To do that, let s begin with mike isaac, tech correspondent for the new york times, who s in san francisco. We didn t quite know a lot from the very beginning. We understood that durov was detained, and it was pretty clandestine in the beginning. Then later, the french prosecutors let out a few different reasons. According to a sort of brief statement, it was facilitating child pornography, human trafficking, drug trafficking, a sort of vague reference to encryption issues on the app. So it was kind of a laundry list of issues. More broadly, mike, were you surprised that this happened in france? so, this is. . . One of the fascinating aspects of this case is, you know, it s a big deal in any sort of country at this point, i believe, to really take under arrest the ceo of a major tech company, especially one used by almost a billion people, that telegram is. I think the distinction that s important here is that the arrest was made not under eu sort of broader laws, but specifically unde
Let s get more on that breaking news that five children, including three aged 12, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 80 year old man died following a serious assault in a park in leicestershire. The man was attacked in franklin park in braunstone on sunday evening while he was walking his dog and has since died of his injuries. Let s speak to our reporter sam harrison who is braunstone. What more can you tell us? a what more can you tell us? miserable day here weather wise and a miserable day for locals in braunstone town. They have received this awful news that an 80 year old man has died after walking here in the park behind me. This is franklin park, an area which is usually tranquil and quiet. A place where people bring their children to play, a place where people walk their dogs. It was on sunday evening at around 6:30pm when an 80 year old man was out walking his dog. He had reached the point behind me, one of the entrances to the park, just beyond that chording
Treatment. Hello and welcome to today s verified live. We start in ukraine where russia has carried out one of the deadliest strikes in months. Ukraine s defence ministry says 49 people have been killed and 219 people have been injured. It happened in poltava a city in the east of ukraine. Many people are believed to be trapped under rubble. The country s defence ministry called it a barbaric strike against an educational establishment. President zelensky said it was a very difficult day for ukraine. Translation: i have received preliminary l reports on the russian attack on poltava. According to the information available now, two ballistic missiles hit the territory of an educational institution and a neighbouring hospital. One of the buildings in the institute of communications was partially destroyed. People were trapped under the rubble. Many of them were rescued. More than 180 people were injured. Unfortunately, there are many dead. As of now, 41 people have been reported dead
Cafes and bars as workspaces? we talk to the businesses making sure that hosting workers pays. First grand slam quarterfinalfor jack draper, the first british player in men s singles to reach the last day of the us open since andy murray eight years ago. More of you should see at least a little bit of sunshine today but they will still be shower clouds around. I will have all the details. Good morning. It s tuesday the 3rd of september. Phone companies are to meet with government ministers to discuss measures to tackle crime, after the number of snatch thefts more than doubled in england and wales over the last year. The government says the rise is down to an increase in demand for second hand smartphones both in the uk and overseas. Our correspondent frances read has the details. Audacious. Easy. A quick snatch, and it s gone. Pins and facial recognition help, but they re not a solution. And it s often young people who are being targeted in places like parks and outside transport hu
Is named after him. And coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, from next year brendon mccullum will be head coach across all forms of england mens cricket taking on the test and whiteball sides. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Five children three of them just 12 years old have been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 80 year old man died after being attacked in leicester while he was walking his dog. Bhim kohli was in a park close to his home at around 6. 30 on sunday evening when he was assaulted by a group of young people. Leicestershire police launched the murder investigation today after he died of his injuries in hospital. Danny savage reports. A small park in a residential area in leicester, now cordoned off and the scene of a murder investigation. An 80 year old man was assaulted here on sunday evening, and has since died. The victim was bhim kohli, who lived close by and was walking his dog when he was attacked. Neighbours say he was wel