And they continue to get away with murder. Daniel de simone, bbc news. Thames water customers can see their Bills Increase by 40 of new plans to boost investment are approved. The Water Film which is the biggest in britain wants to increase its spending on 0bama to projects by £3 billion but is now seeking permission from the regulator to raise Consumer Bills for the second time this year. It comes amid criticism on the Water Quality in the river terms. The death has been announced in the usjournalist the river terms. The death has been announced in the us Journalist Terry Anderson who was held by kidnappers for nearly seven years doing lebanons civil war. He was 76. He was cheap middle East Correspondent for the associated Press News Agency when he was adopted in beirut in 1985, he died at his home in new
waiting to see what happens. it might be that rate rises aren t reaching homeowners largely on fixed rates quite so quickly these days. but that means they may have to go higher and stay there for longer too. faisal islam, bbc news. a court in moscow has rejected an appeal by the wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich, against the extension of his pre trial detention. mr gershkovich a us citizen was arrested at the end of march, accused of espionage, a charge he and his employer categorically reject. he is the first american journalist to be accused of spying in russia since the cold war. it s 12 weeks since evan gershkovich was arrested in russia, and charged with espionage. today, the usjournalist appeared in a moscow court to appeal against the extension of his pre trial detention. it s 12 weeks since evan gershkovich was arrested in russia, and charged with espionage. today, the usjournalist appeared in a moscow court to appeal against the extension of his pre trial deten
a court in moscow has as expected rejected the appeal of the usjournalist evan gershkovich against being detained before his trial. the russian authorities accuse him of spying charges which he and his employer, the wall streetjournal, strongly deny. he appeared at the same court where yesterday an opponent of president putin was convicted of treason and sentenced to 25 years in prison. here s our russia editor steve rosenberg. this was the first time evan gershkovich had been seen in public since being arrested. the wall streetjournal reporter was appealing his detention. the appeal was rejected. he is the first western journalist here to be charged with spying since the cold war. a charge that he, his newspaper, and his government, categorically reject. the charges against evan are baseless and we call on the russian federation to immediately release him. a rare glimpse inside the prison where the american
to get under way shortly. a court in moscow has rejected the appeal against the pre trial detention of the us journalist, appeal against the pre trial detention of the usjournalist, evan gershkovich,. even though the decision was widely expected, it will still hit hard for the 35 year old american and his supporters. the russian authorities accuse him of spying, charges which he strongly denies. the court appearance was his first. he was arrested nearly three weeks ago. the authorities say evan gershkovich try to obtain classified information but have offered no information to support their claims. he is the first usjournalist to support their claims. he is the first us journalist to face espionage charges in russia since soviet times. after his appearance, the us ambassador to russia had just a short statement. i the us ambassador to russia had ust
britney griner, here on the left, washington agreed to a swap, trading herfor convicted russian arms dealer viktor bout. now a usjournalist is in a moscowjail. what do russian officials make of that? are you worried that this once again will affect russia s international reputation? this journalist is seen as a hostage now. he is not a hostage. and i m sure that russia s reputation will not suffer greatly from this particular case. locked away here, all evan gershkovich can do is wait and hope for freedom. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. new figures show that the number of people looking for work in the uk has risen asjob vacancies fall.