Welcome to the World Today, an hour of international news from the bbc. An hour of international Rebecca Cheptegei had recently competed in the Paris Olympics, where she represented uganda. The family have accused the police in kenya of not taking the case seriously. She was a Marathon Runner who excelled in herfield. At 33, she had so much more to achieve, but today, shes dead, aother victim of male Violence against women. The details are horrific. Doctors say the burns covered more than 70 of her body. Rebeccas mother accused the local police are not protecting her daughter. The case raises issues over Womens Safety in the region. Ugandas Athletics Federation said it was deeply saddened by the news. It says rebecca was a victim of Domestic Violence. The ugandan opposition politician, bobi wine, said the circumstances of Rebeccas Death are in his words depressing. Speaking to newshour, the bbc has learned that Ugandas Minister of sports had spoken to rebecca while she was competing in
Also tonight, france finally has a prime minister. You will know him he is the former Brexit Negotiator Michel barnier. Parliament. He will need all his skills to Negotiate a raucus french parliament. And not entirely immune from prosecution. Trump pleads not guilty, as his Jan 6 case returns to court in washington. Welcome to the programme. The Waterways here in britain are awash with Records Amount of sewage. Today, the governement announced a new bill that will beef up the powers of the Water regulator. In future the Water Bosses in england and wales will face 2 years in prison if theyre found to have obstructed an investigation into a Sewage Spill and their bonuses will be blocked if they fail to meet environmental and financial standards. But activists say it is not enough. The system is broken, and that current regulations arent being enforced. Heres our environment correspondentjonah fisher. Profits and pollution. For years, our Water Companies have paid out dividends to shareho
There are nine games going on across three groups tonight. For all the latest, head to the Bbc Sport website. To Cricket And England Head Coach Brendon mccullum has been setting out his expectations as he prepares to take over all of Englands Cricket teams. Hes extended his contract by two years to take control of both the test and white Ball Squads. This week, hell be coaching the Test Team at the oval, where the series against Sri Lanka will conclude, and says the timing is now right to take on the two jobs. Over the last two years, it would have been nigh on impossible for anyone to do all three formats, and i think hence why, you know, we went down the split coaches route. Now, with this, with the schedule easing, i would say slightly easing, but easing enough, i think it gives you the ability to be able to have one person in the role. Just another line of cricket to bring you, also involving england, but for their white Ball Squad the captain of which, jos buttler, has been ruled
I cant give a timeline, because theres a number of outstanding ways to which we will have to see, whether thats through tightening up legislation, whether thats around the legal framework about how we can get these companies and these these building owners. Weve got thousands of people, Hundreds Of Thousands in the Cladding Scandal Campaign statement yesterday, still living in homes with the same risks in grenfell seven years ago. They are looking to you as the deputy prime minister, the Housing Secretary, to say when by, to put a deadline there. Which is why my Remediation Acceleration Plan is about how i can speed up that process. Leon, 330,000 People Cant sell their flats until the cladding is removed, unless they can find Cash Buyers in limbo. There are people living in fear of the cladding outside their apartment. Surely, with six years of inquiry and £11 billion there to deal with the problem, we could set a deadline. Problem, we could set a deadline. , . ,. , deadline. Youd hav
First, the latest headlines eus former brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has been announced as frances next prime minister. Hes been asked by President Macron to form a new government in an attempt to end weeks of deadlocked negotiations between rival parties. Mr macron called Snap Elections nearly two months ago that failed to produce a clear winner. Police in germany say an armed man shot dead by officers in munich was an eighteen year they say his motive is not known but a local politician said the man may have intended to attack the israeli consulate. The olympic Marathon Runner Rebecca cheptegay has become one of the latest Women In Kenya to be killed by a man. She died four days after being set On Fire by herformer boyfriend. The ugandan athlete was reportedly, doused with petrol, at her home in Western Kenya where she had been training. A member of the Royal Navy has died When a Military Helicopter ditched in the English Channel on wednesday night. The Ministry Of Defence said