and that gave me the springboard to then join the royal air force. ir training corps which gave me that love of flying. as those two things together, i guess that is what brought me here, today. how would you cast your performance in terms of achieving targets? very important targets for diversity across the board in the raf? so, we have had oui’ board in the raf? so, we have had our best year in the last year for recruiting in the raf and we have had for the last eight years. that is against the highest targets of the past eight years. our recruiting is successful. we need to make sure that we are representative in a society that we serve, and we have government targets set upon us. but, i want to do so much better than that. some examples of that would be women in the royal air force. we have got a government target of 15%. at the time, but that target was that, the raf had already surpassed that, the raf had already surpassed that, and last year, 20% of people recruited into the raf were women, and they are from every branch and trade, everything i

so an example of that would be women in the royal air force. rnment target of 15%, at the time that target was set, the raf had already surpassed that, and in the last year 20% of the people we have recruited into the royal air force are women, and they are from, you know, every branch and trade. everything is open to everybody. now it's not perfect. we have further to go there, clearly, so make sure we're fully representative, but i think it shows we are doing pretty well. would you go so far as to agree with rear admiral alex burton who said "we are in danger of losing our status as a credible military power, unless spending is increased", is that something you recognise? we are an immensely credible and capable air force. so if we look at operations against daesh, we would be number two in the coalition, alongside the united states, but number two in the coalition has meant that on occasions we have been providing up to 40% of the capability. at the same time we have been not only defending the skies around the united kingdom, but in support

wonderful service, it's a service of commemoration, but i think also celebration of what the royal air forcets history and what the royal air force is today, what we achieve, and who we are as an organisation. parade, parade, 'shun! in 1918, the airmen of stow maries watched the raf standard hoisted for the first time — a moment replayed to hundreds of local air cadets, drawn into distant events. the raf is still evolving, but without the courage of those young men long ago, its history might have been very different. the raf might have been born but it did not have an easy time. the new ref had to show considerable determination, perhaps summed up in its motto, through adversity to the stars. the headlines on bbc news: israel rejects calls for an independent inquiry into the deaths of palestinian protestors in the gaza strip. at least 15 people were killed on good friday. in his easter message, the pope appeals for an end to all violent conflict — and what he calls the carnage in syria. a shortage of special needs funding means growing numbers of children in england are being left without s

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now on bbc news, the royal air force is celebrating its 100th anniversary. nts taking place to mark the air forces centenary and the challenges and changes ahead. stephen, to be chief of the air staff is amazing at any stage, but to be in this position at the centenary year is a special privilege indeed. how does it strike you? exactly as you describe. it is an enormous privilege. i am really proud to be in command of the raf, but in this year in particular, our 100th anniversary year, and the 31st chief of the air staff, and i really feel that connection with our history, and our heritage and our tradition. what i've tried to say to be buddies here about this either the goods of the air force, and about its place in modern british society? we have got three things. we wa nt society? we have got three things. we want to commemorate that rich history, and our heritage and our traditions, and all that sacrifice and courage that has gone on in the last 100 years, but we also want to celebrate what the royal air forces doing today, busy and operations, defending

traffic, the lodges solutions and the royal engineers, and behind them you have got an even biggerforce than and behind them you have got an even bigger force than the royal airir cadets. there are 40,000 air cadets in britain. it is an amazing anything. you could actually say you have got the people who train with the royal air force and share common standards. we have a really good ability in the united kingdom for this third i mention. and the fourth by mention, which will be space and cyber. thank you very much for the moment. robert hall is at stow maries great war aerodrome in essex. where better to be on such a milestone day for the raf than europe's largest surviving intact first world war aerodrome. during the first world war, squadrons flew from here to protect london from the german zeppelin is, those huge airships that launched bombing raids. it really was in the front line. and then ditch stayed in the front line afterwards. first of all, life aboard these aircraft, for the men, what would it have been like? who do mental and very cold. you can see from the cockpit here is what it would have been like. there are no home comforts in here. when the

on the 1st of april turned into the raf, absorbing the royal naval air service, the royal air corps and becoming the first truly independent air forcerome, a housing estate, has not been redeveloped for farmland. this is it. i made reference then to the fact that if i had come five or ten years ago it would have looked very different. what have you achieved and what do you want to achieve? a true commemoration to the amazing work done here during the great war. we have been super successful over the last three years, there has been lots of very, very dedicated people. we have rescued five buildings from the heritage at risk register, there are about ten more to do and we are doing everything to save those. it will take about ten years and about £24 million but the end result will be a centre of aviation history for europe, a fantastic reproduction of the 1918 royal flying corps and royal air force base and a place to learn about some of the most important history we have in our country. thank you and congratulations, it has been a splendid event. taking part in the event was, perhaps, who knows, the raf for the future. i will get yo

the royal air force has been celebrating 100 years since its formation, with a series of events acrossarmy's royal flying corps and the royal naval air service. in a message of congratulation, the queen paid tribute to the men and women who, she said, had gallantly defended freedom. our correspondent robert hall reports from essex. on the runway at europe's last intact first world war aerodrome, echoes from the day the raf became a reality. this tiny biplane would have been familiar to the men who pioneered military aviation. today, stow maries airfield has turned back the clock, remembering squadrons who defended london against the zeppelin airships and who helped convince sceptics that air power could survive and expand. we're very proud to say that of the operational aerodromes, active on operations on the day of formation, we're the only one left. we're the only one that you can still fly from, and the only one where you can see these aircraft doing what they did then. in london, serving personnel and veterans gathered for a service which marked the start of the centenary commemora

the royal air force is celebrating its 100th anniversary. rces centenary and the challenges and changes ahead. sir stephen, to be chief of the air staff, is a rare privilege at any stage, but to be in this position n the centenary of the royal air force, is really a very special privilege indeed. how does it strike you? well, exactly as you describe it. it's an enormous privilege, really proud to be in command of the raf, but in this year in particular, our 100th anniversary year, i'm the 131st chief of the air staff, and i really feel that connection with our history and heritage, and our tradition. what are you trying to say to people this year about the significance of the air force and about its place in modern british society? well, we've got three themes. we want to commemorate that rich history and our heritage and our traditions, and all that sacrifice and courage that has gone on over the last 100 years, but we also want to celebrate what the royal air force is doing today, exceptionally busy, and operations defending the united king

the royal air force is 100 years old today. ts are being held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent air force. now on bbc news, weather world. the team discover how meteorology has helped to shape the royal air force. this time on weather world we're marking 100 years of the royal air force. and where better than here at its biggest base, raf brize norton? nick and i have been finding out about how ground operations work with air traffic control, during times of severe weather to keep this crucial airbase operational. and i'll be at raf marham in norfolk, sharing some of my experiences of being an operational forecaster on an raf base. also on weather world, crippling cold, the uk and much of europe falls victim to the beast from the east. freak freeze... the flood that turned to ice. how a weather disaster can strike as if from nowhere. the storms that can sweep you off your feet. but some people try to carry on regardless! this year marks the centenary of britain's royal air forc

there is a piece in the telegraph talking about the royal air force telegraph talking about the royal. the 100 year anniversary of the formation of the royal air force today. as you say, the context is king. gavin williamson is continuing health turf war with the treasury tip secure more money for the defence budget. the headline viewers can see is about the idea of the armed forces and the focus on the post— brexit universe. he talks about the flexibility and the need to respond for it. —— respond to it. what is distinctive about this is when he was first appointed, there was c0 ntrove i’sy when he was first appointed, there was controversy about whether he was toojunior. given was controversy about whether he was too junior. given the was controversy about whether he was toojunior. given the previous defence secretary, there was a similar pattern. what you make of the anti—semitism story embroiling the anti—semitism story embroiling the labour party. jeremy corbyn. it is on the majority of the papers including the express that talks about eddie ezard stepping in. the anti—semitism,

wonderful service, it's a service of commemoration, but i think also celebration of what the royal air forcen organisation. in 1918, the airmen of stow maries watched the raf standard hoisted for the first time — a moment replayed to hundreds of local air cadets, drawn into distant events. the raf is still evolving, but without the courage

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it's a service of commemoration, but i think also celebration, of what the royal air force has done throughout its history, and what the royal air force still is today. stirring stuff. let's take a look at the weather forecast. started stirring stuff. let's take a look at the weatherforecast. started easter sunday on a promising note, but now look to the south—west for the next area of low pressure, which is bringing strong winds and outbreaks of rain, also some snow falling over the higher ground, particularly over where and into northern england by the end of the night. northern parts of the country staying largely white, —— largely drive. particular scotland. it will be telling milder here to start is the one—day —— easter monday. significant if you relation for parts of northern england, northern ireland, and central and southern scotland. the far north of scotland staying largely dry, a little bit of sunshine and snow showers. that milderair sunshine and snow showers. that milder air moving sunshine and snow showers. that milderair moving in sunshine and snow showers. that milder air movi

middle east, singling out the conflict in yemen during his easter message to the world. (00v) the royal air forcemarking its centenary with a series of events across the country. and the travel show heads tojerusalem and bethlehem.

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taking to the skies — the royal air force celebrates 1000 years of history. 0n meet the author this weekll be talking to the actor and writer says anthony sher, whose new book, year of the mad king, charts his preparation for playing one of shakespeare's greatest preparation for playing one of sha kespeare's greatest roles, preparation for playing one of shakespeare's greatest roles, king lear. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be

our efforts to bomb ices in syria is being led by the royal air force. —— our efforts to bomb isis. royal navy have been saving refugees in the mediterranean. we do not talk enough about the good work done by the armed forces. that's it for the papers this hour. thank you, caroline and tony. you'll both be back at 11:30pm for another look at the stories making the news tomorrow. coming up next, meet the author. sir antony sher‘s portrayal of king learfor the royal shakespeare company was acclaimed as a crowning achievement in a major career. the role is so demanding it is often described as the everest of acting, and in his new book he captures every step of the journey, in a year of the mad king: the lear diaries, he charts the months involved in researching and rehearsing and performing one of shakespeare's's most challenging parts and the obstacles he encountered along the way. sir antony sher, you have played many of the greatest roles in shakespeare from richard iii to shylock and now king lear, and you have also written fiction and nonfiction and plays, so what do you see yours

the royal air force is 100 years old today. are being held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent air force. yes, 100 years to the day, we are turning the clock back on those early days of flying, as you can join us live at stowe marie is, the last intact first world war aerodrome anywhere in europe. and coming up in half an hour on bbc news... it's whether wild, marking 100 years of the raf, and where better than here at its biggest base, raf brize norton? good morning and welcome to bbc news. labour has sought to distance itself from some facebook groups set up by supporters ofjeremy corbyn, after it emerged members have posted anti—jewish, violent and abusive comments. the sunday times says it's uncovered more than 2,000 offensive messages. labour said it didn't run the groups or have any official connection with them — and it had strict rules prohibiting abuse and discrimination. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake has been following the story and joins me now. they have

events are held across the country to mark 100 years of the royal air force.es, indeed. 0n the very day that the raf came into being, the 1st of april 1918, where better to be than here? this is the last intact first world war aerodrome anywhere in europe. join me laterfor a look around. and in sport: 0ne game away. manchester city beat everton to close in on the premier league title. a win over rivals manchester united next weekend and they are champions. and helen has the weather. good morning. today it is still looking to be the driest weather day

it isa it is a service of commemoration but also celebration of what the royal air force has done throughoute together for us. many places started easter sunday on a promising note. but then turned cooler. look to the south—west for the next area of low pressure which is bringing strong rain and outbreaks of rain, and some snow falling over the higher ground. towards the midlands and northern england by the end of the night. the northern end of the country staying rather dry. a dry, cold and frosty night for scotland. the far south of england will turn milder to start easter monday. a wet start for many on easter monday, the rain, sleet and snow brushing northwards, maybe some significant accumulations for parts of northern ireland, northern england and central and southern scotland. the far north of scotland staying dry, maybe a few snow showers. south of this, milder air, some showers, maybe the odd sunny speu some showers, maybe the odd sunny spell and temperatures of 12 or 13 degrees. stay tuned to the weather forecast, there will be some disruptive snowfall.

wonderful service, it's a service of commemoration, but i think also celebration of what the royal air force and what the royal air force is today, what we achieve, and who we are as an organisation. parade, parade, 'shun! and who we are as an organisation. in 1918, the airmen of stow maries watched the raf standard hoisted for the first time — a moment replayed to hundreds of local air cadets, drawn into distant events. it was just spectacular, to be honest, to be where we are now, like where they all were 100 years ago is just absolutely fantastic. part of the air cadets is to grow, and i think one of them is to become more brave and become more courageous, and i think one of those comes into today. the raf is still evolving, but without the courage of those young men long ago, but without the courage its history might have been very different. the years following the birth of the raf weren't always easy — the army and navy resented losing their pilots and air planes. the new service needed a great deal of determination, perhaps summed up in its motto, "through adversity to the stars." rob

royal air force is 100 years old today. events a re air force is 100 years old today.vents are being held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent airforce. 100 raf became the world's first independent air force. 100 years to the day since that formation, we will be turning back the clock that europe's last surviving intact first world war aerodrome. and we will look at the sunday papers with david wooding from the sun on sunday. good morning and welcome to bbc news. labour has sought to distance itself from some facebook groups set up itself from some facebook groups set up by itself from some facebook groups set up by supporters ofjeremy corbyn after it emerged that members have posted anti—jewish, violent and abusive comments. the sunday times says it has uncovered more than 2000 offensive messages. labour said it didn't run the groups not have any official connection with them and it had strict rules prohibiting abuse and determination. jonathan blake has been following this story and is with me now. what is being said h

have been held across the country to mark the time when the country to mark the time when the royal air forceecame the world's first independent air force. at10pm, at 10pm, ben brown will have a full round—up of the day post back —— of the day's news, but first cults. 0ur constitution in article 1 states that we recognise the human being from the moment of conception. so i don't see the difference between killing a kid and killing a baby inside the womb of its mother. i was in el salvador, a country that has major problems with gangs and homicides. it's one of the most dangerous places in the world for women. there's been a femicide involving a pregnant women. the funeral is taking place as we speak. and there's a lady we're just about to meet, who's a localjournalist, here — she covers this stuff week in, week out. and she's taking me along with her to see exactly what's happened. can you explain why we are going right now? i think it might be here. menley‘s worked covering cases like this for years. and it's a busyjob. again and again, she witnesses the terrible treatment of women in el sal

the royal air force is 100 years old today.es i am at an airfield where in about an hour's time a world war ii vetera n about an hour's time a world war ii veteran will be climbing into this spitfire behind me to part in a fly—past. and in half an hour, dateline london will be talking about those clashes on the gaza israeli border, where more than a dozen palestinian protestors have been killed. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. labour has sought to distance itself from some facebook groups set up by supporters ofjeremy corbyn after it emerged members have posted anti—jewish, violent and abusive comments. the sunday times says it's uncovered more than 2,000 offensive messages. labour said it didn't run the groups or have any official connection with them and it had strict rules prohibiting abuse and discrimination. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent jonathan blake, who has been following this story for us. they have investigated what they say are the 20 biggest groups on facebook, which are set to support jere

britain's royal air force celebrates it is 100th anniversary with fly— pasts it is 100th anniversary events it is 100th anniversary with fly—pasts and events across the country. the accident was of the sort that can at worst produce a melt down. in this case the precautions worked. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the work place. anyone lighting up will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of washington hilton hotel where he has been addressing a conference. a small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris, a hundred years ago many parisians wished it never been built. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: kim jong—un has attended a rare concert in south korea. fighters from the last stronghold east of damascus are reportedly leaving. civilians have also been allowed to go. a nepali climber and guide, kami rita sherpa, is beginning an attempt to break the record for the number of successful climbs to the top of mount everest. a successful summit could cement his place as the w

this year marks the centenary of britain's royal air force, the raf. come to its largest station at raf brize norton in 0xfordshire, home to almost 6,000 service personnel. the aircraft based here support british military operations around the globe, it's surprisingly busy with frequent landings, departures and training manoeuvres. a lot of what happens in a military airport like this is very different from a commercial airport but some things are the same. air traffic control is the hub of all activity and that is where sarah is now. i'm here with simon, who is in charge of all air traffic control here and tell me, why is it so important brize norton stays open all year round? it is home to the raf strategic and tactical air transport fleet. we're also the gateway to operations across the world. that's to say delivering, whether it's troops, cargo or disaster relief, as we saw at the end of 2017 in the caribbean. meteorology and aviation will always be intrinsically linked, so how do you get your weather information here? we're very lucky insofar as w

events are held across the country to mark 100 years of the royal air force.es, indeed. 0n the very day that the raf came into being, the 1st of april 1918, where better to be than here? this is the last intact first world war aerodrome anywhere in europe. join me laterfor a look around. and in sport: 0ne game away. manchester city beat everton to close in on the premier league title. a win over rivals manchester united next weekend and they are champions. and helen has the weather. good morning. today it is still looking to be the driest weather day of this easter weekend. that really the weather forecast is all about what is happening tonight and tomorrow. i will bring you up to date in about 15 minutes. see you then. thank you. good morning. first, our main story. britain's anthonyjoshua has secured his third major boxing world title with victory over new zealand's joseph parker in cardiff. joshua now needsjust one more belt to be crowned the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. david 0rnstein reports. he's one of the biggest stars of british sport

uk newspaper front covers, the independent has a picture of the infamous spitfire as britain's royal air forceks its centenary. so let's begin. with me is lawrence gosling, who's editor—in—chief at what investment. you are going to be taking us through those stories. let us with the jerusalem post and this through those stories. let us with thejerusalem post and this story in thejerusalem post and this story in the comments from the pope. the vatican's relations with various states, they turn very slowly. they are very conscious of the history and they don't hurry things. how much should we be reading into comments like this? the pope talked about the gaza strip, there are a series of countries, he probably singled out syria as much as anything. and he talked about syria and the tragedy of syria. he also mentioned south sudan and the democratic republic of congo. that was in this whole discussion yesterday. i think it is important to see the pope, like any major leader when they speak about gaza or the other parts of the wild weather hostilities, it is part of the slow turning off the wheels t

britain's royal air force would also likely join a strike on syria all the indications are that the syrian regime was responsible and we will be working with our closest allies on how we can ensure that those who are responsible are held to account how we can prevent. the humanitarian catastrophe that comes with the use of chemical weapons in the future the continued use of chemical weapons cannot challenge british ministers have been holding a special cabinet meeting to discuss joining possible military action against syria the prime minister would not need the approval of parliament to give the go ahead for strikes. for its spawn germany is urging restraint on syria chancellor angela merkel has ruled on joining any military strikes in the country here's what she had to say but chance would look to an event germany will not take part in military strikes which still remain only a possibility at this time but we will actively support efforts to send a signal that this use of chemical weapons is unacceptable so one can you draw from the starts of. so that was german chancellor angela merkel

the provision orders britain's royal air force would also likely join a strike on syria all the indications are that the syrian regime was responsible and we will be working with our closest allies on how we can ensure that those who are responsible are held to account how we can prevent it with monetary catastrophe that comes with use of chemical weapons in the future the continued use of chemical weapons can challenge british ministers have been holding a special cabinet meeting to discuss joining possible military action against syria the prime minister would not need the approval of parliament to give the go ahead for strikes. meanwhile germany has ruled out taking part in any military strikes in syria but also anglo-american said germany would help send a signal that the use of chemical weapons is unacceptable her words for echoed today by the german foreign minister. in brussels. is unexceptable that russia has now twelve un security council resolutions on syria just to maintain its influence there and protect president assad. this cannot be allowed to continue which is why we will ke

uk newspaper front covers, the independent has a picture of the infamous spitfire as britain's royal air force editor—in—chief at what investment. you are going to be taking us through those stories. let us with the jerusalem

britain's royal air force would also likely join a strike on syria all the indications are that the syrian regime was responsible and we will be working with our places stylised on how we can ensure that those who are responsible are held to account and how we can prevent and to to the humanitarian catastrophe that comes with the use of chemical weapons in the future the continued use of chemical weapons cannot go unchallenged british ministers have been holding a special cabinet meeting to discuss joining possible military action against syria the prime minister would not need the approval of parliament to give the go ahead for strikes. let's get more on this from new york times a london correspondent stephen cassel stephen welcome to day w three c. may has summoned her cabinet to decide how to respond to the suspected chemical weapons attack what do you expect to come out of that meeting well actually the meeting is ended now we lost more than two hours which is an indicator of the seriousness of the issues on the table and we in the last few minutes we just had a statement from downing

britain's royal air force would also likely join a strike on syria all the indications are that the syrian regime was responsible and we will be working with our places stylize on how we can ensure that those who are responsible are held to account and how we can prevent and to to the humanitarian catastrophe that comes with the use of chemical weapons in the future the continued use of chemical weapons cannot go unchallenged to resume a summer term ministers to a special cabinet meeting to discuss joining possible military action against syria a statement later said the cabinet agreed on the need for action. so how about decisions from the united states germany and france britain there at the end that cabinet meeting has finished let's find out what they're thinking of the new york times is london correspondent is stephen cassel welcome stephen what did they decide well richard it lasted two hours alone leaching and at the end of it the statement that was put out was a slightly open statement. said it was highly likely that the assad regime was responsible for the chemical attacks it talk

taking to the skies — the royal air force celebrates 1000 years of history. 0n meet the author this weektalking to the actor and writer says anthony sher, whose new book, year of the mad king, charts his preparation for playing one of shakespeare's greatest preparation for playing one of sha kespeare's greatest roles, preparation for playing one of shakespeare's greatest roles, king lear. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. look who we have gathered around us for easter! with me are journalist caroline frost, and the parliamentaryjournalist, tony grew. generalfactotum general factotum and all—round lovelies. it is a bit weird, you are sitting on the wrong side and your chairs do not move. i am having doubts but i think we will be ok. they have been writing notes and protecting them from each other! the daily telegraph claims that the head of the crown prosecution service, alison saunders, will announce she is leaving her post this week after the government declined to extend her contract following a series of controversies. the ft says

the royal air force celebrates 100 years of history. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with us are the parliamentary journalist, tony grew, and thejournalist, caroline frost. will continue both. thank you. -- welcome to you both. tomorrow's front pages. the daily telegraph says that the head of the crown prosecution service, alison saunders, is to leave her post after the government declined to extend her contract following a series of controversies. and confirmation of that has come this evening. the ft says brussels is preparing to crack down on social media companies accused of spreading fake news, issuing a stark warning that scandals such as the facebook data leak threaten to "subvert our democratic systems". the i newspaper leads on eddie izzard's call to stamp out anti—semitism after replacing christine shawcroft on labour's ruling body. the express says britain paid almost £565 million more last year to treat uk citizens in the eu than it got back to care for their nationals. th

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events are held across the country to mark 100 years of the royal air force. 0ne game away — manchestery beat everton to close in on the premier league title. a win over rivals manchester united next weekend and they are champions. and helen has the weather. good morning. today is still looking like the best weather day of this easter long weekend. however, it is still looking nasty through the night ahead and tomorrow, with potentially disruptive weather. i will bring those details to you later. good morning. first, our main story. britain's anthonyjoshua has secured his third major boxing world title with victory over new zealand'sjoseph parker in cardiff. joshua now needs just one more belt to be crowned the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. david 0rnstein reports. he is one of the biggest stars of british sport, but for that start to continue rising, anthony joshua british sport, but for that start to continue rising, anthonyjoshua must keep winning, and with each opponent comes danger. go new zealand! go joseph parker! never before had raining heavyweight champions met

the royal air force is 100 years old today.have been held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent air force. now on bbc news, withjust 12 months to go, what do voters make of the progress towards brexit? we've been to coventry, where just over 55% of people voted leave, to meet a group of leavers and remainers, to find out. they were selected for the bbc by the research company britain thinks, and our political editor laura kuenssberg was listening in for this special brexit panel. for all the political shenanigans, brexit was a decision taken by the public. what you are about to see is not scientific but a slice of opinion, a flavour of the conversations that you, we are all having around the country about brexit with one year to go. i will ask you, thinking about brexit, don't think about this too hard, butjust think of the first three words that come to your mind. when you think about brexit. and write them down for me. you've got one? is everybody done? great. what did you put d

reporter: britain's royal air force and likely join the strike on syria. >> all the indications are theian regime was responsib, and we will be working with our closest allies on how we can ensure that those who are responsible or held to account and how we can prevent and deter the unitarian catastrophe that comes from the use of chemical weapons in the future. the continued use of chemical weapons cannot go unchallenged. reporter: british ministers have been holding a special cabinet meeting to possibly join against syria. the trimester would not be the approval of parliament to give the go-ahead for strikes. phil: decisions from the united states germany, france, and britain there at the end, that cabinet meeting has finished. let's find out what they are thinking. our london correspondent, welcome. what did they decide? reporter: the meeting lasted two hours. at the end of it, the statement was put out that was slightly open. it said it was highly likely that the assad regime was responsible for the chemical attack. it talked about the need to take action to deter the further use of

the royal air force is 100 years old today. ts are being held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent air force. time for sport. the wba world heavyweight titles we re the wba world heavyweight titles were unified last night. never before have two world titles being unified on british soil, they brought all the glamour and show business with them in front of 78,000 people in south wales. joshua controlled the fight throughout earning a unanimous points victory over new zealand parker. he is now focused on the next task. i'm not elated, because, you know, i don't let the highs get to my head, do you know what i mean? and i always think, "we've got to go again, soon". if i was retiring on this high i'd be like, "yes, i'm the man". because you retire on a high. but i've got to defend my throne again in a few months, because you retire on a high. but i've got to defend my throne again in a few months, so i'm kind of balanced. we're still hustling. so, on to the next one, in my eyes. not

the royal air force is 100 years old today. events are being held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent air force. now on bbc news, it's time for click. a lot has happened on facebook since you last logged in — and that's an understatement. it's the week the world got a wake—up call. the row over facebook and the misuse of data... a data firm associated with the trump campaign has been suspended... we willingly let facebook, google and other companies access our personal data, and in return they give us personalised services for free. it means personal information is valuable to them, but for a long time now we have wondered just how valuable. but ever since these companies started amassing our data, the clock has been ticking. in 2008, we showed you how you and your friends' facebook data could be accessed by a rogue facebook application without consent. in 2011, a researcher warned that if computers could analyse enough facebook data from enough people, they could spot connectio

this time on weather world we're marking 100 years of the royal air force. here at raf brize norton? nick and i have been finding out about how ground operations work with air traffic control in times of severe weather to keep this crucial airbase operational. and i'll be at raf marham in norfolk sharing some of my experiences of being an operational forecaster at an raf base. also, crippling cold, the uk and much of europe falls victim to the beast from the east. freak freeze... the flood that turned to ice. how a weather disaster can strike as if from nowhere. the storms that can sweep you off your feet. but some people try to carry on regardless! this year marks the centenary of the raf, we've come to its largest station at raf brize norton in oxfordshire, home to almost 6000 service personnel. the aircraft based here support british military operations around the globe, it's surprisingly busy with frequent landings, departures and training manoeuvres. a lot of what happens in a military airport like this is very different from a commercial airport but som

britain's royal air force would also likely join a strike on syria all the indications are that the syrian regime was responsible and we will be working with our places stylize on how we can ensure that those who are responsible are held to account how we can prevent and to tour the humanitarian catastrophe that comes with the use of chemical weapons in the future the continued use of chemical weapons cannot go unchallenged british ministers have been holding a special cabinet meeting to discuss joining possible military action against syria the prime minister would not need the approval of parliament to give the go ahead for strikes. of more of the story let's bring in the new york times long and correspondent stephen cass lee joins us now from the british capital good morning to you stephen can you fill us in on what came out of that special special cabinet meeting on syria yes exactly the kind of image you met kevin met two hours yesterday along reaching out and trees made and had a phone call with president from the statement from the cabinet it talked about the need to take action to

the british royal air force launched storm shadow mis—sells into a military facility 15 miles west ofme is assessed to keep chemical weapons, in breach of serious regulations under the chemical weapons convention. a full assessment has not yet been completed, but we believe the strikes to be successful. furthermore, not of the british, us french aircraft or missiles involved in this operation were successfully engage by syrian air defences and there is no indication that russian air defence systems were employed. 0ur action was limited, targeted and effective strike. there were clear boundaries that expressly dry to avoid escalation and we did everything possible, including rigorous planning, before any action was undertaking, to ensure we mitigated and minimised the impact on civilians. together, our action will significantly degrade the syrian regime's ability to research, develop and deploy chemical weapons and deterred their future use. the uk prime minister has said, we are clear about who was responsible for the atrocity of the use of chemical weapons. a significant body of info

strikes to degrade assad's chemical weapons capability and deter their future use the british royal air force long storm shadow missiles at a military facility some fifteen miles west of homs where the regime is assessed to keep chemical weapons in breach of syria's obligations under the chemical weapons convention. the full assessment is not yet being completed but we believe the strikes to be successful furthermore none of the british us or french aircraft or missiles involved in this operation was successfully engaged by syrian air defenses and there is also no indication that rationale defense systems were employed. our action was a limited targeted and effective strike there were clear boundaries that expressly sought to avoid escalation and we did everything possible including rigorous planning before any action was undertaken to ensure that we mitigated and minimize the impact on civilians. to get our action will significantly degrade the syrian regime's ability to research develop and deploy chemical weapons and deter their future use. the u.k. prime minister has said we are clear abo

the royal air force is 100 years old today. been held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent air force. that it is. now on bbc news — sportsday. 28 years of hurt come to an end for spurs. they finally win at stamford bridge. the champion out of the european champions cup. leinster beat saracens in dublin. and england have taken control of the second test against new zealand in christchurch. chelsea's hopes of qualifying for the champions league have suffered a major blow at the hands of london rivals tottenham. the 3—1 victory was spurs‘ first at stamford bridge since february 1990. spurs are now eight points clear of fifth placed chelsea with only 7 games remaining. nick parrott watched the action. sta mford stamford bridge is a fortress that totte n ha m stamford bridge is a fortress that tottenham have failed to conquer a28 yea rs. tottenham have failed to conquer a28 years. their hopes of changing that would have been higher had harry kane fit to start it. without him, that att

raf hereford was here from 1939 to 1994, training many thousands of young men and women for the royal air forcehis afternoon. among the congregation, 98—year—old doug cox from herefordshire, a bomber command during the second world war. i personally have always felt the raf, it has been there, and to suddenly realise that it's only a couple of years older than i am is quite amazing. and it wasn't just the centenary service attracting the crowds. today also sees the final day of the weeping window poppy sculpture. in the six weeks it's been here at hereford cathedral, close to 200,000 people have come to visit. it seems very fitting that it's outside, well, inside the cathedral while the celebration of the centenary of the raf takes place. young and old, they come from across the country, so it has touched something very deep in people's lives. joining forces to mark two very important centenaries. today was a chance for the city to both celebrate and reflect. ben sidwell, bbc midlands today, hereford. australia is promising to spend £290 million to help restore and protect the great barrier ree