Person to walk the length of chinas Yangtze River , the longest river in asia. Its one oclock in the morning in london and 8 00am in singapore and in hong kong, where the International Airport has been the scene of further, violent confrontations between demonstrators and police. Officers tried to storm the terminal building only to withdraw after facing heavy resistance. At one point, a suspected chinese official was held hostage by protesters. The trouble has done nothing to quell fears of chinese intervention. President trump has claimed Us Intelligence told him that beijing is moving troops to its border with hong kong. Jonathan head reports. This was the day a self styled Democracy Movement came close to mob violence. Fearful of infiltrators, the protesters seized individuals they believed were undercover chinese officers. With emotions so raw it was hard to restrain them. For a second day they had occupied the airport and shut it down. Luggage trolleys rammed together to make eff
Bolton. Trade, security and brexit on the menu. And out in the cold the ice bath champion who withstood two hours of pain, for world record glory. Hello and welcome im katty kay in washington, david eades is in london. There is a lot that doesnt add up about the death ofjeffrey epstein and even the us attorney general says hes angry about it. Epstein was found hanged in his cell on saturday but it turns there were a string of irregularities surrounding his death. Despite reports he tried to kill himself last month, hed been taken off suicide watch, he didnt have a cell mate and he wasnt checked on every 30 minutes. Epstein was awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking minors, and documents released just last week accused several other powerful people. People who might have been very nervous about what mr epstein knew about them. Which is why the attorney general has questions about how this suicide was allowed to happened. I was appalled and indeed the whole department was, and fran
Floods and heavy rains causing havoc across large parts of southeast and east asia. Millions of fans are saying goodbye for now at least to the south korean kapok sensation pts. Welcome to the programme. We start in the United States come over the attorney general says he is angry and appalled that the disgraced us financierJeffrey Epstein died in a new york prison cell instead of standing trial. He died at the metropolitan Correctional Centre on saturday, where he was awaiting trial on sex and conspiracy charges. Sex and conspiracy chargeslj sex and conspiracy charges. I was appalled, and indeed the whole department was, and frankly angry, to learn of the mccs failure to adequately secure this prisoner. We are now learning of serious irregularities in this facility that are deeply concerning, and demand a thorough investigation. William barr also promised the investigation into Jeffrey Epsteins alleged crimes would continue. Let me assure you that this case will continue on against an
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The Actor Richard Gere urges the Italian Government to help migrants stranded in the mediterranean for more than a week. The disgraced american financierJeffrey Epstein who once counted donald trump and Prince Andrew among his friends has been found dead in his cell while awaiting trial for child sex offences. It appears he managed to take his own life at a prison in new york considered one of the most secure in the us despite having made a previous Suicide Attempt there last month. With the latest from new york, heres nedda tawfik. The body ofJeffrey Epstein is taken away from a New York Hospital this evening. The multimillionaire sex offender was found dead in his prison cell as he awaited trial for sex trafficking. Once, epsteins extravagant lifestyle had seen him party with donald trump. The president had called him a terrific guy. He has since distanced himself from the convicted sex offender. Originally a math teacher in manhattan, the financier mysteriously accumulated a fortune