completely broken down in the last few years. this is further evidence of that. another hung parliament in seven years, eight referendum that has torn the country and pass. this feels pretty hollow from theresa may. her statement here was fascinating, there was no acknowledgement of her effectively losing this election with the majority that she was going into it with has disappeared. now she will have two form almost a day by day alliance with the northern ireland party the dup just to get government business done.

let's speak to ros atkins who is in brussels. they don't sound very impressed yet.ing it! i think there was a hope certainly among theresa may's team that the proposal she was offering, this serious and fear proposal as she put it would improve the mood music around this issue but frankly that did not seem to happen. i think that did not seem to happen. i think that was for a couple of reasons, one, the eu wants to keep these scheduled summits which happen four times a year, keep these for eu matters, matters for the future. they want to say brexit negotiations are over there, michel barnier and david davies will deal with those, we do not want brexit interfering with the dynamic at the summit. inevitably a lot of the questions we re inevitably a lot of the questions were around that proposal. that is one reason they have been a bit cool one reason they have been a bit cool, the second is simply they don't like what they are hearing. i spoke to the maltese prime minister and he said look, as this proposal looks this would be a worse deal for eu citizens than what th

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source. by a record fine in europe. this is why. google has abused its market dominance by promoting its own shopping comparison service in its search results and demoting its competitors. important development the republicans' important development the republica ns' attempt to important development the republicans' attempt to overrule 0bamacare. republicans' attempt to overrule 0bamaca re. they have republicans' attempt to overrule 0bamacare. they have delayed a vote. we will tell you why.

we will join ros atkins live on the news channel for the vigil of saturday night's london bridge attackjune, we're going to see plenty of it and plenty of signs of that arriving as we speak. be careful on the roads in the rush hour because in the south—west we have seen some heavy and persistent rain which will continue to push steadily north and east through this evening. some rain quite heavy, accompanied by gale force gusts of wind is pushing steadily north and east. it will slowly clear from northern ireland to the western fringes. gales light—year across much of england and wales. slowly easing away to sunny spells and scattered showers further south. top temperatures looking disappointing. their window a fine weather across wednesday and a little warmer, highs of 20 degrees. this is bbc news. the bbc can confirm that the izza 27—year—old barking. the vigil is about to take place to remember the victims of the terror attack. the first of the victims is named as christine archibald from canada. she was visiting london for the first time with her fiance.

let's cross to ros atkins in our central london studio for a closer look at what we know about the cause happening to the towerjust half an hour after the towerjust half an hour after the first calls went into the emergency servicesjust the first calls went into the emergency services just before one o'clock in the morning but almost the entire building became engulfed very quickly which raises questions about the construction of the tower. this is an architectural design of the building, we have marked the fourth floor in green because that is where we believe the fire originated but there are 24 stories in total, 20 of which are residential. as you can see in this diagram which is one floor it is divided into six flats and that makes up 120 divided into six flats and that makes up120 in divided into six flats and that makes up 120 in the building in total. this council flats were managed by the kensington and chelsea tenant management organisation on behalf of the royal borough of kensington and chelsea. we know this but recently underwent refurbishment which cost in the region of £10