In next years elections. His political rival is barred from standing. Counting votes in a light various president ial election liberias president ial election, where former footballer of the year is seeking the top job. And the former leader serving a long prison sentence for human rights abuses and corruption asks for forgiveness after receiving a president ial pardon. Im aware that the results produced by my government were well received by some, but i recognize that i let others down. To them i ask forgiveness from the bottom of my heart. And english footballer harry kane smashes a 22yearold record for most goals scored in a calendar year. Hello, and welcome to bbc world news. A group of russian electors have formally given their support to Vladimir Putin as a candidate in next years president ial election. Mr. Putin is seeking a fourth term in office and will run as an independent this time. He still needs 300,000 signatures before his nomination is confirmed. On monday, putins mai
Welcome to bbc news. A british woman has been sentenced to three years in prison in egypt after being found guilty of smuggling drugs into the country. Laura plummer, whos 33 and from hull, was arrested in october when 300 tablets of the painkiller tramadol were found in her suitcase. Daniela relph reports. Laura plummers family and friends say she is naive, not a criminal. But today the 33 year old shop workerfrom hull is beginning a three year sentence injail in egypt. Her mother, roberta, and her egyptian partner, omar caboo, have been at court to support her during the hearings this week. Laura plummer had been travelling to the red sea resort of hurghada to visit omar in october when she was stopped by the authorities. In her suitcase were 290 tramadol tablets, a painkiller which is legal on prescription in britain, but banned in egypt. She said the tablets were for her partner, who suffers from severe back pain, but she was arrested and has been held since then in a communal cell
In next years elections. His political rival is barred from standing. Counting votes in a light various president ial election liberias president ial election, where former footballer of the year is seeking the top job. And the former leader serving a long prison sentence for human rights abuses and corruption asks for forgiveness after receiving a president ial pardon. Im aware that the results produced by my government were well received by some, but i recognize that i let others down. To them i ask forgiveness from the bottom of my heart. And english footballer harry kane smashes a 22yearold record for most goals scored in a calendar year. Hello, and welcome to bbc world news. A group of russian electors have formally given their support to Vladimir Putin as a candidate in next years president ial election. Mr. Putin is seeking a fourth term in office and will run as an independent this time. He still needs 300,000 signatures before his nomination is confirmed. On monday, putins mai
Yearin companies. Thats review 2017 a year in business. Good morning, welcome to bbc news. High winds and snow have caused disruption for much of england and wales. 111,000 properties are without power in the midlands, the south west and parts of wales , after power lines were brought down overnight. Birmingham airport closed for a time to allow for slush and snow to be cleared from the runway. And collisions on the m1 and m25 caused by treacherous driving conditions left parts of both motorways closed. 0ur news correspondent joe inwood is here. Pretty chaotic overnight in parts of the country. Those hoping to travel and many people are today what do they face . Fairly widespread disruption, treacherous conditions. The most severe incident was the one on the m1, a jackknifed lorry by junction 19, which closed large sections of the motorway. We understand the lorry has been cleared. But delays will go on for a long time because of diesel on the road. Nearby, the a14, reports of multiple
Good morning and welcome to bbc news. High winds and snow have caused disruption for much of england and wales. 14,000 properties were left without power in the midlands, the south west and parts of wales, after power lines were brought down overnight. Birmingham airport closed for a time to allow for slush and snow to be cleared from the runway, and Stansted Airport also says a runway is temporarily closed. More on that in a moment. Just to show you some of the pictures that youve been sending. This one from rugby. Several centimetres of snow covering a park in the city centre there. This wintry scene is in four marks in east hamshire, where snow is still falling heavily. Our news correspondent, joe inwood, is here. First of all, that breaking news in sta nsted in first of all, that breaking news in stansted in the last half hour. Yeah, theyve just told stansted in the last half hour. Yeah, theyvejust told us stansted in the last half hour. Yeah, theyve just told us that its been, the