The pro democracy parties of hong kong showed up to the polls in Record Number and swept the board in weekend elections a stunning rejection of the citys beijing backed government. Also on the programme. Uber and out. The ride sharing app has been told its licence will not be renewed in london. It plans to appeal. And the priceless jewellery of augustus the strong, has been stolen from a museum in dresden, where the security was anything but. Hello and welcome im Michelle Fleury in new york, Christian Fraser is in london. Michael bloomberg, the three term mayor of this city has announced he is running for president. The 77 year old is making a late entrance, but he has the money to make up for it. Take a look at this graphic. It shows you the tv ad spending by 2020 democrats thus far. And you will see, there is Michael Bloomberg, second in the list, and he has only just entered the race. Rather than trying to win early states, he will be focusing all his attention on super tuesday, whe
Very good evening and welcome to bbc news. A man from Northern Ireland has pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to assist illegal immigration, after the bodies of 39 vietnamese people, including children, were discovered in the back of a lorry he was driving in essex. 25 year old Maurice Robinson from County Armagh is still facing 39 charges of manslaughter. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford has been at the old bailey. Of the three people currently being held after the shocking discovery of 39 bodies in a lorry on a quiet road in an essex industrial estate, mo robinsons case is the most advanced. The young lorry driver was the first person to be arrested and today, here at the old bailey, he admitted being part of the conspiracy to smuggle people into britain. The discovery last month of 39 dead people from vietnam in the back of a lorry in essex led to a Huge International investigation into a suspected people smuggling gang. This morning, mo robinson, the 25 year old
Tonight at ten, levels of Greenhouse Gases break new records, as experts express their fears for the future of the planet. Since 1990, theres been an increase of 43 in the warming effect on the climate of a range of Greenhouse Gases. Last years increase in emissions was bigger than the previous 12 months, and higher than the average of the past decade. The critical period is now. And the Climate Change well see and the decisions that we make will last notjust for decades, not even centuries, but potentially longer than that. Well look at the latest figures, amid criticism that the worlds nations are simply not delivering on the promises theyve made. Also tonight. After 39 migrants bodies were found in a lorry container in essex, a man pleads guilty to plotting to assist illegal immigration. Labour says, if it wins power, it will put bad landlords out of business and bring in rent controls in england. The cinema operator vue defends its decision to withdraw the gang film blue story, aft
The gang film blue story after violent incidents outside several of its venues. And at 11 30, well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the observers sonia sodha and the telegraphs Anna Mikhailova stay with us for that. Good evening. The chief rabbi has made a highly unusual intervention in the general Election Campaign by condemning what he says is Jeremy Corbyns failure to deal with anti semitism, and by questioning the labour leaders fitness for downing street. Writing in the times newspaper, ephraim mirvis, whos britains most seniorjewish leader, said labour has responded saying well, in a moment well talk to our Political Correspondent chris mason, but first, here is Martin Basheer explaining how significant the chief rabbi plasma comments are. The chief rabbi has oversight behalf of those in the United Kingdom who identify as practising jewish and he says that labours claim that they are doing everything in their powers to root out anti semitism is in his
Has had to say about that. Hong kongs Pro Democracy Movement delivered a landslide victory in local elections this weekend. Across hong kong, turnout was over 70 thats a record. Nearly three Million People voted, and they voted overwhelmingly for pro democracy candidates. Just have a look at this. This is the electoral map. The yellow shows us the electoral map. The yellow shows us the progress made by pro democracy politicians. They took 17 out of the 18 districts. Compare that to 2015, when all 18 were controlled by pro beijing groups. Weve also seen some of the territorys best known politicians defeated by young inexperienced pro democracy candidates. And of course, the context for all of this is that pro democracy anti beijing protests have been going on for over five months. And these results represent yet another blow to the authority of hong kongs chief executive carrie lam. Shes said. And while shes reflecting, the protests go on. Jonathon head is there. Today, Office Workers i