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Tonight at ten Harvey Weinstein, for decades one of hollywoods most powerful men, is injail, convicted of Sexual Assault and rape. He faces up to 25 years in prison and the lawyer representing some of his victims said their courage had been acknowledged. It is no longer business as usual in the united states. This is the age of empowerment of women and you cannot intimidate them any more. The accusations were at the centre of the Metoo Movement that inspired women to go public with allegations against powerful men. The record will now show the history books will read that Harvey Weinstein isa books will read that Harvey Weinstein is a convicted rapist. Vindication at last for his female
victims. Well have the latest from nick in new york and well be looking ahead to the next case against weinstein in los angeles. Also tonight the latest on coronavirus as people queue for masks in south korea, the World Health Organization warns that other countries, including italy, needed to take toug
More from me at the top of the hour. And now on bbc news, a look back at some of the highlights from the Victoria Derbyshire programme this week. Hello and welcome. For the next half an hour, we will show you some of oui an hour, we will show you some of our highlights of our Award Winning journalism over the last week. And tuesday in our exclusive story we revealed that at least 20 former jehovahs witnesses are suing the organisation over historical sexual abuse by senior figures organisation over historical sexual abuse by seniorfigures in organisation over historical sexual abuse by senior figures in the religion. We spoke to two women who we re religion. We spoke to two women who were abused, one from the age of eight, a former elder who served in the organisation for 50 years also revealed for the first time that he too were sexually abused as a boy. The survivors told us that 82 witness rule set by the main governing body of the religion says
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This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im victoria derbyshire. Bad news forjobs in the uk new figures this morning show the impact of lockdown is starting to hit hard. Manchester united striker Marcus Rashford puts the uk government under increasing pressure to issue Free School Meal vouchers for Vulnerable Children over the summer. We have actually, unusually in this case, along with all the other billions, multi billion pound package we put in place to help families, also provided £63 million exceptionally to help local authorities help children over this period as well. Tensions on the korean border as the north blows up itsjoint Liaison Office with the south, just hours after threatening military action. New zealand records two new cases of coronavirus. Both had come from the uk,
ending 2a days of no new infections. And they dontjust buzz they also toot and quack. Scientists discover secret sound messages sent by queen honeybees. Hel
Between police and protesters, who are angry at the governments response to tuesdays massive explosion. International donors have pledged 300 million for rebuilding the capital. Anti government protests have broken out in cities across belarus, after exit polls reported a sweeping victory for the long time, authoritarian president alexander lu kashenko. The police say getting the situation under control. Opposition leaders have accused the president of rigging the election, and denounced the expected result as a joke. British teaching unions have criticised borisjohnson for saying there was a moral duty to get children in england back into school at the start of setember. They urged him to boost coronavirus testing and tracing in order to reopen schools safely. Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The covid 19 pandemic has inflicted huge economic damage, but it has offered the Natural World a little bit of respite room to breathe. But what wil