sentence me to life in prison, he told the court, i don t deserve it. weinstein will be appealing, but he s 70 years old, so this sentence means that life and death in prison are now very likely for this once revered hollywood star. sofia bettiza, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: why the the european union has told its staff to delete tiktok from their mobile devices. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this has had its fair share of bullets, a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos s sanctuary, malacanang the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia.
this is bbc news. i m lisa marie misztak. our top stories: on the first anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine the un approves a resolution calling on moscow to withdraw its forces. as stated in ukraine s resolution, these 1m countries reiterated a clear demand to russia. withdraw. the bbc travels to northeastern ukraine, and hears personal testimonies about the misery of war. translation: this has been the scariest year of my life. l so little joy and laughter. so much fear, pain and tears. in other news disgraced hollywood film mogul harvey weinstein is sentenced to a futher 16 years in prison for rape on top of the 23 year sentence he is already serving.
he was sentenced today. it s never too late to argue or to assert a constitutional right that we think has been violated, and it has an impact on thousands of victims in the future. if they are brave enough to testify before a grand jury, and then for some to testify in a court of law, they should have a right to speak their piece and to say how they have been harmed by the defendant in a case. harvey weinstein is already serving a 23 year prison sentence for a separate conviction in new york, for rape and sexual assault. more than 80 people have made rape and misconduct claims about him dating back to the 1970s. but he maintains that he s innocent, and that all of his sexual encounters were consensual. he called his accuser an actress with the ability to turn on her tears. please don t