According to a report by the childrens commissioner for england, who says the situation is a scandal. Cardinal george pell, the most senior catholic cleric to be found guilty of child sexual abuse, has lost an appeal in australia against his conviction. President trump has cancelled an official state visit to denmark after the nations Prime Minister confirmed greenland was not for sale. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The government has appointed a panel of experts to review the h52 Railway Project to check whether and for how long the project should continue. The first segment of h52, the line between london and birmingham, is due to open at the end of 2026. The second phase linking leeds and manchester is due for completion by 2032 33. In 2015 the cost of the project was predicted to be more than £55 billion. But borisjohnson has said he expects the costs to spiral to over 100 billion. This morning the transport secretary grant shapps didnt rule out scrapping the project
Weather pattern at the moment for the wet weather for scotland and Northern Ireland but set to get warmer into the weekend back up to around 30 celsius. Before that we have this set up, a weather front in the north west of the country bringing rain across Northern Ireland and scotland. That will be quite heavy at times. And some widespread showers across wales and into the north midlands and the north of england. Further south of england and wales join north of england. Further south of england and walesjoin up north of england. Further south of england and wales join up with some sunshine and feeling pleasantly warm. 0vernight tonight the weather front pushing down into the north of england and wales. To the south of that sum drier weather, showers back in the north west of scotland and temperatures between ten, 14 degrees. Tomorrow the band of rain changes direction moving back north so we changes direction moving back north so we have another helping of wet weather for scotland and
After more rain on day three, they say they need to get australia out by lunch to have a good chance of winning the second ashes test. After yesterdays washed out the weekend is looking a little more promising. Sunshine and showers, but quite windy at times, too. Its saturday 17th august. Our top story. Detectives investigating the killing of a Police Officer in berkshire have sealed off a nearby caravan site. Pc Andrew Harper, who only got married four weeks ago, died after he was dragged along by a vehicle as he was attending reports of a burglary. Our correspondent simonjones is at the scene. Simon, what more do we know . Earlier on we hired the sentiment from the forest, the sadness. The reaction has been quite overwhelming from this, hasnt it . Yes, great deal of shock and sadness and still a big Police Presence where pc harper lost his life. This side of the road remains cordoned off, the other side the police ourselves. We believe pc harper was derived from one side of the road
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Britain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine if it leaves the European Union without a transition deal, jamming ports and requiring a hard border in ireland thats according to official government documents leaked to the sunday times newspaper. With me is our Political Correspondent nick eardley. Give us an idea of what these leaked reports set out in terms of the hardships of britain might face. This is a document called operation yellowhammer, the Civil Service looking at potentially what could happen if the uk leaves the European Union ina happen if the uk leaves the European Union in a few weeks without a deal and at its heart are some stark warnings of long delays at the ports, at eurotunnel, of the potential for certain fresh foods running out or becoming scarce, at least not all foods running out, but potentially some fresh food running scarce. And overall, a picture of some significant hardships in the uk on the 31st of october. These lea
The toughest thing that ive ever done. Come face to face with the effects of rhino poaching. You know, hes meant to teach people a lesson. Hmm. He was meant to. He was meant to be here to get people to understand that you shouldnt be poaching these beautiful animals. And end up metres away from some very hungry lions. The lions here. Here he is. I can hear a lion and a buffalo. Yes. 0h he wanted to hunt. Lion snarls. But the real highlight of my trip will be experiencing whats been called one of the great spectacles of the Natural World the Great Migration. So this is the eighth wonder of the world. Each year, tourists from around the globe flock to see over 1. 5 million wildebeest risk their lives, avoiding predators like lions and crocodiles, as they make their way from the serengeti in tanzania to the masai mara in kenya, in search of fresh grass. But how can someone like me experience a must see spectacular like this . Well, im going to try and find the answer to. How does a Blind