Fifteen year old boys have been named among the 39 people from vietnam who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry in essex. And we meet the veteran whos collected thousands of pounds, to build a new memorial for the heroes of d day. And at half past 11 well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers james rampton, features writer for the independent and rachel cunliffe, comment and features editor at cityam. Stay with us for that. Floods have hit large parts of the country, with some areas receiving a months worth of rain in just one day. The north of england and the midlands were the worst affected. One woman died after being swept away by the rising water in rowsley, in derbyshire. The Environment Agency has warned people to stay away from swollen rivers. Six severe warnings meaning a danger to life are in place along the river don in South Yorkshire, and there are more than 60 other flood warnings in place. This report from our north of england correspondent danny
A 1000000 people every year when you look at the battle against the seat. Im phil gayle welcome to the Program Police in hong kong have sealed off the university. Diversity after protium ocracy activists the site and they want trying to leave now facing arrest or thoughts on the i havent have described protesters as criminals but the demonstrators did receive a small victory from the terraces high court well hear from our correspondent there in on the island in just a moment 1st this report. These students are ready to go home camped out at hong kongs Polytechnic University they are wary from increasingly violent clashes with police over the weekend. But having failed to dislodge the protesters for days the police are now preventing them from leaving. To a crowd somewhere i exhausted because weve been up since 5 am yesterday were desperate because the supplies are running low. Anyone leaving the university risks arrest and a lengthy prison sentence the students are worried. You know. A
Clashes on the streets of georgias capital tbilisi as fountains of protesters attempt to blockade the Parliament Building. And im leah harding with sports australias Prime Minister slams rugby star israel folau for his comments on the countrys bushfires claim the fires are gods way of punishing australia for passing same sex marriage and abortion laws. Saudi arabia says yemens whos these have hijacked a ship towing a south korean drilling rig in the red sea but the rebels theyve captured military vessels the official has told aljazeera they will release the drilling rig once they can confirm that belongs to south korea the saudi government is called the incident a terrorist operation who these have in the past targeted vessels off yemen at the southern mouth of the red sea. Joins us from yemens capital sana take us through this and try to clarify exactly whats happened here is this the hijacking of a saudi ship and a south korean oil rig or are we still trying to ascertain. Yes accordi
To her death as parts of england get a months worth of rainfall in a single day, with warnings of more floods to come. Hello and welcome to bbc world news. The former brazilian president , Luiz Inacio Lula da silva, has been released from prison after a year and a half behind bars. He was greeted by a crowd of his supporters outside the Police Station in the Southern City of curitiba where he had been held. His release comes after Brazils Supreme Court overturned a requirement that convicted criminals go to jail whilst their appeals are heard. Heres some of what he said to his supporters earlier. Translation i cannot tell you the importance of me being here with you. Spending a lifetime talking to the brazilian people, i never thought that today i could be here talking to men and women who for 580 days shouted good morning, lula or good night to me, no matter whether it was raining or iii good night to me, no matter whether it was raining or 14 degrees centigrade or even 0dc. You were
Hello and welcome to bbc news. The former brazilian president , Luiz Inacio Lula da silva, has been released from prison after a year and a half behind bars. He was greeted by a crowd of supporters outside the Police Station in the Southern City of curitiba where he had been held. His release comes after Brazils Supreme Court ruled that convicted criminals should not go to jail while their appeals are heard. Katy watson reports from the former president s traditional heartland of sao paulo. These people had been chanting free lula, king to witness what has been an extraordinary day for brazilian politics. Translation i cannot tell you the importance of me being here with you. After spending a lifetime talking to the brazilian people, i never thought that today the they could be here talking to men and women who for 580 days shouted good morning, lula. More good night, lula. You were the source of democracy that i needed. For supporters, this is vindication. In their eyes it has been a