details federal spending of unused congressional appropriations. we also take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal is next. social justice and police reform protests continued over the weekend in cities like portland, oregon, kenosha, wisconsin, and washington, d.c. so too did the arrest and violence, including the shooting death of an apparent supporter of president trump. good morning, it s monday, august 31, 2020. welcome to washington journal. this hour we will talk about the protests, the violence in those cities and elsewhere. the lines to use, republicans, (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents and others, that s (202) 748-8002. we welcome your comments by text, (202) 748-8003. tell us your name and where you are texting from. on twitter the handle is andanwj, facebook.com/c-span for your thoughts as well. we will keep you informed and let you know that the president s plan to travel to kenosha
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ambulance. jeremy corbyn said that this should not be happening in this country. at least 17 civilians have died in syrian air strikes. more than 500 major employers have revealed their gender pay gaps. easyjet, ladbrokes and virgin money are among those who have disclosed that they pay women, on average, at least 15% less than men. weather forecasters are warning of record breaking low temperatures of minus a0 degrees celsius in north east america. time to cross to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday. hello, i m olly foster. these are our sportsday headlines tonight: sky blue sinking stoke are humbled by coventry city in the fa cup. liverpool cash in on coutinho barcelona get their man for a reported 142 million. australia turn the screw in sydney, as england look to avoid defeat in the final ashes test. and the oldest horse and the youngestjockey that s the winning combination at the welsh national. good evening. there are 25 fa cup 3rd round ties today. for the fi
left more than 20 people dead. paris is on high alert for flooding. water levels are continuing to rise along the river seine, following some of the heaviest rain for a century. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me olly foster and katherine downes. these are the headlines tonight: will grigg s on fire once again for wigan blasting west ham out of the fa cup 4th round. but only for a replay as kane keeps spurs in the cup league 2 newport county are going to wembley, but only for a replay as kane keeps spurs in the cup there was always going to be a new champion at the australian open, caroline wozniacki has her first grand slam title after a thriller in melbourne. also coming up in the programme, find out how rory mcilroy and the rest of the british contingent are getting on at the dubai desert classic. good evening, lots coming up over the next half an hour, but it s been a very busy day in the fa cup. one tie still to be played, we ve had a c
after she beats simona halep in the final of the australian open. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, has said all current rape and serious sexual assault cases in england and wales are to be reviewed as a matter of urgency , following the collapse of several recent trials because evidence was not disclosed to defence lawyers. today, the attorney general told the bbc there was no evidence of widespread malpractice or dishonesty in the prosecution system. our legal affairs correspondent, clive coleman, reports. disclosure of evidence in some recent highly publicised rape cases has gone badly wrong. but how widespread is the problem? in december, liam allan was acquitted of six counts of rape and six of sexual assault when it emerged evidence on a computer disk which police had examined showed messages from the alleged victim pestering him for casual sex. and the number of prosecutions in england and wales that collap