Been several years since we have increased the minimum wage, and i support an increase in the minimum wage, but i do not believe that at a time when our economy is so fragile as is indicated by the very slow increase in g. D. P. That was reported this morning that we can afford to increase the minimum wage by some 39 . I would note, madam president , that just a year ago, president obama was suggesting that we should increase the minimum wage to 9 an hour. I dont see any change in the Economic Conditions that would have caused him to abruptly change his position and now be advocating 10. 10 an hour. I know, madam president , that there are many lowincome families that are really struggling in this country, and i believe that our economy could accommodate an increase in the minimum wage, but the congressional budget office, a nonpartisan entity, has told us that the consequences of going to 10. 10 an hour would be a loss of some 500,000 jobs at a time when our economy simply cannot affo
An east london gp is given three life sentences for 90 sexual assaults on 2a female patients. Manish shah was described by a judge as a master of deception, who abused his position of power. The police said hed broken his patients trust. He used his position as a Family Doctor to access vulnerable women, to carry out unnecessary medical procedures, breaching their trust, for his own sexual gratification. Well bring you all the latest from our correspondent at the old bailey. Also this lunchtime. Dozens more passengers, including a briton, have tested positive for coronavirus on a cruise ship off the coast ofjapan. The tv presenter Phillip Schofield whos been married for 27 years comes out as gay. I feel a little lighter. Holly willoughby yeah. But i also am very, very aware of, you know, theres no question that ive. It causes pain and it causes upset. And the flight of the bumblebee why Climate Change is driving them from europe and north america. Coming up in the sport later on bbc ne
Have a miles an hour. The met office have a various weather warnings in place. This one is for wind and an amber weather warning in place towards the south and east. Wherever you are, stay across the forecast. This is bbc news, the headlines. As alan steele, who was on his honeymoon, is one of 61 the number of people infected with people now being treated. Thousands of remaining passengers are being held in quarantine on board. Things are happening. Literally every hour, something is changing. In china the authorities get heavy handed, forcing people suspected of having the virus into quarantine. More than 600 people have now died and more than 30,000 are infected. Also tonight. A gp from east london is given three life sentences for commiting dozens of Sexual Offences against female patients. I was getting to the point where i didnt like myself very much because i wasnt being honest with myself. After 26 years of marriage the tv presenter Philip Schofield goes on live tv to reveal tha
This is bbc news. Im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top stories growing anger in china. Quarantine squads detain people suspected of being infected by the coronavirus. Democrats descend on New Hampshire, where the presidenital candidates will debate who is now best positioned to take on donald trump. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Mainland China had reached 722, thats up by 86 from the previous day, and there have been more than 3,000 new infections. Meanwhile, theres been a huge outpouring of grief and anger, at the treatment of dr li wenliang, the doctor who tried to warn the world of the dangers of the virus. From beijing, heres our china correspondent, jon sudworth. Shouting in some cities, those suspected of being sick are being rounded up, with multiple unverified videos showing the quarantine squads at work. Its all adding to a growing sense of disbelief and dread. I dont want to be taken away like that, a child can be heard saying. Scre
Hello, youre watching afternoon live. Today at 2. Three life sentences for an east london gp for 90 Sexual Assaults on 2a female patients. Ajudge described manish shah as a master of deception who abused his position of power. He used his position as a family today at 5pm battling doctor to access vulnerable woman to to contain the coronavirus carry out unnecessary medical theres a shortage of protective clothing and masks worldwide, as the numbers of people procedures, breaching their trust for his own sexual gratification. Infected continues to rise. On board a cruiseliner dozens more passengers quarantined in yokohama, including a briton a british man is one of more than 60 test positive for coronovirus on a cruise ship off people to have contracted the virus. The coast of japan. One of whom is a friend of ours, a review of the case of a teenager on honeymoon, who has been, who was going to be split who threw a boy off the balcony from his wife, you know, on honeymoon. Of the tate g