Opener at hampden. Stop a murky start but for most of us Warm Sunshine developing today, watch out for more heavy thundery rain in the south. I will have the details. Its Friday 6th of september. The Home Secretary Will chair a meeting of senior ministers, Intelligence Agencies and Law Enforcement Bodies Today to discuss how to tackle criminal gangs which smuggle people across the channel. 12 people died on tuesday when their small boat came apart off the french coast. Yvette cooper said this showed the moral imperative of dismantling the gangs. Our home editor, mark easton, reports. The government claims the deaths of 12 migrants in the channeljust off the french coast earlier this week is evidence of both the moral imperative in destroying the smuggling gangs, and also that measures to disrupt the criminal networks are having an impact. The Home Office says it suggests the Business Model of the smugglers is under pressure. More people are being crammed into less seaworthy vessels, wi
Senior news editor of publishers weekly, editor of pws online coverage of comics and graphic, and im also a cohost on more to come, pws weekly podcast, and aim also placed to welcome you to the 2020 brooklyn book festival online, a little different platform this year but still exciting and still doing what he brooklyn book fair does so well, to bring artists together to talk about their work. Were here today with a great trio of artists and start with dave chisolm, and emei butell and joe sacco. Theres a blinky you, purchase the books so please indulge. I want to tell you but the panel. Its called makers of the road, writing Hidden History and were league to book at three authors skillfully use the graphics medium to investigate the culture of different personalities, creative graphic nonfiction at it best. Lets tart with dave chisolm, chasing the bird, Charlie Parker in california, groundbreaking book that looks into the life and music of really one of the most revered and influencal
Weekend hot and dry temperatures exceeding 100 a lot of the east bay portions of county as well little part like San Francisco to the and also along the coastline, not to are in a little bit. Were looking at excessive heat advisory, but this is an excessive heat warning and just about all the entire bay area for the weekend temperatures thus far come into the 60s we got some 50s up to the north bay feeling pretty good to start 61, san jose. Most readings inland are actually ahead of the ball game or only trailing a little bit around the coast. And up to the north bay a little bit as well not having a lot the way of winds just a minor little breeze here going on here is the breakdown word, 84 by 11 by 2 oclock 99. Again with numbers topping off well beyond 100. Well take a closer inspection of those temperatures coming up in just a bit marty. All right dave and we want to continue our coverage of this hot Holiday Weekend by taking a look the way to some cities are helping people stay co
Bringing top stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment of elements well this is the weekly on our to International Hello and welcome lets kick off in belarus where theres no limit to the wave of government on wrist big crowds gathered in minsk throughout sunday calling on president to step down and accusing him of rigging the august 9th election arties reports from the capital. So this is what the antigovernment protest looks like right now since the last time you saw me or now weve moved about 2 kilometers away from the Independence Square to another iconic landmark of the better russian capital and it has become sort of a traditional a regular place for people to gather and vent their anger after the highly controversial elections and right now you can see that behind me this towering structure and the museum behind it are being guarded by the Security Forces they are not letting people come close but they arent trying to the road between the Security Forces and the pro
Moscow thanks for joining us tonight here on our to international hawkins welcome to the program. I would german Medical Clinic says its found traces of a substance that affects the bodys nervous system. The russian opposition activist who fell seriously ill on a flight to moscow last week. Clinical findings indicate intoxication by substance from the group of active substances called to race inhibitors the outcome of the disease remains uncertain and long term effects especially in the area of the nervous system cannot be ruled out at this point in time while the statement was put out by shutting hospital here and said that they have found a toxic substance in. The system. Verify. By several different laboratories this is very different to the news we had coming out of the russian city of homs where lex in the valley was 1st treated after his flight from siberia to moscow was forced to make an Emergency Landing with him in great distress they said that theyre willing to share all of t