One man has been fighting the powerful pool of corruption for years. Now at the end of his last term, the black hole appears to be ready to swallow the cesspool at last because of one person right in the middle of a new corruption scandal, and denial might be difficult to cause the president is obviously connected. The person in connection is his brother. A media frenzy in front of the Anticorruption Authority in bucharest. The president s brother is being questioned by police in a bribery case. I did not ask for any money, nor did i receive any. But the investigators did not believe him and took him into custody. His brother appeared before the press. My brother got mixed up with people he should never have gotten mixed up with. This woman launched the investigation. For the head of the romanian Anticorruption Authority, the case is a preliminary climax in the battle against bribery, and it is personally gratifying for her. Everyone is equal before the law. The fact that the president
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are martin bentham, Home Affairs Editor at the Evening Standard and barbara speed, opinion editor at the i newspaper. We will say hello to you and a second, but first lets take a look at the front pages. Two passengers being taken off a ryanair plane bound for italy by officials at stansted in hazmat suits is the lead in the metro. Getting back to a new normal because of coronavirus is the lead in the telegraph. It says borisjohnson is to launch a campaign to convince britons to return to the office. The times also leads on the Prime Ministers plans saying downing street wants to make it clear that going back to work is safe. Meanwhile, back to school is the focus of the daily mirror. It says its spoken to head teachers across england who insist they will be ready when schools open. Immigration is the lead in the independent. It says since the start of the pandemic britain has not taken in any
An apology is something when you have done something wrong. Do i regret . I regret being in the situation. More Sports Events in the United States are called off, in protest at the shooting of jacob blake. Some Major League Baseball players join the boycott, taking to the field in new york before walking off. Good morning. We have more rain in the forecast today and some thunderstorms, especially in the south, but the weather should turn drier if a little cooler through the weekend. Its friday, the 28th of august. Our top story. Donald trump says his democratic president ial rival, joe biden, would destroy the American Dream and give free rein to violent anarchists. In an hour long closing speech on the fourth day of the Republican National convention, mr trump promised voters he would rebuild the us economy and claimed that a Coronavirus Vaccine is on its way. Heres our north america correspondent, david willis. Please welcome, if anchor a billionaire businessman that ivanka trump des
One of the most powerful hurricanes on record in the United States has hit the countrys gulf coast, destroying buildings and pulling down power lines with winds of up to 150 miles an hour. Four people have been killed, including a 14 year old girl. The storm, which started out as a category four hurricane, has since been downgraded as it makes its way inland. But there are still fears of catastrophic flooding from intense rainfall and storm surges. Larry madowo reports. Hurricane laura arrived late at night with destructive winds of 85 mph, toppling over cars and other objects in its wake. The eye of the storm was in lake charles in louisiana, but the damage extends much further. Roofs were ripped off in its path and homes destroyed as it raced inland. It was wild. Around one or so, the wind picked up and i could hear the neighbours roof blew off the side of the house and blew into my house. A Chemical Plant caught fire hours after hurricane laura whizzed past, sending thick black smok
This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Donald trump accepts the Republican Partys nomination to run for president , accusing the democrats of having a far left agenda, and being weak on law and order. Japans longest serving Prime Minister, shinzo abe, announces his resignation due to ill health. Translation i decided to step down as the Prime Minister. I would like to send my apologies to the people of japan. The Worlds Largest study of patients with covid 19 has confirmed that the risk of children needing hospital treatment for the virus is tiny. And if you would like to get in touch on any of our stories today, you can contact me on twitter annita mcveigh, or use
the hashtag bbcyourquestions. Manchester united captain and england defender Harry Maguire says he feared for his life, in his first interview about his arrest in greece. We thought we were getting kidnapped. We got down on our knees, we put our hands in the air. And then, erm