Also in the next hour. Forty people have died and hundreds are still missing in california after six days of wildfires. The governor said it was one of the greatest tragedies the state had everfaced swathes of countryside and thousands of homes have been destroyed. Also, Donald Trumps denunciation of iran. Theresa may, the eu and brexit. Thats all in dateline london, in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Harvey weinstein has been been kicked out of the academy that runs the oscars. In a statement, the board said he no longer merited the respect of his colleagues. It follows a series of Sexual Assault accusations against the producer including rape which he has denied. Mr weinstein has been denounced by many of the celebrities he launched to stardom and called a depraved predator by his own brother. Peter bowes reports from los angeles. He once ruled the roost. One of the most powerful men in hollywood. Harvey weinstein. The movie mogul, the studio bos
A deadline of midnight tonight to spend your old round one pound coins before they are officially withdrawn. But with up to a50 million estimated to be still in the publics hands, many retailers say theyll continue to accept them for a limited period. And click goes inside the Fukushima Nuclear power plant where robots are helping to clean up after the disaster. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Harvey weinstein has been been kicked out of the academy that runs the oscars. In a statement, the board said he no longer merited the respect of his colleagues. It follows a series of Sexual Assault accusations against the producer including rape which he has denied. Mr weinstein has been denounced by many of the celebrities he launched to stardom and called a depraved predator by his own brother. Peter bowes reports from los angeles. He once ruled the roost. One of the most powerful men in Hollywood Harvey weinstein. The movie mogul, the studio b
Food. We will grow more here and buy more from around the world, but that will mean bad news the continental farmers, that is why it will not happen, it is in their interest to reach a deal. There have been questions around whether seaports like dover could cope with backed up lorries in the event of no trade deal with the eu. The transport secretary said he thought a deal would be done, but if it does not we already have a operation stack, and he rejected suggestions that planes would be granted. The deadlock in the latest negotiations with the eu has made the prospect of no deal one that the government insists it is now planning for. But parliament is gearing up for a fight, with labour suggesting it willjoin forces fight, with labour suggesting it will join forces with fight, with labour suggesting it willjoin forces with tory remainers to try to change the legislation in the eu withdrawal bill to stop the government from being able to opt for no deal. I think on a cross party basis
Be closed tomorrow. And click goes inside the Fukushima Nuclear power plant where robots are helping to clean up after the disaster. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The british actress Lysette Anthony has come forward to say she is the woman who reported a Sexual Assault by hollywood Film Producer Harvey Weinstein to merseyside police. The actress, who stars in hollyoaks, says she was raped by weinstein at her flat in the late 1980s. He continues to deny any allegations of non consensual sex. Alexandra mackenzie reports. The allegations against Harvey Weinstein have shaken the Film Industry to its core, and notjust in hollywood. The british actress Lysette Anthony met the producer in 1982 when she was given the lead role in the film krull. Now in hollyoaks, she is the fifth woman to claim she was raped by him, in her london home. In a sunday newspaper, she said she tried to push him off but he was too heavy. She said this historical alle
Welcome to bbc news. The bbc understands the metropolitan police is investigating a further three Sexual Assault allegations made by one woman against Film Producer Harvey Weinstein. Alexandra mackenzie is here. The British Police very much involved now in this investigation. What have we learned . We got a statement from them within the last hour, this statement, they have not named the hollywood producer but the bbc understands that is who they are referring to in this statement, they have reminded us that on the 11th of robert Merseyside Police had referred an allegation of Sexual Assault to the metropolitan Police Service and what they said is that its alleged that a man sexually assaulted a woman in the late 80s in west london. We understand that to be the british actress lysette anthony, she has spoken to a sunday newspaper and she met the bridges in 1982 can she was given the lead role inafilm, 1982 can she was given the lead role in a film, she is now in hollyoaks and she is th