Assault allegations. And a warning of heavy rain and wind gusts up to 80 miles an hour as hurricane ophelia tears across the atlantic towards the uk. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A canadian man kidnapped with his pregnant wife in afghanistan has been giving distressing details of the five years they spent in captivity. Joshua boyle and his wife were released earlier this week after being held hostage by islamic militants linked to the taliban. Mr boyle told reporters his wife caitlin had been raped, that she had given birth to four children in captivity one of whom he said, a baby girl, had been murdered. John mcmanus reports. Afghanistan, parts of the country remain in the grip of islamist militants. It was here that Canadian Joshua Boyle and his wife caitlin coleman, travelled, he says, to carry out aid work. But instead, the couple were kidnapped by members of the haqqani network, linked to the taliban. Over five years their captors released a series of videos. One of them
The champions chelsea 2 1 at selhurst park. And darren has the weather. Good morning, it is going to be another bright and warm day for many of us. Some rain in scotland and Northern Ireland. But tomorrow we start to feel the effects of 0phelia with the strongest winds in the west. All the details later. Good morning. First, our main story. Disgraced movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein, has been expelled from the organisation that runs the oscars. It follows the growing number of allegations of Sexual Assault made against him. The academy of Motion Pictures said its board voted well in excess of the required two thirds majority to expel him. Peter bowes reports from los angeles. He once ruled the roost. One of the most powerful men in hollywood. Harvey weinstein. The movie mogul, the studio boss credited with scores of oscar wins and nominations. But now branded a rapist, and a serial sexual predator, the hollywood producer has been kicked out of the worlds most influential organisation. It