After the death of a second woman in an alleged gang rape. She was also from the badly marginalised dalit community. Both killings have sparked national revulsion but gender and caste based violence continue to be endemic in the country. The sister of george floyd the unarmed black man who was killed in Police Custody has broken her silence. Latonya floys has been speaking to a british newspaper. She called on americans to vote, telling the uks daily mirror that President Trump actively emboldens the far right. The European Commission has started Legal Proceedings against britain over legislation that seeks to override parts of the brexit treaty. Britain has a month to respond and insists the legislation is necessary as a safety net to protect internal trade between parts of the uk including Northern Ireland. Thats it for me, luis will be here at one oclock. Now on bbc news, its newscast. So, chris, adam isnt here but you are. Yeah, and its great to be back, not least because usually w
This is bbc news, the headlines. Search teams in the lebanese capital, beirut, say they have found possible signs of life in a collapsed building a month after the huge blast which destroyed parts of the city. Rescuers said theyd detected a pulse two metres deep in the rubble in a residential area. Joe biden has spoken by phone to jacob blake the black man whose shooting by police in wisconsin sparked days of unrest. In a speech in the city of kenosha, mr biden accused donald trump of legitimising the dark side of human nature. South korea has now imposed a near lockdown in the capital after a surge in cases. Experts say the situation has been made worse by extreme evangelical churches whove convinced many followers that the pandemic is part of a government conspiracy. Now on bbc news, newscast with adam fleming and jo coburn. Rich preston will be here at the top of the hour. Big news in the podcasting world, Alan Partridge has now got a podcast which got me thinking, what other 90s ce
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