And radio broadcasts. It told people to seek shelter, before adding this is not a drill. The states governor has apologised for the error. He said an employee had pressed the wrong button. This report from richard galpin. Its just after eight oclock in the morning local time and suddenly the broadcast of this basketball match is interrupted. With a chilling alert that a missile strike on hawaii was apparentlyjust minutes away. And the same message was also sent out to everyones mobile phones. When we got the alarm we were actually terrified, we were on the 36th floor of our hotel and we didnt know what to do. I was just sleeping, my friend just woke me up. He says, hey, lets go, theres a bomb coming in hawaii. I didnt take it serious, but you know, i started running, we went to this other place, a concrete building. People were just running on the street. But it turns out it was all a mistake. The us Pacific Command confirming in a tweet there was no missile threat. What happened today
Over australia. Theyre going well. Also coming up in inside out, some pharmacists had boots worry that work pressures mean patients could be put at risk. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Thejustice secretary, david gauke, is considering a possiblejudicial review of the decision to release the serial sex attacker, john worboys. In 2009, the former black cab driver was jailed indefinitely, with a minimum term of eight years. The decision of the parole board to approve his release caused outrage among his victims, charities and mps. The parole board insists correct procedures were followed. Speaking on the Andrew Marr Show in the past hour, the conservative party chairman, Brandon Lewis, said he understood how angry worboys victims were. The secretary of state is looking and getting at fois on whether it can getjudicial and getting at fois on whether it can get judicial review, and getting at fois on whether it can getjudicial review, because if we can and the advice is clear that we
On the worlds biggest tech show. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The new conservative Party Chairman, Brandon Lewis, says the government is doing everything it can to ensure the serial sex offender, john worboys, stays injail. The former black cab driver was jailed in 2009 for assaults on 12 victims , including a rape , and Police Believe he may have committed more than a hundred attacks. The government is seeking advice about whether it can ask for a judicial review of the parole board ruling that he should be released. Speaking on the andrew marr show, mr lewis said he understood how angry worboys victims were. The secretary of state is looking now getting advice on a judicial review, if we can only advice is clear that we can go forward in a positive way then we will look to do that. Every victim out there, every friend and family of victims and everybody who has read about the case will want to know that were doing everything we can
And interrupted tv and radio broadcasts. It told people to seek shelter, before adding this is not a drill. The states governor has apologised for the error. He said an employee had pressed the wrong button. Bill hayton reports. For around half an hour on saturday, the people of hawaii looked anxiously to the skies. On the university campus, students ran to the emergency shelters. An official text warned residents to prepare for the worst, people cowered in bathrooms or talk what cover they could. We alljust huddled together and thought well, you know, this is going to be the end i guess we are ina going to be the end i guess we are in a beautiful place to bring something we love but it was pretty scary, and you start hearing stories about what was happening down in waikiki beach, they were evacuating hotels and children pushed into drainpipes to get them elected. With the north Korean Nuclear missile about to hit honolulu . Actually, no. The whole thing was the result of a stunningly
This mornings reviewers are political commentator vincent moss and ian birrell from the mail on sunday. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Thejustice secretary, david gauke, is considering a possiblejudicial review of the decision to release the serial sex attacker, john worboys. In 2009, the former black cab driver was jailed indefinitely, with a minimum term of eight years. The decision of the parole board to approve his release caused outrage among his victims, charities and mps. The parole board insists correct procedures were followed. Our Political Correspondent leila nathoo is here. How usual is this decision by the justice secretary . Highly unusual because the parole board is strictly independent of the government. We have already had a review announced by the government into how the pa role by the government into how the parole board makes its decisions, since the decision to releasejohn worboys. That will look at how transparent the processes. But this is now an additiona