Americans is never the right way to produce a better environment or a better economy and donald trump tops his record on the environment whilst again slamming the Paris Climate Accord. A former conga laser warlord nicknamed the terminator has been found guilty of atrocities including murder rape and conscripting child soldiers basco into combat convicted by the International Criminal court on 18 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity all relating to the ethnic conflict in democratic republic of congo and he 17 years ago we began with this report from malcolm when we. Go into gun has been in armed groups since 1998 when he was 17 years old. Prosecutors the International Criminal court accused him of committing atrocities during conflict in the democratic republic of congo in 20022003 hes been found guilty of all 18 counts who was crimes and crimes against humanity with which he was charged escorts and scum. Guilty of murder a scrying against humanity as. To guilty of murder a
To introduce tougher sentences. The United Nations is urged to take stronger action to protect christians facing persecution around the world. Performers from this years the United Nations is being urged Glastonbury Festival to take stronger action to protect including Kylie Minogue christians facing persecution have donated items of clothing around the world. To oxfam, to campaign against cheap throwaway fashion. One of the worst attacks this year was in april and coming up in sport, a big day at wimbledon in sri lanka, when at least 207 people were killed and 450 hurt in with 15 year old coco gauff, facing her biggest challenge yet, in former world explosions at churches and hotels. Now a review, carried out by the bishop of truro, number one simona halep. Says christians are the most widely targeted religious group. He says governments in the middle east and north africa should do more to protect religious freedoms. I spoke to the bishop earlier this morning and asked him about the
Johanna konta and coco gauff. Lets have a look at the weather, and matt is here. We have sunshine top and tail of the country, a very pleasant afternoon. Cloud is pushing in from the atlantic, just pushing south and east, turning the sunshine hazy for some, but thickening up across Northern Ireland. They have seen outbreaks of rain already today. That will spread into south west scotland, the isle of man and anglesey later. A bit of cloud bubbling up now that could produce one or two isolated showers for devon and cornwall, into the south midlands. Pleasant in the sunshine, and plenty of it in the north east of scotland, where we go into tonight on a clear note. Elsewhere, plenty of cloud, outbreaks of rain. Rain spreading more extensively into scotland, Northern England and north wales, temperatures around io isdc for the Tuesday Morning commute. High and low pressure fighting it out this week, never one dominating over the other. High pressure to the south tomorrow, low pressure to t
Have been sent into the warrens and corridors of whitehall they would have crossed the desks of a number of people in the Civil Service in the diplomatic corps in the government ministers serving in ministers no longer serving that could be an extremely difficult task but certainly all of this causing exquisite embarrassment for the u. K. Government having just a few weeks ago treated donald trump and his family to a full state visit with all the pomp and majesty that goes along with that and in their embarrassment of course trying as well to limit the damage but also to distance themselves the government from these comments by an ambassador whos been in position since before dont trump came to office uniquely therefore position to watch the workings of this administration from its beginning and really some extraordinarily undiplomatic language certainly to a layperson in comments describing the administration is uniquely dysfunctional and inept the president himself is in secure and s
A full inquiry underway there is talk of criminal charges if indeed the source of this leak is discovered on the basis of breaches of the official secrecy act but for the moment thats met that may well be where it lies until of course theres a new Prime Minister possibly in 2 weeks time well definitely in 2 weeks time who takes a rather different view and decides to get rid of mr derek in favor of another ambassador as hes means of repairing the damage if you like and leave it there thanks so much jonah. Plenty more still ahead on the news hour including tears for the innocents the u. N. Condemns the rising number of children killed in syria. Fighting breaks out as a murder journalist is laid to rest in haiti amid sport kenya makes its case to become a destination for the worlds best valley drivers. Benighted nations is concerned about the growing number of children being killed in the war in rebel held areas of syria it live in Hama Province is a being bombarded for a further month Sy