Way for a new trial. In a was a 4 3 ruling, the states Court Of Appeals found mr weinstein did not get a fair trial, saying the judge made a mistake by allowing women to testify about allegations that were not part of the charges he faced. The accusations against mr weinstein began in 2017. They sparked the movement known as metoo that exposed sexual abuse at the highest levels of hollywood and beyond. The 72 year old will remain in prison, serving a 16 year sentence for rape in a separate case in la that conviction is not directly affected by this ruling. Emma vardy has more from los angeles. When Harvey Weinstein one of the most powerful men in hollywood was accused of rape, it led to an outpouring about a culture of Sexual Assault and misogyny experienced by women Around The World what became known as the Metoo Movement. Many women came forward, accusing Harvey Weinstein of forcing them into sex. For years, there was a fear of speaking out, they said, because of his ability to make
Are on Manchester City as the Title Race Heats up. Will they take three points from brighton or slip like liverpool . Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The future of scotlands government looks in doubt tonight as the First Minister, humza yousaf faces a vote of no confidence. It comes after the snps Power Sharing Agreement with the greens collapsed today. Thered been growing tensions between the two parties, which intensified last week when the Scottish Government abandoned one of its key Climate Change targets. The greens have accused mr yousaf of cowardice, weakness and betrayal. Our Scotland Editorjames Cook joins us now from edinburgh. It isa it is a beautiful evening at holyrood, but the clouds are gathering over humza yousaf s administration. The greens have been speaking to the immediate in the past half an hour and confirmed they will vote against humza yousaf in a no Confidence Vote. That came at the end of a dramatic day. It ended where it began, two green leav
The finding comes as heavy rain continues to pummel parts of Southern China. Our climate editor, Justin Rowlatt has been looking at how is Climate Change is altering Rainfall Patterns Around The World. This is a road, but last week, the cars were floating down it. Southern china regularly gets heavy rain, but not like this. And its the same with dubai. Big storms do blow in every few years, but they dont normally do this. The city got a year and a half s worth of rain in a single day. The storms that hit the gulf states last week killed 23 people and brought dubai and oman to a virtual standstill. The study published today found it was made between 10 40 more intense because of Climate Change. The finding isnt certain because rainstorms are so rare in the region. But the trend is clear. The atmosphere has warmed, and that means it can hold more moisture. Its that simple. Then that moisture falls as heavier rain. So those storms that might have happened anyway will have heavier rainfall
And Manchester City close the gap at the top of the Premier League with a convincing win, away to brighton. On bbc london. On newsnight at 10 30 p m. This morning, the Surprise News that the snp and Green Coalition collapsing. At bedtime, what is left of homes thats coalition which are marked and what does it mean for the coalition . The snps Power Sharing arrangement, with the scottish greens. He now leads a Minority Government a predicament seized upon by scottish conservatives, whove called a vote of no confidence, which the scottish greens now say theyll back. If he loses the vote, due next week, his position could become untenable barely a year since taking over as First Minister from nicola sturgeon. So, how did it come to this, and could he still cling on . With the very latest, lets joinjames cook, our scotland editor, live in edinburgh. Well, its been a day here of harsh words and of recriminations, of allegations flung, of defences and indeed of some political drama, with the
For overwhelmed cities . The former hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein, has had one of his convictions for rape overturned. New yorks highest court has ruled he didnt get a fair trial. The case in 2020, was a landmark in the me too movement, which exposed Sexual Misconduct at the highest levels in hollywood. Our correspondent emma vardy has the latest from los angeles. When Harvey Weinstein, one of the most powerful men in hollywood, was accused of rape, it led to an outpouring about a culture of Sexual Assault and misogyny experienced by women around the world. What became known as the Metoo Movement. Many women came forward accusing Harvey Weinstein of forcing them into sex. For years, there was a fear of speaking out, they said, because of his ability to make or break careers. But now, the Rape Conviction against Harvey Weinstein that came out of the Metoo Movement has been overturned in new york. The Court Of Appeals said prosecutors had called witnesses whose accusations were n