To bbc world news. President trump has praised a former white house staff member who quit this week amid allegations he abused two former wives. Mr trump said rob porter maintained his innocence and had done a good job. Our north america editor jon sopel has more. He was the clean cut, chisel george, harvard law educated rising star of this white house, in charge of controlling the flow of paper across the president s desk but after three days of confusion and chaos he has quit and missed a swell of Domestic Abuse allegations but today the president seemed to be more concerned about rob porter than his victims. A tough time to him. He did a very good job in the white house are we happy has a i walked president e5553; §§ee§§§e§§§§§f statement the president e5553; §§ee§§§e§§§§§f statement the saint seiezfl tzefiegffifi ein car 5. 22554 £2154 wishes him luck, he has so much he wishes him luck, he has so much talent. That is like saying that a cts talent. That is l
Alexander blackman, the former royal marine who was jailed for killing a taliban fighter in afghanistan, tells the bbc how he regrets his actions. A ride at Drayton Manor theme park closes after a girl was airlifted to hospitalfollowing an incident. And International Ballroom champion Shirley Ballas is the new head judge on Strictly Come Dancing, replacing len goodman. Its 5pm, good afternoon. Our top story concerns mixed signals over brexit from the labour party. In a bbc interviewJeremy Corbyn, declined to confirm hed definitely take the uk out of the European Union, if brussels offered a bad deal for withdrawal. Aides later had to issue a clarification, saying the uk would definitely leave the eu, under a labour government. Mr corbyn was speaking exclusively to the bbcs political editor, laura kuenssberg, at the launch of the partys Election Campaign. Hed been in manchester, telling supporters he was offering a real alternative to what he called a rigged system under the conservativ
This from Megaphone Diplomacy. An 11 Year Old Girl died after an accident at Drayton Manor theme park. The british man suspected of carrying out beheadings in syria hes convicted of being a member of is. Alexander blackman gives his first tv interview the former marine was jailed for killing a wounded taliban fighter. A moment of madness, i think, is the best description i can give. Not exactly the proudest moment of my life. Shes called the queen of latin now Shirley Ballas is the newjudge on strictly. Coming up in the sport on bbc news Maria Sharapova is to be offered another wildcard as she continues her comeback from a doping ban, this time by the lta to next months event in birmingham. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The Prime Minister has said that under a conservative government there would be a cap on Energy Prices. The Election Pledge has run into a barrage of criticism from Opposition Parties and Industry Officials alike. Theresa may said 17 million household
Themselves on tariffs that are above that that they should be paying. A british man is jailed by a court in turkey. Hes found guilty of being a member of so called Islamic State. A young girl has died in an accident on a ride at a theme park in staffordshire. And, a visit to venice to see the work of a british artist who waited decades for global recognition. Coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News would juventus complete the job against monaco after they took a 2 0 lead into the second leg of their Champions League semifinal in turin . Good evening. Jeremy corbyn has laid the foundations of labours Election Campaign with a relentless attack on greedy bankers, tax cheats, and employers who rip off their workers. At the partys formal Campaign Launch in trafford, mr corbyn presented labour as the anti establishment choice, but mr corbyn was also accused of throwing labours Brexit Policy Into Confusion by repeatedly refusing to confirm that britain would leave the European Union if labour won
The russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital with suspected poisoning. The Anti Corruption campaigner fell ill during a flight. Kamala harris is formally nominated as joe bidens running mate in the us election. If the democrats win she would be the first woman Vice President in american history. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Just hours before they were expected to get their exam results, hundreds of thousands of btec students have been told theyll have to wait and their marks will be reassessed. It comes after an intense row over how results were calculated for this years a level and gcse students, which will now be awarded using teacher assessments rather than a controversial computer algorithm. Dan johnson reports. Just hours before results, we broke the news to isabel that theres more delay and disruption. I know that the btec results are going to get delayed. I feel kind of angry about it, because. And you dont know whats happening . Yeah, we all