the grand slam in dublin against england on st patrick s day weekend. good morning, this weekend is shaping up to be a tale of two halves, today a case of sunny spells and scattered sharp showers but mild for all, tomorrow will be a little bit quieterforjust that for all, tomorrow will be a little bit quieter forjust that little bit cooler, all the details coming up shortly. it s saturday march 18th. our top story president biden has said vladimir putin has clearly committed war crimes after the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for the russian president. the icc alleges he is responsible for criminal acts, and failing to use his presidential powers to stop children being deported from ukraine to russia. our correspondent helena wilkinson reports. it helena wilkinson reports. is a war that he ordered that it is a war that he ordered, a war that brought death and devastation, a war that sent millions fleeing for their lives. but it s one that has now le
why a spoonful for babies may help prevent allergic reactions. welcome to world news america, in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. we start with the news that the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s president vladimir putin, in connection with alleged war crimes in ukraine. along with the head of russia s children s commission , mr putin is accused of forcibly deporting children to russia. the court said there were reasonable grounds to believe the russian president bore individual criminal responsibility for such deportations, which, it says, started soon after moscow launched its full scale invasion of ukraine nearly 13 months ago. let s have a listen. here is the president of the icc making the announcement. this is an important moment in the process ofjustice before the icc the judges have reviewed the information and evidence submitted by the prosecutor and determined that there are credible allegations against these persons for th
there was about six, eight police officersl at the bottom of my bed. it has been very difficult. very, very difficult. barrow is a peninsula in south cumbria, a long way away from most other places. it is isolated, but because of that, it s a really strong and tight community. it did used to have a good name for itself with the shipbuilding, and then everything s disappearing in barrow. there s the bad areas, and there s good areas. it s a beautiful town. i ve made amazing mates here. i ve made an amazing life here. you will walk down the street, - and you will see someone you know. everyone knew each other, or if you didn t know each other, you d have heard of them. so when a story like this breaks, everybody s notjust got an opinion on it, everybody knows someone involved in it as well. in the spring of 2020, a 19 year old barrow girl called ellie williams published a harrowing facebook post that would send shockwaves through her community. they put lit petrol rags and thre
project. now we have the story of false accusations made by a girl who claimed to be the victim of a grooming gang, and how it sent shockwaves through a small town in the north of england. i haven t come across a case like this in 20 years of prosecuting. she said she d been being abused and trafficked across the north of england for sex. everyone really believed her. death threats were made - against local restaurant owners. the town was a step away from anarchy, really. the keyboard warriors are out, the level of racism. i was trialled on social media. there was about six, eight police officersi at the bottom of my bed. it has been very difficult. very, very difficult. barrow is a peninsula in south cumbria, a long way away from most other places. it is isolated, but because of that, it s a really strong and tight community.
but russia insists it agreed to just 60 days. the scottish national party s chief executive peter murrell has resigned with immediate effect. it move comes after the snp were forced to reveal a massive drop in party membership this week. i haven t come across a case like this in 20 years of prosecuting. she said she d been being abused and trafficked across the north of england for sex. everyone really believed her. death threats were made - against local restaurant owners. the town was a step away from anarchy, really. the keyboard warriors are out, the level of racism. i was trialled on social media. there was about six, eight police officersl at the bottom of my bed. it has been very difficult. very, very difficult.