where his bombers had taken up positions girling promised hitler that he would eradicate the royal air forcethe r.a.f. in two or maybe three weeks. but soon what may have been an accident would dramatically change the history of bombing. on august twenty fourth one thousand nine hundred forty a few german bombs fell on the city of london and the eastend in the heart of the english capital the fire department recorded seventy six heads. how would churchill respond to this decision was critical britain was not in a position of strength. within twenty four hours the prime minister nevertheless ordered the r.a.f. to strike a german cities including both of them. to reach the german capital r.a.f. planes had to cross through one thousand kilometers of enemy territory. german defenses were for medical the mission almost impossible. intense anti aircraft fire forced the planes to fly higher reducing the accuracy of their bombing. the damage was insignificant but for girling it was a humiliation had he not sworn that if germany were bombed he would eat his hat. in reality hit look at not have wished

necessarily mean that it's unreliable at all in fact i used to know a guy that worked in the royal air force flying around planes thirty four years old and they actually they say they prefer to fly an older planes because they know they're there but they maintain exactly except for so you can't really read it seems much into the age of the plane albeit this plane by the looks of it was a pretty new one less than a decade old and for all the latest safety and the navigation features on it indeed and of course in so many cases the investigation after the plane crash is attributed to pilot error and they say that if the pilot the simply let the plane do its own work through the computer through the automated avocation system of the crash would have happened so part of there are certainly one of the prominent theories that we're looking into as they happen with out of crashes in the past as well look or so all that aside the thoughts so strongly no with the relatives or friends the family of those poor people on the plane you saw friends and families off on the flight a terrible day for them the

i never heard of the royal air force ferry command which is a unit of mostly american and canadian pilots and from the north atlantic to scotland said they were taking the route before it was a rud route. it didn't have any navigation along the way. in th school he was a smart enoh kid because he moved all the time and was learning english she hated math and geography so here he is flying over the ocean navigated by the stars with the skills of where his mathematical skills were his wife, it wasn't just a concept, it was mapped as life and death. so he had adopted very well. the route was treacherous and had severe weather and the fighter bomber could bring it down but not without a trace. 500 of the pilots who served on the very command disappeared, died in crashes because their equipment didn't make it across the atlantic. his skill was daring and he took the most dangerous plane in fact i think the record would show he took more of a dangerous plane than anyone else. but again it's taking a gamble. it's also part of the gambling instinct that he carried over after the war. he did play

i'd never heard of the royal air force ferry command, which was a unit that -- of mostly american and canadian pilots who operated out of canada during the war, world war ii, and ferrying fresh out of the factory fighters and bombers from canada over the north atlantic to scotland, mostly to scotland in those days. so they were taking the polar route before the polar route was a route. it didn't have any navigational equipment along the way so they had to fly by night to navigate by the stars. now, kirk, in school, was a smart enough kid but he -- because he moved all the time, he was always behind because he was learning english even in school. some of his math -- he hate math. he hated math and he heated geographyy, so here he is flying over the ocean, navigating by the stars with the skill -- where his mathematical skills were his life. this wasn't math as a concept. it was math -- or theory. it was math as life and death. see adapted very well. but the -- this ferry command was -- a couple of thousand -- two or three thousand pilots during the course of the war, and it was so trea

sidelined to become a royal court consultant is replacement is the former commander of the royal saudi air force general fayyad bin honeyed brady well the changes were approved by king some months analysts say it's crown prince mohammed bin some known who's likely to have been the driving force. the shake up followed russia's vetoing of a un resolution which would have criticized iran for failing to prevent weapons falling into the hands of who the rebels in yemen it's the first time russia has protected iran in the security council the fifteen member security council did however unanimously adopt a russian proposed resolution which extends targeted sanctions on iran related to the war in yemen russia doesn't like the outcome of certain expert panel reports it just doesn't like the messages doesn't mean it's been doing everything they say so we'll be watching our colleagues for the good of the united nations system to fight in fact that is what your text doesn't reflect everything in the panel of experts or both as a mention of us told to campuses not the same mention the whole thing. by the sau

and will become a royal courts consultant he's been replaced by the former commander of the royal saudi air force general fired been hunted all the while while the changes were approved by king solomon analysts say it is the crown prince mohammed bin solomon he's likely to have been behind the moves he's seeking to modernize the kingdom's image in the shake up the first female was appointed as deputy minister for labor and social development as you observe he joins me now on the set he's the director of the gulf studies center at cata university always good to see you these military moves why now. i think this is a package of changes started when consume and came to power and it includes changing of the economy etc were around could is being controlled by hamas been send money his team the media sector also controlled by his team and now they move to the ministries the move now is to the military i think this is part of the preparation the platform for him for his you know. which is expected to come soon actually rather than later i think that's the confirms the fact that you know mohamed has bee

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she faced questioning about her leadership from reporters on her royal air force plane. , may dismisseddea as a hypothetical situation. the prime minister vowed to fight the european union's attempts to extend protections for access. theresa may said the bloc should stick to its original cutoff date of march 2019. she also argued there should be different rights for european nationals who arrive before brexit day compared with those who go during the transition. the leader of the u.k. opposition labor party told business executives he would rule nothing out on brexit accept a second referendum. jeremy corbyn held the private meeting at his offices on monday evening. plc were five.k. people from business lobbies. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm nejra cehic. this is bloomberg. francine: the u.k. prime minister has been in china over the last couple days. we've been talking about what she's been saying over there. she has welcomed a golden era of chinese investment in trade. chinese president xi jinping yesterday

sidelined to become a royal court consultant is replacement is the former commander of the royal saudi air force general fayyad bin honeyed brady well the changes were approved by king some months analysts say it's crown prince mohammed bin some known who's likely to have been the driving force the shake up followed russia's vetoing of a u.n. resolution which would have criticized iran for failing to prevent weapons falling into the hands of who the rebels in yemen it's the first time russia has protected iran in the security council. the fifteen member security council did however unanimously adopt a russian proposed resolution which extends targeted sanctions on iran related to the war in yemen russia doesn't like the outcome of certain expert panel reports it just doesn't like the messages doesn't mean it's been doing everything they say so we'll be urging our colleagues for the good of the united nations system to fight in fact that is what your text doesn't reflect everything in the panel of experts or bosses the mention of u.s. torture camps is not the same mention the whole thing. by the

royal decrees. the heads of the air and grounds forces are among those dismissed, as the war in yemen, where a saudi—led of its third year. the founder of the arabia foundation gave me his thoughts. it's not as dramatic as some of the late—night purge. some of them are normal retirements. but i think the new appointments particularly are significant in the sense that they are part of a programme to reorganise and reenergise the military. you have to remember that the saudi military was a bit of a parade ground military for the last 20, 30 years. it hadn't really gone to war by itself. so this was a steep learning curve that has been taking place for the last two years. and this was the culmination of a really well thought out programme. because, i suppose, an outside observer might suspect that these figures were taking the rap when the crown prince himself has been the driver of this war, after promising that the houthis in yemen would be defeated within weeks. i don't remember that promise. in fact, i'll tell you something interesting. there is a misconception that says the saudi leadership thought th

royal decrees. the heads of the air and grounds forces were among those dismissed.lition is fighting rebels, nears the end of its third year. i'm joined now by ali shi—habi founder and executive director of the arabia foundation. what do you think is going on here? it is not as dramatic as it sounds. the restructuring plan is underway with the ministry of defence for the last three years. when the crown prince became minister, they have been using consultants and they have been using consultants and they have been working to restructure the whole defence ministry. at the same time, the war in yemen was the first w0 re time, the war in yemen was the first wore the saudi military had fought in the last two decades. so there is a learning curve they went up during this war which has benefited the project and given a lot of information to the leadership at how best to restructure the military. but it's not as dramatic as a late—night purge. some of them were normal retirements. but i think the new appointments are significant in the sense they are part of the programme

royal decrees. the heads of the air and grounds forces were among those dismissed.men, where a saudi—led coalition is fighting rebels, nears the end of its third year. us president donald trump has again criticised law enforcement officers for the way they handled the florida school shooting. during a meeting with state governors in the white house, he suggested he would have been braver than the armed guard who failed to confront the killer. i really believe you don't know until you test it, but i really believe i would run in there, even if i didn't have a weapon. i think most of the people in this room would have done that, too. i know most of you. but the way they performed was really a disgrace. a fifth briton has died following a helicopter crash in the grand canyon earlier this month. ellie udall was on honeymoon with her husband, jon, when they were involved in the crash. he died last week. a preliminary report in to the accident failed to establish a cause. turkey president recep tayyip erdogan has been criticised for telling a young girl who was dressed up

royal courts ofjustice. human rights groups say more than 25 people have died today , including at least 12 children, after syrian government forces carried out airrn ghouta. the region, to the east of the capital damascus, is one of the last remaining areas controlled by rebels fighting president assad's forces. it's home to an estimated 400,000 people, and is now at the centre of what the united nations is calling a humanitarian emergency. medical supplies and food haven't been allowed in since late last year. quentin sommerville‘s report contains some images you may find distressing. syria's war isn't ending, it's getting worse. in eastern ghouta, near damascus, they're overwhelmed. death comes daily from the skies. more than 150 civilians have been killed here this month already. the rescuers have to move fast. here, they follow the sound of a child crying. and a boy is removed alive from the rubble. hundreds have been left injured in eastern ghouta and in the last week, more than a0 children have been killed. yesterday rescue worker saeed al—masri was called to an emergency, the baby in his arms is his own. translation: as we were approachin

air guns. good morning and welcome to bbc news. a group of mps is warning that cuts to the royal marines would "rip the heart" out of one of britain's elite fighting forces has reportedly been considering axing around two thousand marines and getting rid of two of the warships they use to launch beach landings. the defence select committee says the cuts would be "militarily illiterate". daniella relph reports. the training, known for being tough and arduous. 6500 royal marines go through it to make them amongst britain's at elite fighting forces. known for their versatility and their ability to respond quickly to situations around the world. the royal marines also provide up to half the personnel for the uk special forces. the defence select committee report warns that further cuts to the marines would damage their ability to be a high readiness unit, quickly deployable, often in difficult circumstances. it also criticises plans to end the use of hms albion as a ship from which beach assaults are made. if there are new and intensified threats you would think we'd be adding to our capabilities, not deleting one of our world beating star capabilities. the