Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2pm. Jailed for a minimum of 30 years the most prolific rapist in british history Reynhard Sinaga is described in court as an evil sexual predator and a monster. He preyed on young men as he prowled manchesters city centre before drugging them Police Believe there are many more victims whove yet to come forward. We believe theres over 190 victims that have been involved with sinaga, with Reynhard Sinaga, and 70 of them are still to be identified. Vast crowds gather in tehran to mourn the iranian general, killed by us forces britain urges restraint as both sides issue fresh threats against each other. Paradise lost a special report from the australian town of eden, where families are fleeing from the bushfires. Harvey weinstein in the dock the trial of the disgraced producer gets underway in new york. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. Good afternoon. England are in a dominant position in the second test against sout
This is bbc news. Welcome if you are watching here in the uk or around the globe. Im james reynolds. Our top stories the gunman in the thai mass shooting has been shot dead by Security Forces. The serviceman killed 20 people and injured dozens more in a shooting rampage. In other news the coronavirus is now more deadly than sars, as the death toll in china exceeds 800. Too close to call exit polls in irelands general election point to a three way tie between the Prime Ministers fine gael and two opposition parties. Ahead of the oscars and its long running diversity debate, film director spike lee tells us why hollywood still has such a long way to go
within the past hour, police in thailand have said that a soldier who went on a rampage in a Shopping Mall in the city of nakhon ratchasima, killing at least 20 people, has been shot dead by Security Forces. He wounded more than a0 other people, ten of them believed to be critically injured. He had taken cover in the terminal 21 Shopping M
This is bbc news. My names mike embley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Day two of the Virtual Convention joe biden will be formally picked as the Democratic Partys election nominee. His wife, jill, and former us president , bill clinton are due to give keynote addresses. Malis president and Prime Minister are arrested by the military in an apparent coup attempt. The us postmaster general says hes suspending changes to the Us Postal Service hed been accused of trying to interfere in novembers president ial election. And an unwelcome spotlight on the us chat show hosted by Ellen Degeneres as three Top Producers are fired for misconduct. Hello to you. In the next couple of hours, the Democratic Party in the United States will hold the second evening of its Virtual National convention. Joe biden will be formally nominated as the partys candidate for novembers president ial election. His wifejill will deliver tuesdays main speech. Therell also be appear
Good morning, welcome to breakfast with Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt. Our headlines today self employed and freelance workers hit by the coronavirus downturn will be told how the govenment will help them. Employees have been guaranteed up to 80 of their wages. Will the chancellor offer the same deal to hairdressers, taxi drivers, it experts more than five Million People who work for themselves . Vaccum cleaner maker dyson is given an order to make 10,000 ventilators for critically ill covid 19 patients in the nhs. Nightly support for Health Workers first seen in europe comes to the uk with a mass event planned for 8pm tonight. No olympics in july,
but when will they be held . The man in charge says it could be in the spring next year rather than the summer. The dad in self isolation ina campervan and why his daughter thinks hes thousands of miles away in africa. Good morning. Today we got further cloud and patchy rain across parts of scotla nd cloud and patchy rain across parts of
This is bbc news with the latest headlines. Questions over coronavirus Antibody Tests. Theyre being rushed out, according to a group of doctors. Labour says housing secretary, robertjenrick, still has questions to answer after new documents reveal his close relationship with a tory donor, whose £1 billion Housing Scheme he approved against the advice of his own officials. Footage shows a police car being vandalised in brixton in south london amid violent clashes with police last night. Around 2,000 management jobs are being cut at royal mail, the Delivery Service hopes to save £130 million in staffing costs next year. Calls for the governement to do more to tackle over eating as new Research Finds morbidly obese patients are twice as likely to die from covid 19 than those
who are not overweight. Warnings over safety on whats set to be the hottest day of the year. Uv rays could reach record levels. Hello, good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im Annita Mcveigh and you can contact me o