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Welcome to The World Today an hour of International News from the bbc. The former hollywood film producer, Harvey Weinstein, has had one of his convictions for rape overturned by new yorks highest court on the basis that he did not receive a fair trial. Its ordered a new hearing. Weinstein will remain in prison for a separate conviction for rape. Emma vardy begins our coverage. When one of the most powerful men in hollywood was charged with rape, it led to an outpouring over a culture of Sexual Assault and misogyny experienced by women around the world. A number of actresses came forward, accusing Harvey Weinstein of forcing them into sex, saying theyd been afraid to speak out, because of his ability to make or break careers. But now the Rape Conviction against Harvey Weinstein that sparked the so called me too movement has been overturned in a Shock Outcome in new york. The Court Of Appeal said prosecutors had called witnesses whose accusations were not part of the charges against him
Rejected the report. And huw edwards has resigned from the bbc. He says he is leaving on the medical advice of his doctors. He had been off air since lastjuly. The bbc has confirmed that he has not received a payoff as part of his departure. So we could be in for a late night in westminster. Let me tell you what has been happening in the last few minutes. There has been another bout, another division in the House Of Lords. I think i can show you live pictures from the lords. They have voted 240 in favour, 2ii have voted 240 in favour, 211 against on resubmitting an amendment to the bill. This was the amendment that would mean rwanda could only be declared a safe country after an independent report. The Second Amendment which was removed from the bill earlier as part of this ping pong process where it goes from the comments to the lords, the Second Amendment on whether or not afghan veterans who had served with uk forces should be allowed to stay in the country. The government has made
Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee. What did you make of what you heard from the Prime Minister this morning, the News Conference he gave on this Flagship Reminder Scheme for his government . Brute scheme for his government . We started to get a bit more information about what the plan is. Obviously. Information about what the plan is. Obviously, it is 10 12 weeks ahead before obviously, it is 10 12 weeks ahead before any obviously, it is 10 12 weeks ahead before any flexible take off. The home before any flexible take off. The Home Affairs Select Committee as i was been Home Affairs Select Committee as i was been very concerned about the practicalities of this scheme and whether practicalities of this scheme and whether it will actually deliver the numbers whether it will actually deliver the numbers that the government seem to think it numbers that the government seem to think it will, numbers that the government seem to think it will, and also whether it will actually have t