There are different ways of going around it and having it affect our exa m around it and having it affect our exam week. Labour says it will bring in rent controls and improve conditions for tenants in privately owned accommodation in england, if it wins the general election. Pro democracy supporters celebrate, as they win overwhelmingly in hong kongs local elections. And coming up later, treasures worth up to a billion euros are stolen in a daring robbery of ancientjewellery in dresden. Its 5 oclock our main story is that a lorry driver accused of the deaths of 39 migrants who were found in a lorry container in essex has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to assist illegal immigration. Maurice robinson from craigavon in Northern Ireland is accused of being part of a larger plot to bring people into the uk illegally. He was not asked to plead to 38 charges of manslaughter which he also faces. The bodies of 39 people from vietnam including children, were discovered last month as our Home Affa
In the turkish city istanbul. Its the morning in sydney, and people are waking up to what authorities are calling a catastrophic threat its the morning in sydney, and people are waking up of dangerfrom bushfires thats the highest level of warning. And the day coming is predicted to be the worst since these fires began several weeks ago. Hot temperatures and strong winds in New South Wales are the reason why this threat level is being used in sydney. There are bush fires in queensland too. And we already know how desvtasting these fires can be. These are pictures from the last week. New south wales is already under a state of emergency. That gives the fire Service Special powers to evacuate property and turn off power. Fire crews have come from all over australia and new zealand to help. The fires escalated on friday. 150 homes were destroyed and three people died. This footage gives you a sense of the danger people and Fire Fighters are facing. This crew is completely surrounded by fla
President council socalled secret peace talks with the afghan leader and the taliban after the militant group admitted to a recent terrorist attack. A warm welcome he watching the weekly here on r. T. International with the latest world news and a roundup of the stories that shape the week the 1st millions of weapons made in serbia have reportedly fallen into the hands of Islamic State fighters in yemen and syria after they were bought by the United States and its allies as according to documents seen by a bulgarian journalist. This isnt anonymous inner city blog document about. The klan not serbia not actively crusade and the u. S. Soccer mom tracking all the way to war or so on those contrasts i will say able to identify one particular out a lot of left in the sand the language they hear is there to stop again the video e. M. F. If those documents prove to be genuine then weapons seen on the Islamic State video in yemen could well be serbian made off to being sold to u. S. Military c
But is thwarted in his ambition to make major constitutional changes. Would you let a robot look after your children . Find out why its a dilemma families injapan may be facing very soon. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Glad you could join us. Its 7 00am in singapore, midnight in london and 7 00 in the morning in hong kong, where police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protestors after another mass demonstration against the way the territory is being run. Tens of thousands of people have been marching the latest in a series of pro democracy rallies that have been going on for two months now. A warning that stephen mcdonells report contains some flashing images. Protests here used to end peacefully. Not anymore. After the seventh consecutive weekend of marches in hong kong, some hardcore pro democracy protesters have decided that escalation is the way forward, and theyve been met with force. In a clear pr
Reform the treasury if labour wins the next general election. Wins the next general election. Meanwhile, the first person to be convicted of cyber flashing in england and wales has been jailed for 66 weeks. 39 year old Nicholas Hawke sent unsolicited, explicit photographs to a teenager and a woman. The justice secretary described the offence as a distressing crime which cant be normalised, and said the sentence sent a clear message that that behaviour had severe consequences. Four people have been hurt and a dog, believed to be an xl bully bully, has had to be shot by police in south london. A warning if youre watching on television, the following footage does contain contain distressing content. Lets show you this video clip captured of the attack that happened in battersea in south london just after 10 00 last night. A group of people desperately trying to stop the dog in attack mode, with one person trying to throw a blanket over it to stop it. For victims we know taken for victims