Australian open womens singles title, beating Romanias Simona Halep to become the world number one. And a rare standing ovation in the houses of lords for baroness chow who has cancer in the week in parliament. Baroness jowell. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, has said all current rape and serious Sexual Assault cases in england and wales are to be reviewed as a matter of urgency following the collapse of several recent trials because evidence was not disclosed to defence lawyers. Today the attorney general told the bbc there was no evidence of widespread malpractice or dishonesty in the prosecution system. Our Legal Affairs correspondent, clive coleman, reports. Disclosure of evidence in some recent highly publicised rape cases has gone badly wrong. But how widespread is the problem . In december liam allan was acquitted of six counts of rape and six of Sexual Assault when it emerged evidence on a computer disk which police
Promising to help you live longer. Thats in half an hour here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, has said all current rape and serious Sexual Assault cases in england and wales are to be reviewed as a matter of urgency following the collapse of several recent trials because evidence was not disclosed to defence lawyers. Today the attorney general told the bbc there was no evidence of widespread malpractice or dishonesty in the prosecution system. Our Legal Affairs correspondent, clive coleman, reports. Disclosure of evidence in some recent highly publicised rape cases has gone badly wrong. But how widespread is the problem . In december liam allan was acquitted of six counts of rape and six of Sexual Assault when it emerged evidence on a computer disk which police had examined showed messages from the alleged victim pestering him for casual sex. And the number of prosecutions in england and wales that collapsed bec
Discovers why sinkholes are appearing nearly near the red sea. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. All current rape and Sexual Assault cases in england and wales are being reviewed as a matter of urgency. The announcement from the director of Public Prosecutions follows the recent collapse of several high profile trials, after vital evidence had not been shared with defence lawyers. Its believed a number of cases could be stopped as a result, as Adina Campbell reports. In a move seen to help rebuild trust in the Justice System, every rape and Sexual Assault case in england and wales is now under review. The Crown Prosecution Service has taken action after public concerns that evidence, particularly digital records, are not being disclosed early enough to defence lawyers. 22 year old liam allen was wrongly accused of rape and Sexual Assault, but his trial collapsed last month after the metropolitan police failed to disclose phone records which were vital evidence. Last week, a rape ch
Welcome to bbc news. All current rape and Sexual Assault cases in england and wales are being reviewed as a matter of urgency. The announcement from the director of Public Prosecutions follows the recent collapse of several high profile trials, after vital evidence had not been shared with defence lawyers. Its believed a number of cases could be stopped as a result, as Adina Campbell reports. In a move seen to help rebuild trust in the justice system, every rape and Sexual Assault case in england and wales is now under review. The Crown Prosecution Service has taken action after public concerns that evidence, particularly digital records, are not being disclosed early enough to defence lawyers. 22 year old liam allen was wrongly accused of rape and Sexual Assault, but his trial collapsed last month after the metropolitan police failed to disclose phone records which were vital evidence. Last week, a rape charge against Oxford University student oliver mears was dropped shortly before h
See how high the water will arise. Caroline wozniacki wins the Australian Open womens singles title, beating Romanias Simona Halep to become the world number one. And the dateline london panel talk davos, brexit and the middle east. Thats all in half an hour here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, has said all current rape and serious Sexual Assault cases in england and wales are to be reviewed as a matter of urgency following the collapse of several recent trials because evidence was not disclosed to defence lawyers. Today the attorney general told the bbc there was no evidence of widespread malpractice or dishonesty in the prosecution system. Our Legal Affairs correspondent, clive coleman, reports. Disclosure of evidence in some recent highly publicised rape cases has gone badly wrong. But how widespread is the problem . In december liam allan was acquitted of six counts of rape and six of Sexual Assault when it