Showing the military beating up two teenagers goes viral. Im Harry Fawcett in hiroshima, where we hear from people engaged in a tough battle. Recognised as victims of the First Nuclear attack. The United Nations says nearly 5,000 civilians have been billed or injured so far this year in afghanistan. And a growing number of women and children among the victims. In a new report the u. N. Says almost 1,600 civilians were killed between jan and june anincrease. Last years casualties figures have been surpassed considered the and 13 more children. Jennifer glasse spoke to one family mourning the loss fth their son. Reporter this man says his days are full of suffering. His only son, a 14yearold, was killed by a blast wave of a nearby suicide bomb attack. Translation he was a good, smart, brave boy. He told me all the time that he wanted to be a lawyer the attack that killed him was on the main road to kabul airport. The target was a military convoy of foreign soldiers. Afghan civilians were
That led to pilot shortages and the cancellation of thousands of flights. So lets begin. With me is mark davies, whos ceo of strategy consultancy, camberton. Good morning. 50, im good morning. So, im sorry to say, we have to talk again about this kind of attack that we have seen here in london, in france, in berlin. The New York Post talking through the details. Your reaction . What is interesting, if you look at this coverage relative to breitbart, admittedly, the first of these is a report on what has happened whereas the breitbart report is looking into the breitbart report is looking into the background of it. But the fluffi ness of the background of it. But the fluffiness of the New York Times piece in comparison with the breitbart piece is really striking. This is almost like, in places, the New York Times piece is almost like a parody of this type of article. They are almost trying to fill it with information because there isnt anything new to say. This is the sort of thing we h
About the Sexual Harassment claims at westminster. A report about the experiences of hillsborough families says the burning injustice felt by people affected by public disasters must end. Aboriginal authorities decide to stop tourists from climbing uluru one of australias most famous and sacred landmarks. President trump said he would consider sending the attacker who killed eight people in the new york larry attacked two on tampa bay. Earlier the government are the city confirm the suspect had been radicalised states. The man has been named as Sayfullo Saipov and interviewed by police in hospital. They say that he has shown no morse and bragged about how deadly the attack had been. Police say its likely that he carried out the attack in line with the instructions posted on social media sites by so called state. Mark lobel has this report. I need an ambulance right here a school bus lies in ruins moments after the terror attack in Lower Manhattan which ended with many dead, and the sus
Of Million Pounds for one cask of rare Scotch Whisky the private collection thats up for sale. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news liverpool, Manchester City and tottenham are all in Champions League action tonight. Spurs host defending champions real madrid at wembley. Good evening and welcome to the bbcs news at six. Police in new york say the man behind yesterdays attack, which left eight people dead and many others injured, had been planning it for weeks and carried it out in the name of so called islamic state. 29 year old sayfullo siapov moved to america from uzbekiztan on a us Visa Programme seven years ago. President trump has ordered Security Services to step up vetting procedures. And he said america must get tougher, smarter and much less politically correct. Yesterdays atrocity happened just a few blocks away from where the twin towers were attacked in 2001. Saipov swerved his truck onto a path and hit pedestrians and cyclists at speeds of up to 60 miles an hour, before
Fallon has resigned, following allegations about his past behaviour. In a statement this evening, sir michael said his behaviour had fallen short of the standards expected of the armed forces. In recent days, allegations have been made about mps conduct, including my own. Many of these allegations have been false but i realise that in the past i may have fallen below the high standards that we require of the armed forces that i have the honour to represent. I have reflected now on my position in government and i am therefore resigning as defence secretary. It has been a privilege to have served as defence secretary for the last three and a half years. I have the utmost admiration for the courage, the professionalism and the service of the men and women who keep this country of the men and women who keep this cou ntry safe. Of the men and women who keep this country safe. Thank you. In response, mrs may accepted his resignation and paid tribute to a long and impressive ministerial caree