He has officially stepped down yet his succession is mired in uncertainty according to the constitution the president is supposed to take up the office of the Prime Minister until they replace minister chosen but instead of the mahdi is staying on as part of a caretaker government. The largest bloc in Parliament Led by shiite cleric mark tidd out of southern must now nominate a replacement within 15 days 6 its a murky and often lengthy process that requires consent from shia sunni and kurdish parties as well as regional and global power brokers 7. More than ever the choice would have to be accepted on the streets its a daunting task for Political Parties would himself face the wrath of the protestors the hard. With the biggest block based on the last parliamentary election we have to nominate a candidate form a government with gardens from outside we will cancel sectarian and political appointments system we give the right to the protesters because the people are the largest bloc and t
And a draw for the euro 2020 that will turn it has been made, placing the defending champions portugal in the defending champions portugal in the same group as well champions france and germany. The world cup finals croatia had been drawn in a group which includes england. At ten oclock Reeta Chakrabarti will be here with a full round up of the days news. First, its time for our world hidden children of bulgaria a warning you may find the following programme distressing from the very start. In 2007, the bbc film bulgarias abandoned children, exposed tragic levels of neglect in mogilino, an institute for disabled children. The film created an international outcry. As a result, with funding from the eu, the Bulgarian Government closed many of the countrys larger institutes, replacing them with group homes that house up to m people. Over a quarter of a billion euros from the eu has been invested in these reforms. But a shocking report has just been released by the Advocacy Organisation di
The first victim of the London Bridge terror attack to be named is jack merritt, killed while running a prisoner rehabilitation conference to which his assailant was invited. His father paid tribute to the 25 year Old Cambridge graduate, calling him a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog. His attacker, usman khan, was released from prison last year after serving eight years for islamist terrorism. Previously he told the bbc he was not an extremist. All the Community Knows me, and they will know, if you ask them, they will know, like, these labels they are putting on me, terrorist, this, that, they will know im no terrorist. Tonight, there are questions about why khan was released and how closely he was being monitored. Also on the programme rail passengers face another rise in fares as parts of the network prepare for weeks of strike action. And england and wales find out who theyll face in the euro 2020 football championships. Good evening. One of the victims of y
And england will face croatia in their opening game for euro 2020, on ilijune. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, Benedicte Paviot and bonnie greer stay with us for that. Good evening. One of the victims of yesterdays terror attack has been named as jack merritt, a cambridge graduate who was helping coordinate a conference on prisoner rehabilitation near London Bridge. He was one of two People Killed by 28 year old usman khan, a former prisoner whod been convicted of terrorism offences, and released from prison on licence last year. Khan, whod been invited to the conference, was shot dead by police after members of the public tackled him. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford. 25 years old and with the sense of adventure, jack merritt had a masters from cambridge university. His father said today he was a beautiful spiritual always took the side of the underdog. Yesterday, he was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack by a former prisone
Terror offenses shouldnt be released early. And its not the same old song and dance thousands of activists in mexico in chile and to open peoples eyes to violence against women. Great welcome germanys government could soon be seeing a shank up after shop critics of the coalition with chancellor Angela Merkels conservatives were elected new leaders of the social democrats nor bedside to a boy younes and saskia eskin want to renegotiate their partys Coalition Deal with the conservatives and focus more on social justice investment and climate policies. Such as skin and norbert all to borean celebrate their. When more than 50 percent of social democrats voted for them as the new coleaders of germanys all this Political Party the s. P. D. Ones standing side by side with the candidates they ran against in a show solidarity goes into our lives so its only all social democrats here and thats something we really learned during regional conferences and this provides an important conversation for