They become centers of their communities. Real solutions for kids and communities at aft. Org tonight on the reidout this is what takes me off the campaign trail. Because i should be in georgia now. I should be in florida now. I should be in a lot of different places right now campaigning. And im sitting here. And this will go on for a long time. Its very unfair. Very unfair. Donald trump goes on trial as Opening Statements and testimony begin in the manhattan courthouse. We will break down what the jury of 12 manhattanites heard and what trump, the republican party, and the country face going forward. Plus, chaos at columbia. The battle for americas elite institutions boils over at one of new yorks ivy league universities, with charges of antisemitism and suppression of free speech flying back and forth. And the school calling the cops on their own students. But we begin tonight with a historic first ever criminal trial of a former u. S. President. Which was almost not the first. In f
First electric cars, now electric lorries. A Battery Powered truck is launched in california. The makers say it can go 500 miles on a single charge. Good morning. Our commuting time is getting longer and we are travelling further than ever to get to work. Why, and what does it mean for passengers . I am at one of the countrys busiest train stations to find out. In sport, englands women need 20 20 vision. Its crunch time down under, and if they lose this mornings 20 over match, the ashes will be back in the hands of australia. Concern for sea life prompts one chain of childrens nurseries to ban the use of glitter. Well discuss the thinking behind the move. And matt has the weather. Good morning. A sprinkle of natures litter this morning, frost to begin friday for many of you. Lots of sunshine later on. People forecast in the next 15 minutes. The full forecast. Good morning. First, our main story. Police investigating the disappearance of a teenager in dorset are continuing to question a
Record for the most premier league goals in a calendar year, as he scores against southampton this lunchtime. And in half an hour, we will be taking a look back at an incredible year here in hull, the uk city of culture. From the royal ballet to world class theatre and the most talked about artists. We will have all the highlights. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A british woman accused of smuggling drugs into egypt says shes been sentenced to three years in jail. Laura plummer, whos 33 and from hull, was arrested in october with 290 tablets of the painkiller tramadol, which is banned in egypt. Our cairo correspondent hanan razek explained the latest a short while ago. We know that Laura Plummer has been sentenced to three years in prison here in egypt for bringing tramadol and naproxen into the country as she entered in october. She has been sentenced for smuggling drugs. What we understand is that this is a first degree verdict, so we do expect an appeal. What is known about
Welcome to bbc news. A british woman accused of smuggling drugs into egypt has been sentenced to three years in jail. Laura plummer, whos 33 and from hull, was arrested in october with 290 tablets of the painkiller, tramadol, which is banned in egypt. A spokesman from the Foreign Office says they will continue to provide assistance to the family. My colleague in cairo, hanan razek, has been speaking to laura plummers family who say they are shocked by todays sentencing. I was just speaking to lauras mother and she tells me she is still shocked after the verdict. She says she cannot believe it after waiting the two months and then having this verdict. Back in october laura was arrested as she tried to enter the country and they found around 300 tramadol tablets in her suitcase. Laura said she brought those tablets for her boyfriend, as he suffers from severe back pain. This is a painkiller that is prescribed and its fine to get it in the uk. But its fine to get it in the uk. But it is b
He do it . It is a dead heat and at the Winter Olympics, for the first time in 20 years, the gold medal has to be shared in the two man bobsleigh. Crisis at kfc the Fried Chicken chain thats run out of chicken. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, has will grigg fired wigan to another upset over Manchester City and a place in the fa cup quarterfinals . Good evening. Theres to be a sweeping review of University Funding in england in the light of growing concern about the affordability of tuition fees. The Prime Minister, who launched the review today, said she was not in favour of scrapping tuition fees, which is the policy supported by labour, but she acknowledged the serious concerns of students and their families, faced with what she admitted was one of the most expensive systems of University Tuition in the world. The review will take a year to complete, as our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports from derby. Its not me learning, itsjust me coping. I do believe education sho