A number of conservative Party Members have been suspended, for posting or endorsing islamophobic material on social media. The action was taken following a bbc investigation. There have been repeated calls for the conservatives to hold an independent inquiry into allegations of islamophobia within the party. Heres our political correspondent, alex forsyth. Just three months ago, during the race to be tory leader, this happened. Shall we have an external investigation into islamophobia in the conservative party . They agree. They certainly seemed to agree, including the man who is now the partys leader, but there has not been Much Movement so far. When is your independent enquiry into islamophobia in your party starting . I think thats under way. We have had very summary action against people who were associated. Who is leading it . We are trying to get to grips with this problem. The problem is another tranche of people who say they are tory members and who have posted or endorsed isl
Hello and welcome to bbc world news. A day of protest by millions of young people to demand action against Climate Change is heading towards a finish. From australia to india, europe and the United States, they took to the streets to demand action. Their inspiration, teenage activist greta thunberg, told crowds in new york we will make them hear us. Our first report this hour is from the bbcs nick bryant. Dont let our people die Climate Change is not a lie the protests followed the sun. From the low lying Pacific Islands to drought ridden australia, from the streets of south africa to the Brandenburg Gate in berlin. The children of the world, the inheritors of our Climate Change crisis. What do we want . Climate justice when do we want it . Now young voices speaking with passion and urgency, because theirs is the future thats at stake. Considering we have such a short amount of time to turn this issue around, its vital that young people are at the forefront of this conversation because
To disperse them. The woman who claims she was abused by Prince Andrew has given an interview to us media. Buckingham palace emphatically denies the duke of york had any sexual contact with her. President trump says theres inappropriate about a conversation a day of protest by millions he said with a foreign leader. Us media reports President Trump ask of young people to demand action against Climate Change has come to a close. The president of ukraine to investigate the son of his from australia to india, democratic rival, joe biden. Those europe and the United States, they took to the streets to demand action. Their inspiration, teenage other activist greta thunberg, told crowds in new york we will make them hear us. Nick bryant has the story. Dont let our people die Climate Change is not a lie the protests followed the sun. From the low lying Pacific Islands to drought ridden australia, from the streets of south africa to the Brandenburg Gate in berlin. The children of the world, th
It is1 31am in it is 1 31am in the morning in london. Now on bbc news click. This week a crisis sweeping america, a Public Health emergency. Can Technology Help prevent drug overdoses and fight the Opioid Epidemic . Theme music a request for an ambulance at manchester. We have a patient in the bathroom, he has overdosed. He is not breathing, overdose. America is facing the worst Public Health crisis in its history. It is a horseman of the apocalypse, and it is the one named debt. 70,000 of its citizens are dying every year from drug overdoses named death. Citizens are dying every year from drug overdoses named death. Im not doing nothing except sticking a needle in my arm, every day, all day long. Its a waste of everything. Around three quarters of those are the results of an opioid addiction. It is the number one killer of americans under 50 and it has reduced the average life expectancy. We go out on these types of patrols over and over and over again, all day long. Can you get up .
Headlines. The boyfriend of the teenagerjodie chesney, who was stabbed in a random attack in a park in east london, has told a court that she screamed continuously for two minutes after the assault, and that it took around 15 minutes for the Emergency Services to arrive. Two men and two teenagers are on trial at the old bailey, charged with the murder of the 17 year old, in march. Dan johnson reports. Today, eddie coyle gave his account of the last moments of his girlfriends life, describing how two men come out of the dark in an instant and she was fatally stabbed. They had been together forjust three months and he said she was a great person, funny, sometimes silly, sometimes sensible. He told the jury they were in the park with friends, listening to music, drinking and smoking cannabis, when two hooded men approached without a word being said. He demonstrated to the jury how the taller man raised his arm and swung it towardsjodies back. Close to tears at one point, eddie said, jodie