Injustice anywhere, wrote Martin Luther king, is a threat to justice everywhere. Sometimes the cry of injustice is raised by the accused, sometimes by victims. But this week, unusually, weve heard it from both sides in rape trials. For many, todays government announcement that it will not challenge the parole boards decision to free the black cab rapistjohn worboys, is inexplicable. Lawyers for two of worboys victims have said they instead will challenge the decision to release him. And around the same time that the government abandoned its worboys challenge, prosecutors in guildford formally dropped their case against a man accused of rape. Oliver mears became the fourth man in four weeks to have long standing charges against him dropped shortly before trial because of the late discovery of information suggesting his innocence. Well hear from the director of Public Prosecutions in a moment, asking whether her service far from defending the interests of victims and accused alike is act
Called into question by republicans who accuse the Intelligence Agency of bias. I think its a disgrace, what is happening in our country. When you look at that and you see that, so many other things that is going on, a lot of people should be ashamed of themselves, and much worse than that. Donald trump makes public a top secret document that proves members of the agency are against him. We live in washington, dc with a man who lives and breathes the white house. Exclusive footage revealing the true extent of what experts say i warcrimes in syria. Repeated bombings of hospitals, medical centres and ambulances. We ask a former ambassador as to whether assad has won the war. And how do you remember the predicament in election . We have been granted a first peek at the work of official election artist cordelia parker. Lets do something that doesnt happen here very often. Shake hands. Thank you very much. Great seeing you again. Good evening. Is the fbis investigation into donald trump com
So much, im a man, i cant do no more than that. This is gods hand. Good evening. This country has a gambling problem. And few in the political classes appear to be taking it seriously. More than 2 Million People are at risk of addiction. Today it was revealed that 7,000 people, whod voluntarily put themselves on a nationwide banned list, were allowed by one firm, called 888, to carry on. The firm, which says it is committed to being responsible, allowed one of those on the list to gamble over £1 million away. It encouraged another addict to lose his Childrens Home and their inheritance. In fact, the company continued to invite him to gamble online even when he was in prison, serving time forfraud to feed his habit. Tonight, as the Company Faces a fine of £8 million, we talk to him live about how the system got it so wrong. And we ask why the problem has gone ignored, when both labour and the conservatives are so eager to talk about ethical capitalism and that need for corporate respo
What it looks like. We will ask how bad Hurricane Irma can be and what parts of the caribbean and the us are most at risk. This is the first timea are most at risk. This is the first time a woman and her daughter have spoken about Grenfell Tower. And a warning, this film contains content which we may find distressing. I was sleeping and my mum, she got up, she saw the whole house, the kitchen was on fire, so she grabbed me and she told me to get the dog, so i got the dog and i ran out. On their way to see what could become their new home, beauty salon owner helen and her daughter lulya lived on the 21st floor of Grenfell Tower. They had a terrifying escape with neighbours, three hours after the fire broke out. This is the first time theyve spoken publicly about their ordeal. Ijust looked up, at the window, there was a fire, i saw the fire coming, so ijust ran, and i grabbed my daughter. Helen and lulya are talking to us now because they and so many others face yet another battle for a
The series against the west indies, winning the third test at lords by nine wickets. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Hurricane irma continues to leave a trail of destruction across the caribbean, today hitting the largest island cu bas northern coastline, cutting power and engulfing villages in storm surges. It hit in the early morning, with winds of up to 160mph. More than a Million People have been moved to safety, along with thousands of tourists, many of them british. The hurricane is expected to reach florida early tomorrow, landing initially in the florida keys and then moving across the south west of the state. Millions of people were ordered to leave their homes. Tonight, time ran out and those who stayed are told it is too late to leave. Will grant reports from the cuban capital, havana. Cu ba ns cubans had hoped they might avoid the worst of Hurricane Irma, they had no such luck. With the full force of the category five storm, the hurricane tore through the islands nort