The governments promised all students who achieved the required a level grades will be offered a place at their First Choice University. A prominent critic of the russian government is in intensive care his supporters say hes been poisoned. A man is found guilty of lacing baby food with shards of metal in a plot to blackmail the Supermarket Chain tesco. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Hashem abedi the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has been sentenced to at least 55 years injail, for the murder of 22 people. Abedi refused to attend his two day sentencing hearing and face the families of those who died, who gave emotional statements about the impact of the attack in 2017. Number 10 have issued a statment from boris johnson, the Prime Minister, on the sentencing of hashem abedi. Mrjohnson says, the Manchester Arena attack was a horrifying and cowardly act of violence which targeted children and families. Those who were taken from us will never be forgotten, nor will the sp
A comma out of place. And the russian opposition figure alexina al negros in agony on board a plane after an apparent poisoning is now critically ill in hospital. Federal prosecutors in the United States have today arrested and charged a former senior white house strategy is to steve bannan he was one of President Trumps most influential advisors during the 2016 Election Campaign the Justice Department is accusing him of conspiracy to commit wire fraud now that has to do with a Fundraising Campaign to support the building of mr trumps wall along the border between mexico and the United States in a moment well speak to our White House Correspondent kimberly hulk at 1st lets go to Gabriel Elizondo outside the courthouse in new york so gabe we actually see mr ban. In the dont overlook old take place virtually because of qubit 90. Well were not quite sure the answer to that question we think that his 1st Court Appearance here at this federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan will be virtual be
They staged a coup and forced the president to resign malis new military rulers under pressure to restore democracy so after weeks of unrest whats next for this west african nation and committed to take over prevent this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program im husham. Money has seen weeks of antigovernment protests and rests on tuesday its military took charge and forced the resignation of the president the coleader say they want to prevent the nation falling further into chaos the soldiers have pledged to set up a whole civilian government and hold elections the minute to take over follows the demand by thousands of mali and for better security economy and and to corruption former president. Critics blame him for the country is hardships the u. N. Security council has condemned what it calls a mutiny calling for the Immediate Release of the president and his officials the African Union is also calling for the restoration of the Constitutional Order in mali will bring in our g
A serious but stable condition in hospital speculation grows that hes been for isnt and a massive one day tally for corona virus infections in india as testing finds 29 percent of new delhi residents have antibodies the code at 19. The u. S. Has filed demands to the Un Security Council that all sanctions be re imposed on iran that request was formally made by the us secretary of state my pompei oh you filed the documents alleging that iran was in noncompliance with the nuclear deal in 2 from 2015 this would in theory begin a 30 day process that could cause a snap back a return of a un sanctions against iran on friday the u. S. Was defeated in a a Un Security Council vote to extend a global arms embargo on iran russia has argued the only Member States of the Iran Nuclear Deal are in a position to be able to invoke this particular clause they snapped back of sanctions the u. S. Of course pulled out of the deal 2 years ago so lets get to christine salumi whos been following these developm
Ongoing Nuclear Activities such as the enrichment of Nuclear Material that could be applied to a Nuclear Weapons program this is happening of course at a moment when iran is suffusing to allow the i. A. E. A. To inspect sites suspected of undeclared Nuclear Activity that were formerly part of irans Nuclear Weapons program. President trump and this administration have been discarded the fiction that the regime merely seeks a Peaceful Nuclear program we will never allow this public of iran to have a nuclear weapon. Our actions today too should come as no surprise to anyone our team has made every diplomatic effort over now almost 2 years to renew this arms embargo i want to thank the Dominican Republic for standing with us in this effort our friends in germany france and the United Kingdom the e 3 all told me privately that they dont want the arms embargo lifted either. And yet today in the end they provided no alternatives no options no country but the United States had the courage and