a police officer is in a serious condition after being hit by a train while trying to save a distressed man who was on the tracks. nottinghamshire police said said they were called to an area near newark on trent last night. the man on the railway lines also suffered injuries but they are not believed to be life threatening. our midlands correspondent phil mackie sent this report from balderton. it isa it is a really busy stretch of the east coast main line which passes through the village of balderton on the outskirts of newark in nottinghamshire. today investigators were focusing their attention on the area where the incident happened neara area where the incident happened near a road bridge last night. nottinghamshire police said they responded to a call to help what they described as a distressed man on the railway lines and one of its officers was hit by a train and suffered life changing injuries. the man he saved suffered electrocution injuries and both are being treated injurie
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a distressed man who was spotted on a railway line near balderton in nottinghamshire. the man is also in hospital with non life?threatening injuries. a woman filmed kicking and striking a pony during a hunt has been cleared of animal cruelty charges. the animal welfare charity rspca brought a private prosecution after 39?year?old sarah moulds, disciplined the animal in lincolnshire in 2021. mrs moulds and supporters wept as she was cleared of two charges at lincoln crown court. travellers will face major disruption this bank holiday weekend as rail workers across england are due to walk out on saturday. some 20,000 rmt union members at 14 rail companies are striking as part of a long?running dispute over pay. this weekend will see thousands travelling to events such as the notting hill carnival and the reading and leeds festivals. you re live with bbc news. now it s time for the panel. more stories tonight, and i want to
as it is compared to the us or even the rest of the continental europe, that s going to be an issue when it comes to whether or not the bank of england, andrew bailey at the helm of it can really follow the lead that jay powell is setting. whatever ha ens that jay powell is setting. whatever ha ens in that jay powell is setting. whatever happens in the that jay powell is setting. whatever happens in the united that jay powell is setting. whatever happens in the united states, - that jay powell is setting. whatever happens in the united states, kritil happens in the united states, kriti good to see you, coming up at the middle of september. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let s take a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines here in the uk. rishi sunak has warned the uk s asylum system is facing unsustainable pressure after the cost almost doubled in a year 7 to nearly four billion pounds. the prime minister, who has made stopping small boats on
that s according to his family. aiden aslin was captured alongside fellow uk national shaun pinner and sentenced by a russian court which is not internationally recognised. aiden s family in nottinghamshire has called for more to be done to help release the pair. 0ur correspondent emma vardy has the story. it s been an agonising wait for aiden aslin and shaun pinner since being told they face the death penalty. the sentence was handed down a fortnight ago to the two men, and a moroccan national, in an unrecognised court in an area controlled by russian backed separatists. your son rings to say that he is going to be, he s going to be killed. in a phone call to his mother, aiden said his captors have informed him the execution will go ahead. he was given a month, and time is running out. and aiden was told that he was going to be executed.