Retailers have been fair to customers amid accusations they profiteered from the rising Cost Of Living. Good morning from old trafford where englands cricketers have work to do and fast on day two of their must win ashes fourth test. Whilst in new zealand, kick off is not far away now for the womens world cup can anyone stop defending champions the usa . Can anyone stop defending many can anyone stop defending will get a dry day today there many will get a dry day today but there will be showers to dodge. I will have the forecast here. Its thursday the 20th ofjuly. In an hour, senior Hospital Doctors in england will go on strike for 48 hours in a dispute over pay. Nhs bosses have warned of severe disruption, with thousands of appointments postponed. Its the first time consultants have taken part in Industrial Action in more than a decade. 0ur Health Correspondent Sophie Hutchinson reports. We locked ourselves away. We did everything we should have done in covid to protect the nhs and n
Visits hiroshima next week. A new chapter. Taiwans first female president takes power as beijing ramps up pressure on her to recognize the onechina policy. Police in japans southern okinawa prefecture arrested an american who works on a u. S. Military base. Theyey say h he admdmitted to sg and strtrangling a japananese w who went missing three weeks ago. Kenneth franklin shinzato works on kadena air base. Information from the suspect led them to the body of Rina Shimabukuro lying by the side of the road. The suspect confessed to attacking the woman and abandoning her body. Sources close to the investigation say officers found the victims blood stains in his car. Residents have long complained about crimes committed by base personnel. More than 70 of u. S. Military facilities in japan are in the prefecture. Translator this is unforgivable. I am lost for words. Translator incidents like this will happen as long as we have the bases. Japans Prime Minister voiced his anger. Translator i de
We spend the hour with investigative journalist Wayne Barrett who has been covering trump for over 40 years. I think he represents not just a danger to america, but because were such an influence in the world, it is really a shocking threat to the world. Know, amy we will hear how donald trump learned at the knee of Joe Mccarthys former aide, attorney roy cohn, as well as how trump once tried to bribe Wayne Barrett with an apartment. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Across the world, people are mourning a string of attacks that have killed hundreds of people in iraq, bangladesh, and saudi arabia during the final days of the holy month of ramadan. The deadliest attatack occurrern baghdad early susunday morning. More than 200 people were killed when a suicide truck bomb exploded in a busy shopping district. It was one of the deadliest attacks in iraq since the 2003 u. S. Invasion. Isis has claimed respon
Warrant, was able to go and recover an ak47 from the individual involved and over 180 rounds of ammunition. Reporter the chief says the Police Departments gun Recovery Unit puts itself in harms way every day to get these Deadly Weapons off the street. For them to have to put their life on the line against these guns every single day and sometimes the same people with new guns over and over again, thats unacceptable. Reporter now in the case of the 17yearold there are also charges of child pornography. Ill have more on that coming up at 6 00. Unbelievable story, pat. Were waiting now to see what effect todays not guilty ruling will have on the three remaining officers charged in the death of freddie gray. The Police Van Driver Caesar Goodson faced the most serious charge in this case. It was seconddegree murder. With the means two officers have been acquitted and the third ended in a mistrial. Todays decision is a major setback for those future cases. Chris gordon is live with reaction
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