think i d be alive and so it was really weird turning 18 and having plans to go to college and just all of the things that i get to do now at one point, i didn t know of lucy was going to live or die. and now i know lucy is going to do whatever she wants to do in this world. every single one of these kids gives us all hope today that no matter how hard your life is, things can get better. one day at a time be sure to tune in tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. eastern time for the champions for change, one-hour special right here on cnn and thank you for watching news night. laura coates live starts right now well, by now, i m sure that you ve seen it. the video that cnn and obtain showing diddy assaulting his band girlfriend, cassie ventura and 26 in this video to me is horrifying. it is truly shaken myths and my core and how dare anyone treat another human being like this? i have been thinking about this video all day and it s really taken me back to my days as they did mastic viol
it s 6am in singapore, ”pm in london and 6pm in washington where donald trump s son in law and trusted adviser, jared kushner, has made a rare statement before the cameras, after appearing before a senate intelligence committee. his message: there was no collusion between russia and the trump campaign to influence the us presidential election. the bbc‘s north america editor jon sopel has the story. jared kushner, the husband of ivanka, the son in law of the president, and the closest confidante of donald trump to find himself in the cross hairs of the sprawling russia investigation. a man who s normally found studiously avoiding the limelight today found himself uncomfortably the centre of attention. after giving evidence to the senate intelligence committee behind closed doors, he returned to the white house to insist he d done nothing wrong. i did not collude with russia, nor do i know of anyone else in the campaign who did so. i had no improper contacts. i have not rel
president trump s son in law, jared kushner, is set to appear before another congressional committee later. this time, it s the house intelligence committee that wants answers and the hearing will be conducted in secret. yesterday, mr kushner was grilled on capitol hill about his contacts with russia he denied there was any collusion with moscow in last year s election. after giving evidence, he told a press briefing that he d been completely transparent, but took no further questions. our north america editor, jon sopel, reports from washington. jared kushner, the husband of ivanka, the son in law of the president, and the closest confidante of donald trump to find himself in the crosshairs of the sprawling russia investigation. reporter: mr kushner! a man who is normally found studiously avoiding the limelight today found himself uncomfortably the centre of attention. after giving evidence to the senate intelligence committee behind closed doors, he returned to the white
south of france and corsica fight huge forest fires banned by high temperatures and strong winds. close to the tourist resort of saint tropez, nearly 2000 fire fighters have been put into action as dozens of homes are evacuated. and britain s adam peaty has broken his own 50 metre breast stroke world record, in the heats of the world swimming championships in hungary. good morning. it s tuesday the 25th ofjuly. i m ben brown. welcome to bbc newsroom live. builders could be banned from selling new houses as leasehold properties in england under proposals put forward by the government today. it comes after it emerged some housing developers have been selling the leasehold on to investment firms without always telling homeowners, leading to extra costs or rising charges. the government says there is a particular problem in the north west of england where houses were being sold on leasehold although it s not clear why. the communities secretary, sajid javid, has said enough is
and justin bieber apologises to his fans after cancelling the rest of his world tour because of unforeseen circumstances . welcome to bbc news. house builders may be banned from selling new houses in england as leasehold under new government proposals. a public consultation has begun on the issue, after it emerged some housing developers have been selling leaseholds onto investment firms, leading to extra costs or rising charges for homeowners. under the proposals, leaseholds on new build houses would be outlawed, while ground rents dramatically reduced. the communities secretary sajid javid said that there were 1.2 million cases of houses on leasehold, and the situation of escalating costs was one example of a broken housing market . jonty bloom reports. newly built houses in the uk used to be almost totally freehold you buy the property and the land it s built on but increasingly house builders have been selling them leasehold, meaning you don t own the land and have