There are different ways of going around it and having it affect our exa m around it and having it affect our exam week. Labour says it will bring in rent controls and improve conditions for tenants in privately owned accommodation in england, if it wins the general election. Pro democracy supporters celebrate, as they win overwhelmingly in hong kongs local elections. And coming up later, treasures worth up to a billion euros are stolen in a daring robbery of ancientjewellery in dresden. Its 5 oclock our main story is that a lorry driver accused of the deaths of 39 migrants who were found in a lorry container in essex has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to assist illegal immigration. Maurice robinson from craigavon in Northern Ireland is accused of being part of a larger plot to bring people into the uk illegally. He was not asked to plead to 38 charges of manslaughter which he also faces. The bodies of 39 people from vietnam including children, were discovered last month as our Home Affa
Very good evening and welcome to bbc news. A man from Northern Ireland has pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to assist illegal immigration, after the bodies of 39 vietnamese people, including children, were discovered in the back of a lorry he was driving in essex. 25 year old Maurice Robinson from County Armagh is still facing 39 charges of manslaughter. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford has been at the old bailey. Of the three people currently being held after the shocking discovery of 39 bodies in a lorry on a quiet road in an essex industrial estate, mo robinsons case is the most advanced. The young lorry driver was the first person to be arrested and today, here at the old bailey, he admitted being part of the conspiracy to smuggle people into britain. The discovery last month of 39 dead people from vietnam in the back of a lorry in essex led to a Huge International investigation into a suspected people smuggling gang. This morning, mo robinson, the 25 year old
Marketmoving news from all around the world. From beijing to london to istanbul and washington. Our bloomberg voices are on the ground with this mornings top stories. Worry going to start now in the middle east. Syria sending Government Troops to the north after u. S. Withdrew forces in the area. Mr. Erdogan is down playing the threat of an escalation. Whats happening in Northern Syria, whats the risk of a clash here . Reporter were hearing that Syrian Forces are teaming up with the kurdish rebels after the u. S. Allies abandoned them. And now theyre moving towards the Northern Syria where Turkish Military operation is taking place. However, turkish president has down played the risk of syrian and Turkish Forces clashing. Saying that the russians are mediating between the two nations. And weve just heard from the Turkish Defense minister. He says y. P. G. Kurdish militants have emptied a prison for isis suspects who then fleed. Now of course this is a very Troubling Development because
Reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. The president declares he is pulling u. S. Troops from northern syria, and the pushback is immediate. Lawmakers on both sides accuse him of abandoning kurdish allies. Why the u. S. And britain are clashing over immunity to a diplomats wife involved in a deadly car crash. Plus, two american doctors share the nobel prize for medicine with a british scientist. How their work with oxygen led to their win. Laura for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. Hours after President Trump announced he was pulling u. S. Forces from northern syria, the backlash began. Lawmakers of both parties say america is abandoning its kurdish allies who were vital in liese defeat of Islamic State. Nikki haley, former u. S. Former u. N. Ambassador, said leavinaidlies to die is a big mistake. Orla guerin has more. Orla a pullout at dawn. U. S. Troops leaving observation posts along the syrian border. Washington says only a small
Its departure and, personally, i dont exclude a deal. All thomas cooks stores are bought by hays travel in a move that could save 2,5000 jobs. And bbc news has been in penzance today, looking at some of the issues facing coastal towns across britain. Good afternoon. Its 5 oclock. Our top story is that the head of nato has urged turkey to show restraint, as it launches an offensive in North Eastern syria. Kurdish led forces say two civilians have been killed in the offensive, along the border. Turkeys president erdogan, described the action as a peace operation against terror organisations, which is aimed at preventing what he called the creation of a terror corridor across the southern border. Earlier this afternoon, warplanes took off from a nearby airbase, after the border offensive was announced. Several explosions have been reported in the border town of ras al ain, while blasts were also heard in tal ab yad. This was the scene earlier on the Syrian Border with residents leaving th