Yes, by all means, oh yes i am, yes. I am savannah pirelli. And you can hear some of that episode in about 20 minutes time. And in half an hour, jane hill takes a look back at the weeks news. Thats in dateline. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The metropolitan police has confirmed its paid compensation to the former chief of the Defence Staff, field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary, lord britton, who were both falsely accused of child sexual abuse. Both men were named by an informant known as nick, whos now being investigated for allegedly perverting the course ofjustice. Angus crawford reports. They were horrifying allegations, of a paedophile ring at the heart of the establishment but they all proved to be false. During 0peration midland, police raided the homes of the former chief of the Defence Staff lord bramall, ex home secretary leon brittan, and former tory mp harvey proctor. All on the say so of this one man, nick, whose real identity cant
Record breaking 69th pole position at monza. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The metropolitan police has confirmed its paid compensation to the former chief of the Defence Staff, field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary, lord brittan, who were both falsely accused of child sexual abuse. Both men were named by an informant known as nick, whos now being investigated for allegedly perverting the course ofjustice. Angus crawford reports. They were horrifying allegations, of a paedophile ring at the heart of the establishment but they all proved to be false. During 0peration midland, police raided the homes of the former chief of the Defence Staff lord bramall, ex home secretary leon brittan, and former tory mp harvey proctor. All on the say so of this one man, nick, whose real identity cant be revealed. But a scathing review of the investigation found nicks credibility wasnt properly assessed, search warrants were inaccurate, and the investigation went
President trump has been meeting people affected by Tropical Storm harvey in texas, his second visit to the state in a week. He has asked congress for close to 8 billion of initialfunding to help the recovery effort after the devastating floods. But some say their situation has been made worse by reports the white house is considering ending an amnesty for thousands of Illegal Migrants who came to the us as children, many of whom live in texas. James cook reports. Americans look to their president. He is expected, required, to show empathy, leadership and unity. Today, donald trump did deliver hugs and handshakes, and over the past week, the commander in chiefs response to this hurricane and has been praised as rapid and effective. Most to see you. Its been really nice, its been a wonderful thing. As tough as this was, its been a wonderful thing, i think, as tough as this was, its been a wonderfulthing, ithink, even as tough as this was, its been a wonderful thing, i think, even for th
Tonight, the ministry of defence is having to defend proposals that go to the heart of how our country can defend itself. Newsnight has learned the royal navy would lose its ability to assault enemy held beaches and plans currently being considered. The specialist landing ships, hms albion and bulwark, would be taken out of service, a plan which has caused huge alarm among senior royal marine officers who believe it would deprive the core of its core mission. Mark urban has the story. Emily, we are in a situation, not unprecedented, where there are too many things in the programme and aspirations to be paid for but there is also a depreciation in the value of the sterling which affects some of the bigger projects and there needs to be a review. In 30 years of reporting defence in this country, ive never seen a situation like the one we are now in. We cannot call it a review, and whitehall isnt because apparently the defence secretary had won just two years ago and does not like the opt
Good evening. Washington is reeling from an extraordinary public appearance from someone they hear much of, but see very little. Jared kushner is president trumps senior advisor. Hes also his son in law, husband of ivanka. Today, he was called to give evidence over four meetings he had with russians before the election. Meetings critics say could have interfered with the democratic process. Well ask whether the sound and fury that surrounds team trump and russia signifies nothing but rumour. At the senate, were also hearing protests about health reform, the bill in its last stages may not get past with certainty this week. First, the day as we saw it here. A man whose name is whispered throughout washington, a face that is seldom seen. But today, Jared Kushner unwillingly entered the limelight, aiming to dispel rumours of collusion with russia. My name is Jared Kushner. I am Senior Adviser to president donaldj trump. For many, it was the first time wed heard his voice. It sounded for a