the plight of the civilians of western mosul in iraq — survivors of islamic state now in desperate needf aid. a man has been arrested in east london on suspicion of murdering a one—year—old boy and attempting to murder his twin sister. north korea's leader is celebrating a successful rocket test, but the launch has stoked tensions across the region. george osborne's latest job as the editor of the london evening standard has led to calls for a rethink of parliamentary rules. it means the former chancellor now has five roles as well as his job as an mp. # deep down only zero down in new orleans... tubs; has filed at. tfieagéfiffii: father of rock and roll. remembered as a founding at you couldn't see it, but chuck berry caused a little shimmy on one side of the table at! lucy fisher, correspondent for the times, and star of the latest papers trail, and eve pollard,. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. tomorrow's front pages. the ft leads with a report on a uk—germany defence cooperation deal. "the prime minister is seeking to emphasise bri

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it means the former chancellor has the suffering of the civilians survivors of islamic state now in desperateaid. and also in the next hour, the water main in derby that burst with such force it damaged houses and cars. residents said they thought a bomb had gone off as water crashed through their bedroom windows in the middle of the night. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the nhs is facing a mission impossible to meet the standards tfie-i eris?fiigéiiifirfifiififéifimfii375.57 ’ ’ w’ health trusts in england, nhs providers, has said money allocated for the next financial year isn't enough to meet waiting time targets in a&e and growing patient demand. our health editor hugh pym reports. it's been a winter of unprecedented strain on the nhs, with hospitals full, or close to it, and patient demand on the increase. the budget earlier this month included new funding for social care and investment in a&e units in england. nhs providers representing hospitals and other trusts said that may ease some of the pressure, but there'll still be a yawning gap in the resources needed just to keep services tic

survivors of so—called islamic state are facing a shortage of food in western mosul, as iraqi troopsontinue their offensive to retake the city. as many as half a million people have no running water, electricity or access to medical supplies. the investigation into possible russian interference in the us presidential election is gathering pace, with much anticipated evidence from fbi director, james comey and admiralmike rogers, director of the national security agency. european parliament president, martin schulz as party leader. he'll now face chancellor angela merkel in september's election. brazil's president has tried to reassure foreign countries that the country's meat is safe. rotten produce for years. now for the latest financial news with sally bundock and world business report. the rise and rise of fake views. as more advertising dollars are spent on line companies are being warned to make sure they get what they pay for. and two of india's largest telecoms firms, vodafone india and idea cellular, are merging to become india's largest telecoms operator. welcome to world bu

the headlines: survivors of so—called islamic state are facing a shortage of food in western mosul, asupplies. the investigation into possible russian interference in the us presidential election is gathering pace, with much anticipated evidence from fbi director, james comey and admiralmike rogers, director of the national security agency. european parliament president, martin schulz as party leader. he'll now face chancellor angela merkel in september's election. brazil's president has tried to reassure foreign countries that the country's meat is safe.

the latest headlines from bbc news: survivors of so—called islamic state are facing a shortage of foodhave no running water, electricity, or access to medical supplies. a top us lawmaker says there's no evidence so far that president donald trump's campaign team colluded with russia during the us election. but devin nunes, who's the head of the house of representatives intelligence committee, said he does believe russia tried to influence the result. that the corruption scandal engulfing the country's meat industry doesn't mean its products are unsafe. it follows allegations that three major meat—packing plants had been selling rotten produce for many years. now, sarah montague speaks to zimbabwe's tourism minister walter mzembi on hardtalk.

orla guerin reports from the camps in iraq, struggling to feed up to 500,000 survivors of the so—called islamic stateey say they have no running water, no electricity, no access to medical supplies, and people in the queue are really afraid that the food is going to run out before they have been able to get some. returning to crimea after three years after vladimir putin annexed the region. steve rosenberg finds out how people feel about russian rule and sanctions. moscow insists that most of the people who live here are happy to be in russia. but not everyone is. and from the greatest show on earth to a ghost town. six months after the rio 0lympics, the organisers tell wyre davies they were a missed opportunity. i feel that olympic games in brazil was not so successful, because legacy was not the number one. you might not think football was syria's biggest priority at the moment, but you would be surprised to hear the country still has a national football team, and it's competing for a place in next year's world cup. with the country at war, they can't play on home soil, but the national team is sti

of mosul. survivors leaving the city describe the brutality of life under so—called islamic state.civilians, many more are being kept by so—called islamic state as human shields. frustration for francois filllon, the centre—right candidate in the french presidential race, after his campaign manager quits. a man appears in court charged with making at least eight bomb threats againstjewish centres across the us. and the elusive british graffiti artist banksy opens a hotel on the west bank, with a message for the middle east.

of mosul. survivors leaving the city describe the brutality of life under so—called islamic state.eed them were killed and according these civilians many more are being kept by so called islamic state as human shields. frustration for francois filllon, the centre—right candidate in the french presidential race, after his campaign manager quits. a man appears in court charged with making at least eight bomb threats againstjewish centres across the us. and the elusive british graffiti artist banksy opens a hotel on the west bank, with a message for the middle east.

of mosul. survivors fleeing the city describe the brutality of life under so—called islamic state.wo of the security forces which freed them were killed and according these civilians many more are being kept by so called islamic state as human shields. frusration for francois fillon, the centre—right candidate in the french presidential race, after his campaign manager quits. a man appears in court accused of making eight bomb threats tojewish centres across the us. and the elusive british graffiti artist banksy opens a hotel on the west bank, with a message for the middle east. good to have you with us. the iraqi government says militants from the so called islamic state carried out what seems to be a chemical weapons attack, during the battle for the city of mosul. it's thought to be the first time chemicals have been used during the fighting. 12 people are now being treated in irbil, but exactly what chemical was used is still unknown. our correspondent wyre davies has been to the hospital and sent this report. an 11—year—old boy rushed to hospital after a mortar struck his home

of mosul. survivors fleeing the city describe the brutality of life under so—called islamic state.ding these civilians many more are being kept by so called islamic state as human shields. frusration for francois fillon, the centre—right candidate in the french presidential race, after his campaign manager quits. a man appears in court accused of making eight bomb threats tojewish centres across the us. and the elusive british graffiti artist banksy opens a hotel on the west bank, with a message for the middle east.

take place on the eve of international women's day. 0ne survivor said it was the attackers who should hide their faces, not those who'd been disfigured. as fighters from the islamic stateheir stronghold in iraq, the scale of their atrocities is being revealed against one ethnic group in particular. the yazidi people are ethnic kurds and they are the victims of a genocidal campaign, according to the un. but some have managed to escape and seek sanctuary in germany. the bbc‘s naomi grimley went to meet them. a secret location in south—west germany. it is a place of exile. 80 yazidi women and children now live here. they were violently persecuted by so—called islamic state, and chased out of northern iraq. these two boys were captured by the extremists and sent to a military training camp, aged just 14 and i6. this is their story. translation: the training was about weapons. we learnt how to load and fire a weapon. we were training to be soldiers. we would do exercises, crawling under barbed wire, things like that. translation: to learn how to fire a gun on human beings, they took us to big graves where they had the dead bodies of muslim traitors, spies of the regime, or

just yesterday, islamic state attackers killed at least 31 people at a hospital in kabul. today, survivors told of facing terror. >> ( translated ): it was a nightmare situation. we couldn't believe it was this kind of situation because those who were attacking us had doctor's uniforms on, we were shocked when we saw ak-47s in their hands being fired, they killed our patients in their beds and they killed our doctors. >> sreenivasan: funerals were held today for some of the victims. the senate foreign relations committee narrowly endorsed david friedman today, as ambassador to israel. he's a staunch supporter of jewish settlements, with a history of inflammatory attacks on liberal jewish groups and other opponents. the full senate will now vote on the nomination. it's widely reported that john huntsman has been offered the post of ambassador to russia. he served as ambassador to china under president obama. russia has rejected u.s. claims that a new missile violates a landmark nuclear arms treaty. a top u.s. general charged wednesday that the land-based cruise missile is meant to threaten u.s. and

survivors. many of the casualties are among the hundreds of people who attempt to make a living by scavenging at the landfill site. the iraqi military has made further advances against so—called islamic stateeaming into new camps which have been opened around the city. 200,000 people are now housed in a total of 21 facilities. our correspondent rami ruhayem has been talking to families in chamakor near irbil, the un's latest camp which opened last week, but which is already filling up fast. yet another stream of refugees from mosul and surrounding villages arriving at the chamakor camp on the outskirts of the city of irbil. this is a new camp for the internally displaced, opened just a few days ago, as authorities simply ran out of space to take in more people. and it looks like it's filling up quite quickly. the latest arrivals have come from a village north—west of mosul, where iraqi forces have been advancing over the last few days. they describe a harrowing journey from their homes to the camp. translation: we called officers in the iraqi army, and they told us to leave at night and that they would secure the road for us. we walked towards the mountain, and is fighters followed us on m

islamic state. but if it comes at the expense of civilian lives, it could be an apparent victory. >> rescue crews set off the bomb sites with no expectations of survivorsyou don't have to look far to find civilians in mosul. iraqi forces are facing a ruthless enemy that don't shirk from sheltering from helpless residents. the first teams are often prevented from reaching air strikes for days and there's a narrow window for rescue. >> there's no food or water. he will suffer from medical problems. and then die. >> the field hospitals are filled with people desperate for help and youth is no protector against a sniper's bullet. he's 3 years old by targeted by jihadists with no regard for life. for many of the civilians trapped in mosul, there's no where to run and hide. alex crawford, sky news, west mosul. >> shepard: the civilian victims. today's report from amnesty international said their failure to take precautions from death and injuries is in flagrant violation of the international humanitarian law. sky news spoke with a british man who is having second thoughts about joining isis in the first place. he realized he wasn't cut out for the bloody bat