Sporting event since the olympics. And the official engagement portraits as prince harry and Meghan Markle prepare to spend christmas at sandringham. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The sacking of damian green, one of theresa mays closest allies, has prompted a furious backlash from conservative mps who are angry about how confidential material gathered during a Police Investigation came into the public domain. The first secretary of state was sacked from the cabinet last night after a government inquiry found he made inaccurate and misleading statements about the pornography on his Parliamentary Office computer. He is the third cabinet minister to leave their role in the space of two months. 0ur Political Correspondent ben wright has this report. Sacked from the cabinet and out the door. The third senior minister to leave theresa mays team in less than two months. Reporter why did you liethe public, mister green. This morning, damian green wasnt keen to talk, but fo
Property developers. Also victory for bristol city after the club beat Manchester City in the efl cup last night. Bristol citys chairman, steve lansdowne, says he feels vindicated for sticking with manager leejohnson after their struggles last season. And a car park in leicester, where the body of king iii was unearthed five years ago, has been protected as a nationally importa nt archaeological site. Good morning. Its thursday, 21st december. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Prime Minister has expressed deep gret at the departure of her first secretary of state, damian green. But said his actions fell short of the conduct expected of a cabinet minister. Theresa may sacked her close colleague and friend after an inquiryfound her close colleague and friend after an inquiry found he had breached the ministerial code by making inaccurate and misleading statements about pornography found on his Office Computer in 2008. Downing street said there wont necessarily bea stre
More than a 100 countries defy us warnings and vote against americas decision to recognisejerusalem as israels capital. Were gonna rise up time to take a shot from penniless immigrant to founding father. The hip hop musical hamilton makes its debut in london, the First Showing outside of new york. Get in touch with us using the hashtag beyond one hundred days. Hello and welcome, im katty kay in washington and Christian Fraser is in london. The people of catalonia have been voting again today two months after a failed attempt to break away from the rest of spain. The polls closed just a few minutes ago. Todays election was called after the Spanish Government sacked the former Regional Government and imposed direct rule. Today the anti independence newspaper el pais called on voters to end the chaos and staunch the wounds, but will it put an end to the divisions in spains most prosperous region . From there, our correspondent James Reynolds reports. After months of crisis, the people of
This is the story of a trade in human flesh around the world, our best estimate in 27 Million People in slavery. Globally six or eight per cent is. Sex trafficking but its also the story of two european cities. More than a thousand kilometers apart. And at opposite end of the Worldwide Chain of sex slavery. The republic of Moldova Chisinau is the capital of moldova the poorest country in europe where many young moldovans are often forced to go abroad just to survive. And its this desperation which has meant that so many young women are often duped into the sex trafficking industry. For ion vizdoga, a lawyer who has represented more than 700 victims of sex trafficking, the story starts and ends with poverty. Outside chisinau the reality of that poverty is stark moldova is still a country largely reliant on subsistence farming. Were heading for the small southern town of cauceni. Were going to meet a young woman who escaped from International Sex slavery just a few weeks ago. Dorina is o